Summers, Gene

Born 1939 in Dallas, Texas.

References:
   Article and sessionography in issue 15 (1977) of New Kommotion.
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 23 (1980) of New Kommotion.
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 74 (1999) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1958/Mar. 3 Bb pop rev.	Jan 11-100		School Of Rock 'N Roll {a,b,c,d,e,f,i,k,n,o,q,u,w} Straight Skirt {a,b,c,d,f,i,k,v}	2 2	J8-OW-2593 J8-OW-2592
1958/July 28 Bb pop rev.	Jan 11-102		Nervous {a,b,c,f,h,i,k} Gotta Lotta That {a,b,c,f,i,k,x}	2 2	JN 1008 JN 1009
1958/Sept. (Bb est.)	Jan 11-106		Twixteen {a,c,f,i,k} I'll Never Be Lonely {i,k}	2 2	JN 1024 JN 1025
1958/Oct. (Bb est.)	Jane 102		Nervous Gotta Lotta That	2 2	JN-1008 JN-1009
1959/Jan. 26 Bb pop rev.	Jane 106		Twixteen {b} I'll Never Be Lonely {c,f}	2 2	JN 1024 JN 1025
1962/Feb. (art. est.)	Alta 104		You Said You Loved Me {i} Tomorrow	1 1	SO: 1191 SO: 1190
1962/May mx series	Alta 106		Dance, Dance, Dance {b,f,i,k} Juke Box Memories	1 1	SO: 1258 SO: 1259
1962 RCA mx code	Lafayette 645T-2543		Almost 12 O'Clock {f,g,i,k} Chapel Bells Ringing	1 1	NO8W-2543 NO8W-2544
1963/Oct. (art. est.)	Donnybrook D 556		Blue Diamond {f} You Said You Loved Me	3 3
1964/Feb. (art. est.)	Capri 502		Blue Diamond {b} You Said You Love [!!] Me	3 3
1964/Mar. (Bb est.)	Jamie 1273		Big Blue Diamond {i} You Said You Loved Me	3 3	J-GSU-1 J-GSU-2
1964/June (art. est.)	Capri 507		Alabama Shake {a,b,c,d,f,i,k,s} Just Because {i,k}	1 1	C-GS-2 C-GS-1
1964/Aug. (art. est.)	Shane 47-1/2		Peanut Butter Monkey's Uncle	4 4
1965/Apr. BMI clear.	Capri 513		My Year Book Jack & Jill's New House	1 1	1717 1716
1966/Apr. (art. est.)	Tear Drop 3211		Cloudy Day {i} World Of Illusion {i}	1 1	HEC-181 M HEC-182 M
1966/May (art. est.)	Donnybrook 557		My Picture Hey My Baby {c,f}	1 1	A B
1966/July RW	Charay C-47		The Clown {i} Green Eyed Monster	1 1	A B
1966/Sept. (Bb est.)	Mercury 72606		The Clown Green Eyed Monster	1 1	YW1-38729 YW1-38728
	Maridene M-110		Sometimes Hot Pants	1 1	A B
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956	[unissued]		Floppin' {c,f}
1957	[unissued]		Baby Are You Kiddin' {b,f,i,k,m} Suzie Q {c,i,k}
1958	[unissued]		Alabama Shake [alt. vers.] {i,k} Almost Persuaded {i,k} Fancy Dan {i,j,k,l,t} Gotta Lotta That [alt. vers.] {i,k} If You Don't Come Home {i,k} Nervous [alt. vers.] {i,k} The Push {i,k} Someone Somewhere [alt. vers.] {i} Twixteen [alt. vers.] {i,k}
1959	[unissued]		Broken Dreams [vers. 1] {i,k} Honey Hush {b,f} The Rebel - Johnny Yuma {b,f} Rockaboogie Shake {b,f,i,k,r} Taboo {p}
	[unissued]		Broken Dreams [vers. 2]
1961	[unissued]		Loco Cat {c,f} My Picture [alt. vers.]
1962	Mel-O-Records unissued		Someone Somewhere {i,k} Turnip Greens {c,f}
1964	[unissued]		The Great Pretender {i}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Marc Coulavin, Will Derrington, Udo Frank, Pasi Koskela, Kurt Krauter, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, John Neal, James L. Powell, Perica Sucevic, Gene Summers, Shawn Summers, Joe Wajgel, eBay