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Willis, Don

Born 1933 in Tipton County, Tenn.

References:
   Article and sessionography in issue 28 (1986) of New Kommotion.


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/Apr. or earlier
(BMI est.)
Satellite S-101 Boppin' High School Baby {b,c,d,e,f,g,i,j,k,l,m,n,p}
Warrior Sam {a,d,e,h,k,m,n,o,p}
1
1
D-102
D-103
1964
RCA mx code
Style 45-1921   Mar's Dame [!!] {e,p}
A Glass Of Wine {p}
 
 
R4KM 8069
R4KM 8070
 
 
Top Gun 11610/1 Give Me All Your Love
Our Love Don't Travel On The Same Road
2
2
11610
11611
 
 
MK LP track   End Of The Road {p}
The Haunted House {p}
Memphis Tennessee {p}
T-D's Boogie Woogie {p}
You Are My Sunshine {e,p}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[unissued]   Boppin' High School Baby [alt. vers.] {p}
Don't Stop Now {p}
Mar's Dame [alt. vers.] {p}
Stagger Lee {p}
Warrior Sam [alt. vers.] {p}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[need info]   Give Me All Your Love {e,p}    

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Don Willis
  2. as by Memphis Kings (Vocal By Don Willis)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55011 (cd) Wa-Chic-Ka-Nocka
b. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55097 (cd) Out For Kicks
c. Club 005 (lp) Grab This And Dance, Vol. 5
d. Collector CL 1020 (lp) Rare Rock-A-Billy, Vol. 2
e. Collector CLCD 4404 (cd) Original Memphis Rock And Roll & Country
f. Disky DO 250542 (cd) As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
g. Flesh Den 6901 (cd) Rock 'N' Roll Orgy, Vol. 1
h. Flesh Den 6902 (cd) Rock 'N' Roll Orgy, Vol. 2
i. Lucky CDLR 804 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 4
j. Mustang MUST 5 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 5: Big Boy Rock
k. Peerless PL 001 (lp) Rockabilly
l. Rhino 73346 (cd) Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
m. Satellite SAT-C- 971105 (cd) The Complete Satellite Recordings
n. Stomper Time STCD 3 (cd) The Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night
o. Vladimir Twist VTR 6906 (lp) Like Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 6
p. White Label WLP 8965 (lp) Boppin' High School Baby / Don Willis


Acknowledgments:   Udo Frank, Tom Lincoln, Michel Proost

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 04/05/2008

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