Starday

Madison, Tenn.  [source: Billboard directory]

Main series.
Starday was founded in Beaumont, Texas. In 1953, their headquarters operation was split between Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, Calif. In 1957, they move to Madison, Tenn., where they remained.
Note that there were no releases numbered 375-400. 374 was the last issue prior to the split between Don Pierce and Pappy Dailey, and 401 was the first release of the new Starday series.

Original Releases

Number	Date & Source	V	Artists	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	Matrix Numbers
101	1953/July 4 Bb c&w rev.		Mary Jo Chelette	Cat Fishing Gee, It's Tough To Be Thirteen	A-16761 A-16762
45-147	1954/June 26 Bb c&w rev.		Western Melody Makers Sid Ervin	Who Put The Turtle in Myrtle's Girdle {1I} If Tears Could Cry	2079 2081
45-166	1954/Nov. 6 Bb c&w rev.		Glenn Barber	Ice Water {V,W , 1G,1I,1K,1R, 2f} Ring Around The Moon	ST-2999 ST-2998
179	1955/Mar. 19 Bb c&w rev.		Sonny Fisher	Rockin' Daddy {c,i,k,o,w , 1h, 1A,1I,1R, 2f} Hold Me Baby {c , 1I,1R, 2f}	2240 2241
45-190	1955/May 14 Bb c&w rev.		Sonny Fisher	Sneaky Pete {c,i,k, F, 1x , 2f} Hey Mama {c, H, 1c,1h, 1I,1R, 2f}	2242 2242-A
45-199	1955/Aug. 20 Bb c&w rev.		Fred Crawford	Can't Live With E'm [!!] (Can't Live Without E'm) [!!] What's On Your Mind	2324 2323
207	1955/Sept. (Bb est.)		Sonny Fisher	Rockin' And A Rollin' {c,x , 1g, 1I,1R, 2f} I Can't Lose {c , 1h, 1R, 2f}	2334 (ST 29) 2335 (ST 30)
45-209	1955/Sept. 24 Bb c&w rev.		Sonny Burns	A Real Cool Cat {1J,1V, 2f} Frown On The Moon	2343 2345
214	1955/Nov. 19 Bb c&w rev.		Glenn Barber	Livin' High And Wide {v , 1H} Ain't It Funny	2263 2261
45-229	1956/Mar. 17 Bb c&w rev.		Rudy Grayzell	The Moon Is Up (The Stars Are Out) {1Z, 2b} Day By Day {1Z, 2b}	2399 2400
45-231	1956/Mar. (Bb est.)		Bill Mack	Fat Woman {1h, 1S, 2g,2k} Kitty Kat {D, 1g, 1S, 2g}	2414 2412
45-235	1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.		Link Davis	Sixteen Chicks {1g} Deep In The Heart Of A Fool	2417 2418
45-240	1956/May 5 Bb c&w rev.		Thumper Jones	How Come It {a,b,i,k, I,S, 1d,1k, 1S, 2c,2g} Rock It {a,i,k,w, S, 1h,1k,1v,1z, 1D,1J,1P,1S, 2c,2g}	2433 2432
45-241	1956/May 5 Bb c&w rev.		Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell	Duck Tail {1g, 1T,1Z, 2b,2e} You're Gone {L, 1z, 1T,1Z, 2b,2e}	2434 2435
45-242	1956/May 12 Bb c&w rev.		Link Davis	Sixteen Chicks {1U, 2e} Grasshopper Rock {N, 1h,1y, 1U, 2e}	2417 2441
45-243	1956/June 2 Bb c&w rev.		Fred Crawford	Rock Candy Rock {f,x , 1g, 1S, 2g} Secret Of My Heart	45-ST-2444 45-ST-2445
45-244	1956/June 9 Bb c&w rev.		Sonny Fisher	Pink And Black {c, G,J, 1g, 1F,1J,1P,1R, 2f,2j} Little Red Wagon {c , 1R, 2f}	2443 2442
45-245	1956/June 9 Bb c&w rev.		Rock Rogers	That Ain't It {e,x , 1C,1T, 2e} Little Rock Rock {e , 1T, 2e}	2437 2436
45-249	1956/July 28 Bb c&w rev.		Glenn Barber	Shadow My Baby {f,g,h,x, C, 1x, 1J,1R, 2f} Feeling No Pain {1R, 2f}	2452 2453
45-252	1956/July 28 Bb c&w rev.		Bill Mack	Cat Just Got In Town {g,h, I,O, 1h, 1J,1S, 2g} Sweet Dreams Baby {K}	2458 2457
45-253	1956/July (Bb est.)		Rocky Bill Ford	Have You Seen Mabel {G,M, 1b,1z, 1T, 2e} Mad Dog In Town {F , 1A,1T, 2e,2h}	2450 2451
45-255	1956/Aug. 4 Bb c&w rev.		Link Davis	Don't Big Shot Me {1g,1y, 1U, 2e} Trucker From Tennessee {e,i,k , 1r,1u, 1U, 2e}	2440 2462
45-257	1956/Sept. 1 Bb c&w rev.		Amos Como	Hole In The Wall {1e, 1R, 2f} Heartbroken Lips	2468 2469
45-263	1956/Oct. 6 Bb c&w rev.		Johnny Tyler	Lie To Me, Baby {1q, 1J,1V, 2f} County Fair	ST-2475 ST-2474
45-265	1956/Oct. 13 Bb c&w rev.		Bob Doss	Don't Be Gone Long {E,P, 1h, 1S, 2g} Somebody's Knocking	2475 2474
45-270	1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.		Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell	Jig-Ga-Lee-Ga {1g, 1T,1Z, 2b,2e} You Hurt Me So {1Z, 2b}	2488 2487
45-280	1957/Feb. 2 Bb c&w rev.		Bill Mack	It's Saturday Night {i,j,x , 1S, 2g} That's Why I Cry	2513 2512
45-282	1957/Feb. (Bb est.)		Slim Watts	Tu-La-Lou {X,Y , 2a} Painted Lady	2519 2518
45-292	1957/May (Bb est.)		Sleepy LaBeff [!!]	I'm Through {d,i,k,x , 1m, 1R, 2f} All Alone {d , 1R, 2f}	2556 2555
45-294	1957/May 27 Bb c&w rev.		Eddie Skelton	Let Me Be With You Forever My Heart Gets Lonely {1U, 2e}	2557 2558
45-299	1957/June (Bb est.)		Jimmy Blakley Jimmy & Dorothy Blakley	Crazy Blues Runaway Heart	2576 2573
45-302	1957/July BMI clear.		Arlie Duff	What A Way To Die {1M} You've Done It Again {1M}	2577 2578
45-315	1957/Sept. 16 Bb c&w rev.		Eddie Skelton	That's Love No Sweetheart Tonight	2615 2614
45-319	1957/Aug. 26 Bb c&w rev.		The Davis Twins Sleepy Jeffers	Pretending Is A Game {i,j , 1U, 2e} My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now {i,j , 1U, 2e}	2621 2620
45-320	1957/Sept. (Bb est.)		The Marksmen	You Hurt Me So Don't Gamble With My Heart	2625 2624
45-321	1957/Sept. (Bb est.)		Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell	Let's Get Wild {m , 1h,1s, 1T, 2b,2e} I Love You So {2b}	2627 2626
45-330	1957/Nov. 4 Bb c&w rev.		Lonnie Smithson	Me And The Blues {y , 1U} It Takes Time {1n,1p, 1U}	2667 2665
45-333	1957/Nov. 25 Bb c&w rev.		Ray & Lindy	Hey Doll Baby {B , 1W, 2g} Love Must Be In The Air	2673 2674
45-336	1958/Jan. BMI clear.		Cecil Bowman	Blues Around My Door {Q} Too Late	2686 2684
45-345	1958/Feb. 10 Bb c&w rev.		Andy Doll	You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming {1U, 2n} That's Life (Ho Ho)	2612 2613
45-348	1958/Mar. BMI clear.		Ray And Lindy Ray & Lindy	Little Miss Love I Give Up	2675
45-352	1958/Apr. BMI clear.		Cliff Blakley	Want To Be With You {1h,1t,1w, 1A,1V, 2f,2o} High Steppin' {1V, 2f,2o}	2630 2633
SLP-354	1965 (BSN est.)		Johnny Bond	Great Figure Eight Race Fastback {1L} Hot Rod Lincoln Wreck Of The Old 97 Around And Around The Figure Eight Fireball X-15 Hod Rod Surfin' Hootlebeatnanny Ben Dewberry's Final Run {1L} Side Car Cycle Johnny's Camptown Races Junior Johnson
45-355	1958/Apr. (Bb est.)		Buzz Busby	Talking Banjo  [instr.] {1Q} Lonesome Road	ST-2653 ST-2655
45-359	1958/Apr. 14 Bb c&w rev.		Lonnie Smithson	Quarter In The Jukebox {s} Will You {1f}	2668 2666
45-361	1958/May BMI clear.		Carl Trantham	Deedle Deedle Dum {1o, 1V} Our True Love	2767 2768
45-362	1958/Mar. on label or cover		Ballard Brothers	Craving Your Love Nobody But You	2769 2770
45-366	1958/June (Bb est.)		Bill Wimberly (Vocal) George Jones' String Band Allen Shelton Bill Wimberley's Country Rhythm Boys Bill Clifton Al Petty	Springfield Guitar Social {1Q} Opry Rag Bending The Strings Swing Fiddle Rag Cedar Grove Steel Guitar Twist	B B B A A A
45-368	1958/Aug. BMI clear.		The Raindrops	I Don't Want A Sweetheart {p,t} The Golden Stairway {1a}	2786 2785
45-369	1958/Aug. BMI clear.		Cliff Blakley	Get Off My Toe {1g , 2e,2o} I'm Not Going Steady Anymore {2o}	2731 2732
45-370	1958/Aug. (BMI est.)		Ken Hammock	Now Or Never Gotta Find Some Way	2787 2788
45-373	1958/Aug. BMI clear.		The Raindrops	I Don't Want A Sweetheart {2a} Blue	2786 Re 1 2803
45-374	1958/Oct. BMI clear.		The Raindrops	But I Love You Raindrops	2805 2804
45-401	1958/Sept. 29 Bb pop rev.		Benny Barnes	You Gotta Pay {e,u, D , 1T,1X, 2d,2e} Heads You Win (Tails I Lose) {u , 1X}	2808 2809
45-403	1958/Oct. (Bb est.)		Lattie Moore	Why Did You Lie To Me {n, Z , 1T, 2e,2l} You Never Looked Sweeter {2l}	2810 2812
45-422	1959/Feb. (Bb est.)		Darnell Miller	Royal Flush {1i, 1N,1W, 2g} Mommy, Will My Doggie Understand?	2046 2045
45-423	1959/Mar. 9 Bb c&w rev.		Rusty York	The Lock On Your Heart Don't Do It {q}	2048 2047
45-424	1959/Mar. 9 Bb c&w rev.		Frankie Miller	True Blue {z , 1Q} Black Land Farmer	2050 2049
45-432	1959/Apr. 20 Bb c&w rev.		Bill Browning	Don't Push--Don't Shove {C,T , 1B,1T, 2e,2m} Dark Valley Walls	2904 2903
45-437	1959/May 18 Bb c&w rev.		Phil Sullivan	Rich Man - Po Boy Hearts Are Lonely	2917 2834
45-462	1959/Oct. 26 Bb c&w rev.		Phil Sullivan	You Get A Thrill {1W, 2g} I Could Never Be Alone	3047 3048
45-486	1960/Feb. 22 Bb c&w rev.		Lonnie Irving	Pinball Machine I Got Blues On My Mind	3135 3136
45-488	1960/Mar. 7 Bb c&w rev.		Bill Browning	Down In The Hollow {T , 2e,2m} Country Strings	3137 3138
45-496	1960/May 9 Bb c&w rev.		Frankie Miller	Rain Rain {r} Baby Rocked Her Dolly	3121 3123
45-502	1960/July 4 Bb c&w rev.		Margie Singleton	My Special Dream For The Love Of Jim	3251 3252
45-504	1960/July 4 Bb c&w rev.		Jim Eanes	I Gotta Know {2a} There'll Come A Time	3255 3256
45-505	1960/Aug. 1 Bb c&w rev.		Lonnie Irving	Gooseball Brown {1T, 2e} An Old Fashioned Love	3257 3258
45-511	1960/Sept. 5 Bb jazz rev.		Ray Hendrix	Last Night My Last Memory	3386 3385
45-526	1960/Dec. 19 Bb pop rev.		Bill Parsons	Hot Rod Volkswagen {U , 1N,1Y} Guitar Blues {1W}	4525 4524
45-544	1961/Mar. 20 Bb c&w rev.		Bill Parsons	A-Waitin' The Price We Pay For Livin'	4695 4696
575	1962/Jan. (Bb est.)		Pete Drake	The Spook  [instr.] Pleading  [instr.]	5182 5194
581	1962/Feb. 24 Bb c&w rev.		Hardrock Gunter	Hillbilly Twist {1j,1l} As Long As You're Happy  [instr.]	5275 5276
596	1962/June 23 Bb c&w rev.		Moon Mullican	Ain't Nothin' Like Lovin' {R} Good Times Gonna Roll Again (In Sunny Tennessee) {l , 1E}	4963 4961
605	1962/Oct. (Bb est.)		Melvin Morris	Spending Nights In Nashville Still	5699 5698
678	1964/June 13 Bb c&w rev.		Johnny Bond	Hod Rod Surfin' Hootlebeatnanny Don't Mamma Count Anymore	6974 6975
683	1964/Aug. 8 Bb c&w rev.		Joe Maphis	Hot Rod Guitar  [instr.] Lonesome Jailhouse Blues	6969 6962
759	1966/June BMI clear.		T. Texas Tyler	Texas Boogie Woogie {1O} Just Like Dad	8040 8041

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