WELCOME

The term Hillbilly used here is designed
as a generic term to describe Country & Western Music of the nineteen
forties and fifties. Feel free to use any of the information contained herein for what ever
purpose you deem appropriate; however, please acknowledge The Hillbilly
Researcher, and any individual who contributed information used to compile
these listings.
If you wish to reproduce any
photograph that is contained in the Blogg, please check first with the
individual who supplied the original. This does not apply to label scans which
you are most welcome to copy and use.

Feedback is most welcome, as are any
additions or corrections to the published listings. Check back on earlier
listings as they are updated when new information is received. Also click on
the Comments button, some great feedback coming through, Thanks to everyone who
has taken the time to contribute, especially Johan for the BILLBOARD data.


Search This Blog

Thursday 26 August 2010

METROPOLITAN RECORDS


METROPOLITAN 100
SONS OF THE RANGE
Texas Lil (Vocal – Cowboy Russ)
() ()
Mississippi Moonlight (Vocal – Cowboy Russ)
() ()

Note: METROPOLITAN 100 reviewed in BILLBOARD on July 12th 1947 and August 23rd 1947.

METROPOLITAN 101 (No Information)

METROPOLITAN 102
SONS OF THE RANGE
The Texas Cannonball (Vocal – Cowboy Russ) (102.A)
(Bing Shopa – Frances Shopa) (No Publisher Noted)
There’s A New Moon Over My Shoulder (Vocal – Cowboy Russ) (102.B)(Davis – Whelan – Blastic) (No Publisher Noted)




METROPOLITAN (unknown release)
SONS OF THE RANGE
I Walk Alone (Vocal – Cowboy Russ)
() ()
Chickie (Vocal – Hank Berg & Curly Pike)
() ()

Note: Vocalist Cowboy Russ is Russ Henderson.


1 comment:

  1. Russ Henderson should be Russ Hendricks.

    Bits and pieces from Billboard...

    Metropolitan label
    1947
    Philadephia?
    1949
    1466 Whipple Walk
    Camden 4, N.J.
    Owner: Bing Shopa
    1947/Nov. 1 Pete Taylor, The Lonesome Cowboy, now airing from Vineland, N. J., has inked a two-year paper with Metropolitan label. Backed by the Sons of the Range he will cut I’m Sharing My Dreams With Somebody Else and Chickie
    1949/Jul. 9 Sons Of The Range, Russ (Hendricks), Curly (Pike?), Hank (Berg?) and Rocky cut first session for Regent
    1949/Sep. 17 Sons Of The Range waxed Harry Filler’s Saddle Bum (for Regent?)

    1950/Jul. 1 Pete Taylor and his Circle A Ranch Gang possibly records for Quaker around 1949.

    ReplyDelete