AL RUNYON

AL RUNYON, der als Albert Benton Runions am 23. April 1918 in
Tennessee geboren wurde, ist hier bislang nur am Rande erwähnt
worden. Runyon spielte in den 50er Jahren seine Platten für
Kentucky, Gateway, Coral und Starday ein. Leider verstarb er
am 24. Dezember 1998 sehr ungünstig zu Weihnachten.

Am 20. August 1954 recordete er für Coral. Die beiden Songs
sind auf dem abgelichteten Sampler.

und auch auf dem "Elvis-Cover-Sampler" mit "My baby left me"

Kentucky

Al Runyon's Singles:
KENTUCKY
?? 52....4-537....AL RUNYON..I'm Moving On (4-8022)/Just A Faded Petal From A Beautiful Bouquet (4-8023)
?? 52....4-542....AL RUNYON..Rhumba Boogie (4-8024)/Wreck Of The Old 97 (4-8025)
?? 52....4-543....AL RUNYON..Great Speckled Bird (4-8026)/Sweeter Than The Flowers (4-8027)
?? 52....4-546....SACRED AL RUNYON..Lord I’m Coming Home (4-8030)/There’s A Light Guiding Me (4-8031)
?? 53....4-562....AL RUNYON..Wabash Cannonball (4-M-8028)/Death Of Kathy Fiscus (4-M-8029)
05 53....4-576....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Blue Yodel (T For Texas) (4-8198)/Away Out On The Mountain (4-8199)
05 53....4-577....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Never No More Blues (8204)/The Brake Man’s Blues (8200)
05 53....4-578....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Waiting For A Train (8205)/Blue Yodel #4 (California Blues) (8206)
05 53....4-579....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Blue Yodel #6 (8214)/Frankie And Johnny (8207)
05 53....4-580....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Blue Yodel #3 (Evening Sun Yodel) (8215)/Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin’ Gal Lucille) (8216)
05 53....4-581....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..I'm Sorry We Met (8222)/Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues (8217)
05 53....4-582....AL RUNYON - JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL..Daddy And Home (8223)/My Old Pal (8224)
CORAL - C&W
10 54....9-64187....AL RUNYON Vocal With Instrumental Accompaniment..Bonita Chiquita Señorita (45-86716)/Icicle Tears (45-86714)
TOP TUNES
?? 54....4-1064....VOCAL AL RUNYON..Panamama (9-8396)/Changing Partners (9-8397)
GATEWAY - TOP TUNE
?? 55....1 1 1 6....AL RUNYON AND HIS COUNTRY ALL-STARS..Yellow Roses (8669)/Would You Mind (8670)
?? 56....1172-A....PRESTON WARD With The Gateway All-Stars..Blackboard Of My Heart (8950)/-B....AL RUNYON With The Gateway All-Stars..Uncle Pen (8951)
GATEWAY - PARADE OF HITS
05 56....1173-A....AL RUNYON and JIM FAIR With The Gateway All-Stars..Little Rosa (8954)/-B….JIMMIE FAIR With The Gateway All-Stars..For Rent (8955)
05 56....1174-A....THE FOUR BLADES WITH LINDSEY POWER'S COMBO..Church Bells May Ring (8958)/-B.…AL RUNYON WITH THE GATEWAY ALL-STARS..My Baby Left Me (8959)
STARDAY - STARDAY CUSTOMER
11 57....45-676-A....AL RUNYON..The Day Before The Night/-B….Baby Please Come Home

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