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Gracie, Charlie

Real name Charles Anthony Barnard Graci. Born 1936 in Philadelphia, Pa.

References:

  • Official website
  • Feature article and discography in issue 14 (1982) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
  • Article in issue 93 (1990) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 104 (1991) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 108 (1992) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 121 (1993) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 149 (1995) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 178 (1998) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 179 (1998) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 259 (2004) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 297 (2007) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source Label & Number Title & "As By" Name Matrix Comps
 
 		 Cadillac (N.Y.)  141 
Auction history		 Pertinent Label shot Song sample Boogie Woogie Blues — Charlie Graci , Vocalist, And His Guitar 6050 Bullet Buffalo Bop CD 55175 (#8)
Bullet Cat CD 1035 (#8)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#18)
Bullet Lucky CD 811 (#20)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#2)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#1)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#1)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#22)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter — Charlie Graci , Vocalist, And His Guitar 6051 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#25)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#1)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#9)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#9)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#23)
 
 		 Cadillac (N.Y.)  144 
Auction history		 Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample Rockin' An' Rollin' — Charlie Gracie, Vocalist, With His Guitar 6061 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#19)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#6)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#5)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#5)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#24)
    Non-pertinent Label shot All Over Town — Charlie Gracie, Vocalist, With His Guitar 6060 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#23)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#5)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#4)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#4)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#25)
 
 		 Cadillac (N.Y.)  154 
Auction history		 Non-pertinent T'Ain't No Sin In Rhythm — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#22)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#3)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#2)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#2)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#26)
    Non-pertinent Say What You Mean — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#24)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#4)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#3)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#3)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#27)
1955/June or earlier
(Bb est.)		 20th Century (Pa.) TC-7-5033 
Auction history		 Non-pertinent Song sample Head Home Honey — Charlie Gracie 7CG2 Bullet Collectables CD 5319 (#2)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#4)
Bullet Krazy Kat LP 819 (#2)
Bullet Pan American CD 56009 (#11)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#8)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#6)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#6)
Bullet TRG CD [G1] (#2)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#20)
    Non-pertinent Song sample My Baby Loves Me — Charlie Gracie 7CG1 Bullet Collectables CD 5319 (#1)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#12)
Bullet Krazy Kat LP 819 (#1)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#7)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#18)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#18)
Bullet TRG CD [G1] (#1)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#18)
1955/July 9
Bb pop rev.		 20th Century (Pa.) TC-7-5035 
Auction history		 Borderline Label shot Song sample Wildwood Boogie — Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats 7CG3 Bullet Collectables CD 5319 (#3)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#9)
Bullet Krazy Kat LP 819 (#3)
Bullet Pan American CD 56003 (#8)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#9)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#7)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#7)
Bullet Rundell LP 001 (#1)
Bullet TRG CD [G1] (#3)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#17)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Honey! Honey! — Charlie Gracie & The Wildcats 7CG4 Bullet Collectables CD 5319 (#4)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#1)
Bullet Krazy Kat LP 819 (#4)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#10)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#8)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#8)
Bullet Rundell LP 001 (#2)
Bullet TRG CD [G1] (#4)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#19)
1957/Mar. or earlier
(Bb est.)		 Cameo (Pa.)  105 
(pressed by RCA)
Auction history		 Borderline Label shot Butterfly — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe H8OW-2766 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#3)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#1)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#1)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#1)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#1)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Ninety-Nine Ways — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe H8OW-2767 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#6)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#2)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#2)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#2)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#2)
 
 		 Moonglow (N.Y.)  5026x45
Auction history		 No rating Label shot Butterfly — Charlie Gracie / Orch. & Chorus Under Dir. Of Bernie Lowe 105 A  
1957/Apr. 27
Bb pop rev.		 Cameo (Pa.)  107 
(pressed by RCA)
Auction history		 Pertinent Label shot Song sample Fabulous — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe H8OW-4719 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#11)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#3)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#3)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#3)
    Pertinent Label shot Song sample Just Lookin' — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe H8OW-4720 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#8)
Bullet Fed CD 11 (#8)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#3)
Bullet Mustang CD 16 (#11)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#4)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#4)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#4)
 
 		 Moonglow (N.Y.)  5035x45
Auction history		 No rating Fabulous — Charlie Gracie    
    No rating Just Lookin' — Charlie Gracie    
1957/July 15
Bb pop rev.		 Cameo (Pa.)  111 
Auction history		 Non-pertinent Label shot I Love You So Much It Hurts — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe A Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#7)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#4)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#5)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#5)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#7)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Wanderin' Eyes — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe B Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#10)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#5)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#6)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#6)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#8)
1957/Oct. 28
Bb pop rev.		 Cameo (Pa.)  118 
Auction history		 Borderline Label shot Song sample You Got A Heart Like A Rock — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe B Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#2)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#6)
Bullet Pan American CD 56012 (#22)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#7)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#7)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#9)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Cool Baby — Charlie Gracie A Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#5)
Bullet Dig CD 9620 (#19)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#7)
Bullet Pan American CD 56018 (#4)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#8)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#8)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#10)
1958/Feb.
(Bb est.)		 Cameo (Pa.)  127 
Auction history		 Pertinent Label shot Dressin' Up — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe B Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#21)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#9)
Bullet Pan American CD 56027 (#13)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#19)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#19)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#13)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Crazy Girl — Charlie Gracie / Orchestra And Chorus Under Direction Of Bernie Lowe A Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#13)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#8)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#9)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#9)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#12)
1958/May 12
Bb pop rev.		 Cameo (Pa.)  141 
(pressed by RCA)
Auction history		 Borderline Trying — Charlie Gracie J9OW-4344 Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#20)
Bullet London LP 8513 (#11)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#12)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#12)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#11)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#15)
    No rating Love Bird — Charlie Gracie J9OW-4343 Bullet London LP 8513 (#10)
Bullet Pan American CD 56026 (#24)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#11)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#11)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#14)
1959/Jan. 19
Bb pop rev.		 Coral (N.Y.) 9-62073 
Auction history		 No rating Label shot Doodlebug — Charlie Gracie, Vocal, With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 106,227 Bullet Charly LP 30252 (#11)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#11)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#12)
    No rating Hurry Up, Buttercup — Charlie Gracie 106,228 Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#12)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#13)
1959/May 11
Bb pop rev.		 Coral (N.Y.) 9-62115 
Auction history		 Borderline Label shot I'm A Fool, That's Why — Charlie Gracie, Vocal, With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 106,820+ Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#10)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#10)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Angel Of Love — Charlie Gracie, Vocal, With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 106,819 Bullet Classics CD 728 (#6)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#20)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#20)
1959/Sept. 14
Bb pop rev.		 Coral (N.Y.) 9-62141 
Auction history		 No rating Label shot Oh-Well-A — Charlie Gracie 107,778 Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#17)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#18)
    No rating Because I Love You So — Charlie Gracie 107,779 Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#18)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#19)
1960/May 30
Bb pop rev.		 Roulette (N.Y.) R-4255 
Auction history		 Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample The Race — Charlie Gracie 14976 Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#15)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#16)
Bullet Sequel CD 754 (#21)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample I Look For You — Charlie Gracie 14977 Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#16)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#17)
Bullet Sequel CD 754 (#20)
1960/Dec. 19
Bb pop rev.		 Roulette (N.Y.) R-4312 
Auction history		 Borderline Label shot Song sample Sorry For You — Charlie Gracie 15433 Bullet Sequel CD 754 (#22)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample Scenery — Charlie Gracie 15434 Bullet Sequel CD 754 (#23)
1961/Sept. 25
Bb pop rev.		 Felsted (N.Y.) 45-8629 
Auction history		 No rating Label shot Makin' Whoopee — Charlie Gracie FD 438 Bullet Felsted CD 85001 (#7)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#10)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#10)
    No rating Label shot W-Wow — Charlie Gracie FD 437 Bullet Felsted CD 85001 (#8)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#21)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#22)
1962/Sept. 1
Bb pop rev.		 President (N.Y.) 45-825 
Auction history		 Borderline Label shot Night & Day U.S.A. — Charlie Gracie PR 5035 Bullet Castle Pulse CD 355 (#34)
Bullet Luxel CD 7104 (#13)
Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#13)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#14)
Bullet Seville LP 6 (#1)
    No rating Label shot Pretty Baby — Charlie Gracie PR 5034 Bullet Revival LP 3016 (#14)
Bullet Revival CD 3016 (#15)
Bullet Seville LP 4 (#7)
1963/June
(Bb est.)		 President (N.Y.)  828 
Auction history		 No rating Label shot Count To Three — Charlie Gracie / Orch. Under Direction Of Billy Mure PR 5045 Bullet Seville LP 5 (#8)
    No rating Label shot Just Like Us (Come Noi) — Charlie Gracie / Orch. Under Direction Of Billy Mure PR 5046  
Original LPs
1957
 		 Warner Bros. (Calif.)  LP cut 
Auction history		 Non-pertinent Cool Baby [alt. vers.] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#14)
Live Performances
1952
 		 [live recording]    
Auction history		 Pertinent Rock The Joint — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#30)
1957
 		 [live recording]    
Auction history		 No rating Butterfly [live vers.] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#9)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#9)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#9)
    Pertinent Fabulous [live vers. 1] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#29)
    No rating Fabulous [live vers. 2] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#12)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#12)
    No rating Flip, Flip & Fly — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#5)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#5)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#5)
    No rating Song sample Guitar Boogie — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#8)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#8)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2008 (#7)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#8)
    No rating Hound Dog — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#7)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#7)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#7)
    Non-pertinent I Love You So Much It Hurts [live vers. 1] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#27)
Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#11)
    No rating I Love You So Much It Hurts [live vers. 2] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#11)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#11)
    No rating Ko Ko Mo — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#1)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#1)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#1)
    No rating Long Tall Sally — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#2)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#2)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#2)
    No rating Ninety-Nine Ways [live vers.] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#10)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#10)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#10)
    No rating Sway — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#6)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#6)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#6)
    No rating Trying — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#3)
Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#3)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#3)
    Non-pertinent Tutti Frutti [live vers. 1] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#26)
Bullet Rollercoaster CD 1547 (#4)
    No rating Tutti Frutti [live vers. 2] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Rollercoaster LP 2005 (#4)
Bullet Schoolkids CD 1547 (#4)
Unissued Tracks
1953
 		 20th Century (Pa.)  uniss.  Non-pertinent Song sample Frankie And Johnny — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Collectables CD 5319 (#14)
Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#16)
Bullet Krazy Kat LP 819 (#14)
Bullet Revival LP 0001 (#11)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#17)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#17)
Bullet TRG CD [G1] (#13)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#21)
 
 		 [unissued]  uniss.  No rating Baby You Changed — Charlie Gracie   Bullet London LP 8513 (#14)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#15)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#15)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#6)
    Borderline Butterfly [demo] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#31)
    Borderline Guitar Boogie — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#28)
Bullet Rollercoaster CD 200 (#16)
    Non-pertinent I'm So Glad It's You — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#15)
    Non-pertinent Ninety-Nine Ways [demo] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#32)
    No rating Plaything — Charlie Gracie   Bullet London LP 8513 (#12)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#13)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#13)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#5)
    No rating Snuggle Up Baby — Charlie Gracie   Bullet London LP 8513 (#15)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#16)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#16)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#16)
    No rating Tootsie — Charlie Gracie   Bullet London LP 8513 (#13)
Bullet Revival LP 3005 (#14)
Bullet Revival CD 3005 (#14)
Bullet [PARK?] CD 561 (#11)
    No rating Yea, Yea — Charlie Gracie    
Need Information
 
 		 [need info]     Non-pertinent Wanderin' Eyes [alt. vers.] — Charlie Gracie   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 2 (#17)

Notes:

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

1976Revival (United States) PC 0001LPCharlie Gracie's Early Recordings
1979London HAU 8513LPThe Cameo-Parkway Sessions / Charlie Gracie
1982Seville (England) SEL 4LPSomething To Shout About
Seville (England) SEL 5LPTeenage Meeting
Seville (England) SEL 6LPNight And Day U.S.A.
1983Rollercoaster (England) 2005LPLive At The Stockton Globe / Charlie Gracie
Rundell (Germany) 001LPRock And Roll Meeting
1985Rollercoaster (England) 2008LPRoller Coaster Rockers, Vol. 1
1986Charly (England) CR 30252LPOld Time Rock 'N' Roll
1987Krazy Kat (England) KK 819LPDon Haven And His Internationally Famous Hi-Fi's
1989Revival 3005LPThe Very Best of Charlie Gracie
1990Revival 3016LPBoogie Boogie Blues And Other Rarities / Charlie Gracie
1993Revival 3005CDThe Very Best of Charlie Gracie
Revival 3016CDVery Best of Charlie Gracie, Vol. 2
1994Cat (Netherlands) 1035CDCalling All Rock 'N' Roll Collectors, Vol. 3
1995Collectables (United States) COL- 5319CDDon Haven And The Hi-Fi's
Cotton Town Jubilee (Germany) CTJCD 2CDIt's Fabulous, It's Charlie Gracie
Sequel (England) NEM 754CDRoulette Rock And Roll Collection, Vol. 3
1996Schoolkids 1547CDLive At The Stockton Globe / Charlie Gracie
1997Lucky (England) CDLR 811CDRockabilly Gold, Vol. 11
1998[PARK?] PARK 561CDFabulous Charlie Gracie
1999Rollercoaster (England) RCCD 200CDNow Dig This: A Whole Lotta Roller Coaster Rockers
2005Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55175CDKnock Out
2008Pan American (Switzerland) 56018CDLove Slave
Pan American (Switzerland) 56026CDHey Little Girlie
Pan American (Switzerland) 56027CDDressin' Up
2009Rollercoaster (England) SKR 1547CDLive At The Stockton Globe / Charlie Gracie
2010Classics (Sweden) CD 728CDTeen Rockin' Party, Vol. 2
Felsted (United States) FLSR CD- 85001CDFelsted Rock And Roll
year?Castle Pulse (England) PBXCD 355CDRock Baby Rock It: Record Hop Rock And Roll
Dig DIG 9620CDThe Big Beat, Vol. 4
Fed (Norway) 11CDThe Fed Story, Vol. 11
Luxel MAS 7104CDRockabilly Hoodlums, v. 4
Mustang MUST 16CDCat Music
Pan American (Switzerland) 56003CDTeenage Queen
Pan American (Switzerland) 56009CDHey Mama
Pan American (Switzerland) 56012CDPrimitive Love
TRG (Netherlands) [G1]CDFrom The Vaults Of Gotham Records, Vol. 1

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