Wayne, Thomas

Real name Thomas Wayne Perkins. Born 1940 in Batesville, Miss. Died in 1971. Brother of Luther Perkins, who played guitar for Johnny Cash.

References:

Newspaper article: "'Tragedy' Wins 'Gold Record' For Young Paducah Songwriters", The Paducah Sun (Paducah, Ky.), 1959/May 1.
Article in issue 90 (1990) of Now Dig This.

Notes:

Mercury 71287 and 71454 are different pressings, but they feature identical recordings.

Original Releases

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Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1958/Mar. BMI clear.	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-106 [45]	You're The One That Done It Thomas Wayne (from Stompertime CD 7)	F-169	Buffalo Bop CD 55028 (#6) Chief CD 1156508 (#6) Club LP 017 (#15) Collector LP 1012 (#9) Disky CD 250542 (#39) Eagle CD 90200 (#7) Lucky CD 806 (#14) Mustang CD 16 (#32) Presto CD 8 (#38) Redita [2nd series] LP 119 (#1) Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#39) Stomper Time 10 4 (#1) Stomper Time CD 7 (#1) Stomper Time CD 8 (#4)
		This Time Thomas Wayne	F-168	Fantastic Voyage CD 119 (#48) Redita [2nd series] LP 119 (#2) Stomper Time CD 9 (#20)
1958/Mar. 31 Bb pop rev.	Mercury (Ill.) 71287X45 [45]	You're The One That Done It Thomas Wayne (from Bear Family CD 16101)	YW17136	Bear Family CD 16101 (#15) Big Tone CD 5704 (#8) Big Tone CD 6001 (#5) Mercury (England) LP 6463 084 (#8) Not Now Music CD 456 (#38) One Day Music CD 147 (#31) Philips LP 6336 257 (#8) Tops CD 1510 (#5)
		This Time Thomas Wayne (from 45)	YW17137
1958/Oct. 20 Bb pop rev.	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-109 [45]	Tragedy Thomas Wayne With The DeLons	F-175	Century CD [1] (#22) Dragon Street CD 7822 (#17) Fantastic Voyage CD 119 (#70) Gusto LP 103 (#11) Stomper Time CD 9 (#9) Tops CD 1510 (#8)
		Saturday Date Thomas Wayne With The DeLons (from 45)	F-174	Stomper Time CD 9 (#32) Tops CD 1510 (#7)
1959/Apr. 27 Bb pop rev.	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-111 [45]	Scandalizing My Name Thomas Wayne With The DeLons (from 45)	F-178
		Eternally Thomas Wayne With The DeLons	F-181
1959/May 4 Bb pop rev.	Mercury (Ill.) 71454X45 [45]	You're The One That Done It Thomas Wayne (from 45)	YW17136
		This Time Thomas Wayne	YW17137
1959/May (Bb est.)	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-113 [45]	Gonna Be Waitin' Thomas Wayne With The DeLons (from 45)	F-189	Redita [2nd series] LP 119 (#4) Stomper Time CD 9 (#14)
		Just Beyond Thomas Wayne With The DeLons	F-180
1960/Mar. (est.)	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-120 [45]	Guilty Of Love Thomas Wayne	F-204
		Pancho Villa Thomas Wayne
1960/May (est.)	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-122 [45]	Girl Next Door Thomas Wayne With The DeLons (from 45)	F 216	Fantastic Voyage CD 119 (#20) Redita [2nd series] LP 119 (#3) Stomper Time CD 9 (#4) Tops CD 1510 (#6)
		Because Of You Thomas Wayne With The DeLons	F 215
1961/Mar. (Bb est.)	Fernwood (Tenn.) 45-128 [45]	Tragedy Thomas Wayne	F-229
		No More, No More Thomas Wayne	F-230
1961/June or later (Bb est.)	Capehart (Calif.) 5009 [45]	Tragedy Thomas Wayne	CA-5019
		No More, No More Thomas Wayne	CA-5020
1962/May 19 Bb pop rev.	Phillips Int. (Tenn.) 3577 [45]	I've Got It Made Thomas Wayne	P-418	Charly CD 8277 (#16)
		The Quiet Look Thomas Wayne	P-419
1964/Mar. (Bb est.)	Santo (Tenn.) 9053 [45]	Stop The River Thomas Wayne	S 606
		8th Wonder Of The World Thomas Wayne	S 607
1962 (Sun Rec.)	Phillips Int. (Tenn.) [unissued]	Tragedy [alt. vers.] Thomas Wayne (from Castle Pulse CD 344)		Castle Pulse CD 344 (#47) Charly CD 8277 (#23) Disky CD 5201 (#24) Lotus CD [RR1] (#7) Lotus CD [1] (#13)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1972	Collector (Netherlands) CL 1012	LP	More Great Rock
1975	Philips (England) 6336 257	LP	Mercury Rockabillies
1977	Gusto (United States) GT- 103	LP	Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On
1981	Mercury (England) (England) 6463 084	LP	Mercury Rockabillies
	Redita [2nd series] (Netherlands) 119	LP	Fernwood Rock 'N' Roll
1992	Dragon Street (United States) 7822	CD	Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On
1993	Big Tone (England) BT 5704	CD	Mercury Rockabillies [And] Louisiana Rock 'N' Roll
	Chief (Netherlands) CCD 1156508	CD	Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 8
1995	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55028	CD	Date Bait
	Eagle (Germany) 90200	CD	The Chicken Are Rockin', Vol. 1
	Tops 1510	CD	Rock & Roll USA - High School Hop
1996	Lucky (England) CDLR 806	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 6
1997	Charly (England) CPCD 8277	CD	Sun Rock & Roll
1998	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16101	CD	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 11 (Mercury)
	Stomper Time (England) STEN 4	10	Fernwood Rockabillies
	Stomper Time (England) STCD 7	CD	Fernwood Rockabillies
	Stomper Time (England) STCD 8	CD	The Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night, Vol. 2
1999	Stomper Time (England) STCD 9	CD	Fernwood Rock & Roll
2000	Disky (Netherlands) DO 250542	CD	As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
	Lotus (Italy) [RR1]	CD	The Best Of Sun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1
	Lotus (Italy) [1]	CD	The Best Of Sun, Vol. 1
2001	Castle Pulse (England) PBXCD 344	CD	The Legendary Sun Records Story, Vol. 2
2011	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 119	CD	Raunchy Sugar: The Pure Essence Of Memphis Rock & Roll
2012	Not Now Music NOT2CD 456	CD	Godfathers Of Psychobilly
	One Day Music (England) DAY2CD 147	CD	Essential Rockabilly: The Mercury Story
year?	Big Tone (England) BTCD 6001	CD	Mercury Rockabilly, Vol. 1
	Century (Canada) [1]	CD	Rockabilly City
	Club (Spain) 017	LP	Grab This And Dance, Vol. 17
	Disky (Netherlands) DCD 5201	CD	Ultimate Sun Country Collection
	Mustang MUST 16	CD	Cat Music
	Presto Vol. 8	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 8
	Smith & Co. SCCD 1170	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 3

Acknowledgments: CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Bernd Kratochwil, Kurt Krauter, Rock & Roll Musik Magazin, Mike Smyth, Don Stilton, Joe Wajgel, highnumbers

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