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Releases for Apr. 1956

Date	Artist	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Arnold, Eddy	RCA Victor (N.J.) 20-6502  [78]	The Rockin' Mockin' Bird — Eddy Arnold
			You Don't Know Me — Eddy Arnold
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Arnold, Eddy	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6502  [45]	The Rockin' Mockin' Bird — Eddy Arnold (from 45)	G2WW-2916	Cat CD 1036 (#19)
			You Don't Know Me — Eddy Arnold	F2WW-8125
1956/Apr. mx series	Arnold, Jerry	Security (Texas) 45-105  [45] (pressed by Monarch)	( Don't Want No) Blonds, Brunettes Or Redheads — Jerry Arnold (from Security 10 [no #])	B Δ9391	Eagle CD 90111 (#5) Jasmine CD 3610 (#45) Security 10 [no #] (#12) White Label LP 8837 (#4)
			Do I Have To Be There — Jerry Arnold	A Δ9392	Eagle CD 90111 (#6)
1956/Apr. 11 Bb c&w rev.	Barnes, Benny	Starday (Tenn.)  236  [78]	No Fault Of Mine — Benny Barnes
			Once Again — Benny Barnes
1956/Apr. 11 Bb c&w rev.	Barnes, Benny	Starday (Tenn.) 45-236  [45]	No Fault Of Mine — Benny Barnes (from 45)	2420	Collector CD 2877 (#17) Star-Club CD 506007 (#26) Texas Gold CD 932 (#30)
			Once Again — Benny Barnes	2419
1956/Apr. 28 Bb pop rev.	Bennett, Boyd	King (Ohio)  4925  [78]	The Groovy Age — Boyd Bennett And His Rockets / Vocal By Big Moe
			Let Me Love You — Boyd Bennett And His Rockets / Vocal By Boyd Bennett
1956/Apr. 28 Bb pop rev.	Bennett, Boyd	King (Ohio) 45-4925  [45]	The Groovy Age — Boyd Bennett And His Rockets / Vocal By Big Moe (from Charly CD 282)	45-K9731	Ace CD 1039 (#16) Benjon Productions CD 001 (#13) Blend LP 82008 (#4) Charly CD 282 (#8) Charly CD 282 (#21) [BLINK?] LP 4145 (#11) [KLP?] LP 4145 (#11)
			Let Me Love You — Boyd Bennett And His Rockets / Vocal By Boyd Bennett (from 45)	45-K9747
1956/Apr. mx series	Benson, Eddy	Tru-Star (Ala.) 45-1501  [45] (pressed by Southern)	Lonesome Tavern Blues — Eddy Benson (from 45)	SO-94	Million LP 4 (#12)
			My Heart's One Desire — Eddy Benson	SO-95
1956/Apr. 21 Bb r&b rev.	Blockbusters	Aladdin (Calif.)  3319  [78] (pressed by Monarch)	Why Baby Why — The Blockbusters
			In A Little Spanish Town — The Blockbusters
1956/Apr. 21 Bb r&b rev.	Blockbusters	Aladdin (Calif.) 45-3319  [45] (pressed by Monarch)	Why Baby Why — The Blockbusters (from 45)	MR-2663 [Δ8955]
			In A Little Spanish Town — The Blockbusters – (instr.)	MR-2662 [Δ8957]
1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.	Bowers, Chuck	Choice (Mo.) 45-845  [45]	Pig Pen Boogie — Chuck Bowers (from White Label LP 8858)	45-C-845-A	Blazon CD 2010 (#13) Cactus CD 5004 (#7) Doghouse CD 001 (#19) Hop CD 999 (#28) Orbit CD 5912 (#7) White Label LP 8858 (#15)
			Totin' Water — Chuck Bowers	45-C-845-B
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Cobb, Wayne (Red)	Reject (Tenn.)  1001  [45] (pressed by Southern)	Shopping Around — Wayne (Red) Cobb (from Buffalo Bop CD 55019)	SO-86	Buffalo Bop CD 55019 (#10) Club PR LP 007 (#9) Collector CD 4513 (#17) Lucky CD 808 (#25) Pan American CD 56005 (#17) Presto CD 7 (#46) Sheik LP 601 (#2) Sleazy CD 04 (#11) White Label LP 8870 (#2)
			Somethin' Bad's Gonna Happen — Wayne (Red) Cobb (from Buffalo Bop CD 55016)	SO-87	Buffalo Bop CD 55016 (#14) Folkline CD 27 (#19) Lucky CD 807 (#4) Mustang CD 10 (#17) White Label LP 8870 (#3)
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Davis, Link	Starday (Tenn.)  235  [78]	Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis
			Deep In The Heart Of A Fool — Link Davis
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Davis, Link	Starday (Tenn.) 45-235  [45]	Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis (from Gusto LP 5017X)	2417	Bear Family CD 16523 (#21) Fantastic Voyage CD 145 (#6) Gusto LP 5017X (#1) Pan American CD 56005 (#23)
			Deep In The Heart Of A Fool — Link Davis	2418	Bear Family CD 16523 (#22)
1956/Apr. (Bb est.)	Draper, Rusty	Mercury (Ill.)  70853  [78]	Sometimes You Gotta Lose To Win — Rusty Draper / Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By David Carroll / The Jack Halloran Singers
			The Gun Of Billy The Kid — Rusty Draper / Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By David Carroll / The Jack Halloran Singers
1956/Apr. (Bb est.)	Draper, Rusty	Mercury (Ill.)  70853X45 [45]	Sometimes You Gotta Lose To Win — Rusty Draper / Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By David Carroll / The Jack Halloran Singers	YW12781
			The Gun Of Billy The Kid — Rusty Draper / Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By David Carroll / The Jack Halloran Singers	YW12474
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Duke, Roy	Reject (Tenn.)  1002  [45] (pressed by Southern)	Be-Have, Be-Quit Or Begone — Roy Duke (from 45)	SO-89	Honkin' Billy LP 5552 (#3) Revival LP 4002 (#3) True Blue Rockabilly CD 001 (#5)
			Honesty — Roy Duke	SO-88
1956/Apr. 7 Bb pop rev.	Duncan, Tommy	Fire (Calif.)  101  [45]	Daddy Loves Mommyo — Tommy Duncan With Bill Woods' Orchestra (from 45)	A	Bear Family CD 16946 (#5) Bison Bop LP 2031 (#2) Buffalo Bop LP 2031 (#2) Buffalo Bop CD 55175 (#17) GVC CD 2018 (#16) Pan American CD 56005 (#8)
			Crazy Mixed Up Kid — Tommy Duncan With Bill Woods' Orchestra	B
1956/Apr. BMI clear.	Ferrier, Al	Goldband (La.) G-1031  [78]	No No Baby — Al Ferrier With The Boppin Billies
			I'll Never Do Any Wrong — Al Ferrier With The Boppin Billies
1956/Apr. BMI clear.	Ferrier, Al	Goldband (La.) 45-G-1031  [45]	No No Baby — Al Ferrier With The Boppin Billies (from 78)	A	Ace CD 744 (#1) B-Sharp CD 6/26 (#20) B-Sharp LP 666- 2 (#6) Big Tone CD 5715 (#6) Fantastic Voyage CD 026 (#53) Lucky CD 814 (#5) Luxel CD 7101 (#29) Luxel CD 7104 (#24) Not Now Music CD 375 (#47) Presto CD 12 (#46) Proper CD 122 (#104)
			I'll Never Do Any Wrong — Al Ferrier With The Boppin Billies (from Ace CD 744)	B	Ace CD 744 (#2) Big Tone CD 5715 (#28) Goldband LP 7769 (#2)
1956/Apr. (Bb est.)	George & Earl	Mercury (Ill.)  70852  [78]	Done Gone — George & Earl	YB12688
			Better Stop, Look And Listen — George & Earl	YB12689
1956/Apr. (Bb est.)	George & Earl	Mercury (Ill.)  70852X45 [45]	Done Gone — George & Earl (from Bear Family CD 16101)	YW12688	Bear Family CD 16101 (#8) Big Tone CD 6002 (#6) CRH LP 6 (#1) Cheesecake CD 491 (#13) Encore CD 193196 (#17) Luxel CD 7105 (#22) One Day Music CD 147 (#10) Smith & Co. CD 1145 (#25) Teenage Heaven LP 676 (#5)
			Better Stop, Look And Listen — George & Earl (from Bear Family CD 16101)	YW12689	Bear Family CD 16101 (#23) Big Tone CD 6002 (#3) CRH LP 6 (#7) Encore CD 193196 (#18) Teenage Heaven LP 676 (#4)
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Gordon, Luke	L&C (D.C.) 45-550  [45] (Starday PD series)	Goin' Crazy — Luke Gordon Acc. By C. Smith & Tenn. Haymakers (from Dixie CD 5555)	A	Dixie CD 5555 (#2)
			Married Life — Luke Gordon Acc. By C. Smith & Tenn. Haymakers	B
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Gore, Charlie	King (Ohio)  4908  [78]	Somebody's Been — Charlie Gore
			Gonna Take Another Walk Downtown — Charlie Gore
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Gore, Charlie	King (Ohio) 45-4908  [45]	Somebody's Been — Charlie Gore (from 45)	45-K4027	Hop CD 999 (#14) Pan American CD 56035 (#26)
			Gonna Take Another Walk Downtown — Charlie Gore	45-K4028
1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.	Hart, Freddie	Columbia (N.Y.)  21512  [78]	Dig Boy Dig — Freddie Hart
			Two Of A Kind — Freddie Hart
1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.	Hart, Freddie	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21512  [45]	Dig Boy Dig — Freddie Hart (from Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173)	JRZSP 33728	Ace CD 786 (#14) Bear Family CD 16722 (#21) Big Tone CD 5710 (#7) CBS LP 82401 (#7) Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (#14) Dig-It CD 100 (#6) Fantastic Voyage CD 026 (#59) One Day Music CD 153 (#21) Presto CD 5 (#57) Proper CD 122 (#84)
			Two Of A Kind — Freddie Hart	JRZSP 33730
1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.	Hill, Tommy	Hickory (Tenn.) 45-1047  [45]	I Wanta Show My Baby Off — Tommy Hill (from 4 Star CD 752)	45-F-63	4 Star CD 752 (#11)
			Although I'm Second Hand — Tommy Hill	45-F-65
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Holly, Buddy	Decca (N.Y.)  29854  [78]	Love Me — Buddy Holly	89280
			Blue Days-Black Nights — Buddy Holly	89283+
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Holly, Buddy	Decca (N.Y.) 9-29854  [45]	Love Me — Buddy Holly (from 45)	45-89280	MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (#4) MCA Coral (England) LP 8049 (#8) One Day Music CD 134 (#7) Presto CD 3 (#16) Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#47)
			Blue Days--Black Nights — Buddy Holly (from 45)	45-89283+	MCA CD 32338 (#3) Mustang CD 7 (#34) Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#8)
1956/Apr. 21 Bb pop rev.	Johnson, Betty	Bally (Ill.)  1005  [78]	Honky Tonk Rock — Betty Johnson With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
			Say It Ain't So, Joe — Betty Johnson With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
1956/Apr. 21 Bb pop rev.	Johnson, Betty	Bally (Ill.) 7-1005  [45]	Honky Tonk Rock — Betty Johnson With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra (from Buffalo Bop CD 55076)	18-45	Buffalo Bop CD 55076 (#18) Hop CD 999 (#5) Marginal CD 001 (#12) Out Of Time LP 8013 (#7) Supersonic LP 1174 (#9) White Label LP 8932 (#7)
			Say It Ain't So, Joe — Betty Johnson With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra	16-45
1956/Apr. 14 Bb c&w rev.	King, Bob	RCA Victor (N.J.) 20-6486  [78]	Let's Make A Fair Trade — Bob King And His Country Kings
			Defrost Your Heart — Bob King And His Country Kings
1956/Apr. 14 Bb c&w rev.	King, Bob	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6486  [45]	Let's Make A Fair Trade — Bob King And His Country Kings	G2WW-2496	Detour LP 008 (#7)
			Defrost Your Heart — Bob King And His Country Kings (from 45)	G2WW-2497
1956/Apr. copyright	Lawson, Chuck	Award (Calif.) AW-107/8-45 [45]	Ricochet Rock — Chuck Lawson / Bob Tone Quartet	AW-107-45
			All My Dreams — Chuck Lawson / Bob Tone Quartet	AW-108-45
1956/Apr. 28 Bb c&w rev.	Licklider, Marty	Starday (reg.) (Tenn.) 45-554  [45]	Cold Hands, Warm Heart — Marty Licklider (from 45)	A
			Our Anniversary Day — Marty Licklider	B
1956/Apr. (Bb est.)	Lowe, Jim	Dot (Calif.) 45-15456  [45]	Blue Suede Shoes — Jim Lowe With Orchestra Conducted By Norman Leyden (from Lonely LP 2218)	MW-9109	Lonely LP 2218 (#6) One Day Music CD 174 (#36)
			( Love Is) The $64,000 Question — Jim Lowe With Orchestra Conducted By Norman Leyden	MW-9110
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Martin, Janis	RCA Victor (N.J.) 20-6491  [78]	Drugstore Rock And Roll — Janis Martin	G2WB-0247
			Will You, Willyum — Janis Martin	G2WB-0245
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Martin, Janis	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6491  [45]	Drugstore Rock And Roll — Janis Martin (from 45)	G2WW-0247	Bear Family LP 15032 (#4) Bear Family CD 15406 (#1) Bear Family CD 15622 (#6) Bear Family CD 16154 (#1) Bear Family CD 16339 (#1) Bear Family CD 16607 (#1) Bear Family CD 16608 (#1) Bear Family CD 16678 (#1) Bear Family LP 18001 (#1) Bella LP 1001 (#1) Big Tone CD 6005 (#25) CCL LP 1106 (#2) Disky CD 250542 (#58) El Toro CD 1013 (#16) El Toro CD 1015 (#17) GVC CD 1007 (#2) JSP CD 6201 (#4) Jasmine CD 518 (#6) One Day Music CD 155 (#27) PD LP 1085 (#2) Proper CD 122 (#14) RCA (England) LP 42809 (#2) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#1) Rocket 88 LP 5001 (#3) Smith & Co. CD 1145 (#4)
			Will You, Willyum — Janis Martin (from 45)	G2WW-0245	Ace CD 850 (#2) Bear Family LP 15032 (#6) Bear Family CD 15406 (#2) Bear Family CD 15406 (#17) Bear Family CD 16154 (#2) Bear Family LP 18001 (#7) Bella LP 1001 (#2) CCL LP 1106 (#5) El Toro CD 1015 (#11) Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#9) GVC CD 1007 (#1) Jasmine CD 518 (#5) PD LP 1085 (#3) RCA (England) LP 42809 (#17) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#6)