Catfish Records  Tary Owens' (1942 - 2003) label, Austin, Texas, USA  discography

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm. All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own. Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de # year of release title / notes 1001 (1987) Grey Ghost@ youtube - Lonesome Traveler - Oke-She-Moke-She-Top - If I Could Be With You - Hold That Train, Conductor - Baby, What's The Matter With You - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Way Out On The Desert - One Room Country Shack - Blues About My Black Gal - Crack Shack Boogie - A Good Gal Is Hard To Find - It's The Talk Of The Town rec. 1965 by Tary Owens front cover photo by Gibbs Milliken; back cover photo by Clayton T. Shorkey logo by Paul Ivy 1988 Texas Music Hall of Fame Winner Grey Ghost discography notes by Tary Owens and Julie Howell Catfish CTF-1001 (LP and cassette) 1002 (1988) Texas Piano Professors Grey Ghost, Erbie Bowser, Dr. Hepcat R.T. Williams - Ida B. Erbie Bowser - 11th Street Bounce Lavada Durst - Lookin' Back R.T. Williams - Hitler Blues Erbie Bowser - Blues For The Victory Grill R.T. Williams - Watch Every Devil Erbie Bowser - Bowser's Boogie Lavada Durst - I Believe I'm On My Way R.T. Williams - Somebody Stole My Gal Erbie Bowser - Eastside Blues Lavada Durst - The Jives Of Dr. Hepcat 1st 1988 ed. front & back cover photo by Jack V. Hazzard; sleeve / insert photos by Tary Owens 2nd 1990 ed. cover photo [Lavada Durst (Dr. Hepcat), Roosevelt T. Williams (the Grey Ghost), and Erbie Bowser at Mollberg & Assoc. Piano Restoration, Austin, ca. early 1990s] by Clayton T. Shorkey includes lyrics on the inner sleeve, and an additional separate 1 sheet flyer on the 3 musicians Catfish CTF-1002 (2nd edition, 1990) cassette Grey Ghost discography cover, inner sleeve & insert notes by Tary Owens Catfish CTF-1002 (1st ed. 1988) "Grey Ghost, Erbie Bowser, Dr. Hepcat" cover, inner sleeve & insert notes by Tary Owens = Catfish CTF-1002 (2nd ed. 1990, LP and cassette) "Dr. Hepcat, Grey Ghost, Erbie Bowser" 1003 (1993) Ruff Stuff The Roots of Texas Blues Guitar Nathaniel "Bill" Barnes - Jack Of Diamonds Is A Hard Card To Play Lee Mackey - Out And Down - Jay Bird Blues Willie Menifee & Mance Lipscomb - If I Get Lucky, Mama Mance Lipscomb - Angel Child Mance Lipscomb & Teodar Jackson - Reconsider Baby Bill Neely - Matchbox Blues Nathaniel "Bill" Barnes - What's Wrong, Baby Babe Stovall - Worried Blues - Dirty Mistreater T.J. Jackson - Out And Down - Corrina Corrina Oscar "Preacher" Nelson & Newton "Hoss" Nelson - Broke And Ain't Got A Dime - Alcohol Blues Jimmy Nelson - West Texas Blues rec. 1964-1966 by Tary Owens notes by Tary Owens & Julie Howell Catfish CD CTF 1003 1004 (1999) Catfish, Carp & Diamonds 35 Years of Texas Blues - Way Out On The Desert - Grey Ghost [Catfish CTF-1001] - Write My Mama One More Letter - Dave Tippen with Group - Stewball - Ebbie Veasley with Group - The Titanic - The Signifyin' Monkey - Ebbie Veasley - Jack Of Diamonds Is A Hard Card To Play - Tommy Wright - May The Circle Be Unbroken - Alfred "Snuff" Johnson   @ youtube - Let The Church Roll On - Eugene Grigsby and Group - Stand By Me - James Thomas and Group   @ youtube - The Jives Of Dr. Hepcat - Rev. Lavada Durst, "Dr. Hepcat" - Watchin' Every Devil - Grey Ghost [Catfish CTF-1002] - Tom Moore Blues - Mance Lipscomb - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Frank Robinson   @ youtube - Navasota Blues - "Guitar" Curtis Colter - 24 Hours A Day - T.D. Bell - Erbie's Bounce - Erbie Bowser - You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You - Grey Ghost [Spindletop SPT-1002] rec. c. 1965-1999 at various locations in Texas by Tary Owens front cover photo [Grey Ghost & Tary Owens] by Jon Foose; inside & back cover photos by Burton Wilson Grey Ghost discography Mance Lipscomb discography notes by Tary Owens Catfish CTF-1004 1005 (199?) Blues Come To Texas African American Fiddle Music Teodar (T'Oley) Jackson "Preacher" Nelson Tommy Wright Catfish CTF 1005 100? (19??) Mance Lipscomb at Home in Texas 18 songs + additional monologues Mance Lipscomb discography Catfish CD CTF 100? [announced as 1004]   Spindletop / Black Magic Records / Red Drum Productions   1001 (1991) T.D. Bell & Erbie Bowser: It's About Time track sequence of Red Drum cassette / Spindletop SPT 1001: - Soon As The Wheather Breaks - 24 Hours A Day - Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You # - Cut Your Loose - Cold Cold Feeling [] - Home At Last - Pleding My Love # - T-Bone Shuffle - Erbie's Bounce - Bobby Sox Boy - I've Got Bad News Baby - Black Night - Don't You Lie To Me # - Feelin' For You - After Hours # not on Black Magic CD 9019 track sequence of Black Magic CD 9019: - Cold Cold Feeling - 24 Hours A Day - Soon As The Wheather Breaks - Cut Your Loose - Bobby Sox Boy - Erbie's Bounce - I've Got Bad News Baby - Feelin' For You - Black Night - T-Bone Shuffle - Home At Last - After Hours rec. 1991 in Austin, TX; T.D. Bell, voc, g; Erbie Bowser, voc, p; Mel Davis, hca, [] voc; Mark Kazanoff, Jon Smith, Charlie Jacobs, saxes; Len Nichols, b; W.C. Clark, b; George Rains, dr; prod. by Tary Owens & Jonathan Foose 1992 WC Handy Awards Nominee Red Drum cassette no # (US 1991) = Spindletop CD SPT 1001 (CD and cassette) (=) Black Magic CD 9019 (NL 1992) 1002 (1992) Grey Ghost - Way Out On The Desert - Watching Every Devil - Why We Can't Agree - Ida B - Sheik Of Araby - You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You - Somebody Stole My Gal - I Cried For You - Talk Of The Town - Crack Shack Boogie - One Room Country Shack - Winter Time Blues - Home At Last rec. 1992; solo and with All Star Band: Roosevelt T. ("Grey Ghost") Williams, voc, p; Herb Hall, cl; Mark Kanzanoff, ts; Randy Zimmerman, tb; Mark Rubin, tuba; Guitar Jake Andrews, g; Danny Barnes, g, resonator g, ten bj; Tyler TD Bell, g; Sebastian Campesi, violin; Spencer Perskin, violin; George Rains, dr; Jonathan Foose, Tary Owens, backgr voc photography by Wyatt M'Spaddea Grey Ghost discography notes by Bill Bentley Spindletop SPT 1002 (CD and cassette) 1003 (1992) Long John Hunter: Ride With Me - Ride With Me - Irene - El Paso Rock - Crazy Love - Bad Feet - I Raise My Hand - Dream About The Devil - West Texas Homecoming # - Tell Me - Still Blue prod. by Jon Foose, Ed Guinn and Tary Owens for Red Drum Productions; Long John Hunter, voc, g; Derek O'Brian, g; George Rains, Erbie Bowser, p; TD Bell, # voc, g; Kaz Kazanoff, sax; Sarah Brown, b 1994 WC Handy Awards winner Spindletop SPT 1003 (CD and cassette) = Black Magic 9020 (NL) = Alligator ALCD 4861 (US 1998) (remixed & remastered) 9026 (1994) Snuff Johnson: Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Will The Circle Be Unbroken # - Hobo Blues # - Army Blues * - Nobody's Fault But Mine * - Blues In The Bottle # - 45 Blues # - Black Gal - Baby Please Don't Go # - Spend My Money * - Two Trains Running # - Jack Johnson Blues * - Hey Little Girl # - Rock Me Baby # - Will The Circle Be Unbroken rec. April / May 1989; Alfred "Snuff" Johnson, voc, acoustic & electric g; * Leighton Hamilton, 2nd g, # Kim Wilson ("Chester Fields"), hca; # George Rains,. dr; prod. by Tary Owens Catfish unissued notes by Tary Owens Black Magic 9026 (NL) 9028 (1996) Frank Robinson & Guitar Curtis: Deep East Texas Blues - Walking With Frankie - Katie Mae Blues - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Mean Old Twister - Going To Navasoto - My Thang - Crockett Blues - Lucy Mae Blues - Santa Fe - Rolling Stone - Navasota Part 1 - Curtis Shuffle - Navasota Part 2 - Santa Claus - Penitentiary Blues - Tom Moore Blues - See That My Grave notes by Tary Owens Black Magic 9028 (NL) Additional information appreciated !!!   Sources / Further reading: - own record collection - eBay auctions - diverse internet resources thanks to Alan Balfour, Görgen Antonsson and Juan Urbano López for additional info / scan   Maryann Price' Tary Owens page Tary Owens interview         10/20/2016)