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.

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#
year of
release
titlenotes
1001
(1987)
Grey Ghost

- 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

1988 Texas Music Hall of Fame Winner




Catfish CTF 1001
(LP and cassette)

Grey Ghost discography

1002
(1988)
Texas Piano Professors
Dr. Hepcat, Grey Ghost, Erbie Bowser

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





Catfish CTF 1002
(LP and cassette)

Grey Ghost discography

1003
(1993)
V. A.: 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
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Catfish CD CTF 1003
1004
(199?)
V. A.: Catfish, Carp & Diamonds
35 Years of Texas Blues

Grey Ghost
Mance Lipscomb
Dave Tippen

rec. by Tary Owens

notes by Tary Owens

Catfish CTF 1004

Grey Ghost discography

1005
(199?)
V. A.: 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





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


- 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

prod. by Tary Owens & Jonathan Foose

1992 WC Handy Awards Nominee


Spindletop 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

1992 Solo and All Star Band with George Rains, Kaz Kazanoff, Guitar Jake Andrews, Sebastian Campesi, TD Bell, and others

notes by Bill Bentley

Spindletop SPT 1002
(CD and cassette)

Grey Ghost discography

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 for additional info / scan

 

Maryann Price' Tary Owens page

Tary Owens interview

 

Stefan Wirz


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