Saturday, March 1, 2008

Lane Dawson & the Dawson Boys

////DAWSON COUNTRY///

The next five singles are all by Lane Dawson and the Dawson Boys, an Ishpeming country band which recorded from 1967-70, and included Jim DeCaire, later co-founder of Da Yoopers.

BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG b/w WELCOME TO MY WORLD (Cuca 67411).

I STOPPED AND LISTENED b/w TRUCKIN' (Cuca 67412).

LONG LONG ROAD (?) b/w IT'S ALL SO WRONG (Cathay 1140).

DOCK OF THE BAY b/w BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX (Cathay 1194/1195).

GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME b/w LAURA (What's He Got that I Ain't Got) (Cathay 1196/1197).

CATERPILLAR MAN b/w BOTH SIDES NOW (Nugget[t?] 1065).

STOLEN MOMENTS b/w LONELY MAN (Clark 528).

During the early 1980s, Lane Dawson (solo) made at least two Christian albums - SINGS MORE SONGS OF PRAISE (Shalom 3034) and LOVE LETTERS (Shalom 4019).

////LEAVING DAWSON COUNTRY////

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I remember them practicing in the basement of the house next door (Jopling Street in the 8th Addition)