Supplemental Sessions
by G.E. Hewitt
Page generated on 7-12-2025
Introduction
Here is a list of other Patsy Cline recording sessions that do not apply to the 4 Star and Decca contracts.
Note: performances on this page with a "lost" designation were taken from biography, and the actual recordings may no longer exist.
Date: Late 1953/Early 1954
Location: True Tone Studio, Georgia Avenue, Washington D.C.
Various Demo Sessions
Lillian Claiborne (pdr), Ben Adelman (eng), Patsy Cline (v), unknown (acc)
| a. | lost | All Because Of My Jealous Heart(Ben Adelman, Kay Adelman) |
| b. | lost | I Can See An Angel(Kay Adelman) |
| Both titles unissued. |
1. Talent Scouting
Ben Adelman recorded Jimmy Dean's "Bumming Around" at this studio in 1952, and sent the recording to Bill McCall of 4 Star Records. McCall waxed the song, and it reached #5 Billboard Country. McCall negotiated a talent scouting arrangement with Adelman that eventually scored a recording contract for Patsy Cline.
2. Various Demo Sessions
At least a dozen Patsy Cline performances were recorded at Adelman's studio, and the tapes were sent to 4 Star. The label offered to sign Patsy, and she accepted. The demo tapes disappeared from 4 Star's offices shortly thereafter; the performances listed here are taken from biography, and further details are unknown. Accompaniment was probably Bill Peer with his Melody Boys, or Jimmy Dean's Texas Wildcats, with Roy Clark and Wade Holmes.
Date: September 1954
Location: WARL-AM Studios, Arlington VA.
Patsy Cline (v), Bill Peer & The Melody Boys And Girls (acc)
| a. | demo | A Long, Long Ride(Marty Robbins) - 3:33 |
| b. | demo | The Wrong Side Of Town(Don Helms, Ray Price) - 3:26 |
| Both titles on: |
WARL acetate — A Long, Long Ride / The Wrong Side Of Town (1954)
Deep Digs LP/CD/downloadDD-006, DD-005 — Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) (2025)
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1. Demo Disc
These performances survived on a 78 rpm acetate that bears typewritten labels stamped with WARL call letters. Only one copy is known to exist; several might have been cut for promotional purposes, or the disc may be unique. This acetate was inherited by Marc Zitelman, and possibly cut for his father as a personal gift from one of the performers.
2. Recording vs. Cutting Date
The recordings might stem from as early as late 1953, when Patsy started making tapes at Ben Adelman's studio in D.C. Those tapes were sent to Bill McCall of 4 Star Records, and Patsy had a recording contract by September 1954. This acetate was surely cut that same month, shortly after Patsy began appearing on Jimmy Dean's Town and Country Time radio show at WARL. Tape anomalies are present, which rule out a direct-to-disk recording and suggest that the songs were possibly taped at the previous venue some time earlier. Since the WARL acetate is the only available source for these performances, however, the cutting date of the disc is reported for the session.
Date: May 1955
Location: WFMD Studios, Francis Scott Key Hotel, Frederick MD.
Private Demo Session
Patsy Cline (v), Bill Peer (g), Roy Deyton (b), Grover Shroyer (d), others unknown (acc)
| a. | lost | Turn The Cards Slowly(Sammy Masters) |
| b. | lost | This Old House(Stuart Hamblen) |
| c. | lost | Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray(Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson) |
| All titles unissued. |
1. Source
This session was constructed from biography, and should be deemed tentative.
2. Personnel
Bill Peer and his Melody Boys played on this session; Deyton and Shroyer are confirmed through biography.
3. Producer
Bill Peer may have paid for this session.
Date: July 1959
Location: Fernwood Farms Recording Studio, Norfolk County, Chesapeake VA.
Private Session
Norman Phelps (pdr), Marvin Carroll (v, g), Patsy Cline (v)
| a. | 100-1fs | A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)
- 0:17 unissued
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| b. | 100-2demo | A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)
- 2:37 unissued
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| c. | 101-1rhl | Crazy Arms(Ralph Mooney, Charles Seals)
- 0:29 unissued
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| d. | 101-2inc | Crazy Arms(Ralph Mooney, Charles Seals)
- 0:43 unissued
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| e. | 102-1fs | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You(Scotty Wiseman)
- 0:13 unissued
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| f. | 102-2bd | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You(Scotty Wiseman)
- 0:33 unissued
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| g. | 102-3demo | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You(Scotty Wiseman)
- 2:43 Deep Digs LP/CD/downloadDD-006, DD-005 — Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) (2025)
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| h. | 103-1fs | Life's Railway To Heaven(M.E. Abbey, Charles Davis Tillman)
- 0:11 unissued
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| i. | 103-2demo | Life's Railway To Heaven(M.E. Abbey, Charles Davis Tillman)
- 2:14 unissued
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Marvin Carroll (v) on c-g.
The Phelps Brothers owned Fernwood Farms in Norfolk County, Virginia. The property included a barn made into a horse stable, a community dance hall, and an old hotel converted into a recording studio. Patsy sang at the dance hall, and later that evening went to the property's studio with Marvin Carroll to make these recordings.
Date: April 1961
Location: Bradley Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville TN.
Label: ABC-Paramount
Leon McAuliffe (v), Patsy Cline, The Jordanaires (bkv), Billy Dozier (eg), Pee Wee Calhoun (p), Joe Allen (b), Richard Dozier (d)
| a. | 131 4367 | Cozy Inn(Harlan Howard) - 2:43 |
| b. | 131 4368 | Ain't Gonna Hurt No More(Robert Riley) - 2:03 |
| Both titles on: |
Cimarron 454050 — Cozy Inn / Ain't Gonna Hurt No More (1961)
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Patsy Cline sang uncredited chorus vocals at this session.