Gilt-Edge Records !

Rocky Bill Ford and the Sunset Wranglers .
Gilt-Edge Records # 5023 - 1950
Beer Drinking Blues / Aggravatin' Woman

Written by Bill, this song has been reworked many times in many guises. This is your classic drinking tune, and tells the story of a man bragging how he can out drink any man, any time ! Also recorded in the 1960's as Beer Drinking Blues by Eddie Noack and has Beer Drinking Daddy by Johnny Champion and James Mask .

October or November 1950 Houston, TX - Rocky Bill Ford
001 3879 BEER DRINKING BLUES X1 Gilt-Edge 5023/Audio Lab AL-1561 Design SDLP
002 3880 AGGRAVATIN‘ WOMEN X1 Gilt-Edge 5023/Audio Lab AL-1561 Design SDLP

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SLIM RHODES .
GILT-EDGE RECORDS # 5026 - 1951
SIXTY DAYS / MEMPHIS BOUNCE.

Recorded at The Memphis Recording Studio (AKA Sun Studio) in December 1950. Dusty Rhodes handles the vocals on "Sixty Days" and the flip is a tremendous instrumental.
Released in early 1951 this was Slims second release on Gilt-Edge and the A side motors along, western swing with a touch of Hillbilly makes it a classic from the Sun vaults . Pee Wee Suggs can be heard playing some sweet Jazz guitar on both sides .
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"Rocky" Bill Ford & The Sunset Ramblers.

Gilt-Edge Promo Record # GE-5039 - June 1951

Side A - You Know Doggone Well I Do

Side B - Was I Dreaming

William Anderson Ford "Rocky" Bill Ford - 28th Dec 1926 - 15th Nov 1998

Before Bill recorded the monster 'Have You Seen Mabel' on Starday he was a truly special country singer and writer! the A side is cool sounding mid paced country shuffle and exactly the sound for the year and label! OK! It's not a monster tune and not get you bopping around the floor but this was what the folks wanted in 1951! something that you could tap your feet along to and if you wanted! you could grab your gal and smooch together around the floor! Mr Bill Ford never disappoints! 

 


































































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Curley Cole 
Gilt-Edge Record # 5029 - 1951
I'm Going To Roll / Another's Arms Are Holding You.

Not much is known about Curley Cole, no photo's that I can find and the only the info is on the DJ copy label that I own. He was born in Mayfield, Kentucky and that he plays Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar and Bass.
'I'm Going To Roll' is a typical train rollin' down the line tune, with great steel and some nice piano.