Hornet Records!

 

Lynn Pratt - Hornet Records # 1000 - 1956

A Side - Tom Cat Boogie (Pratt)

B Side - At Night Time (Pratt)

Lynn Pratt - Vocals / Rhythm Guitar

James 'Ikey' Hauner - Lead Guitar

Charles F. 'Charlie' Roach - Steel Guitar

Bill Grantham - Piano

A.J. Maness - Bass

Henry Hays - Drums

Lynn Pratt was born on April 9th 1926 in Sugar Tree, Tennessee and died on January 19, 2002, in Lexington at the age of 75. He is buried at the Henderson County Memorial Gardens in Lexington.

In early 1956 after recording at Sun Studios (to no reward) Pratt started up his own label simply called 'Hornet Records' in Lexington, Tennessee. 1st issue on his new label was 'Tom Cat Boogie/At Night Time - The A side is the mover for sure and all band members are going for it ! Recorded in Nashville WSIX Radio studios it really is a tip top Tom Cat tune! fine Rockabilly guitar laced with Piano & Steel(this session probably did not include drummer Henry Hays)

The Flip is a really nice country slow song played with care and has some nice piano with Pratt singing this broken hearted melody with gusto! Nice guitar to start interspersed steel guitar and  an unknown fiddle player!

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Lynn Pratt & The Tomcats - Hornet Records # 1001 - 195?

A Side - Troubles (Pratt)

B Side - I Don't Need (Pratt)

This 2nd Hornet release by Lynn Pratt (seen now with his named band 'The Tomcats) and they give us 'Troubles'! now! not as good as Tom Cat Boogie! but non the less it's a cracking mid tempo slice of country bop!  I would imagine the band from the 1st release would remain but as we are unclear on a actual recording date and year this is just a guess (but it does have a similar feel to # 1000). Two cracking country numbers by Lynn and the boys , plenty of steel and piano and it is basically a verry very good country record! the A side swings with some great guitar pickin' and the B side weeps! just as all good 78 records should! shouldn't they?