SINGLES:
As THE DAWN BREAKERS
(In case some old Dawn Breakers see the Discology page, the culprits are:
Buddy Baker, Jim Warne, Don Fronczak, and Jackie Blanchard.-Jack.)
BOY WITH THE BE-BOP GLASSES (And The Suede Shoes)/The Things I Love
Coral 61619
(Special thanks to Tom McCallum for the label scans!)
As JACKIE BLANCHARD & THE ROCKIN' IMPALLAS:
THE KING O' HEARTS/Only A Fool
MIDA 111
As MARYANNE MAIL (Misty) with Paul Gale (Tenor Sax):
THE TONGA TORCH/(Let's Have A) Hayride
Zodiac 3340
(Special thanks to Moragh Carter for the pics!)
As THE JACK BLANCHARD GROUP with the Doug Wayne Guitars:
GEMINI/New World
Zodiac 3341
(NOTE: According to Jack, The Ventures covered "Gemini" (and they did, too:
Dolton #311, 1965), which effectively killed the Blanchard version.)
As JACQUELINE HYDE (Misty):
STRANGE NEW WORLD/Runaway
Zodiac (number unknown)
As MARYANNE MAIL (Misty) with Rusty Diamond:
LONELY SENTRY/I Guess I'd Better Get Up And Go Home
Starday 747 (1965)
(NOTE: According to Jack, this A side also appeared on the Starday LP
"COUNTRY MUSIC GOES TO WAR".)
1967/8:
BETHLEHEM STEEL/No Sign Of Love
Those DARN Records 2041(a)/2042 (b)
1969:
BETHLEHEM STEEL/No Sign Of Love
Wayside 1024
BIG BLACK BIRD (The Spirit Of Our Love)/The Autumn Song (On A Yellow Day)
Wayside 1028 #59
Reissued as Wayside/Smash WS-45-000
CHANGIN' TIMES/Poor Jody
Wayside/Smash WS-45-007
1970:
TENNESSEE BIRD WALK/The Clock Of St. James
Wayside/Smash WS-45-010
#1 (2 wks) [#23 pop]
HUMPHREY THE CAMEL/A Place In My Mind
Wayside/Smash WS-45-013
#5 [#78 pop]
YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES (I've Got Mine)/How I Lost 31 Pounds In 17 Days
Wayside/Smash WS-45-015
#27
1971:
THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE (Than Growing Old)(#25)/Fire Hydrant #79 (#46)
Mega 615-0031
Their only double-sided hit to date!
SOMEWHERE IN VIRGINIA IN THE RAIN/If Eggs Had Legs
Mega 615-0046
#15
1972:
THE LEGENDARY CHICKEN FAIRY/The Night We Heard The Voice
Mega 615-0063
#38
WASHIN' HARRY DOWN THE SINK/Miami Sidewalks
Mega 615-0082
SECOND TUESDAY IN DECEMBER/Don't It Make You Want To Go Home
Mega 615-0089
#60
1973:
A HANDFUL OF DIMES/It Seems Like There Ain't No Going Home
Mega 615-0101
#65
SHADOWS OF THE LEAVES/Sweet Memories
Mega 615-0114
THE COCKROACH STOMP/Carolina Sundown Red
Epic 5-11030
JUST ONE MORE SONG/Why Did I Sleep So Long?
Epic 5-11058
#23
1974:
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND/Here Today & Gone Tomorrow
Epic 5-11097
#53
DOWN TO THE END OF THE WINE/You Can't Say I Didn't Try
Epic 8-50023
#41
1975:
THE HOUSE (That Used To Be A Home)/Cows+
Epic 8-50082
BECAUSE WE LOVE/It's Me*
Epic 8-50122
#74
(*-aka "Starvin' Hog Blues")
I'M HIGH ON YOU/Let's Pretend
Epic 8-50181
#68
1976:
MOTEL TIME/Forty-Seven Miles
Epic 8-50205
MOLASSES IN THE MOONLIGHT/Hands
Epic 8-50245
1977:
LIVING TOGETHER/Tennessee Bird Walk (remake)
United Artists UA-XW1004
HEARTACHES/You Come So Easy To Me
United Artists UA-XW1067
1979:
TENNESSEE BIRD WALK/unknown
King GT4-2092
SOMEWHERE IN VIRGINIA IN THE RAIN/Cotton Blossom
Autumn Hill AH 1015+
1980:
SAFE HARBOR/I Will
Nu-Sound (number unknown)
ASLEEP IN THE SADDLE/Island Of Love
Nu-Sound 80N-440/441
According to Jack, they also recorded one or two 45s on the Autumn Hill label
during the 80s.
2000:
SOMEWHERE IN VIRGINIA IN THE RAIN
Song 1 (number unknown)
#5 (IndieWorld chart)
RINGS OF GOLD
Song 1 (number unknown)
#1 (IndieWorld chart)
2001:
JUST ONE MORE SONG
Stardust International
SHADOWS OF THE LEAVES
Stardust International #29 (May 2001)
CALL ON ME
Stardust International #30 (June 2001)
2002:
RUSTY AND THE COWBOYS
WHP Records (Feb. 2002)
THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE (Than Growing Old)
Song 1 (March 2002)
#4 (Indieworld chart)
SEEMS LIKE THERE AIN'T NO GOIN' HOME
Stardust International (March 2002)
#1
FIRE HYDRANT #79
Stardust International #37 (May 2002)
SOMEWHERE IN VIRGINIA IN THE RAIN
Stardust International #38 (July 2002)
2003:
SWEET MEMORIES
Stardust International #41 (February 2003)
SAFE HARBOR
Stardust International #42 (April 2003)
PERRY MASON RIDES AGAIN
Roto Noto Records [Canada] (June 23, 2003)
BETHLEHEM STEEL
Stardust International #43 (June 2003)
WASHING HARRY DOWN THE SINK
Stardust International #44 (August 2003)
YOU COME SO EASY TO ME
Stardust International #45 (October 2003)
2004:
THE HOUSE (That Used To Be A Home)
Stardust International #48 (March 2004)
CAROLINA SUNDOWN RED
Stardust International #49 (May 2004)
SHADOW OF A BIG BLACK BIRD
Stardust International #50 (July 2004)
IF EGGS HAD LEGS
Stardust International #51 (Sept. 2004)
2005:
TRY
STILL COMIN' DOWN
Stardust International #53 (April 2005)
HIGH ON YOU
Stardust International #54 (June 2005)
I WILL
Stardust International #56 (November 2005)
2006:
THE SUNSET TRAIN
Stardust International #60 (January 2006)
THE VOICE
Stardust International #61 (March 2006)
RINGS OF GOLD
Stardust International #62 (July 2006)
MOTEL TIME
Stardust International #63 (September 2006)
47 MILES
Stardust International #64 (November 2006)
2007:
BLUES COME IN FROM THE RAIN
Stardust International #65 (January 2007)
Special thanks to Jack Blanchard, and the folks at The Record Finder
and recordmaster.com for supplying valuable discographical info
(especially on some of the more obscure titles)!
+-Very special thanks to sharp-eared collector Ken Pobo for filling in the
additional blanks here!
All chart positions as they appeared in Billboard Magazine's country [and
pop] charts copyright ©1969-1975 BPI Communications, Inc.
The albums can be found on the page.