JAZZ FAMILY OBIE JESSIE Here's To Life  
    OBIE JESSIE Whatever Happened To Jr  
  CAPITOL OBIE JESSIE The Wrong Door  
 

 

  Compiled by Pete Hoppula

 
MODERN 921 "YOUNG" JESSIE & HIS ORCHESTRA (b-side with The Flairs) I Smell A Rat / Lonesome Desert 1954 US
MODERN 961 "YOUNG" JESSIE WITH MAXWELL DAVIS & ORCH. (with The Cadets) Mary Lou / Don't Think I Will 1955 US
MODERN 973 "YOUNG" JESSIE & HIS ORCHESTRA Nothing Seems Right / Do You Love Me 1955 US
MODERN 1002 "YOUNG" JESSIE & HIS ORCHESTRA Hit, Git And Split / Don't Happen No More 1956 US
MODERN 1010 "YOUNG" JESSIE & HIS ORCHESTRA Oochie Coochie / Here Comes Henry 1957 US
ATCO 6101 YOUNG JESSIE (with Plas Johnson & Ernie Freeman Band & The Sharps) Shuffle In The Gravel / Make Believe 1957 US
ATLANTIC 2003 YOUNG JESSIE (with Plas Johnson & Ernie Freeman Band & The Sharps) Margie / That's Enough For Me 1958 US
LONDON HLE 8544 (78/45rpm) YOUNG JESSIE Shuffle In The Gravel / Make Believe 1958 UK
CAPITOL 4318 YOUNG JESSIE Lulu Belle / The Wrong Door 1959 US
MERCURY 71895 YOUNG JESSIE WITH DICK HAZARD ORCHESTRA Teacher, Gimmie Back / My Country Cousin 1961 US
MERCURY 71985 YOUNG JESSIE WITH ROBERT "BUMPS" BLACKWELL ORCHESTRA Be-Bop Country Boy / Big Chief (King Of Love) 1962 US
MERCURY 72104 YOUNG JESSIE WITH ROBERT "BUMPS" BLACKWELL ORCHESTRA I'm A Lovin' Man / Too Fine For Cryin' 1963 US
MERCURY 72146 YOUNG JESSIE WITH ROBERT "BUMPS" BLACKWELL ORCHESTRA Mary Lou / You Were Meant For Me 1963 US
VANESSA 101 YOUNG JESSIE WITH JUNIOR ROGERS ORCHESTRA  Make Me Feel A Little Good / Brown Eyes (Come On Home) 1963 US
BIT 7464 YOUNG JESSIE Young Jessie's Bossanova, Pt.1 / Young Jessie's Bossanova, Pt.2 1964 US
 
 
RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 162 THE HOLLYWOOD BLUE JAYS Put A Nickel In The Jukebox / ? 1952 US
RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 396 THE HOLLYWOOD BLUE JAYS I Had A Love / Tell Me You Love Me 1953 US
FLAIR 1012 THE FLAIRS I Had A Love / She Wants To Rock 1953 US
FLAIR 1017 THE HUNTERS (=The Flairs) Down At Hayden's / Rabbit On A Log 1953 US
FLAIR 1019 THE FLAIRS You Should Care For Me / Tell Me You Love Me 1953 US
FLAIR 1025 THE WHIPS (=The Flairs) Pleadin' Heart / She Done Me Wrong 1954 US
FLAIR 1026 THE FIVE HEARTS (=The Flairs) The Fine One / Please Please Baby 1954 US
FLAIR 1028 THE FLAIRS Love Me Girl / Gettin' High 1954 US
FLAIR 1041 THE FLAIRS (with Ike Turner Orch.) Baby Wants / You Were Untrue 1954 US
FLAIR 1044 THE FLAIRS This Is The Night For Love / Let's Make It With Some Love 1954 US
FLAIR 1051 THE CHIMES (=The Flairs) My Heart's Crying For You / Love Me, Love Me, Love Me 1954 US
FLAIR 1056 THE FLAIRS I'll Never Let You Go / Hold Me, Thrill Me, Chill Me 1954 US
FLAIR 1066 THE RAMS (=The Flairs) Rock Bottom / Sweet Thing 1954
FLAIR 1067 THE FLAIRS She Loves To Dance / My Darling, My Sweet 1954 US
FLAIR 1076 SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE FLAIRS (feat. Young Jessie?) Ipsy Opsie Ooh / How Can I Tell You 1955 US
ABC 9698 THE FLAIRS (poss. without Young Jessie) In Self Defense / She Loves To Rock 1956 US
ALADDIN 3324 FATSO & THEUS (=The Flairs) (feat. Young Jessie?) Be Cool My Heart / Rock'n Roll Drive-In 1956 US
MODERN 989 SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE FLAIRS (feat. Young Jessie?) Headin' Home / I Want You 1956 US
MODERN 1001 SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE FLAIRS (feat. Young Jessie?) I Just Got Rid Of A Heartache / Fortune In Love 1956 US
ANTLER 4005 THE FLAIRS (poss. without Young Jessie) I'd Climb The Hills And Mountains / Swing Pretty Mama 1957 US
ATCO 6087 THE COASTERS (feat. Young Jessie?) Searchin' / Young Blood 1957 US
ATCO 6098 THE COASTERS (feat. Young Jessie) Idol With Golden Head / My Baby Comes To Me 1957 US
ATCO 6104 THE COASTERS (feat. Young Jessie) What Is The Secret Of Your Success / Sweet Georgia Brown 1957 US
ATCO 6111 THE COASTERS (feat. Young Jessie) Gee Golly / Dance! 1958 US

 

ACE CH 58 1982 UK YOUNG JESSIE: HIT, GIT AND SPLIT  (LP)
Hit, Git And Split/Don't Happen No More/Don't Think I Will/Do You Love Me/Down At Hayden's/Nothing Seems Right/Mary Lou/I Smell A Rat/Lonesome Desert/Oochie Coochie/Here Comes Henry/Hot Dog/Well Baby/Rabbit On A Log
ACE CH 89 1983 UK V/A: 1983 R&B JAMBOREE  (LP)
Young Jessie with Red Beans & Rice: It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)/It Don't Happen No More/Lonesome Desert  (recorded live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden Town, London on August 28, 1983)
MR. R&B R&B-1004 1986 SWE YOUNG JESSIE: SHUFFLE IN THE GRAVEL  (LP)
Shuffle In The Gravel/Margie/That's Enough For Me/My Country Cousin/Make Believe/The Wrong Door/I'm A Lovin' man/Teacher Gimmie Back/Big Chief (King Of Love)/Too Fine For Cryin'/Be-Bop Country Boy/Brown Eyes (Come On Home)/Lulu Belle/Make Me Feel A Little Good/Young Jessie Bossa Nova Pt.1-2
ACE CHD 225 1987 UK YOUNG JESSIE: SHUFFLIN' AND SLIDIN'  (LP)
Pretty Soon/Oochie Coochie/It Don't Happen No More (alt)/Hit, Git And Split (alt)/Mary Lou (alt)/Don't Think I Will (alt)/Why Do I Love You? (by The Flairs)/Hot Dog/Lonesome Desert/Do You Love Me/Here Comes Henry/Well Baby/Nothing Seems Right (alt)/Hit, Git And Split
KENT 4005 1993 UK YOUNG JESSIE : HIT, GIT AND SPLIT  (C-CAS)
ACE CDCHD 607 1995 UK YOUNG JESSIE: I'M GONE - THE LEGENDARY MODERN RECORDINGS  (CD)
Mary Lou/Lonesome Desert/Rabbit On A Log/Don't Think I Will/Well Baby/Nothing Seems Right/Down At Hayden's/I Smell A Rat/Why Do I Love You/Pretty Soon/Oochie Coochie/Don't Happen No More/Hit, Git And Split (take 1)/Here Comes Henry/Hot Dog/Do You Love Me/Well Baby (alt)/Pretty Soon (alt)/Do You Love Me/"This Is Young Jessie" (station identification for KMDA, The Mad Lad Johnstone's Show)/Hit, Git And Split/I Hear You Knockin' (unfinished)/Maybelline (unfinished)
 
MODERN LPM 1211 5/1956 US V/A: HOLLYWOOD ROCK 'N ROLL RECORD HOP  (LP)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou  (reissue: Crown CLP-5011, 1957)
ATCO 33-101 1957 US THE COASTERS: THE COASTERS  (LP)
Lola  (featuring Young Jessie on harmony vocals)
ATCO SD-33-111 1959 US THE COASTERS: THE COASTERS' GREATEST HITS  (LP)
(some tracks featuring Young Jessie on harmony vocals) (reissue: Atco CD 33-111-2, 1991)
CROWN CLP-5294/CST-294 1963 US V/A: KING CURTIS, ETTA JAMES, JESSIE BELVIN AND OTHERS  (LP)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
CROWN CLP-5354/CST-354 1963 US V/A: CHUCK JACKSON & YOUNG JESSIE  (LP)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou/Don't Think I Will/Nothing Seems Right/Do You Love Me/Well Baby
CROWN CLP-5356/CST-356 1963 US THE FLAIRS FEAT. CORNEL GUNTER, RICHARD BERRY & YOUNG JESSIE: ROCK'N'ROLL HITS OF THE 50'S  (LP)
Tell Me You're Mine/Hold Me/You Should Care For Me/She Wants To Rock/Lonesome Desert/My Heart's Crying For You/I Love You/Rock Bottom/I Want You To Be Mine/When I Was Young   (reissue: United US-7800, 197? US)
CROWN CLP-5427/CST-427 1964 US V/A: BEST OF THE OLDIES AND GOODIES  (LP)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
FLAIR 1000 (bootleg) 196? US THE FLAIRS: BEST OF THE FLAIRS  (LP)
WENDI LP 000004 198? AUS V/A: TOO MUCH ROCKIN'  (LP)
Young Jessie: Hit, Git & Split/Don't Happen No More
CASCADE DROP 1008 1984/1991 UK V/A: 20 GREAT DOO WOP RECORDINGS  (LP/CD)
The Flairs: Cool, Baby, Cool/This Is The Night For Love
CASCADE DROP 1014 1984/1991 UK V/A: 20 GREAT CRUISING FAVOURITES, VOL.1  (LP/CD)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
ACE CH 179 1986 UK V/A: RHYTHM & BLUES HOUSE PARTY  (LP)
Young Jessie: Pretty Soon
WARNER BROS. 2-27604 1988 US THE COASTERS: THE ULTIMATE COASTERS  (CD)
(some tracks featuring Young Jessie on harmony vocals)
ROCK'N'ROLL RNR 101 1992 V/A: THE PARTY'S NOT OVER - ROCK'N'ROLL YOU WON'T HEAR ON THE RADIO  (CD)
Young Jessie: Shuffle In The Gravel
RHINO R2-71090 1992 US THE COASTERS: 50 COASTIN' CLASSICS: ANTHOLOGY  (2-CD)
(some tracks featuring Young Jessie on harmony vocals)
RHINO R2-71133 1993 US V/A: BLUES MASTERS, VOL.14 - MORE JUMP BLUES  (CD)
Young Jessie: Number Nine Train
STOMPIN' TIDE RECORDS STR 9206003 1994 SPA THE FLAIRS: SHE LOVES TO ROCK  (CD)
I Had A Love/Tell Me You Love Me/Hey La Bah/Be Cool, My Heart/Rock'n'Roll Drive In/Cindy Lou/Sha-Ba-Da-Ba-Do/True Love/Peek, Peek-A-Boo/Ipsy Opsie Oo/How Can I Tell You/You Broke My Heart/(Pretty Baby) I'm So Used To You Now/Headin' Home/Keep me Alive/Muchcha, Muchacha/I Just Got Rid Of A Heartache/Fortune In Love/I Want You/I'm Sad/One Thing For Me/In Self Defense/She Loves To Rock/Steppin' Out/Alladdin's Lamp/I'd Climb The Hills And Mountains/Swing Pretty Mama/Call Me A Fool/What Do You Want If You Don't Want Love/Loving You   (some tracks featuring Young Jessie on vocals)
ACE CDCHD 555 1994 UK V/A: TEENAGE ROCK'N'ROLL PARTY  (CD)
Young Jessie: Hit, Git And Split
RIPETE 2277 1997 US V/A: BEACH MUSIC ANTHOLOGY 3  (CD)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
SEQUEL RSA CD 868 1997 UK THE COASTERS: THE COASTERS  (CD)
Lola/Sweet Georgia Brown/(When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes To Me/Idol With The Golden Head/What Is The Secret Of Your Success/Wait A Minute/Dance/Gee Golly  (featuring Young Jessie on harmony vocals)
RHINO CD 75667 1999 US V/A: SWING IT, DADDY-O!  (CD)
Young Jessie: Don't Happen No More
ACE CDCHK 730 1999 UK V/A: BABY, THAT IS ROCK'N'ROLL  (CD)
Young Jessie: Hit, Git And Split
ACE CDCHD 784 2001 UK V/A: THE MODERN RECORDS STORY  (CD)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
ACE CDCHD 884 2003 UK V/A: SUREFIRE HITS ON CENTRAL AVENUE  (CD)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
ACE CDCHD 1023 2004 UK V/A: THE ULTIMATE FLAIRS FEATURING RICHARD BERRY  (CD)
The Flairs: I Had A Love/The Flairs: She Wants To Rock/The Hunters: Down At Hayden's/The Hunters: Rabbit On A Log/The Flairs: Tell Me You Love Me/The Flairs: You Should Care For Me/The Whips: She Done Me Wrong/The Whips: Pleadin' Heart/The Five Hearts: The Fine One/The Five Hearts: Please Please Baby/The Flairs: Gettin' High/The Flairs: Love Me Girl/The Flairs: Baby Wants/The Flairs: You Were Untrue/The Flairs: This Is The Night For Love/The Flairs: Let's Make With Some Love/The Chimes: My Heart's Crying For You/The Chimes: Love Me, Love Me, Love Me/The Flairs: I'll Never Let You Go/The Flairs: Hold Me, Thrill Me, (Chill Me)/The Rams: Rock Bottom/The Rams: Sweet Thing/The Flairs: My Darling, My Sweet/The Flairs: She Loves To Dance/The Flairs: Real Good Lovin' Man/Young Jessie: Lonesome Desert/The Flairs: I Want You To Be Mine/The Flairs: Tell Me You're Mine/The Flairs: (Why Do) I Love You
ACE CDCHK 1076 2005 UK V/A: ACE 30TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION : BLUES AND R&B  (CD)
Young Jessie: Don't Happen No More
ACE CDCHD 1071 2005 UK V/A: GAZ'S ROCKIN' BLUES  (CD)
Young Jessie: Mary Lou
ACE CDCHD 1116 2006 UK V/A: THE LEIBER & STOLLER STORY, VOL.2 - ON THE HORIZON 1956-1964  (CD)
Young Jessie: Here Comes Henry
 
© Compiled by Pete Hoppula

Published sources: Goldmine Price Guide To 45 Rpm Records (Tim Neely, 2003) | The Billboard Book Of American Singing Groups - A History 1940-1990 (Jay Warner, 1992) | Rare Record Price Guide 2004 (Record Collector, 2002) | Let The Good Times Rock! (Bill Millar, 2004) | Music Master Price Guide For Record Collectors (Nick Hamlyn, 1991) | Blues News 2/1989 | The Blues Discography 1943-1970 (Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath, 2006)

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