1956 or 1957

June Cochran
Unknown (domestic) recording location
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
ROCKSTAR RSRCD 010 (UK) I'm Confessin' June Cochran 1:48 ROCKSTAR RSRCD 010
ROCKSTAR RSRCD 010 (UK) I Dream Of You June Cochran 1:51 ROCKSTAR RSRCD 010
Musicians - June Cochran:  vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - probably Connie 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass - Jerry Capehart: brushes. 
June Cochran is the wife of Eddie's brother Bobby Cochran.
 

  June and Bobby Cochran (Eddie's brother)

Rockstar RSRCD 010 (UK)

January 1957
Eddie Cochran
Liberty Custom Recorders - Hollywood, California 
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
LB 685 LIBERTY F-55056 Sittin' In The Balcony Eddie Cochran 1:58 BCD 15989 HK
Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass - probably Jerry Capehart: box slapping - The Johnny Mann Chorus: chorus.

 Liberty F-55056  Liberty F-55056 (company sleeve)

US sheet music

 Bear Family BCD 15989 HK (Germany)

March 1957

Eddie Cochran
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood, California  
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
LB 710 LIBERTY F-55070 One kiss Eddie Cochran 1:48 BCD 15989 HK
LB 711 LIBERTY F-55070 Mean when I'm Mad Eddie Cochran 1:21 BCD 15989 HK
Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal - guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass - Unidentified: drums - The Johnny Mann Chorus.

Liberty F-55070 (side A) Liberty F-55070 (side B) Liberty F-55070 (picture sleeve) Bear Family BCD 15989 HK (Germany)

April 1957
Bob Denton
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood, California
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
MW 9662 DOT 15573 On My Mind Again Bob Denton 2:39 Not available on CD
MW 9663 DOT 15573 Always Late Bob Denton 2:00 LBY120503 (bootleg CD)
Unreleased It's Nothing To Me Bob Denton Unreleased
Musicians - Bob Denton: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass - probably Jerry Capehart: box slapping - Unidentified: chorus.
One of Eddie Cochran's closest friends, Bob Denton, was born Robert Bull in Moline, Illinois on 31 May 1935 and lived on a farm until he was 10. In 1945 his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he became interested in country music and took up the guitar. The Dentons finaly settled in Norwalk, California where Denton joined Richard Ray and the Shamrock Valley Boys, a local group which played neighboorhood dances and broadcasts on local radio. Denton met Cochran one night in 1954 when Eddie sat in with the Valley Boys and Denton subsequently introduced him to an acquaintance of the band, Hank Cochran, a meeting which led to the two unrelated namesakes forming the Cochran Brothers, Eddie's first professional venture. Denton was a spectator at a number of Cochran's sessions including 'Sittin' In The Balcony' and shared the same manager, Jerry Capehart. When Denton finally landed a record deal in his own right with Dot Records, in the spring of 1957, Eddie was "first in, closest to the mike". "He played guitar on my first [Dot] session", Denton recalled, "we recorded a tune called 'On My Mind Again' at Goldstar in 1957. We got done and started playing around with another song called 'Sick And Tired'. We used to go hunting all the time. He loved to hunt. He was a fantastic shot. We were always together doing things we both enjoyed: hunting, camping, chasing women and a lot of drinking." 'Skinnie Minnie' and 'Playboy' (a cover of Wayland Chandler's original on 4-Star) were both recorded at Denton's fourt and final Dot session in March 1958 and featured West Coast session stalwarts Joe Maphis (guitar), Jimmy Pruitt (piano), Skeets McDonald (bass) and Pee Wee Adams (drums). The following month Denton was conscripted into the US Army and spent the next two years in Hawaii. While on home leave in the summer of 1958, he duetted with Cochran on 'Thinkin' About You' for Crest Records though it was not released until 1961. Following a further release on Chancellor, Denton bowed out of music in 1962 (Rob Finnis 1996, Booklet CDCHD 592 'Dot Rock 'n' Roll').

Dot 15573 (side 1) Dot 15573 (side 2)

Bob Denton

LBY120503 (bootleg CD)

April 27, 1957

Lee Denson
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood, California
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
H4PW 3959 VIK 0281 New Shoes Lee Denson 1:56 BCD 15989 HK
Musicians - Lee Denson: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass - Jerry Capehart: box slapping - Unidentified: male vocal quartet. 
'New Shoes' is also available on Bear Family BCD 15622 AH 'That'll Flat Git It' vol 1, ACE CDCHD 496 'Rockin' From Coast To Coast' vol 1 and on HYDRA BCK 27115 'The South's Gonna Rise Again'.
Lee Denson was a  rockabilly singer who reportedly taught Elvis Presley how to play the guitar. Lee Denson one of rock's little-known pioneers. Active between 1956-1965, Denson, who also recorded under the name Jesse James, is best-remembered for the stellar cast of musicians and vocalists that he featured on his recordings, including Eddie Cochran, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Dorsey Burnette, and Kenny Burrell & the Jazz Guitar Band. Two songs -- "Mississippi Bridge" and "Sixteen States" -- featured the harmonies of Richard and Karen Carpenter, the only commercial recording with Karen singing background vocals. Denson had his greatest success as a songwriter when Elvis Presley recorded his hymn "Miracle of the Rosary." (Craig Harris, All Music Guide) Lee Denson also recorded Heart Of A Fool (VIK 0251), written and recorded by Eddie and Hank Cochran and Jerry Capehart. Early VIK and KENT discography of Lee Denson:
1956 SP VIK 4X-0251 Heart Of A Fool / The Pied Piper
07/1957 SP VIK 4X-0281 New Shoes  / Climb Love Mountain
07/1958 SP KENT 45x306 High School Hop / Devil Doll
09/1958 SP KENT 45x314 (as Jesse JAMES) South's Gonna Rise Again  / Red Hot Rockin' Blues 

Vik 4X-0281 (company sleeve) Vik 4X-0281 (side B)

Lee Denson VIK publicity picture

 Bear Family BCD 15989 HK (Germany)

Spring 1957

Yvonne Lime
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood, California
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
ROCKSTAR RSRCD 010 (UK) Ting-A-Ling Telephone Yvonne Lime 2:28 ROCKSTAR RSRCD 010
Musicians - Yvonne Lime: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar. Unidentified: other instruments.
Yvonne Lime was born in Glendale, California in 1936 and after finishing Junior College, she enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse. While appearing in the play Ah Wilderness, she was noticed by the talent scouts and eventually signed to feature roles in dozens of TV shows. She made her movie debut in THE RAINMAKER, the only woman in the cast besides Katherine Hepburn. Impressed with her talent, Herman Cohen signed her up for the role of Michael Landon's girlfriend Arlene in I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. She also appeared in other teenage exploitation movies like UNTAMED YOUTH with Eddie Cochran, HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS, DRAGSTRIP RIOT, SPEED CRAZY and in Elvis Presley's LOVING YOU.

Eddie Cochran and Yvonne Lime during a recording session in Goldstar Studio on 15 May 1957

Rockstar RSRCD 010 (UK)

May - August 1957

Eddie Cochran (different sessions between May and August)
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood, California
Producer: Simon Jackson  
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
LB-744 LIBERTY F-55087 Drive-In Show Eddie Cochran 2:00 BCD 15989 HK
LB-745 LIBERTY F-55087 Am I Blue Eddie Cochran 2:15 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Completely Sweet (version 2) Eddie Cochran 2:18 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Undying Love Eddie Cochran 2:05 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 I'm Alone Because I Love You Eddie Cochran 2:20 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Lovin' Time Eddie Cochran 2:04 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Proud Of You Eddie Cochran 1:56 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Stockin's 'n' Shoes Eddie Cochran 2:16 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Tell Me Why Eddie Cochran 2:14 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Eddie Cochran 2:32 BCD 15989 HK
LIBERTY LRP 3061 Cradle Baby Eddie Cochran 1:46 BCD 15989 HK
LB-794 LIBERTY F-55112 Twenty-Flight Rock (version 2) Eddie Cochran 1:42 BCD 15989 HK
LB-817 LIBERTY F-55123 Pocketful Of Hearts Eddie Cochran 1:53 BCD 15989 HK
LIB 10049 A LIBERTY LIB 10049 (UK) Never Eddie Cochran 1:49 BCD 15989 HK
LB 1133 LIBERTY F 55278 Sweetie Pie Eddie Cochran 2:09 BCD 15989 HK
Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal, lead guitar and ukulele ('Drive-In Show', 'Lovin' Time' and 'Pocketful Of Hearts') - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass - Perry Botkin: rhythm guitar - Unidentified: drums (no drums on 'Tell Me Why') - The Johnny Mann Chorus: chorus. The 'Singin' To My baby' sessions (LRP 3061) were produced by Simon Jackson.
Liberty F-55112 (company sleeve) Liberty LIB 10049 (UK) Liberty LRP 3061 Bear Fam. BCD 15989 HK (Germany)

Summer 1957
Darla Daret
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood, California
Matrix nr Original release Title

Vocal

Time

 Available on
2001-AA SILVER 2001 Honey Honey Darla Daret 2:00

Not available on CD
Musicians - Darla Daret: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - The Johnny Mann Chorus: chorus - Unidentified: piano, drums and stand-up bass. 
A busy session vocalist in the 1950s and early-60s, Darla Daret (artist name Patty Saturday) was equally comfortable singing pop as she was singing country music. Born in 1937, Darla grew up in Los Angeles. As early as age 6 or 7, Darla could sing and play the piano and performed at school auditoriums and dances. Influential country music legend Bob Wills decided to hire her as the girl singer for his Texas Playboys and she continued to periodically work with the band throughout the remainder of the 1950s. Following the tenure with Bob Wills, Darla was hired by Cliffie Stoone and became a regular on Hometown jamboree, the famous C&W show out of the West Coast from 1949 to 1959. Then came a stint with Philadelphia-based Swan records. Her vocals on the Sonny James recording, "Are You Mine", went un-credited. Daret unknowingly became a foot-note in rock and roll history when she recorded her only solo single, "Don't Cha Wanna" b/w "Honey Honey". Released in 1957, the single featured accompaniment by the Johnny Mann Orchestra and Eddie Cochran on guitar. In the early sixties Darla went on to a successful and fruitful life outside the music business. She became the founder of CTV, a public education community TV service in the San Francisco Bay area. Today she resides in Danville, CA with her husband Chuck Stevens. (based on Craig Harris, All Music Guide and Andrew Merey, Blue Suede News #77).
Discography Darla Darett as Patty Saturday: Swan 4022: Ladie's choice/Love is a beautiful thing - Swan 4035: Walking in the sand/As I love you. -  Swan 4041: That's My Story/Slow Motion. As Darla Darett: Silver 2001: Don't Cha Wanna/Honey Honey
 
 
SILVER 2001 Darla Daret

Acknowledgements: Thanks to Terry Gordon (Rockin' Country Style) for the scans of DOT 15573, Liberty F-55087 (A), F-55112 (A) (Udo Frank), F-55123 and Zephyr 70-022. Thanks Marc Alesina for playing time on Bob Denton's 'On My Mind Again' and 'Always Late.' According to Tony Barrett 'Sweetie Pie' was recorded during the Johnny Mann sessions between May and August 1957. Thanks Kimmo Nieminen for playing time on Darla Daret's 'Honey Honey.'