Go to:  RCS Main RCS logo Advanced Search

Fairburn, Werly

Born 1924 in New Orleans, La. A performer on WWEZ (New Orleans, La. in 1955. A regular on the Louisiana Hayride (KWKH, Shreveport, La.) in 1958. Died in 1985.

Notes:

 Records 1-61 of 61

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1953/May 30
Bb c&w rev.		Trumpet (Miss.)  195  [78]No rating Camping With Marie — Werley Fairburn, "The Delta Balladeer"  
  Label shot
No rating Let's Live It Over — Werley Fairburn, "The Delta Balladeer" DRC-147
1953/May 30
Bb c&w rev.		Trumpet (Miss.) 45-195  [45]Label shot
No rating Camping With Marie — Werley Fairburn, "The Delta Balladeer" DRC-45-145 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 25)
Bullet Cactus CD 051 (# 2)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 1)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 1)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 12)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 12)
  Label shot
No rating Let's Live It Over — Werley Fairburn, "The Delta Balladeer" DRC-45-147 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 26)
Bullet Cactus CD 051 (# 19)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 2)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 8)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 8)
1953/July
(Bb est.)		Trumpet (Miss.)  196  [78]No rating I Feel Like Cryin' — Werley Fairburn "The Delta Balladeer"  
   No rating Baby, Call On Me — Werley Fairburn "The Delta Balladeer"  
1953/July
(Bb est.)		Trumpet (Miss.) 45-196  [45]No rating I Feel Like Cryin' — Werley Fairburn "The Delta Balladeer" DRC-149 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 24)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 14)
   No rating Baby, Call On Me — Werley Fairburn "The Delta Balladeer" DRC-148
1954/Apr. 23
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.)  2770  [78]Label shot
No rating Good Deal, Lucille — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 12374
  Label shot
No rating Baby He's A Wolf — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 12375
1954/Apr. 23
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F2770  [45]Label shot
No rating Good Deal, Lucille — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 45-12374 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 17)
Bullet Big Tone CD 6004 (# 9)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 3)
Bullet Hop CD 777 (# 13)
Bullet Proper CD 103 (# 81)
  Label shot
No rating Baby He's A Wolf — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 45-12375 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 18)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 4)
Bullet Proper CD 103 (# 80)
1954/July 3
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.)  2844  [78]No rating Love Spelled Backwards Is Evol — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys  
   No rating Nothin' But Lovin' — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys  
1954/July 3
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F2844  [45]Label shot
No rating Love Spelled Backwards Is Evol — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 45-12376 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 12)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 5)
Bullet Orbit CD 5908 (# 23)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 18)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 18)
  Label shot
No rating Nothin' But Lovin' — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 45-12377 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 11)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 6)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 9)
1954/Oct. 30
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.)  2963  [78]No rating Prison Cell Of Love — Werly Fairburn  
   No rating I Feel Like Cryin' — Werly Fairburn  
1954/Oct. 30
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F2963  [45]Label shot
No rating Prison Cell Of Love — Werly Fairburn 45-12677 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 21)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 8)
Bullet Orbit CD 5910 (# 16)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 2)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 13)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 13)
  Label shot
No rating I Feel Like Cryin' — Werly Fairburn 45-13027 Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 7)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 14)
1955/Apr. 23
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3101  [45]Label shot
No rating It's A Cold Weary World — Werly Fairburn 45-13026 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 23)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 9)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 16)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 16)
  Label shot
No rating Spiteful Heart — Werly Fairburn 45-12678 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 22)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 10)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 17)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 17)
1955/Aug. 6
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  21432  [78]No rating I Guess I'm Crazy (For Loving You) — Werly Fairburn  
   No rating That Sweet Love Of Mine — Werly Fairburn  
1955/Aug. 6
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21432  [45]Label shot
No rating I Guess I'm Crazy (For Loving You) — Werly Fairburn ZSP 36596 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 9)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 12)
Bullet Proper CD 103 (# 111)
  Label shot
No rating That Sweet Love Of Mine — Werly Fairburn ZSP 36595 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 10)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 11)
1956/Jan. 21
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  21483  [78]No rating Broken Hearted Me — Werly Fairburn  
   No rating Stay Close To Me — Werly Fairburn  
1956/Jan. 21
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21483  [45]Label shot
No rating Broken Hearted Me — Werly Fairburn JZSP 36594 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 13)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 13)
  Label shot
No rating Stay Close To Me — Werly Fairburn JZSP 36593 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 14)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 14)
1956/June 9
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.)  21528  [78]No rating Everybody's Rockin' — Werly Fairburn  
   No rating It's Heaven — Werly Fairburn  
1956/June 9
Bb c&w rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21528  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Everybody's Rockin' — Werly Fairburn JZSP 38454 Bullet Ace CD 786 (# 9)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 2)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16725 (# 11)
Bullet CBS Special Products CD 37984 (# 21)
Bullet Chief CD 1156509 (# 2)
Bullet Collector LP 1019 (# 8)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (# 9)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 15)
Bullet Epic LP 37984 (# 21)
Bullet Mustang CD 3 (# 8)
Bullet Proper CD 122 (# 3)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1145 (# 48)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 3)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 1)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 1)
  Label shot
No rating It's Heaven — Werly Fairburn JZSP 38452 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 15)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 16)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 15)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 15)
1956/Oct. 27
Bb c&w rev.		Savoy (N.J.)  1503  [78]Label shot
No rating All The Time — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys SWF-6885
  Label shot
No rating I'm A Fool About Your Love — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys SWF-6882
1956/Oct. 27
Bb c&w rev.		Savoy (N.J.) 451503  [45]Label shot
Pertinent All The Time — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 45-SWF-6885 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 3)
Bullet Chief CD 1156507 (# 22)
Bullet Collector LP 1019 (# 11)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 18)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 105 (# 6)
Bullet Lucky CD 502 (# 13)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 4)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 4)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 4)
  Label shot
Pertinent I'm A Fool About Your Love — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys 45-SWF-6882 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 1)
Bullet Collector LP 1019 (# 12)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 19)
Bullet Fed CD 11 (# 5)
Bullet Lucky CD 816 (# 9)
Bullet Presto CD 2 (# 49)
Bullet True Blue Rockabilly CD 002 (# 18)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 5)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 3)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 3)
1957/Mar. 2
Bb c&w rev.		Savoy (N.J.)  1509  [78]No rating My Heart's On Fire — Werly Fairburn  
   No rating Speak To Me Baby — Werly Fairburn  
1957/Mar. 2
Bb c&w rev.		Savoy (N.J.) 45-1509  [45]Label shot
Pertinent My Heart's On Fire — Werly Fairburn 45-SWF-6034 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 4)
Bullet Collector LP 1019 (# 9)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 20)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 6)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 5)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 5)
  Label shot
Pertinent Speak To Me Baby — Werly Fairburn 45-SWK-6335 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 5)
Bullet Collector LP 1019 (# 10)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 21)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 7)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 6)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 6)
1957/Sept. 9
Bb c&w rev.		Savoy (N.J.)  1521  [78]Label shot
No rating Telephone Baby — Werly Fairburn SWF-70090
   No rating No Blues Tomorrow — Werly Fairburn  
1957/Sept. 9
Bb c&w rev.		Savoy (N.J.) 45-1521  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Telephone Baby — Werly Fairburn 45-SWF-70090 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 6)
Bullet Chief CD 1156508 (# 21)
Bullet Collector LP 1019 (# 13)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 22)
Bullet Fed CD 04 (# 23)
Bullet Mustang CD 3 (# 3)
Bullet Pan American CD 56007 (# 5)
Bullet Presto CD 1 (# 43)
Bullet WR 10 100 (# 8)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 2)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 2)
  Label shot
Pertinent No Blues Tomorrow — Werly Fairburn 45-SWF-70091 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 7)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 23)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 7)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 7)
1962/Aug.
(Bb est.)		Milestone (Calif.)  2013  [45]Label shot
No rating You Are My Sunshine — Werly Fairburn MR-103 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 29)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 10)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 10)
  Label shot
No rating Doggone That Moon — Werly Fairburn MR-101 Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 27)
Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 11)
Bullet White & All Right 10 100 (# 11)
Canadian Singles & EPs
 
 		London (Canada) 45-FC308  [45]No rating All The Time — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys  
   No rating I'm A Fool About Your Love — Werly Fairburn And The Delta Boys  
 
 		[radio performance]     [ ]No rating All By Myself [live vers.] — Werly Fairburn   Bullet Dragon Street CD 70100 (# 38)
Bullet Rollercoaster CD 3042 (# 19)
   No rating Everybody's Rockin' [live vers.] — Werly Fairburn   Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 27)
   No rating It's Heaven [live vers.] — Werly Fairburn   Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 28)
   No rating My Heart's On Fire [live vers.] — Werly Fairburn   Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 29)
   No rating Speak To Me Baby [live vers.] — Werly Fairburn   Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 30)
   No rating Stay Close To Me [live vers.] — Werly Fairburn   Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 26)
Unissued Recordings
1954
 		Capitol (Calif.)     [unissued]No rating A Little Bit Of Nothing — Werly Fairburn   Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 20)
   No rating Won't It Be Nice — Werly Fairburn   Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 19)
 
 		Columbia (N.Y.)     [unissued]Pertinent I'm Jealous — Werly Fairburn   Bullet Ace CD 785 (# 8)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 8)
Bullet Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172 (# 8)
Bullet El Toro CD 1043 (# 17)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 346 (# 41)
 
 		[unissued]     [unissued]No rating I've Got Nothing But Love — Werly Fairburn   Bullet Wall LP 100 (# 9)
   No rating Old Mem'ries Come Back — Werly Fairburn   Bullet Bear Family CD 15578 (# 16)

 Records 1-61 of 61

Acknowledgments:  Jurgen Blazejewski, CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Udo Frank, Rob Karman, Tom Krajina, Bernd Kratochwil, Kurt Krauter, Bob McGrath, Gerd Miller, No Hit Records, Bill Smoker, Mike Smyth, Frank Vennix, Joe Wajgel


Compilation & presentation © 2023, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 10/09/2026

Go to:  RCS Main Advanced Search