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Dudley, Dave Real name David Pedruska. Born 1928 in Spencer, Wisc. Disc jockey on WCOW (St. Paul, Minn.) in 1956. A regular at the Gay 90's club (Minneapolis, Minn.) in 1956. Died in 2003. References: Fan magazine article: "Five Favorites", Cowboy Songs, 1956/May. Fan magazine article: "Stars On The Horizon", Cowboy Songs, 1956/July.

Source: Jim Hilmar

Original Releases

Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1956/June 16 Bb c&w rev.	King (Ohio) 45-4933	Rock And Roll Nursery Rhyme — Dave Dudley	45-K4054	Ace CD 777 (#16) Cat CD 1033 (#1) King LP 713 (#3) One Day Music CD 164 (#40) Pan American CD 56003 (#15) [no label name] CD 5112 (#19)
		I Guess You Know You're Right — Dave Dudley	45-K4053
1958/June 2 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.) 45-364	Careless Fool — Dave Dudley	2776
		Cry Baby — Dave Dudley	2777
1959/Apr. 13 Bb pop rev.	NRC (Ga.)  024  (pressed by RCA)	Where There's A Will There's A Way — Dave Dudley	K8OW-0620	Greasy LP 009 (#6) Greasy CD 9 & 11 (#5)
		I Won't Be Just Your Friend — Dave Dudley	K8OW-0621
1961/May 1 Bb pop rev.	Vee (Minn.) VR:7003  (pressed by Kay Bank)	I Wouldn't Wait Around — Dave Dudley	KB 2347 A
		Maybe I Do — Dave Dudley	KB 2347 B
1963/Apr. 27 Bb c&w rev.	Golden Wing (Minn.) GW3020  (pressed by Kay Bank)	Six Days On The Road — Dave Dudley	KB 3582A	Century CD [2] (#5)
		I Feel A Cry Coming On — Dave Dudley	KB 3582B
Original LPs
	Guest Star (N.J.) G1449  On The Road [mono]	Hillbilly Wolf — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B	Norton LP 210 (#6) Norton CD 210 (#7) Wendi LP 000001 (#2)
		Darlin' Mine — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		Jade — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		Nursery Rhymes — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		I'm Not Dreaming — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		I Wouldn't Wait Around — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Your Only One — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Saving Your Kisses — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Maybe I Do — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Cryin' For The Moon — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
	Guest Star (N.J.) GS1449  On The Road [stereo]	Hillbilly Wolf [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		Darlin' Mine [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		Jade [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		Nursery Rhymes [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		I'm Not Dreaming [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	B
		I Wouldn't Wait Around [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Your Only One [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Saving Your Kisses [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Maybe I Do [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A
		Cryin' For The Moon [rechan. vers.] — Dave Dudley With Dick Williams Featuring Link Wray And The Wraymen	A

Notes:

• Neither the cover nor the labels for Guest Star 1449 make it clear which artists perform which tracks.

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:  CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Shirley Dawson, Udo Frank, Tom Krajina, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller