LaRue, Roger

Born 1939 in Fall River, Mass. Members of The 3 Pals included Roger 'Roc' LaRue, Billy Nedar, Gene LaMond (later replaced by Gabe Brenard), and Ted Allen.

References:

Trade paper captioned photo, Cash Box, 1958/Dec. 20.
Feature article and sessionography in issue 89 (2003) of Rockin' Fifties.
Feature article and sessionography in issue 108 (2006) of American Music Magazine.

Original Releases

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Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1957/Apr. (Bb est.)	Rama (N.Y.) RR-226 [45]	Baby Take Me Back Roc LaRue With The Three Pals (from Sequel CD 619)	12095	Bear Family CD 16724 (#6) Bop CD 007 (#15) Bop CD 008 (#15) Buffalo Bop CD 55157 (#24) Cat CD 1036 (#1) Fed CD 04 (#20) Hollowbody CD 12002 (#3) Lucky CD 816 (#32) Mustang CD 16 (#29) Presto CD 1 (#50) Pye LP 28245 (#10) Remember LP 82001 (#4) Roc CD 2003-01 (#9) Sequel CD 619 (#14) Smith & Co. CD 1145 (#63) Tiger LP 101 (#5) Westside CD 215 (#52)
		I'm Not Ashamed Roc LaRue With The Three Pals	12094	Roc CD 2003-01 (#3) Sequel CD 921 (#18)
1957/Apr. (Bb est.)	Rama (N.Y.) RR-226 [45]	Baby Take Me Back Roc LaRue With The Three Pals (from 45)	12095
		Teenage Blues Roc LaRue With The Three Pals (from Dee Jay Jamboree CD 55115)	12155	Dee Jay Jamboree CD 55115 (#9) Lesley CD 4 (#5) Roc CD 2003-01 (#11)
1958/Dec. or later (Bb est.)	Holland (N.Y.) H-7421 [45]	I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine Roger LaRue And His Pals (from Buffalo Bop CD 55074)	P-632	Buffalo Bop CD 55074 (#32) Chief CD 1156505 (#28) Fifty-Eight LP 101 (#9) Lucky CD 812 (#18) Presto CD 10 (#13) Roc CD 2003-01 (#13)
		If I Were In Your Shoes Roger LaRue And His Pals (from 45)	P-633	Roc CD 2003-01 (#17)
	Subtown (Conn.) SBTN-703 [45]	Don't Turn Around Connecticut Rebels / Vocal, Rocky LaRue	A
		Right Or Wrong Connecticut Rebels / Vocal, Dottie Light	B
1965	Wyncote (Pa.) LP cut [LP]	Angel From Above Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Cute Little Yodeler Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Hello Mister Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		I've Heard About Guys Like You Before Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Just A Dream Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Little Boy Sad Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
	Contrast (Mich.) LP cut [LP]	Angel From Above Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Cute Little Yodeler Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits		Roc CD 2003-01 (#19)
		Hello There Mister Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		I've Heard About Guys Like You Before Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Just A Dream Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits
		Little Boy Sad Roger LaRue And The Country Misfits

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1978	Pye (England) NSPL 28245	LP	Roulette Rock 'N' Roll Collection
1980	Fifty-Eight 101	LP	Rock 'N' Roll For Collectors, Vol. 1
1982	Remember 82001	LP	Rock 'N Roll Remember, Vol. 1
1992	Chief (Netherlands) CCD 1156505	CD	Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 5
	Hollowbody (United States) HC 12002	CD	Rockin' In The Farmhouse: Original Rockabilly & Chicken Bop, Vol. 2
1994	Cat (Netherlands) 1036	CD	Calling All Rock 'N' Roll Collectors, Vol. 4
	Sequel (England) 619	CD	Roulette Rock And Roll Collection
1997	Lucky (England) CDLR 812	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 12
	Sequel (England) NEM 921	CD	Lotta Boppin' (And Plenty Screamin' Too!): Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol.4
	Tiger 101	LP	18 Knock Out Tracks
1998	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55074	CD	I Dreamed I Was Elvis
1999	Westside (England) 215	CD	The Rama Label Story
2003	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55157	CD	Trading Kisses
	Roc (United States) 2003-01	CD	One More Time / Roc LaRue
2006	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16724	CD	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 24 (Roulette)
	Dee Jay Jamboree (Germany) DJ-CD 55115	CD	Teen Scene!, Vol. 3
2008	Smith & Co. (Netherlands) SCCD 1145	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 2
year?	Bop BOP- 007	CD	Saturday Night On Bop Street, Vol. 7
	Bop BOP- 008	CD	Saturday Night On Bop Street, Vol. 8
	Fed (Sweden) 04	CD	The Fed Story, Vol. 4
	Lesley LESCD 4	CD	The Lost Story Of The Rock-A-Ballad, Vol. 3
	Lucky (England) CDLR 816	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 16
	Mustang MUST 16	CD	Cat Music
	Presto Vol. 1	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 1
	Presto Vol. 10	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 10

Acknowledgments: Scott Cheesebrew, Michel Coste, Marc Coulavin, Frank Dickson, Simon Evans, Udo Frank, Adam Komorowski, Roger LaRue, Roger Larue, Gerd Miller, Lasse Olander, Laurent Petit, Rockin' Fifties, Ake Roos, Mike Smyth, Peter van Wilsem

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