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McDonald, Skeets

Real name Enos William McDonald. Born 1915 in Greenway, Ark. A regular on Town Hall Party (KTTV, Compton, Calif.). Died in 1968.

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Source: Jim Hilmar

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 Records 1-108 of 108

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1952/Feb.
(Bb est.)		Fortune (Mich.)  165  [78]No rating Birthday Cake Boogie — Skeet's McDonald & Benny Walker On Vocal With Johnnie White And His Rhythm Riders    
    No rating I'm Looking For Sunshine — Jeff Durham And His Kentucky Boys Featuring Bob Sykes On Vocal    
1952/Feb.
(Bb est.)		Fortune (Mich.)  165  [45]Label shot
No rating Birthday Cake Boogie — Skeet's McDonald & Benny Walker On Vocal With Johnnie White And His Rhythm Riders
(from 45) 		B Bullet Fortune LP 3001 (#2)
    Label shot
No rating I'm Looking For Sunshine — Jeff Durham And His Kentucky Boys Featuring Bob Sykes On Vocal A  
1952/Sept. 13
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.)  2216  [78]No rating Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes — Skeets McDonald    
    No rating Big Family Trouble — Skeets McDonald    
1952/Sept. 13
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F2216  [45]Label shot
No rating Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes — Skeets McDonald 45-10486 Bullet Capitol (France) LP 85029/30 (#26)
Bullet Club PR LP 003 (#20)
    Label shot
No rating Big Family Trouble — Skeets McDonald
(from Bear Family CD 17030) 		45-9583 Bullet Bear Family CD 17030 (#5)
Bullet Hillbilly Stomp LP 2 (#11)
1956/Mar. 17
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3378  [45]Label shot
No rating Fallen Angel — Skeets McDonald 45-15019 Bullet See For Miles LP 98 (#12)
    Label shot
No rating It'll Take Me A Long, Long Time — Skeets McDonald 45-15017  
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.)  3461  [78]No rating You Oughta See Grandma Rock — Skeets McDonald    
    No rating Heart-Breakin' Mama — Skeets McDonald    
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3461  [45]Label shot
Pertinent You Oughta See Grandma Rock — Skeets McDonald
(from Bear Family CD 15624) 		45-15463 Bullet Bear Family LP 15191 (#1)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15624 (#1)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 504 (#25)
Bullet Big Tone CD 6004 (#6)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 81970/1 (#25)
Bullet Club PR LP 001 (#19)
Bullet Disky CD 250542 (#28)
Bullet Disky CD 885702 (#1)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 113 (#58)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#10)
Bullet Fed CD 10 (#4)
Bullet Knockville LP 4403 (#2)
Bullet Lucky CD 813 (#12)
Bullet Luxel CD 7102 (#18)
Bullet Mustang CD 9 (#34)
Bullet One Day Music CD 142 (#3)
Bullet Pan American CD 56007 (#1)
Bullet Presto CD 2 (#43)
Bullet Proper CD 122 (#9)
Bullet Sleazy CD 01 (#13)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (#36)
    Label shot
Pertinent Heart-Breakin' Mama — Skeets McDonald
(from Bear Family CD 15624) 		45-15464 Bullet Bear Family LP 15191 (#2)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15624 (#16)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 504 (#26)
Bullet Big Tone CD 6003 (#7)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 81970/1 (#26)
Bullet Club PR LP 003 (#19)
Bullet Disky CD 885712 (#1)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#17)
Bullet GVC CD 2018 (#25)
Bullet Lucky CD 814 (#8)
Bullet Mustang CD 8 (#31)
Bullet One Day Music CD 142 (#21)
Bullet Pan American CD 56013 (#25)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (#4)
1956/Dec. 8
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3600  [45]Label shot
Borderline You Better Not Go — "Skeets" McDonald
(from Disky CD 885702) 		45-15765 Bullet Bear Family LP 15191 (#11)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 504 (#27)
Bullet CCL LP 1103 (#6)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 81970/1 (#27)
Bullet Disky CD 885702 (#11)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Don't Push Me Too Far — "Skeets" McDonald
(from Disky CD 885712) 		45-15018 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 504 (#28)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 81970/1 (#28)
Bullet Capitol (France) CD 99879 2 (#10)
Bullet Dig-It CD 100 (#25)
Bullet Disky CD 885712 (#11)
Bullet GVC CD 2018 (#7)
1957/Apr. 6
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3679  [45]Label shot
Non-pertinent Keep Her Off Your Mind — Skeets McDonald
(from 45) 		45-16588 Bullet Bear Family LP 15191 (#5)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent I Am Music — Skeets McDonald 45-16585  
1957/Aug. 26
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3778  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Fingertips — Skeets McDonald
(from 45) 		45-17367 Bullet Bear Family LP 15191 (#4)
Bullet CCL LP 1103 (#8)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 85029/30 (#25)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Bless Your Little Ol' Heart — Skeets McDonald 45-17369 Bullet CCL LP 1103 (#13)
1957/Nov. 11
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F3833  [45]Label shot
Pertinent I'm Hurtin' — Skeets McDonald
(from 45) 		45-17368  
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Love Wind — Skeets McDonald 45-17370  
1959/Feb. 23
Bb c&w rev.		Capitol (Calif.) F4147  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Baby Wait — Skeets McDonald
(from 45) 		45-30294 Bullet Bear Family LP 15191 (#7)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent What A Lonesome Life It's Been — Skeets McDonald 45-30293  
1960/Jan. 11
Bb pop rev.		Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41556  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Cheek To Cheek With The Blues — Skeets McDonald
(from 45) 		JZSP 49194 Bullet Classics CD 739 (#28)
    Label shot
No rating Where You Go (I'll Follow) — Skeets McDonald
(from 45) 		JZSP 49193  
Original LPs
1958
 		Capitol (Calif.)  LP cut  [LP]Pertinent Blues In My Mind — Skeets McDonald
(from Disky CD 885772) 		  Bullet Capitol (France) LP 85029/30 (#27)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#7)
Bullet Disky CD 885772 (#13)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1197 (#25)
    No rating Fort Worth Jailhouse — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Capitol (France) LP 85029/30 (#30)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#12)
Bullet Club PR LP 004 (#10)
Bullet Lucky CD 812 (#16)
Bullet Magnum Force LP 048 (#5)
Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 109 (#6)
    No rating Gone And Left Me Blue — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#2)
Bullet Capitol (France) CD 99879 2 (#24)
Bullet Magnum Force LP 048 (#6)
Bullet Zomboco CD 2 (#17)
    No rating Hawaiian Sea Breeze — Skeets McDonald   Bullet CCL LP 1103 (#9)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#5)
Bullet DOJO LP 5009 (#5)
    No rating I'll Sail My Ship Alone — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#9)
Bullet Magnum Force LP 048 (#4)
    No rating Tomorrow Never Comes — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Capitol (France) LP 85029/30 (#29)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#6)
    Pertinent You're There — Skeets McDonald
(from Disky CD 885772) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 17606 (#3)
Bullet Big Tone CD 6004 (#21)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 85029/30 (#28)
Bullet Capitol (France) LP 86307 (#4)
Bullet Capitol (France) CD 99879 2 (#1)
Bullet Disky CD 885772 (#1)
Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 109 (#7)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#27)
 
 		[live recording]     [ ]No rating Cheek To Cheek With The Blues — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Country Routes CD 16 (#11)
    No rating Gotta Travel On — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Country Routes CD 15 (#4)
    No rating It'll Take Me A Long Time To Live That Down — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Country Routes CD 16 (#23)
Bullet See For Miles LP 98 (#1)
    No rating Somebody Touched Me — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Country Routes CD 16 (#25)
    No rating The Wall — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Country Routes CD 15 (#19)
Unissued Recordings
 
 		[unissued]     [unissued]No rating Jambalaya — Skeets McDonald   Bullet Cotton Town Jubilee CD 4 (#21)

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Acknowledgments:  Bear Family catalog, CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Udo Frank, Shane Hughes, Rob Karman, Tom Krajina, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller, John Neal, Mike Smyth, Perica Sucevic, Uncle Gil, Gilles Vignal, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox, Jos Wouters


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