Powers, Johnny

Real name John Leon Joseph Pavlik. Born 1938 in East Detroit, Mich.

References:

Official website
Newspaper ad, The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.), 1958/Apr. 25.
Trade paper captioned photo, Cash Box, 1958/Jan. 4.
Feature article and discography in issue 42 (1989) of American Music Magazine.
Article in issue 139 (1994) of Now Dig This.
Article in issue 228 (2002) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases

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Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1957 Cap. mx code	Fox (Mich.) GB-916/7 (pressed by Capitol)	Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips — Johnny Powers With The Band Of Stan Getz & Tom Cats	GB-916	Collector CD 4425 (#12) Dial LP 004 (#11) Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#30) Fed CD 05 (#17) Lucky CD 810 (#11) Mustang CD 2 (#20) Norton CD 229 (#1) Norton LP 229 (#1) One Day Music CD 010 (#56) Presto CD 1 (#26) Rhino CD 73346 (#13) Roller Coaster EP 107 (#1) Rollercoaster CD 200 (#20) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#1) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#1) Vladimir Twist LP 6902 (#7)
		Rock Rock — Johnny Powers With The Band Of Stan Getz & Tom Cats	GB-917	Collector CD 4425 (#13) Dial LP 004 (#12) Emusic/Lost Gold MP 11163032 (#15) Golden Stars CD 5374 (#33) Hallmark CD 305242 (#14) Lost Gold CD 5698 (#15) Lucky CD 814 (#27) Luxel CD 7104 (#10) Norton CD 229 (#2) Norton LP 229 (#2) One Day Music CD 010 (#55) Roller Coaster EP 107 (#2) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#2) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#2) Yeaah! CD 22 (#15)
1957/Aug. BMI clear.	Fortune (Mich.) 199	Honey Let's Go (To A Rock And Roll Show) — Johnny Powers And His Rockets	F 115	Chief CD 1156504 (#30) Chief CD 1256501 (#7) Collector CD 4425 (#17) Norton CD 229 (#7) Norton LP 229 (#7) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#3) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#3) Titanic CD 1001 (#7)
		Your Love — Johnny Powers And His Rockets	F 116	Chief CD 1156502 (#28) Chief CD 1256501 (#24) Norton CD 229 (#8) Norton LP 229 (#8) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#4) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#4) Titanic CD 1001 (#24)
	Prestige (N.Z.) PSP-0090	Mama Rock — Johnny "Scat" Brown	2	Luxel CD 7109 (#14) Mustang CD 4 (#17) Roller Coaster EP 107 (#3) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#21)
		Little Star — The Moon Rockets	1
	Leedon (Aust.) LS-518	Mama Rock — Johnny "Scat" Brown	MX111957
		Little Star — The Moon Rockets	MX111915
1959/Sept. (Bb est.)	Sun (Tenn.) 327	With Your Love, With Your Kiss — Johnny Powers	U-370	AVI CD 5004 (#7) Bopcat LP 300 (#7) Charly CD 8353 (#2) Norton CD 229 (#17) Norton LP 229 (#16) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#10) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#10) Sun 10 801 (#11) Sun (England) CD 18 (#1) Sun (England) LP 1029 (#7) Teenage Heaven LP 275 (#13)
		Be Mine, All Mine — Johnny Powers	U-371	AVI CD 5004 (#8) Norton CD 229 (#18) Norton LP 229 (#17) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#11) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#11) Sun (England) CD 18 (#2) Sun (England) LP 1029 (#13) Zomboco CD 2 (#13)
	Tee Pee (N.Y.) 398	You're To Blame — Johnny Powers	399	Yeaah! CD 515 (#29)
		Seventeen — Johnny Powers	398	Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#20) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#20)
Unissued Tracks
1957	[unissued] uniss.	Indeed I Do [alt. vers.] — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#38)
		Tell Me That You Care — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#37)
1958-59	[unissued] uniss.	Be-Bop-A-Lula — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#9) Norton LP 229 (#9) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#7) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#7)
		Don't Go Away — Johnny Powers		Charly CD 8137 (#28) Lucky CD 812 (#5) Norton CD 229 (#10) Norton LP 229 (#10) Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#4) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#24)
		Endless Love — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#46)
		I Need Your Lovin' Baby — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#13) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#32)
		I'll Take That Chance — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#17) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#36)
		I'm Walkin' — Johnny Powers		Magnum Force LP 056 (#9) Norton CD 229 (#22) Norton LP 229 (#20) Olympic LP 4 (#4) Rock-It/Olympic LP 1001 (#10) Rockhouse LP 8411 (#9) Rockhouse CD 9319 (#26) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#5) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#5)
		Mean Mistreater — Johnny Powers		Bison Bop LP 2000 (#1) Buffalo Bop LP 2000 (#1) Collector CD 4425 (#15) Mustang CD 9 (#28) Norton CD 229 (#5) Norton LP 229 (#5) Olympic LP 3 (#13) Presto CD 7 (#57) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#8) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#8) Rollercoaster CD 3054 (#20)
		My Love, My Life — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#47)
		Oh So Far Away — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#14) Norton LP 229 (#13) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#14) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#14)
		Someone's Gonna Hurt You — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#4) Norton LP 229 (#4) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#19)
		Treat Me Right — Johnny Powers		Bison Bop LP 2001 (#1) Buffalo Bop LP 2001 (#1) Collector CD 4425 (#16) Norton CD 229 (#12) Norton LP 229 (#11) Olympic LP 3 (#5) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#6) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#6)
		Trouble — Johnny Powers		Charly CD 8318 (#5) Lotus CD [RR1] (#9) Norton CD 229 (#15) Norton LP 229 (#14) Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#5) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#9) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#25)
		Waitin' For You [vers. 1] — Johnny Powers		Disky CD 05 (#49) Disky CD 5203 (#49) Norton CD 229 (#6) Norton LP 229 (#6) Roller Coaster EP 107 (#4) Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#3) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#13) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#23)
	Sun (Tenn.) uniss.	But Now That It's Over — Johnny Powers		Charly CD 8137 (#29) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#30)
		Don't Lie To Me — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#19) Norton LP 229 (#18) Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#6) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#26)
		Everybody Says I'm A Lucky Guy — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#15) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#34)
		I Got A Girl Who Knows How To Live — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#14) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#33)
		I'm Evil — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#9) Sun (England) LP 1029 (#15)
		Me And My Rhythm Guitar — Johnny Powers		Bear Family CD 16210 (#22) Charly CD 36 (#17) Charly CD 8099 (#23) Disky CD 06 (#44) Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#29) J!mco CD 89194 (#20) Lotus CD [1] (#20) Norton CD 229 (#21) Norton LP 229 (#19) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#12) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#12) Select CD 586 (#19) Sun (England) LP 1031 (#8)
		Waitin' For You [vers. 2] — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#11) Norton LP 229 (#15)
		Waitin' For You [vers. 3] — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#16) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#43)
		Waitin' For You [vers. 4] — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#20) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#45)
		Waitin' For You [vers. 5] — Johnny Powers		Norton CD 229 (#23)
		Waiting For You — Johnny Powers		Bear Family CD 16311 (#13) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#13) Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#7) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#27) Sun (England) LP 1031 (#9)
		Won't You Please, Pretty Baby — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#8) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#28)
	[unissued] uniss.	The Bigger They Are — Johnny Powers		Eagle CD 90205 (#16) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#17) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#17)
		Corrine Corrina — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#10) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#44)
		Fallin' Star — Johnny Powers		Eagle CD 90205 (#15)
		I Walk — Johnny Powers		Bison Bop LP 2000 (#2) Buffalo Bop LP 2000 (#2)
		Somebody's Gonna Hurt You — Johnny Powers		Bison Bop LP 2001 (#2) Buffalo Bop LP 2001 (#2) Magnum Force LP 056 (#6) Olympic LP 4 (#11) Rock-It/Olympic LP 1001 (#13) Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#19)
Need Information
	[need info]	Falling Star — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#16) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#16)
		I Believe She Loves Me Too — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#12) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#31)
		I Just Got To Know Now — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#19)
		It's Now Or Never Little One — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#18)
		Kiss-A-Me Baby — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#15) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#15)
		Please Return My Love — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2010 (#18) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#18)
		The Rest Of My Days Are Lonely Ones — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#11)
		Rosalee — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#9) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#29)
		Well I Got Troubles — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#16) Rollercoaster CD 3038 (#35)
		You Didn't Care — Johnny Powers		Rollercoaster LP 2017 (#20)

Notes:

SEE ALSO: Vaughn, Dell

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1975	Bopcat (Netherlands) 300	LP	I'm Moving On
	Teenage Heaven (United States?) TH 275	LP	Country Rockers, Vol. 1 - Thousand Rockin' Guitars
1977	Dial (Netherlands) 004	LP	Olympic Rock
1978	Rock-It/Olympic (United States) RIO- 1001	LP	Rock It Rock, Vol. 1 [And] Olympic Rock, Vol. 2
1979	Bison Bop (Germany) Bb-LP 2000	LP	The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 1
	Bison Bop (Germany) Bb-LP 2001	LP	The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 2
1980	Olympic (United States) OR 3	LP	Crazy Batty & Gone
	Olympic (United States) OR 4	LP	Let's Jive It
1984	Rockhouse (Netherlands) LP 8411	LP	Rock It!
1985	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-LP 2000	LP	The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 1
	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-LP 2001	LP	The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 2
	Sun (England) (England) SUN 1029	LP	Shake Around
1986	Charly (England) 36	CD	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
	Rollercoaster (England) 2010	LP	Rock! Rock! Rock! / Johnny Powers
	Sun (England) (England) SUN 1031	LP	Country Rock Sides
1988	Magnum Force (England) MFLP 056	LP	Red Hot Rockabilly, Vol. 4
1991	Disky (Netherlands) DCD 5203	CD	Ultimate Sun Rock & Roll Collection
1992	Chief (Netherlands) CCD 1156502	CD	Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 2
	Chief (Netherlands) CCD 1156504	CD	Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 4
	Norton (United States) CED 229	CD	Long Blond Hair / Johnny Powers
1993	Disky (Netherlands) Memphis 05	CD	The Ultimate Memphis Rock 'N' Roll Collection, Vol. 1
	Rockhouse (Netherlands) ROCKCD 9319	CD	Rock It: 32 Authentic R&R And Rockabilly Shakers
	Sun (England) (England) 18	CD	Rock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 9
1994	J!mco (Japan) JICK 89194	CD	Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
	Sun LP- 801	10	Sun Country Rock 'N' Roll
	Titanic CD 1001	CD	Record Shop Hop: 30 Classic Motor City Rockabillys
1995	AVI (United States) CD 5004	CD	Rock Baby Rock It: Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
	Charly (England) MID 8099	CD	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1
	Collector (Netherlands) CLCD 4425	CD	Reallll Rrrrockin'
	Vladimir Twist VTR 6902	LP	Like Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 2
1996	Hallmark 305242	CD	Do The Ooby Dooby
	Lucky (England) CDLR 810	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 10
1997	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16210	CD	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 14
	Chief (Netherlands) CCD 1256501	CD	Fortune & Hi-Q Ultra Rare Special
	Lucky (England) CDLR 812	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 12
1998	Charly (England) CPCD 8137	CD	Unissued Sun Masters
	Charly (England) CPCD 8318	CD	Sun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2
1999	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16311	CD	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 16: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of Sun Record
	Charly (England) CPCD 8353	CD	Sun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3
	Dressed To Kill/BMG (England) DTKBOX 66	CD	The Sun Gods
	Eagle (Germany) EA-R 90205	CD	Chicken Rock: "Rockin" Around The Mountain
	Rollercoaster (England) RCCD 200	CD	Now Dig This: A Whole Lotta Roller Coaster Rockers
2000	Lotus (Italy) [RR1]	CD	The Best Of Sun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1
	Lotus (Italy) [1]	CD	The Best Of Sun, Vol. 1
2001	Golden Stars GSS 5374	CD	Rockin' Hepcat Rockabilly
	Lost Gold (United States) LGR 5698	CD	Original Historic Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 4
	Mustang MUST 2	CD	Goin' Down That Road
	Select CD 586	CD	Red Hot: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly
2006	Rhino (United States) R2 73346	CD	Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
2007	Rollercoaster (England) RCCD 3054	CD	Cool Daddy / Jimmy Kirkland
2013	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 173	CD	Rockin' Bones
	One Day Music (England) DAY3CD 010	CD	Real Rare Rockabilly
year?	Disky (Netherlands) Memphis 06	CD	The Ultimate Memphis Rock 'N' Roll Collection, Vol. 2
	Emusic/Lost Gold (United States) 11163032	MP	32 Original Historic Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 4
	Fed (Sweden) 05	CD	The Fed Story, Vol. 5
	Lucky (England) CDLR 814	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 14
	Luxel MAS 7104	CD	Rockabilly Hoodlums, v. 4
	Luxel CD 7109	CD	Rockabilly Hoodlums, v. 9
	Mustang MUST 4	CD	Mad Dog In Town
	Mustang MUST 9	CD	Real Gone Daddy
	Presto Vol. 1	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 1
	Presto Vol. 7	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 7
	Roller Coaster RCEP 107	EP	Long Blond Hair / Johnny Powers
	Rollercoaster (England) 2017	LP	Can't Resist That Rock And Roll / Johnny Powers
	Rollercoaster (England) RCCD 3038	CD	Long Blond Hair / Johnny Powers
	Yeaah! (England) 22	CD	Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 4
	Yeaah! CD 515	CD	Teen Town USA, Vol. 15
	Zomboco (United States) 2	CD	Real Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 2

Acknowledgments: Bear Family catalog, Scott Cheesebrew, Udo Frank, Shane Hughes, Kirill Jakovlev, Tom Lincoln, Gary Myers, No Hit Records, Michel Proost, Joe Wajgel

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