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Notes:

• Additional credits on label of Kool 1026: Joey Long, Guitar / Bobby Welborn, Trumpet / Sammy Jay, Bass / Link Davis Jr., Drums.
• SEE ALSO: Medallions

Date	Label & Number	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1948 (Bb est.)	Imperial (Calif.)  8018  [78]		Rice And Gravy Blues — Link Davis And The Blue Bonnet Playboys	IF-35	Bear Family CD 16523 (#4) Krazy Kat CD 06 (#14)
			Rice And Gravy Boogie — Link Davis And The Blue Bonnet Playboys – (instr.)	IF-38	Krazy Kat CD 06 (#13)
1955/Feb. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.)  21350  [78]		Kajalena — Link Davis
			Va T'Cacher (Go Hide Yourself) — Link Davis
1955/Feb. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21350  [45]		Kajalena — Link Davis	ZSP 34825	Bear Family CD 16523 (#20)
			Va T'Cacher (Go Hide Yourself) — Link Davis	ZSP 34826	Bear Family CD 16523 (#19)
1955/Apr. 23 Bb c&w rev.	Nucraft (Texas)  2022  [78]		Coo-Coo-Coo — Harmonica Kid	B
			Jole-Blon — Harmonica Kid
1955/Apr. 23 Bb c&w rev.	Nucraft (Texas) 45-2022  [45]		Coo-Coo-Coo — Harmonica Kid	B
			Jole-Blon — Harmonica Kid	A
1955/Aug. 6 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.)  21431  [78]		Cajun Love — Link Davis
			Every Time I Pass Your Door — Link Davis
1955/Aug. 6 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21431  [45]		Cajun Love — Link Davis	JZSP 34824	Bear Family CD 16523 (#18)
			Every Time I Pass Your Door — Link Davis	JZSP 34823
1955/July 16 Bb c&w rev.	Nucraft (Texas)  2026  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		Grasshopper — Link Davis (from Emusic/Goldenlane MP3 11478070)	A Δ5117	Collectables CD 5341 (#11) El Toro CD 1010 (#6) Krazy Kat CD 06 (#10) Legend LP 004 (#11) Legend LP 1004 (#11)
			Magnolia Garden Waltz — Floyd Tillman	B Δ5118
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.)  235  [78]		Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis	2417
			Deep In The Heart Of A Fool — Link Davis
1956/Apr. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.) 45-235  [45]		Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis (from Gusto LP 5017X)	2417	Bear Family CD 16523 (#21) Bear Family CD 17671 (#20) Fantastic Voyage CD 145 (#6) Gusto LP 5017X (#1) Pan American CD 56005 (#23)
			Deep In The Heart Of A Fool — Link Davis	2418	Bear Family CD 16523 (#22)
1956/May 12 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.)  242  [78]		Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis	2417
			Grasshopper Rock — Link Davis	2441
1956/May 12 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.) 45-242  [45]		Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis (from Texas Gold CD 931)	2417	SD LP 840 (#1) Texas Gold CD 931 (#8)
			Grasshopper Rock — Link Davis (from Texas Gold CD 931)	2441	Bear Family CD 16523 (#24) Club PR LP 003 (#17) Fantastic Voyage CD 145 (#14) Gusto LP 5031X (#1) Mustang CD 2 (#27) Pan American CD 56012 (#19) Presto CD 6 (#6) SD LP 840 (#2) Texas Gold CD 931 (#25)
1956/Aug. 4 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.)  255  [78]		Don't Big Shot Me — Link Davis
			Trucker From Tennessee — Link Davis	2462
1956/Aug. 4 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.) 45-255  [45]		Don't Big Shot Me — Link Davis (from Texas Gold CD 931)	2440	Bear Family CD 16523 (#23) Bear Family CD 17671 (#26) Fantastic Voyage CD 145 (#28) Gusto LP 5017X (#10) Mustang CD 2 (#26) SD LP 840 (#10) Texas Gold CD 931 (#12)
			Trucker From Tennessee — Link Davis (from Ace CD 311)	2462	Ace 10 17 (#7) Ace LP 45 (#6) Ace CD 311 (#20) Bear Family CD 16523 (#25) Fantastic Voyage CD 026 (#72) Fantastic Voyage CD 145 (#24) Live Gold Productions CD 120012 (#2) Lucky CD 810 (#12) SD LP 840 (#9) Texas Gold CD 931 (#5)
1956/July 27 (comp. files)	Sarg (Texas)  136  [78]		Cockroach — Link Davis
			Big Houston — Link Davis
1956/July 27 (comp. files)	Sarg (Texas)  136-45 [45]		Cockroach — Link Davis (from Collector CD 4414)	no mx	Ace CD 36 (#21) Collectables CD 5341 (#8) Collector CD 4414 (#20) Fantastic Voyage CD 142 (#7)
			Big Houston — Link Davis (from 45)	no mx
1956/Dec. (Bb est.)	Starday (Tenn.)  275  [78]		Bayou Buffalo — Link Davis
			Would You Be Waiting — Link Davis
1956/Dec. (Bb est.)	Starday (Tenn.) 45-275  [45]		Bayou Buffalo — Link Davis (from 45)	2499	Bear Family CD 16523 (#26) Bear Family CD 16523 (#32)
			Would You Be Waiting — Link Davis		Bear Family CD 16523 (#27)
1957/May (Bb est.)	Starday (Tenn.) 45-293  [45]		Slippin' And Slidin' Sometimes — Link Davis (from 45)	2553	Ace CD 191 (#6) Ace LP 191 (#6) Ace CD 218 (#14) Ace LP 218 (#14) Bear Family CD 16523 (#28) Bear Family CD 16523 (#33)
			Allons A Lafayette — Link Davis	2554	Bear Family CD 16523 (#29)
1957/Nov. 11 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.) 45-331  [45]		Big Coonie — Link Davis
			Waltz Of The Jambalaya — Link Davis		Bear Family CD 16523 (#30)
1958/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.	Allstar (Texas)  7171  [45] (pressed by RCA)		Bon-Ta-Ru-La (Let The Good Times Roll) — Link Davis (from 45)	J8OW-7411	Bear Family CD 17692 (#3) Chief CD 7700 (#19) Collectables CD 5341 (#9) Krazy Kat CD 06 (#15)
			Memories With You — Link Davis (from 45)	J8OW-7412
1959/May 18 Bb pop rev.	Allstar (Texas)  7185-45 [45]		Ballad Of Jole Blon — Link Davis (from 45)	A-1002	Bear Family CD 17692 (#29)
			Visions — Link Davis (from 45)	A-1003
1959/Aug. 17 Bb c&w rev.	Tanker (Texas)  715  [45]		Permit Blues — Link Davis And The Cajuns (from Buffalo Bop CD 55196)	TA-101	Buffalo Bop CD 55196 (#17) Club LP 021 (#12) Krazy Kat CD 06 (#16) White Label LP 8908 (#9)
			Airliner — Link Davis And The Cajuns (from White Label LP 8908)	TA-102	Krazy Kat CD 06 (#17) White Label LP 8908 (#10)
1960/Apr. (Bb est.)	D (Texas)  1135  [45]		Big Coonie — Link Davis – (instr.)	1333
			Waltz Of The Jambalaya — Link Davis – (instr.)	1332
1960/May 16 Bb c&w rev.	Allstar (Texas)  7203-45 [45]		Little People — Link Davis
			Tee Mamou — Link Davis	M-1271
	Crazy Cajun (Texas)  526  [45]		Cajun Honey — Link Davis	LD-4
			Big Mamou — Link Davis	LD-3
1961/June (Bb est.)	D (Texas)  1191  [45]		Come Dance With Me — Link Davis (from 45)	1470	Ace 10 19 (#4)
			Five Miles From Town — Link Davis	1471
1962 or later (BMI est.)	Venus (Texas)  1447  [45]		Strolling — Link Davis	LH-5661
			I Played That Song For You — Link Davis	LH-5560
1962/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.	All Boy (Texas) 45-8505  [45]		Little Red Boat — Link Davis	ZG 69011	Collectables CD 5341 (#5)
			Forget-Me-Nots — Link Davis	ZG 69012
1963/Feb. (est.)	All Boy (Texas) 45-8508  [45]		Guy From Big Mamou — Link Davis	ZG 69018	Collectables CD 5341 (#4)
			Jole Blonde — Link Davis	ZG 69017
1961/Oct. mx series	Al's (Texas)  1500/1 [45]		Rice & Gravy — Link Davis (from 45)	1501
			Ferry Ride — Link Davis – (instr.)	1500
1961/Nov. mx series	Al's (Texas)  1503  [45]		Johnny Be Good — Link Davis (from R&B CD)	1510
			My Last Good-Bye — Link Davis	1511
1963/Nov. or later (Bb est.)	Kool (Texas)  1026  [45]		Beatle Bug — Link Davis, Man With The Buzzin' Sax – (instr.)	M-4225	Collectables CD 5341 (#12) Krazy Kat CD 06 (#20)
			I Keep Wanting You More — Link Davis	M-4226
1964/Sept. (Bb est.)	Allstar (Texas)  7305  [45]		Big Mamou — Link Davis	M-4913	Bear Family CD 16523 (#1) Chief CD 7700 (#15) Krazy Kat CD 06 (#19)
			Louisiana Waltz — Link Davis	M-4914
Canadian Singles & EPs
	Sparton (Canada) 4-280R [45]		Sixteen Chicks — Link Davis
			Grasshopper Rock — Link Davis
	[need info]     [ ]		Cajun Doll — Link Davis		Collectables CD 5341 (#14)
			Rice And Gravy Blues [alt. vers.] — Link Davis		Collectables CD 5341 (#1)

Acknowledgments:  Andrew Brown, CMF Library, Malcolm Chapman, Stephane Chatain, Scott Cheesebrew, Bill Davis, Mitch Drumm, Udo Frank, Anton Grundner, Kent Heineman, Tom Krajina, Stewart Michard, Gerd Miller, Pierre Monnery, Dean Craige Morris, No Hit Records, R&B Indies, Mike Smyth, Bruno Toson, Uncle Gil, Bjorn Witlox, Kirill Yakovlev