The Faithful
Wonders
(members Vernon
Garrett, .............................................................)
The Swan
Silvertones (members
Claude Jeter, Vernon Garrett,
.........................................................)
Speciality 829 - The Day Would Surely
Come / Jesus
Changed This Heart Of Mine -
1952
The Mixers (members Vernon
Garrett, .............................................................)
1956
The Sliders
(members Vernon Garrett, Leo Alexander (tenor), Clarence Alexander
(bass), Joe Gordon (tenor) and Patricia Slater)
Chevron 750 - There Is A Great Big Moon / Love Is Like A Mountain -
1958 (Billy Ward was interested in tenor Joe Gordon. He went with
Billy Ward & Dominoes,” thus breaking up the Sliders)
The
Velvetones (members Eddie Lewis (lead tenor),
Vernon Garrett, .................................................)
No recordings made with group, who had releases on the Aladdin
label.
Russell
Jacquet's Orchestra
(members Russell Jacquet, Sleepy
Carruthers (Saxophone),
......................)
Network 101 - You're Gonna Get Paid*
/ Sail On** - 1960 *session (vocals by Vernon and Jewel).
**vocal by Vernon Garrett.
Imperial X5722 - You're Gonna Be Paid /
Sail On - 1961
Russell
Jacquet with Vernon and Jewel
Network 102 - You Can Have My Loving / Stay With Me - 1961
Vernon and Jewel
(members Vernon Garrett and his wife (married 1960) Jewel Whittaker)
Pam-Mar 611/612 - My Every Thought / Baby, You Got What It Takes*
- 1962 *also recorded in 1960 by
Brook Benton
& Dinah Washington on Mercury 71565.
Kayo 5104 - The Thought Of You / Baby, You Got What It Takes - 1963
Bay-Tone 111 - I Love You / I Got To Get Closer To My Baby -
1964
Bay-Tone 112 - It Hit Me Where It Hurts / It's A Better World - 1964
Bay-Tone 112 - It Hit Me Where It Hurts / Since You Left Me All
Alone - 1964
Kent - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (Take 1) - 1964
(unissued until it was
released in the U. K. on a 2003 Kent
Cd "Vernon Garrett - I Made My Own
World" CDKEND 224)
Kent
405 - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights* / That's A
Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)** - 1964
*also recorded in 1956 by Ann Cole on Ace 512 and in 1957 by Earl
King on Ace 529. **also recorded in 1960 by Brook Benton
and Dinah Washington on Mercury 71629.
Vernon And Jewell
Kent 430 - Hold My Hand* / How About You - 1965 *also
recorded in 1956 by Paul Perryman on
Duke 158.
Vernon Garrett
(born 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska)
Modern -
I'm Guilty -
1966
(unissued until it
appeared in the U. K. on a 2003 Kent Cd
"Vernon Garrett - I Made My Own World" CDKEND 224 and also released
in the U. K. on a 2007 Kent Cd "For
Connoisseurs Only Volume 3" CDKEND 281)
Modern 1026 - If I Could Turn Back The Hand Of Time* / You And Me
Together - 1966 *with The Blossoms on background vocals and on
session Barney Kessel (rhythm guitar).
Modern - If I
Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Take 2) - 1966 (unissued
until it was released in 1995 in Japan on P-VINE PCD 4766
then released again in the U. K. on a 2003 Kent
Cd "Vernon Garrett - I Made My Own World" CDKEND 224)
Richard Parker and His
Orchestra
Modern - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Tme
(Instrumental) - 1966
(this previously unissued
backing track to the Modern 1026 single appeared in the U. K. on
a 2003 Kent Cd "Vernon Garrett - I Made
My Own World" CDKEND 224)
Vernon Garrett
Open G. 400 - I Had A Dream / Frankenstein - 1967
Open G. 401 - Cave Man (Part 1) / Cave Man (Part 2) - 1967
Kent 459 - Shine It On / Things Are Lookin'
Better - 1967
Baby Jewel and Fats
Gaines & Grandpaps / Baby Jewel
(Jewel Whittaker died 1968 -- cause: cancer)
Boola-Boola 679/680 - Funky Feet /
Without A Feeling* - 1968 *flip by Baby Jewel.
Vernon Garrett
Kent 476 - Running Out* / Slow And Easy -
1968 *written by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, produced by
Arthur Wright who also played guitar on the session.
Venture 623 - Love Has Caught Me - 1968 (one sided white
label promo issue)
Venture 623 - Love Has Caught Me / Second To None - 1968
Vernon Garrett & Marie
Franklin
Venture 632 - Without You / Second To None - 1969
Vernon Garrett
Venture 635 - Angel Doll / Hop, Skip And Jump - 1969
R & B 690924 - Born To Love You / No Sign Of Love - 1969 (Texas
Label)
Soul Clock 103 - Just Ain't My Day /
Just Ain't My Day (Instrumental) - 1969
Glow Hill 1 - Merry Christmas Baby / Christmas Groove - 1969
Biggie
Ratt (Vernon Garrett)
APT 26001 - Escape / We Don't Need No Music - 1970
Vernon Garrett
Kapp 2088 - You Blew My Mind / We The
People In The Ghetto - 1970
Kapp 2097 - Little Black Woman / Long
Lonely Nights - 1970 (also on this label number is the 1970 release
by The Prophets "Some Kind Of Wonderful / They Call Her Son")
Grenade 1003 - Going To My Baby's Place / Something Went Wrong -
1974
The Checkmates
(members Vernon Garrett,
..............................................)
?
Vernon Garrett
Watts U. S. A. 0005 - I've Learned My Lesson* / Don't Do What I Do
- 1974 *uncredited backing by The Soul
Messengers later to become LTD amongst the members were David T.
Walker
or
Al McKay (later member of Earth, Wind and Fire) (guitar),
James Davis (keyboards), Toby (baritone saxophone), Onion
(saxophone), Carle Vickers (trumpet) and Jeffrey
Osbourne (drums)
Watts U. S. A. 054 - Keep On Forgiving You / I Made My Own
World - 1974
Watts U. S. A. 076/7 - Don't Do What I Do / Do What-Ltd -
197?
Vernon Garrett & The Soul Messengers
(members Vernon Garrett, ....................)
Gator 1201 - Jody Can Ease The Pain / Think People - 1974
Vernon Garrett & The
Crossover Band (members Vernon
Garrett, ...............................................)
California Gold 40 - Love Junkie, I Need A Love Injection / Baby You
Got What It Takes - 1975
California Gold 49 - Crossroads (Part 1) / Crossroads (Part 2) -
1975
Vernon Garrett
Safe 101
- Drowning In The Sea Of Tears / Do What You Set Out To Do -
1976
L. A. West 001 - Love Junkie /
I Learned My Lesson - 197?
L. A. West 001 - Love Junkie / Back In My
Life - 197?
ICA 003 - I'm At The Crossroads (Part 1) / I'm At The Crossroads
(Part 2) - 1977
ICA 019 - Hey Young Girl / Midnight In The City - 1977
Vernon Garret with Sir Stan
& The Counts (members Vernon Garrett,
.........................)
Glow Hill 1 - Merry Christmas Baby / Christmas Groove - 1979
Vernon Garrett
Glow Hill 516 - Love Junkie I Need A Love Injection / Baby You Got
What It Takes - 1981
Glow Hill 1001 - Johnny Walker Red / Stranger In My Bed (Tonight) -
1984
Vernon Garrett & The
Croos Road Band (members
Vernon Garrett, .......................................)
Glow Hill 516 - Someone Else Is Steppin'
In / Love Me Right - 1985
Vernon Garrett
Glow Hill 517/8 - I Got To Get Over (To My Baby's Place) / The Old
Ball Game - 1985
White
Enterprises 104 - Somebody Messed Up / Drifting Apart - 1986
Vernon Garrett & The Moore
Brother Band (members Vernon Garrett,
............................)
White
Enterprises 105 - Black Women (Part 1) / Black Women
(Part 2) -
1986
Vernon Garrett
Glow Hill 732 - Little Black Woman (Part 1) / Little Black Woman
(Part 2) - 1988
Ichiban 251 - Bottom Line / Caught In A Crossfire - 1991
Ichiban 467 - Teeny Weeny Touch Of Your
Love / You Bought Your Ticket - 1997