Meanwhile, I will be on WGXC 90.7 FM radio tonight, Friday the 13th from 7:00-9:30 PM Eastern (UTC/GMT: Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 00:00 - 02:30).

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The set will all over the place in style, and not feature much garage. This will be a guest set, I may have a regular show in the near future.

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Let's start with Chan Romero's Warrior label from Billings, Montana:

I've read that Chan, a one-time Pueblo, Colorado resident best known for writing and recording "Hippy Hippy Shake" owned the Warrior label that released the great single "I Don't Recall" by the Trolls (also from Pueblo). I was uncertain of this, as a notice in Billboard announcing the formation of Romero's Warrior label in Billings, Montana came much later - 1971. However, Lisa Wheeler of Pueblo City Limits related that Chan told her he was indeed the owner of Warrior, starting it in Billings Montana in 1962 with a 45 by Kostas, "Something We Call Love" / "Jane", which I'd never seen until Dave Martens sent in the scans seen here. Chan released the Trolls 45 as a favor to their manager Tony Spicola. See my article on the Trolls for more info on that band.

The only other 45 I've seen on the Warrior label with the horseman image was "Any Time "(written by Happy Lawson) / "Just One More Dance" by Stan Campbell. In the comments below, Bob of the excellent Dead Wax site mentions one by Chan Romero I didn't know existed.

There were other Warrior labels to confuse matters, including one in Los Angeles that featured a band called Our Gang that was long thought to be the same group of that name from Colorado Springs.

Billings, Montana. Chan Romero, owner, circa 1962-1966:
likely incomplete - any help with this would be appreciated

L-128 - Kostas - Something We Call Love (C. Romero) / Jane (Kostas Lazarides) ( Crooked Rock Music, BMI, 1962)
OV-105 - Stan Campbell - Any Time (Happy Lawson) / Just One More Dance
L-173 - Trolls - I Don't Recall (Richard Gonzales, Warrior Tunes BMI) / Stupid Girl (November 1966)
L-219 - Chan Romero - Lost In Love / Billie

relaunched by Chan Romero as a gospel label in the '70s (see Billboard article):
#? - Fire, Wind & Rain - Hey Hey World / That's What People Say
#? - Faith, Hope & Charity - That's What the People Said

For more info see also:
Chan Romero discography at WangDangDula.com.
Interview with Chan Romero at Rockabilly N Blues Records.

Doesn't seem to be connected to the earlier Warrior label from Hollywood. Tom Sawyer also had the Trident label. Our Gang were from Buena Park by Los Angeles (info from Mike Markesich). This Our Gang is not the Colorado Springs group who cut "Rapunzel" / "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow".

Louisiana:
1001 - Guy Spitale - Who's That Woman (W-101) / It's Over Forever (W-102)

Unknown location:
RFF 777 - Ivan X - Edge of Night / Tell Tale Heart

In a comment below, Clearlight mentions another Warrior 45: Simon T. Stokes "Big City Blues" / "Pow! Zap!" (?) on Warrior 1008 (Jan'66), which I've only seen in it's second incarnation (a re-recording?) on the HBR label (HBR 487), with new flip "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction" (Simon Stokes) and arrangement credited to Harold R. Battiste, Jr., and A&R by Larry Goldberg. Anyone have scans or transfers of the Warrior version?

Special thanks to Westex of Lone Star Stomp, Drunkenhobo, Bob of Dead Wax, and Dave Martens for their contributions to these discographies.

The Kavemen came from the southeastern section of Dallas. Jerry Colwell had discussed the Kavemen in a longer interview about his career with Kit and the Outlaws and other bands:

Later joined the #1 Dallas band The Cavemen [sic] and played battle of the bands against Jimmy Vaughn and his band, and the Royals and others. In 1965 the Cavemen was the home band for a Night club "Surfers A Go Go" in Dallas, where we played with Chuck Berry, Roy Head, the original Drifters, Jimmy Velvet and Johnny Green and the Greenmen. We played at clubs all over Texas, my favorites were the "Bamboo Hut" in Galveston, and "Panther Hall" in Fort Worth, a televised event every week. We also played at Louanns many times.

As it turns out, they recorded four songs at Sumet Sound Studios which were never released. Carlene Fonseca sent me the songs from their unreleased acetate and passed along this info from her ex-husband Tommy Fonseca:

The band got together first as an instrumental group playing at Twilight Time Skating Rink, in Dallas, TX and playing for high school dances at H. Grady Spruce High School and E. B. Comstock Junior High.  Jimmy and Roland Allen were singers and they went to Spruce Hi and heard the band and offered to sing for them. 

The recording was done at Summit [Sumet] in Dallas. The recordings were not released. The jumps & skips are because of a defect in the master dub. Tommy said somebody dropped it and it was chipped at the spot where the 1st song was on the 1st side and the 1st song on the flip side. 

Rodney Vineyard, the lead guitar, left the group  to play with Sunny Satin and the Mysterians. The Kavemen couldn't find another lead guitar so they broke up. When the studio was ready to release it they declined since the group was no longer together.

Tommy recently spoke to Roland Allen. He lives in Gun Barrel City and he told Tommy that Jimmy had passed away the just the week before.  We cannot locate Bill.  He was the drummer. Rodney lives in Balch Springs, TX and he still plays for VFW Posts occasionally.

Because of the chip in the lacquer, my favorite song "Can't You See" suffers from skips and drop-outs for the first thirty seconds. Same with the first song on the second side, "Why". The other two, "Without You", and "I Feel the Same" are fine. I'm hoping to get a photo or scan of the acetate labels. Despite the flaws, these are fantastic examples of mid-60s Texas rock 'n roll!

The Kavemen - Can't You See
The Kavemen - Without You
The Kavemen - Why
The Kavemen - I Feel the Same

Since I haven't seen a complete list anywhere else, I'm including what I've compiled here:

Candi:

1020 Grand Prees - Jungle Fever (featuring Douglass Pettijohn) / Sit and Cry (featuring Bernice Marsh)
1021 Christian Harmonizers - The Day Has Passed and Gone / The Lord Will Make a Way
1022 Mighty Wonders - God Called Moses / All My Troubles Will Be Over
1023 Silas Phifer & the Mellow Fellows* - Gotta Find My Baby / Edwin Johnson & the Mellow Fellows - You Gave Me Love
1024 Santio's Premiers and Nat. Miller - She's Still My Baby / Doggin' the Twine
1025 Vibra-Tones and George Johnson - I'm Begging You Baby / Willie's Dream
1026 Empires - Love You So Bad / Come Home Girl (Candi)
1027 Evangelist Mattie Lewis & Travelling Gospelettes - The Lord Is My Shepherd / The Rest of My Days
1028 Eddie Johnson - Mis-Ter Night / I Lost My Linda
1029 Ruth White & the Continentals - Give Us Your Blessings / Dog Time
1030 Humble Gospel Singers - Long Way to the City / The Rest of My Days
1031 Maurice Williams & the Inspirations - The Day Has Come / Never Leave You Again
1032 ?
1033 Empires - You're On Top Girl

* Mellow Fellows - I've read some speculation that this is the same group known as the Mello Souls behind the soul classic "We Can Make It" on the Mello label. Anyone have a scan of that?

Chavis:

1034 Matadors - Say Yes Baby / Carmen I Wish You Were Here
1035 Spidels - Like a Bee / You Know I Need You (1962)
1036 ?
1037 Mighty Wonders - Good News / He Heard Me Cry
1038 State of Mind - Move / If He Comes Back (1966) (CH-2076/7)
1039 ?
1040 ?
1041 State of Mind - Make You Cry / Goin' Away (1967) (CH-2083)

709 Southern Gate Singers - Somebody's Always Talking About Me / Laugh Laugh Laugh
710 Miller Family - He Cares for You / I Believe in Jesus (arr. Lee Miller) (CH-1420/1)
730 Mighty Kings of Harmony - I Know a Man / Better World (CH 1460)

7011 Rising Stars - You Need This
7012 Sensational Mighty Wonders - Live On High / A Friend in Jesus (CH 3506/7)
7013 Specializers - Rock of Ages / Oh How I Love Jesus

Barvis:

7010 The Tree - No Good Woman / Man From Nowhere (1966)
125 The Superiors Band and Their Soul Singers - Darling I Love You / Amateur Love
319 The Superiors Band and Their Soul Singers - The Lady Part 1 / The Lady Part 2

Most of the gospel releases were produced by Lee Skinner. James Chavis' publishing was usually listed with Vandever Music, BMI. Though located in Delaware, Chavis seems to have had some connections in North Carolina, the home of some of his gospel acts, like the Mighty Wonders.