Independent Record Labels Of West Virginia

BES Records


Charleston, WV

Owner: Buddy Starcher

Notes:

 

NO. ARTIST PRESS MATRIX# SONG TITLES MUSIC VALUE YEAR NOTES
951 Pudgie Parsons
KING
634
634-45-951-A
634-45-951-B
Click For Photo I Can't Live My Life Without You
Click For Photo I Can't Let You Go
C&W
C&W
1961 Starday Custom
974 Pudgie Parsons
NA
974-A
974-B
Click For Photo Where Do I Stand With You
Click For Photo Now I Know (You'll Never Be Mine)
C&W
C&W
20-40 1962 Starday Custom
80 Johnny Fritz
KING
1088
1088-45-80-A
1088-45-80-B
Click For Photo Tall, Tall Gentleman
Click For Photo It Doesn't Hurt A Bit
C&W
C&W
1964
81 Dorsey Ray Parsons
KING
1088
1088-45-81-A
1088-45-81-B
Click For Photo A Few Hot Tears
Click For Photo A Memory Walks The Floor
C&W
C&W
8-12 1964
82 Mary Ann
& All Star Quartette
KING
1088
1088-45-82-A
1088-45-82-B
Click For Photo Fear Not
Click For Photo Beyond That Last Long Mile
SAC
SAC
8-12 1964 Male Vocalist
83 Dorsey Ray Parsons
KING
1088
1088-45-83-A
1088-45-83-B
Sad Street To Lonely Town
Walk Lightly
NA
NA
1964
84 Dorsey Ray Parsons
KING
1088
1088-45-84-A
1088-45-84-B
Click For Photo Touch Me
Click For Photo Goodnight To Loneliness
C&W
C&W
1964
85 Norman Chapman
KING
1088
1088-45-85-A
1088-45-85-B
Click For Photo I Dood It
Click For Photo The Swerps
INST
INST
10-15 1964
86 Butch Lester
KING
1088
1088-45-86-A
1088-45-86-B
Click For Photo I've Gotta Get Over You
Click For Photo Rosie
C&W
RAB
1965
87 Wick Craig
KING
1088
1088-45-87-A

1008-45-87-B
Click For Photo Runnin' Away
Mocking Bird
Click For Photo All Smiles Tonight
Isn't He Wonderful
IN-C&W
IN-C&W
1965 EP - 4 Songs
88 Dorsey Ray
KING
1088
1088-45-88-A
1088-45-88-B
Click For Photo Lost
Click For Photo Cryin'
C&W
BOP
15-20 1965
89 Butch Lester
KING
1088
1088-45-89-A
1088-45-89-B
Click For Photo Patches
Click For Photo The Car And Keys
C&W
RKR
20-30 1965
90 Chester Lester
KING
1088
1088-45-90-A
1088-45-90-B
Click For Photo Any Time But Now
Click For Photo I'd Rather Switch Than Fight
C&W
RKR
20-30 1965
91 Buddy Starcher
KING
1088
1088-45-91-A
1088-45-91-B
Click For Photo History Repeats Itself
Click For Photo Sniper's Hill
NAR
NAR
8-12 1965 Later on Boone 1038
92 Lowell Varney
KING
1088
1088-45-92-A
1088-45-92-B
Click For Photo Reach Out And Touch The Lord
Click For Photo I Surely Know He's There
SAC
SAC
1965
No # Buddy Starcher
RCA
S3KM-8026
S3KM-8028
It Doesn't Cost Nothing To Dream
I'm In A Jam Jim
C&W
NAR
8-12 1965
 

Acknowledgements: Steve Foehner, Ralph Tewksbury