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When I first started looking at the scans we made of Reggie's 1967 book, I noticed that it appeared incomplete. There was an entire month missing from May 5th to June 5th, and entries ended abruptly on September 1st. This just wasn't like Reggie, who usually kept meticulous records. I thought that perhaps we had overlooked something when we first 'digitized' the pages, but we were able to get a second look at the actual book last Summer (thank you Jenny Lynn!) and confirm that they were indeed left blank. After asking around a bit, I was able to fill in a couple of blanks from discographies and A.F.M. Union sheets, but had basically hit a dead end.

I had been working closely with Mark Nicholson, the proprietor of the American Sound Archive, in an effort to identify what tracks were recorded when, and he reminded me that in Roben Jones' book, Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios, she had alluded to the fact that Bobby Emmons had also kept a similar session log book. Bobby and Reggie, of course, had been working together at Hi since 1963, and had made the decision to join Chips Moman at American around the same time. I had met Bobby's daughter Sherry a couple of times over the years, and asked her if she could locate Bobby's 1967 book. Not only did she find it, but graciously offered to send it to me so I could digitize the pages as I had done with Reggie's. This opportunity to compare and contrast the session notes from both log books has enabled us to compile the most complete and comprehensive overview of this pivotal year in the history of Memphis music yet undertaken... it almost feels as if, somewhere up there, these two inseparable friends are still calling the shots - Thank You, Sherry!!

SO, here's how we're going to go about this:
- Reggie's notations will be listed in black ink, as always.
- Bobby's notations will be listed in blue ink (if the entry is the same as Reggie's it will be marked by a ✔ ).
- Entries we have compiled from other sources will be listed in green ink.
- If a known release is noted by name in the log-book section, it will be marked with an asterisk, and listed and playable below.
- Session tracks that were not released at the time (but have since been discovered) will be playable from the log-book section.

With Reggie and Bobby no longer full-time employees of Hi Records, it doesn't make sense to continue to list the Hi and M.O.C. releases separately, and so we will begin by listing known single releases in as chronological an order as we can figure out. We will also, by necessity, be expanding our LP section. Album tracks that were not also released as singles are listed and playable below.

As always, we are open to any additions, subtractions or corrections you might have, just send us an email. Thanks!

The in-depth notes for this all-important year have been split into 'episodes' - just click on the links below:
    EPISODE ONE: SHO IS GOOD
    EPISODE TWO: WAYNE'S WORLD
    EPISODE THREE: LET IT HAPPEN
    EPISODE FOUR: A TOUCH OF THE BLUES

Special thanks to Sherry Emmons Brugman, Jenny Lynn Young, Bobby Wood, Mark Nicholson, Teri Landi, John Broven, John Ridley, Jerry Kennedy, Jay Halsey, Colin Escott, Martin Hawkins, Russ Wapensky, Rob Hughes, Frank Bruno, Peter Hoogers, Harry Boon, Roben Jones and Georgette Keller. - red kelly, December 2020