NEWSLETTER #139
Country, Bluegrass & Old Timey
Jean Shepard ->
Bob Wills
JEAN
SHEPARD & TOMMY OVERSTREET |
Gusto 2004 |
Sing 15 Gospel Hits in their Own Style |
● CD $6.98 |
Jean Shepard sings seven cuts including Rock of Ages/
Blessed Assurance/ Crying Holy, Rock of Ages. Tommy Overstreet Sings
eight cuts including In the Garden/ Blessed Assurance/ Leaning on the
Everlasting Arms.
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HOBART SMITH |
Smithsonian Folkways 40141 |
In Sacred Trust - The 1963 Fleming Brown
Tapes |
● CD $15.98 |
36 tracks, 75 mins, essential
Stunning collection of previously unissued recordings from 1963 by the
brilliant Hobart Smith from Virginia who is one of my favorite old time
musicians and one of the greatest traditional musicians to come to
prominence in the late 50s and early 60s. He was a wonderful singer with
an emotion charged style and a virtuoso instrumentalist. About half the
tracks are instrumental and his playing is simply staggering - beautifully
improvising on traditional tunes whether he is playing banjo, guitar,
fiddle or piano - if you've never heard traditional tunes played on the
piano you're in for a really pleasant surprise.
His performance of the old favorite Cuckoo Bird is simply mind
boggling. These recordings were made informally by fellow banjo player
Fleming Brown in Chicago and features some fascinating spoken comments
from Hobart. Compiled and annotated by Stephen Wade whose 80 page booklet
is packed with years of original research discussing Hobart's life and the
influences that shaped his music. I almost
forgot - Hobart does some clog dancing on a couple of tracks while
playing! (FS)
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JO STAFFORD |
B.A.C.M. 123 |
Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere |
● CD $14.98 |
An odd release for B.A.C.M. featuring 23 songs recorded
between 1947 and 1953 by this pop vocalist. The first seven tracks are all
traditional songs like Red Rosy Bush/ Black Is The Color/ Poor
Wayfaring Stranger/
He
Leadeth Me/ Rock Of Ages/ Nearer My God To The Thee/ The Old Rugged Cross,
etc. All songs feature her with orchestral arrangements by her husband
Paul Weston and some include the Norman Luboff Choir.
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SUNSHINE RUBY |
Cattle 312 |
Sweetheart Of The Big "D" Jamboree |
● CD $18.98 |
The complete issued recordings (16 tracks) of Ruby Bateman
who was only 13 when she hit the country charts in 1953 with Too Young
To Tango. Tracks include duets with with Homer & Jethro and Tommy
Sands. Sidemen include Paul Blunt (steel guitar), Sonny James (fiddle) and
Paul Buskirk (mandolin).
SUNSHINE RUBY: Datin'/ Don't You Know I Love You (with
Tommy Sands)/ Hankerin' (with Tommy Sands)/ Hearts Weren't Meant To Be
Broken/ I Don't Care What The General Said (i Surrender)/ I Got My First
Kiss Last Night/ I Think He Winked At Me/ I Wanna Do Something For Santa
Claus/ I'm So Bashful/ Little Girl Love/ My Daddy Has Two Sweethearts./
Nobody Asked Me To Dance/ That Ain't In Any Catalog (with Homer + Jethro)/
Too Fat For The Chimney/ Too Old For Toys (too Young For Boys)/ Too Young
To Tango
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THE TOBACCO TAGS |
B.A.C.M. 131 |
Get Your Head In Here |
● CD $14.98 |
Delightful collection of 24 tracks of old time singing and
playing by this excellent group from North Carolina, recorded between 1931
and 1939. The earlier sides feature a trio with two mandolins and a guitar
- by 1938 their were several personnel changes and the group
configuration changed to two guitars, mandolin and fiddle or string bass.
Their repertoire was extensive including blues, old time mountain songs,
gospel songs, humorous songs, sentimental songs and novelties. Except for
the two earliest tracks which exhibit to much digital noise reduction the
sound is fine and their brief notes by Brian Golbey.
THE TOBACCO TAGS: Ain‘t Gonna Do It No More/ Be Good,
Baby/ Courtin‘/ Darling, The Answer Is In This Song/ De Way To Spell
Chicken/ Don‘t Forget Mother/ Down By The Old Mill Stream/ Get Your Head
In Here/ Heart Breaking Blues/ I Love To Ramble In The Roses/ If I Only
Had A Home Sweet Home/ It Can‘t Be Done/ Jersey Bull Blues/ Reno Blues/
Ridin‘ The Rails/ Tall And Handsome Comedy/ The Hottest Gal In Town/ Tiny
Blue Shoes/ V8 Blues/ We‘ll Know Each Other Up There/ When You Go A-courtin‘/
Why Should It End This Way/ Wild Bill Jones/ Yodeling Mule
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B.A.C.M. 129 |
The Victor Label - Classic Old Time Music |
● CD $14.98 |
24 tracks, 72 mins, highly recommended
Delightful and
varied collection of old time music recorded for Victor between 1926 and
1930 focussing on mostly obscure but fine artists and mostly appearing on
CD for the first time. Artists include Hiter Colvin, Red Patterson's
Piedmont Log Rollers, Judge Sturdy's Orchestra (dance music, complete with
calls), The Carolina Twins (David Fletcher and fine harmonica player Gwen
Foster), The Tennesee Mountaineers (their stunning Standing On The
Promises which has been reissued a couple of times before), The
Johnson Brothers (fine duo with two tunes including one with black
harmonica player El Watson), Mellie Dunham's Orchestra, Gwen Foster,
Jilson Setters (brilliant fiddler), Mr. & Mrs J.W. Baker (fine duo with
guitar, banjo and autoharp), Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers and
more. Sound quality is fine and there are very brief notes by Brian
Golbey.
MR. & MRS. J. W. BAKER: On The Banks Of The Sunny
Tennessee/ The Newmarket Wreck/ THE CAROLINA TWINS: Your Wagon Needs
Greasing/ JACK CAWLEY'S OKLAHOMA RIDGE RUNNERS: The Dawn Waltz/ White
River Stomp/ HITER COLVIN: Monroe Stomp/ MELLIE DUNHAM'S ORCHESTRA: Medley
Of Reels/ Mountain Rangers/ GWEN FOSTER: Black Pine Waltz/ BILL HELMS &
HIS UPSON COUNTY BAND: Roscotrillion/ THE JOHNSON BROTHERS (PAUL &
CHARLES): Just A Message From Carolina/ The Soldier‘s Poor Little Boy/
DEMPSON & DENMON LEWIS: Caliope/ THE MOONSHINERS: Fulton County/ Shelby
County/ RED PATTERSON'S PIEDMONT LOG ROLLERS: The White Rose/ POPE'S
ARKANSAS MOUNTAINEERS: Birmingham/ JILSON SETTERS (AKA J.W. DAY):
Black-eyed Susie/ Forked Deer/ JUDGE STURDY'S ORCHESTRA: Old Dan Tucker
(country Dance)/ One Snowy Night (quadrille)/ TAYLOR-GRIGGS LOUISIANA
MELODY MAKERS: Big Ball Uptown/ Where The Sweet Magnolias Bloom/ THE
TENNESSEE MOUNTAINEERS: Standing On The Promises
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Bear Family BCD 16065 |
Atomic Platters - Cold War Music From The
Golden Age Of |
● CD $195.98 |
There have been a number of albums devoted to music about
the the atomic bomb and the cold war but you can trust Bear Family to do
the definitive set. This five CD set plus DVD set features more than 100
songs from the late 40s to late 60s - country, blues, rock 'n' roll, pop,
gospel, calypso and jazz from artists like Slim Gaillard, The Buchanan
Brothers, Doris Day, Carson Robison, Hank Williams, Billy Chambers, Al
Rex, Floyd Tillman, Sammy Salvo, Roosevelt Sykes, Warren Smith, The Louvin
Brothers, The Goldwaters, Tom Lehrer, Dr. Strangelove & The Fallouts, The
Pilgrim Travelers, Roy Acuff, Louisiana Red, Bo Diddley, Buddy Hawk & His
Buddies, Jimmie Driftwood, The Jewels, The Charades, Bobby Marchan & The
Clowns and many more. Interspersed are some amazing civil defence spots
including advice on what do in the event of a nuclear war from
personalities like Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, Pat Boone, Fred McMurray (you
too can buildout shelter for less than $100), Boris Karloff, Johnny Cash
and others as well as advice from emergency broadcasting service CONELRAD
(CONtrol of ELectromagnetic RADiation). The fifth CD features two full
length civil defence LPS from 196 "If The Bomb Falls" and "The Complacent
Americans". The DVD features nine educational films on "What Is
Communism?", "Our Cities Must Fight", etc.
Complementing is a 292 page hard cover book with extensive notes in
English and German by Bill Geerhart & Ken Stitz with hundreds of
illustrations - artist photos, label shots, covers of civil defense
manuals, lobby cards and poster from films on the subject, dummy newspaper
headlines, comic book covers and more. A spectacular and invaluable
production.
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Cattle 314 |
The Golden Age Of Country Music, Vol. 5 |
● CD $18.98 |
Includes 7 tracks by Johnny Hicks, 4 by The Country Choir
(managed by Johnny Hicks), 4 by Neal Burris, 4 by The Shenandoa Trio and 8
by Billy Brown.
BILLY BROWN: Don't Hold Back./ I Hope I Don't Live Long
Enough To Lose You/ I Never Knew I'd Miss You/ I'm Sending Back Everything
But Memories/ Jealous Stars/ Rich In Love/ Tight Wad/ Trusting Heart/ NEAL
BURRIS: Bonita Chiquita/ Put A Little Sweetnin' (in Your Love)/ Start The
Music/ Why Live If Life Is Not Worth Living/ THE COUNTRY CHOIR: God Be
With You/ Now The Day Is Over/ Rock Of Ages/ Who At My Door Is Standing?/
JOHNNY HICKS: Are You Sorry (that You Love Me?)/ Brush The Dust Off Your
Bible/ Honky Tonk Heart/ I Got A Ring For Her Finger/ I Need A Good Woman
Bad/ Sippin' Cider/ You All Come/ THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY TRIO: Cabin Of
Love/ Let Me Rest (at The End Of My Journey)/ Little Sunshine Girl/ While
I'm Reading Your Letter
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Collector 2874 |
Slew Foot Boppin' Billies |
● CD $16.98 |
How can you not love a title like that?! 30 more rare
uptempo hillbilly, hillbilly boogie and occasional Western Swing cut from
the late 40s and early 50s. Excellent sound and 16
page booklet has detailed notes, artist photos and label shots.
ERNIE BENEDICT & HIS RANGER RIDERS: Hillbilly City
Nashville Tenn/ BIG SLIM & HIS OKLAHOMA BOYS: Wheeling Boogie/ LEE BROOME
& THE BROOME BROTHERS: Tennessee Saturday Night/ BUCK BUCHANAN & TEXAS TOP
HANDS: You're Rockin The Boat/ STONEY CALHOUN & THE NITE OWLS: Hot 'n
Cold/ DAKOTA HANK: Live Fast Love Hard Die Young/ CORKY EDMINSTER & HIS
KANSAS CORRAL GANG: Twin Guitar Boogie/ ART GENTRY & HIS NASHVILLE
SERENADERS: Shotgun Boogie/ CURLY GIBSON & THE SUNSHINE PLAY BOYS: Hand Me
The Mustard/ JIM HALL: Swami Mooh Lah/ JAM UP AND HONEY: Slew Foot Mama/
Wild Honey Rag/ LEON JENKINS & HIS TEXAS SHOWBOYS: Too Fat Boogie/ BRAD
KING & HIS DUDE RANCH GANG: Who Do You Think You're Foolin/ RED KIRK:
Knock Out The Lights And Call The Law/ DUDE MARTIN: Pistol Boogie/ EDDIE
MCMULLEN'S SLEEPY VALLEY FIVE: Eddie's Steel Guitar Boogie/ MORRIS MILLS:
Jumbalia Answer/ CHUCK MURPHY: Boogie Jackson/ The Honeymoon Is Over/ TEX
OWENS & THE PRAIRIE PIRATES: Porcupine Serenade/ RAYMOND PARISH: Painter's
Blues/ CHAS PETERS & WALT SHRUM & HIS COLORADO HILLI: You've Been Honkey
Tonkin/ RUSTY & THE THREE STRINGS: Three Strings Boogie/ TEX RYDER & THE
TEXAS TOMCATS: Milk Bucket Boogie/ SAGE BRUSH SANDY & HIS SERENADERS: My
Boogie Woogie Baby/ WILLIE SAMPLES & RICOCHETS: I Don't Care/ TENNESSEE
BUCK & THE THREE STRINGS: Tennessee Border/ JIM WILSON: Big Fat Mama/
MICKEY WOODWARD: Would You Mind
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Collector 2875 |
More Boppin .. More Rockin' |
● CD $16.98 |
30 more rarities. Most of these appear to be from the
early/ mid 50s and includes a fair amount of mainstream country.
JIMMY AVANT & THE COUNTRY SERENADES: Devil On An Angel/
AL BRITT: You Waited Too Long/ LARRY BRYANT: I Remember/ Keep Right On
Trying/ CECIL CAMPELL & HIS TENNESSEE RAMBLERS: Steel Guitar Swing/ MARY
CARR & THE CARL-TUNES: Who Taught Who/ TOM CARTER & THE RAMRODS: Frankie
And Johnny/ D.J. CHAPMAN: Hey Porter/ THE CONTRY COUSINS: Don't Stay Out
Late/ THE CONTRY RAMBLERS: Walkin Talkin Cryin Barely Beatin Broken Heart/
BIG JIM DE NOONE: Crazy Fiddle/ THE ECHO VALLEY RANGERS: All Because Of
You/ THE EDWARDS BROTHERS: Heart Thief/ DON EPPERSON & HIS KENTUCKIANS:
You're Gone Again/ GENE FINNEY: Love Of A Lifetime/ BENNIE HESS: Queen Of
Sylvan Beach/ RED LE BLANC: I Love Her Right Or Wrong/ HERBERT G. MAPP &
THE RAMBLERS: Silver Streak/ BILLY MARTIN: You Ain't Lovin/ LEE MELSON &
HIS MISSOURI NITE HAWKS: Boss Man Blues/ THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BOYS:
Lookin For My Baby/ RAY MITCHAM: Out Yonder/ JACK RENO: Wonder Drug/ KENNY
ROGERS & JOYCE SINGO: Raindrops/ SONS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: When My Blue
Moon Turns To Gold Again/ RED SPEEKS: Mountain Boy/ LES & HELEN TUSSEY &
THE GOLDEN HILL BOYS: They Went Around/ DON WARD WITH MILLIE REID: Free
From The Chains/ I'm Gonna Cry/ JOHN WATSON & KIRK BROTHERS: Getting-right
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County 3533 |
Old Time Mountain Banjo |
● CD $15.98 |
Wonderful and varied collection of tunes and songs
featuring banjo playing recorded in the late 20s and early 30s.Superb sound and 16 page illustrated
booklet with detailed notes and information on banjo tunings.
CLARENCE ASHLEY: Coo Coo Bird/ THE COON CREEK GIRLS:
Banjo Pickin' Girl/ JOHN HAMMOND: Little Birdie/ W.A. HINTON: Leather
Britches/ FRANK JENKINS: Baptist Shout/ Home Sweet Home/ BUELL KAZEE:
Orphan Girl/ BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD: Italy/ UNCLE DAVE MACON: Don't Get
Weary Children/ LAND NORRIS: Charming Betsy/ CHARLIE POOLE & LUCY TERRY:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Medley/ THE RED HEADED FIDDLERS: Far In The
Mountain/ B.F. SHELTON: Oh Molly Dear/ Pretty Polly/ SMITH & ALLGOOD:
American & Spanish Fandango/ MARION UNDERWOOD: Coal Creek March/ DOCK
WALSH: Going Back To Jericho/ WHITTER, HENDLEY, & SMALL: Shuffle Feet
Shuffle
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JSP JSPCD 7755 |
Mountain Gospel |
● CD $28.98 |
Four CDS, 100 tracks, essential
Fabulous collection of old
time gospel music featuring 100 tracks recorded between 1926 and 1941 -
the first in depth look at this genre. It includes the complete recordings
of the fantastic singer/ guitarist Alfred G. Karnes and the great and
terrifically exciting Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet previously
available on the now out of print Document CD "Kentucky Gospel." It
includes many sides not previously on CDs and the music is tremendously
varied including unaccompanied quartets, string bands, brother duets,
sacred harp groups and even some novelty gospel numbers. Apart from the
aforementioned Karnes and Phipps, highlights include 12 gorgeous sides by
Ernest V. Stoneman with harmony vocals accompanied by guitar, fiddle and
organ; three tracks by The Bush Family/ Brothers; a lovely duet by The Anglin Twins featuring Jack Anglin who later became half of Johnnie &
Jack, the delightful Virginia Dandies featuring vocal by Walter Smith who
also appears as Kid Williams on two songs with fine steel guitar, groups
led by J.E. Mainer and his brother Wade, the terrific Bill Carlisle and
much more. Sound quality varies but generally excellent and there brief
notes on many of the artists and discographical information. This is one
of those sets you'll return to again and again because of the variety and
everywhere you look you'll find an obscure gem. (FS)
ALABAMA SACRED HARP SINGERS: Cuba/ I Belong To This
Band/ Old Ship Of Zion/ THE ALCOA QUARTET: I'm Redeemed/ THE ANGLIN TWINS:
Just Inside The Pearly Gates/ THE AVONDALE MILLS QUARTET: Rejoicing All
The Way/ BIRD'S KENTUCKY CORN CRACKERS: Crossed Old Jordan's Stream/ THE
BLUE RIDGE SINGERS: Glory Is Rising In My Soul/ I Want To Go There Don't
You/ THE BUSH BROTHERS: On The Glory Road/ When The Gates Of Glory Open/
THE BUSH FAMILY: Music In My Soul/ BILL CARLISLE: He Will Be Your Savior
Too/ The Heavenly Train/ THE CAROLINA GOSPEL SINGERS: My Prayer/ THE
CAROLINA RAMBLERS: I Got A Home In The Beulah Land/ That Lonesome Valley/
THE CHUMBLER FAMILY: Jacob's Ladder/ EDITH & SHERMAN COLLINS: I Can't Feel
At Home In This World Anymore/ THE COON CREEK GIRLS: Sowing On The
Mountain/ PHIL & FRANK CROW: Abraham/ PHIL CROW TRIO: I'm A Gittin' Ready
To Go/ THE CROWDER BROTHERS: The Sailing Ship/ DANIELS-DEASON SACRED HARP:
Coronation/ THE DEAL FAMILY: Everybody Will Be Happy Over There/ He Is
Coming After Me/ Joy Among The Angels/ ‘Twill Be All Glory Over There/ THE
DIXIE REELERS: I Shall Not Be Moved/ Lonesome Valley (Part 2)/ THE EVA
QUARTETTE: Bringing In The Sheaves/ THE GARLAND BROTHERS & GRINSTEAD:
Beautiful/ Just Over The River/ THE GIDDENS SISTERS: I'm Going Home To Die
No More/ MR & MRS R .N. GRISHAM: We'll Be At Home Again/ ELDER G. P.
HARRIS: My God The Spring Of All My Joys/ GOLDEN. P. HARRIS: I'll Lead A
Christian Life/ THE HILL BROTHERS WITH WILLIE SIMMONS: I Am On My Way To
Heaven/ REV. CALBERT HOLSTEIN & SISTER BILLIE HOLSTEIN: Ring The Bells Of
Freedom/ ALFRED G. KARNES: Called To The Foreign Field/ Do Not Wait ‘Till
I'm Laid Beneath The Clay/ I Am Bound For The Promised Land/ The Days Of
My Childhood Plays/ To The Work/ We Shall All Be Reunited/ When They Ring
The Golden Bells/ Where We'll Never Grow Old/ THE LAUREL (MISSISSIPPI)
FIREMAN'S QUARTET: What A Change/ THE LUBBOCK TEXAS QUARTET: Turn Away/
WADE MAINER & THE SONS OF THE MOUNTAINEERS: Home In The Sky/ Life's Ev'nin'
Sun/ Mansions In The Sky/ The Precious Jewel/ THE MCCRAVY BROTHERS: Dip Me
In The Golden Sea/ No Hidin' Place Down There/ Sometimes/ Sunrise/ MCVAY &
JOHNSON: Ain't Gonna Lay My Armor Down/ I'll Be Ready When The Bridegroom
Comes/ THE MORRIS BROTHERS & EUNICE: Gabriel's Trumpet/ J.E. MAINER’S
MOUNTAINEERS: In A Little Village Churchyard/ Just Over In The Gloryland/
Lights In The Valley/ This World Is Not My Home/ BYRON PARKER & HIS
MOUNTAINEERS: He Is My Friend And Guide/ I Love My Saviour/ ERNEST PHIPPS
& HIS HOLINESS SINGERS – A LITTLE: A Little Talk With Jesus/ ERNEST PHIPPS
& HIS HOLINESS SINGERS – BRIGHT T: Bright Tomorrow/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS
HOLINESS QUARTET: Do, Lord Remember Me/ Don't Grieve After Me/ Happy In
Prison/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS HOLINESS SINGERS – I KNOW T: I Know That Jesus
Set Me Free/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS HOLINESS QUARTET: I Want To Go Where
Jesus Is/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS HOLINESS SINGERS – IF THE L: If The Light
Has Gone Out In Your Soul/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS HOLINESS QUARTET: Jesus
Getting Us Ready For That Great Day/ Old Ship Of Zion/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS
HOLINESS SINGERS – SHINE ON: Shine On Me/ ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS HOLINESS
SINGERS – WENT UP: Went Up In The Clouds Of Heaven/ WILLIAM REXROAT'S
CEDAR CREST SINGERS: What Kind Of Shoes You Going To Wear/ RIDGEL'S
FOUNTAIN CITIANS: Hallelujah To The Lamb/ ROSWELL SACRED HARP: Odem/ THE
SOUTHERN MELODY BOYS: Tribulation Days/ ERNEST STONEMAN: Down To Jordan
And Be Saved/ Going Down The Valley/ Hallelujah Side/ I Am Resolved/ I
Remember Calvary/ Know My Name Is There/ No More Goodbyes/ Sweeping
Through The Gates/ Tell Mother I Will Meet Her/ The Sinless Summerland/
There's A Light Lit Up In Galilee/ THE VAUGHAN QUARTET: In Steps Of Light/
THE VIRGINIA DANDIES: God's Getting Worried/ There's A Beautiful City
Called Heaven/ KID WILLIAMS: I'm Glad I Counted The Cost/ When He Died He
Got A Home In Hell/ WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS: Though Your Sins Be Scarlet/ IRA
& EUGENE YATES: You'll Never Go To Heaven With Your Powder And Paint
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Proper BOX 95 |
Blazing Bluegrass |
● CD $24.98 |
Four CD set with 103 tracks of classic early bluegrass
with one CD devoted to Bill Monroe, one to Flatt & Scruggs, one to The
Stanley Brothers plus a various artists discs with sides by The Blue Sky
Boys, J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers, Tommy Magness, Jim & Jesse, Mattie,
Martha & Minnie, Shenandoah Valley Boys, The Hodges Brothers and others.
THE BAILEY BROTHERS: Beautiful Brown Eyes/ Have You
Forgotten/ Heart's Hall Of Fame/ THE BLUE SKY BOYS: In The Hills Of Roane
County/ Story Of The Knoxville Girl/ JIM EANES: Wiggle Worm Wiggle/ FLATT
& SCRUGGS: Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come/ Brother I'm Getting Ready
To Go/ Dear Old Dixie/ Dim Lights Thick Smoke/ Don't This Road Look Rough
And Rocky/ Earl's Breakdown/ Flint Hill Special/ Foggy Mountain Chimes/
Foggy Mountain Special/ Get In Line Brothers/ I'd Rather Be Alone/ I'll Go
Steppin' Too/ I'm Gonna Settle Down/ I'm Lonesome And Blue/ If I Should
Wander Back To You/ Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep/ My Darling's Last
Goodbye/ Over The Hills To The Poorhouse/ Reunion In Heaven/ Someone Took
My Place With You/ Thinking About You/ Till The End Of The World Rolls
Around/ Tis Sweet To Be Remembered/ Why Did You Wander/ You're Not A Drop
In The Bucket/ THE HODGES BROTHERS: It Won't Be Long/ JIM & JESSE: Air
Mail Special/ I'll Wash Your Love From My Heart/ TOMMY MAGNESS: Little
Country Preacher/ When I Safely Reach The Other Shore/ WADE MAINER: Little
Birdie/ The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee/ J.E. MAINER'S MOUNTAINEERS:
Lonely Tombs/ MARTHA, MATTIE & MINNIE: Can't Live With ’em/ JIMMY MARTIN:
My Lonely Heart/ Blue Eyed Darling/ Save It Save It/ She's Just A Cute
Thing/ THE MCCORMICK BROTHERS: Banjo Twist/ BILL MONROE: Alabama Waltz/
Blue Grass Breakdown/ Blue Grass Special/ Blue Moon Of Kentucky/ Can't You
Hear Me Calling/ Goodbye Old Pal/ Heavy Traffic Ahead/ I'm Blue I'm
Lonesome/ I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky/ It's Mighty Dark To Travel/
Little Cabin Home On The Hill/ Mansions For Me/ Molly And Tenbrooks/ Old
Cross Road Is Waitin'/ Remember The Cross/ Shine Hallelujah Shine/
Summertime Is Past And Gone/ That Home Above/ The Coupon Song/ Toy Heart/
Travelin' This Lonesome Road/ True Life Blues/ Were You There/ Wicked Path
Of Sin/ Y'all Come/ RENO & SMILEY: Crazy Finger Blues/ I'm Gone Long Gone/
I'm The Talk Of The Town/ Tennessee Cut-up Breakdown/ There's Another Baby
Waiting For Me Down The Line/ THE SHENANDOAH BOYS: Ridin' The Waves/
JIMMIE SKINNER: Doin' My Time/ Will You Be Ready/ THE STANLEY BROTHERS: A
Voice From On High/ Are You Waiting Just For Me/ Blue Moon Of Kentucky/
Calling From Heaven/ Could You Love Me (one More Time)/ Dickson County
Breakdown/ Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet/ Harbour Of Love/
Hey Hey Hey/ I Just Got Wise/ I Long To See The Old Folks/ I'm Lonesome
Without You/ Little Birdie/ Little Glass Of Wine/ Memories Of Mother/ Our
Last Goodbye/ Poison Lies/ Pretty Polly/ Say You Won't Be Mine/ Sweetest
Love/ The Fields Have Turned To Brown/ The Little Girl And The Dreadful
Snake/ The Lonesome River/ The Wandering Boy/ This Weary Heart You Stole
Away
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Smithsonian Folkways 40163 |
Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian
Folkways, Vol. 2 |
● CD $11.98 |
Budget priced compilation of bluegrass drawn from the
Folkways catalog and recorded between 1956 and 1998 ranging from the
traditional old time sounds of Bill Monroe & Doc Watson, The Lilly
Brothers and Ola Belle Reed to the more contemporary stylings of David
Johnson, Harley Allen and Bill Price. It also includes The Country
Gentlemen, Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Red Allen & Frank wakefeild,
Eric Weissberg, Sonny Miller, Earl Taylor, Bob Everhart and others. Most
tracks are on currently available CDs but a few were only previously
available on LP. Includes 32 page booklet with notes on all the
performances.
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Starday 0577 |
16 Biggest Country Hits of the 40s |
● CD $9.98 |
15 trendsetting recording artists of the 40s, seven of
whom have since been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Includes Filipino Baby sung by Cowboy Copas/ Tennessee Waltz
by Pee Wee King,/ Mule Train by Grandpa Jones, Won't You Ride in
My Little Red Wagon by Hank Penny/ Cowboy's Sweetheart by Patsy
Montana plus sides by Hank Thompson, Moon Mullican, The Delmore Brothers
and others. Some are original performances, some are remakes.
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Texas Moon 1006 |
Singin' In the Saddle |
● CD $16.98 |
29 track collection of western songs drawn from 40s radio
transcriptions made for the U.S. Treasure Dept and U.S. Navy. Includes Roy
Rogers, Andy Parker & The Plainsmen, Jimmy Wakely, The Sons Of The
Pioneers, Rex Allen, Tex Williams & The Frontiersmen, Hi Bussie & The
Frontiersmen, Johnny Bond and Billy Armstrong.
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SCRUGGS/ DOC WATSON/ RICKY SKAGGS |
Rounder 0526 |
The Three Pickers |
● CD $15.98 |
23 tracks, 65 min., essential
Recorded live in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this wonderful album captures the
Scruggs-Watson-Skaggs concert commissioned and committed to television by
PBS. This disc collects those performances and adds a pair (,
Doin' My Time) that never made it to the small screen. While the
three play together, each master musician also performs with his own group
(Scruggs with "Family & Friends, Watson with his grandson Richard Watson,
and Skaggs with Kentucky Thunder). As an added wonder, Allison Krauss
steps on stage to sing and fiddle with her usual aplomb. The songs, chosen
by the three primaries themselves, are mainly comprised of such old
favorites as A.P. Carter's The Storms Are On The Ocean and Foggy
Mountain Top, and Jimmie Rodgers' Daybreak Blues, as well as
public domain pieces such as The Banks Of The Ohio, Don't Let
Your Deal Go Down, Feast Here Tonight, Katy Hill, and
more. Three of the greatest pickers to walk the planet in a relatively
relaxed setting--who could ask for more? (JC)
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BOB WILLS
& HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS |
Cattle 315 |
28 Rare Presto Label Items |
● CD $18.98 |
28 rare transcriptions done by Bob & The Texas Playboys in
1949 by the Presto Company for the Crossley Automobile Company with Eldon
Shamblin, Herb Remington, Jesse Ashlock, Tiny Moore, Luke Wills and
others. The band is hot and the recordings feature vocals by Ashlock,
Billy Jack Wills, Carl Luper and others. The Presto sessions include a
number of songs not recorded elsewhere. Over 90 titles are known to exist
so hopefully more releases will be forthcoming.
BOB WILLS & THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS: A Heart Full Of Love
(for A Handful Of Kisses)/ Beaumont Rag/ By An Old Watermill By A
Waterfall/ Dipsy Doodle/ Elmer's Tune/ Gray Eagle/ Ida (Sweet As Apple
Cider)/ In The Mood/ Just A Little Lovin' (will Go A Long Way)/ Just
Friends/ Liberty/ Lonesome Hearted Blues/ Mexicali Rose/ My Life's Been A
Pleasure/ Playboy Chimes/ Rainbow/ Rosetta/ Rubber Dolly/ Silver Bells/
Spanish Fandango/ Sugar Moon/ Sunrise Serenade/ Talking 'bout You/ Texas
Home/ The Waltz You Saved For Me/ This Is Southland/ Tuxedo Junction/
Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now?
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