Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered

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Annotation

Track listing for disc A on CD case is incorrect. Correct track list appears on the outer box and the disc itself.
Disc B, track 18 is labeled "The Last Love Letter" but is actually "Barbara Allen".

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-02 03:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: 1947-1953
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
Jerry and Sky2:49
2The Old Grey Goose
banjo:
Red Belcher (in 1948)
fiddle:
Tex Logan (in 1948)
guitar:
Mitchell Lilly (in 1948)
vocals:
Tex Logan (in 1948)
Red Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:10
3Kentucky Is Only a Dream
recorded in:
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
banjo:
Red Belcher (in 1948)
fiddle:
Tex Logan (in 1948)
guitar:
Mitchell Lilly (in 1948)
vocals:
Mitchell Lilly (in 1948)
Red Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:47
4Holston Valley Breakdown
Red Belcher and His Kentucky Ridgerunners2:51
5Somebody Touched Me
lead vocals:
John Reedy (bluegrass/gospel musician and songwriter) (on 1949-03-03)
recording of:
Somebody Touched Me (on 1949-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Reedy (bluegrass/gospel musician and songwriter) (in 1939)
John Reedy and His Stone Mountain Boys2:34
6Jesse James
Toby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys3:03
7Tragic Romance
Toby Stroud and the Blue Mountain Boys2:42
8Lint Head Stomp
Phebel Wright2:40
9Jesse James
Whitey & Hogan2:48
10Radio Boogie
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo
guitar:
L.C. Smith
vocals:
L.C. Smith
L.C. Smith, Ralph Mayo & The Southern Playboys2:26
11Bluebonnet Lane
Colwell Brothers2:22
12Mother, Sweet Mother
Rebe & Rabe2:48
13Helen
Rebe & Rabe3:04
14Let Me Rest (At the End of My Journey)
double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-08-06)
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1950-08-06)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-08-06)
lead vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-08-06)
Shenandoah Valley Trio2:54
15This World Can't Stand Long
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:37
16Wicked Path of Sin
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:31
17Hallelujah, We Shall Rise
guitar:
J.P. Sauceman
mandolin:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Ralph Mayo, Carl Sauceman, J.P. Sauceman and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
The Sauceman Brothers1:50
18They Sleep Together Now at Rest
guitar:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
vocals:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
The Lilly Brothers3:14
19What Are They Doing in Heaven Today
guitar:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
vocals:
Everett Lilly and Mitchell Lilly
The Lilly Brothers2:39
20Pain in My Heart
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Pain in My Heart (in 1950-03)
writer:
Bobby Osborne and Larry Richardson (Banjo player)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:43
21Lonesome, Sad and Blue
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers3:03
22Don't Forget Me
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
banjo:
Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:26
23Will I Meet Mother in Heaven?
recorded in:
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (in 1950-03)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03)
fiddle:
Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03)
guitar:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
vocals:
Bob Osborne (in 1950-03), Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (in 1950-03), Ray Morgan (US bluegrass fiddler) (in 1950-03) and Larry Richardson (Banjo player) (in 1950-03)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:20
24Dirty Dishes Blues
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-08-04)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1953-08-04)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
mandolin:
Albert Punturi (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-04)
lead vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-08-04)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:47
▼CD 2: 1945-1953
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1You Broke Your Promise
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-05-14)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1952-05-14)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
mandolin:
Charles Parker (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1952-05-14)
lead vocals:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
recorded at:
Brown Radio Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-14)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:11
2I'm Left Alone
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-05-14)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1952-05-14)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
mandolin:
Charles Parker (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1952-05-14)
lead vocals:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
recorded at:
Brown Radio Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-14)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:13
3Nobody Cares (Not Even You)
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-05-14)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1952-05-14)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
mandolin:
Charles Parker (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1952-05-14)
lead vocals:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
recorded at:
Brown Radio Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-14)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:22
4Twenty One Years
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1952-05-14)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1952-05-14)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
mandolin:
Charles Parker (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1952-05-14)
lead vocals:
Ray Goins (on 1952-05-14) and Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1952-05-14)
recorded at:
Brown Radio Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-14)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:21
5Lonesome Pine Breakdown
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
banjo:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-08-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-08-04)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1953-08-04)
guitar:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1953-08-04)
mandolin:
Albert Punturi (US bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-04)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-08-04)
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers2:31
6New Camptown Races
banjo:
Carace Hutchins (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1953)
double bass [bass]:
Red Stanley (Fiddler Harold Stanley) (in 1953)
guitar:
Marvin Cobb (in 1953)
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield (in 1953)
recording of:
New Camptown Races (in 1953)
composer:
Frank Wakefield (in 1953)
Marvin Cobb, Frank Wakefield & The Chain Mountain Boys2:17
7You're the One (I See in My Dreams)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield (in 1950)
Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner1:59
8Leave Well Enough Alone
mandolin and lead vocals:
Frank Wakefield (in 1950)
Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner2:41
9Long Time, No See
Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys2:30
10Weary Hobo
guitar:
Curley Parker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Pee Wee Lambert
lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert
Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker & Their Pine Mountain Boys2:53
11Just a Memory
guitar:
Curley Parker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Pee Wee Lambert
lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert and Curley Parker (US bluegrass musician)
tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert
Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker & Their Pine Mountain Boys2:17
12Going Back to Old Kentucky
guitar:
Hobo Jack Adkins (mid-20th century country musician) (in 1945)
mandolin:
Red Ratliff (US bluegrass musician) (in 1945)
vocals:
Hobo Jack Adkins (mid-20th century country musician) (in 1945)
Hobo Jack Adkins2:06
13Rattlesnake Daddy
banjo:
Wiley Birchfield (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1947)
double bass [bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (in 1947)
fiddle:
L.E. White (in 1947)
guitar:
Carl Butler (in 1947)
mandolin:
Charlie Bailey (US bluegrass musician, member of the Bailey Brothers) (in 1947)
Bailey Brothers & The Happy Valley Boys2:09
14I'm on My Way to the Old Home
Sonny Osborne2:43
15I've Never Been So Lonesome
Ted Lundy2:11
16Roll on Blues
Connie and Babe2:04
17How Will the Flowers Bloom
Connie and Babe2:29
18Barbara Allen
Connie and Babe4:18
19The Lonely Waltz
Connie and Babe2:39
20Better Late Than Never
mandolin:
Red Ratliff (US bluegrass musician)
Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys2:05
21The Bright Crystal Sea
Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers3:31
22Where Will You Spend Eternity
Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers2:32
23He Saved My Soul
Hamm Brothers2:53
24You Have Left Me Memories
banjo:
Ray Goins
double bass [bass]:
Ezra Cline (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Hobo Jack Adkins (mid-20th century country musician)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Red Ratliff (US bluegrass musician)
Hobo Jack Adkins2:57
▼CD 3: 1938-1951
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1Florida Blues
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
recording of:
Florida Blues (in 1951)
composer:
Arthur Smith
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
2Blue Yodel #1
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:19
3Missing in Action
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys3:03
4Curtains of Sorrow
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:48
5Little Brown Hand
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:21
6Down Among the Budded Roses
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:56
7Tomorrow May Be Different
recorded in:
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States (in 1951)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1951)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
vocals:
Jim Eanes (in 1951)
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys2:39
8Come Back My Little Pal
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:41
9Wabash Cannon Ball
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (in 1938-11)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
10Lonesome Dove
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:36
11Where the Roses Never Fade
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-11)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:40
12Natural Bridge Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:29
13The Best of Friends Must Part Sometime
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:35
14Polecat Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:34
15I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-01)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Jim Eanes (on 1941-10-01) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
recording of:
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (on 1941-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond
publisher:
Sunshine Music Co., Inc. (on 1941-12-12)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:52
16Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:48
17Can You Forgive
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
recording of:
Can You Forgive
lyricist and composer:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers3:03
18Loving You Too Well
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:47
19'Neath the Bridge at the Foot of the Hill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:50
20Little Sweetheart Come and Kiss Me
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-09)
guitar:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1940-10-09)
Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers2:30
21Little Mohee
guitar:
Jay Hugh Hall (in 1938-02) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
The Hall Brothers3:04
22The Wrong Road
fiddle:
Steve Ledford (in 1938-02)
guitar:
Jay Hugh Hall (in 1938-02) and Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
vocals:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist) (in 1938-02)
The Hall Brothers2:18
23Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-16)
vocals:
Ervin Rouse (on 1939-06-16) and Gordon Rouse (on 1939-06-16)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1939-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
Rouse Brothers2:59
24Let Me Be Your Salty Dog
guitar:
Zeke Morris (in 1938)
mandolin:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) (in 1938)
recording of:
Old Salty Dog Blues (in 1938)
composer:
Wiley Morris (American country musician) and Zeke Morris
The Morris Brothers2:38
▼CD 4: 1931-1946
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Married Life Blues
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1940-10-10)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (on 1940-10-10)
guitar:
Clyde Robbins (on 1940-10-10) and Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
vocals:
Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:39
2Up Jumped the Devil
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1940-10-10)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (on 1940-10-10)
guitar:
Clyde Robbins (on 1940-10-10) and Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
vocals:
Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:43
3We Shall Rise
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1940-10-10)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (on 1940-10-10)
guitar:
Clyde Robbins (on 1940-10-10) and Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
vocals:
Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:44
4C & N W Railroad
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1940-10-10)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (on 1940-10-10)
guitar:
Clyde Robbins (on 1940-10-10) and Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
vocals:
Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:39
5Carroll County Blues
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1940-10-10)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (on 1940-10-10)
guitar:
Clyde Robbins (on 1940-10-10) and Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
vocals:
Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
recording of:
Carroll County Blues (on 1940-10-10)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:38
6Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (in 1946-11)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (in 1946-11)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:35
7Concord Rag
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:32
8Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:34
9Drunkard's Hiccoughs
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:46
10Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:32
11Johnson's Old Grey Mule
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:51
12Maple on the Hill
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:46
13Seven and a Half
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Wade Mainer (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) and Zeke Morris
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music), J.E. Mainer and Zeke Morris
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers3:07
14Short Life & It's Trouble
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Steve Ledford (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble (from 1937 until 1941)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:27
15Wild Bill Jones
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Steve Ledford (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:25
16Lonely Tombs
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Steve Ledford (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:46
17Poor Drunkard's Dreams
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:44
18I Won't Be Worried
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Steve Ledford (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:35
19Ramshackle Shack
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Steve Ledford (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:33
20Old Reuben
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Steve Ledford (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:39
21Don't Leave Me Alone
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:36
22You May Forsake Me
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:07
23Rambling Boy
banjo:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941)
guitar:
Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
vocals:
Wade Mainer (from 1937 until 1941) and Zeke Morris (from 1937 until 1941)
Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers2:50
24I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-06-26)
banjo:
Buster Carter (on 1931-06-26)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1931-06-26)
guitar:
Preston Young (on 1931-06-26)
recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on 1931-06-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Buster Carter & Preston Young2:57

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