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NEWSLETTER #127
Country, Bluegrass & Old Timey
Moe Bandy -> Slim Whitman
BRITISH ARCHIVE OF COUNTRY MUSIC
Well we've turned up another fine country label from England - this time a
whole series of vintage country music reissues put out by the British
Archive Of Country Music under the guidance of the Archives curator David
Barnes. These releases feature mostly recordings from the 20s and 30s and
includes some very obscure artists - even a few British country artists
recorded in the 30s! Most CDs have 20 tracks and sound quality is
generally excellent - they are attractively packaged and come with brief
notes by Brian Golbey. For the most part there is very little duplication
with other available reissues. Check above link for
full details. |
| THE CALLAHAN BROTHERS |
Cattle 267 |
In Memory Of The Callahan Brothers |
● CD $18.98 |
25 tracks, 72 mins, highly recommended The Callahan Brothers
from North Carolina were one of the most popular of the many fine brother
acts performing in the 30s and 40s. This collection features 25 of their
sides recorded between 1934 and 1951. The brothers Homer (aka Bill) and
Walter (aka Joe) sang (and sometimes yodeled) in harmony accompanied by
their own guitars and some cuts featured the splendid mandolin playing of
Roy "Shorty" Hobbs or Paul Buskirk plus the occasional fiddle or piano. They
perform traditional songs, blues, novelty, gospel, sentimental songs and the
like. The brothers have the occasional solo including Joe doing the lovely
Sweet Thing and Bill doing several including the excellent blues
My Good Girl Has Thrown Me Down with great guitar. A few cuts issued as
by The Calahan Family featured female vocalist Alma including a lovely
version of the gospel song Lord, I'm Coming Home. A few cuts
duplicate the Old Homestead release of a couple of years ago though sound
here is better but still not great. (FS)
THE CALLAHAN BROTHERS: Blue Letters/ Brown's Ferry Blues No. 2/ Carolina
Sweetheart/ Cowboy Jack/ Freight Train Blues/ Gonna Quit Drinkin' When I
Die/ I'll Be Thinking Of The Days Gone By/ I'm Alone Because I Love You/ If
I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again/ Limb From The Old Apple Tree/ Little
Poplar Log House On The Hill/ Lonesome And Weary Blues/ Lonesome Freight
Train Blues/ Lord I'm Coming Home/ Mother, Pal And Sweetheart./ My Good Gal
Has Thrown Me Down/ New Birmingham Jail No. 3/ She's Always On My Mind/
Somebody's Been Using That Thing/ St. Louis Blues/ Sweet Thing/ Sweet
Violets/ They're At Rest Together/ This Crazy Crazy Feeling/ When It's Lamp
Lighting Time Up In Heaven
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| CLIFF CARLISLE |
Magnet MRCD 020 |
Traditional Country Music Makers, Vol. 20 - Memphis
Yodel |
● CD $19.98 |
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| WILMA LEE &
STONEY COOPER |
King KSCD 504 |
Sing The Original Carter Family's Greatest
Hits |
● CD $9.98 |
Reissue of 1977 album featuring this fine duo performing 10
songs made famous by country music pioneers The Carter Family. Includes
Wildwood Flower/ You Are My Flower/ Hello Central Give Me Heaven/ On The
Rock Where Moses Stood/ Lula Wall, etc. Though not among the duos most
compelling performances Wilma Lee's voice is always a joy to hear.
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| COWBOY COPAS |
ASV CDAJA 5434 |
Tennessee Waltz |
● CD $11.98 |
26 track collection of sides by this fine country performer
recorded for King between 1945 and 1951 including most of his hits from this
period.
COWBOY COPAS: . Tennessee Moon/ Believe It Or Not/ Breeze Blow My Baby Back
To Me/ Crazy Over You/ Don't Let Them Change Your Mind/ Down In Nashville
Tennessee/ Feudin' Boogie/ Filipino Baby/ From The Manger To The Cross/
Hangman's Boogie/ I Don't Blame You/ I'm Waltzin' With Tears In My Eyes/
It's A Lonely World When You're All Alone/ Kentucky Waltz/ My True
Confession/ Oceans Of Love/ Road Of Broken Hearts/ Signed Sealed And
Delivered/ Steppin' Out/ Strange Little Girl/ Sundown And Sorrow/ Sweet
Thing/ Tennessee Flat Top Guitar/ Tennessee Waltz/ Tis Sweet To Be
Remembered/ Tragic Romance
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| GIB GUILBEAU &
GENE PARSONS |
Big Beat CDWIKD 219 |
Louisiana Rain |
● CD $18.98 |
First in a series of albums drawn from the archives of Gary
S. Paxton's Bakersfield International label features Gilbeau & Parson's
legendary 1967 sessions for the label which was a mix of country, rock, folk
and a bit of cajun. This set includes unissued songs from these sessions
along with demos and obscure releases on the Strawberry, Starfire and Boomer
labels.
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| HAWKSHAW HAWKINS |
Cattle 276 |
The Unadulterated Early Singles |
● CD $18.98 |
26 tracks, highly recommended Excellent collection of 26
sides by this fine singer from West Virginia recorded between 1946 and 1950.
These tracks were dubed from original 78s and so don't have the artificial
echo or dubbed in instrumentation added to many of the reissues and we can
really enjoy the basic stripped down of these recordings - often just
acoustic and electric guitar accompaniment.. This is perfect companion to
Westside 866 issued a while back and while there are no hits here there are
lots of fine songs like I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye/ Wanted, Someone To
Love Me/ I'll Get Along Somehow/ Walking The Floor Over You/ There's A
Teardrop In Your Eye/ Yesterday's Kisses/ Never Say Goodbye/ That's When
It's Coming Home To You/ Mean Mama Blues/ Teardrops From My Eyes and
more. There are quite a few covers of country hits here - most notably from
the Ernest Tubb catalog. (FS)
HAWKSHAW HAWKINS: After Yesterday/ I Didn't Have The Heart To Say Goodbye/ I
Hate Myself/ I Love You A Thousand Ways./ I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye/
I'll Get Along Somehow/ I'll Never Cry Over You/ It's Been So Long Darling/
Mean Mama Blues/ Mean Old Bed Bug Blues/ Never Say Goodbye/ Pardon Me For
Loving You/ Secrets Of My Heart/ Soldier's Last Letter/ Sunny Side Of The
Mountain/ Teardrops From My Eyes/ That's All She Wrote/ That's When It's
Coming Home To You/ The Longer We're Together (the More We Drift Apart)/ The
Way I Love You/ There's A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas/ There's A
Teardrop In Your Eye/ Walking The Floor Over You/ Wanted, Someone To Love
Me/ Would You Like To Have A Broken Heart/ Yesterday's Kisses
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| UNCLE DAVE MACON |
Spring 101 |
Uncle Dave At Home |
● CD $15.98 |
21 tracks, 38 mins, highly recommended. Originally issued on
a Bear Family LP. A marvelous collection of 21 songs and tunes recorded at
Uncle Dave's home in Kittrell, Tennessee in 1950 - just a year before his
death at the age of 81. Listening to these performances it's hard to imagine
that he was 79 years old at the time as the recordings are full of the fire,
spirit and twinkling good humor that distinguished his commercial recordings
of the 20s and 30s. The recordings were made by folklorist Charles Faulkner
Bryant on a portable tape recorder and although the sound quality isn't
exceptional the tapes have been mastered by recording wiz Bob Jones for best
possible sound. The material is a mixture of old Macon favorites like
Cumberland Mountain Deer Race and All Go Hungry Hash House and
songs he had not recorded previously like Bully Of the Town/ Long John
Green and Whoa Mule - one of the first songs he learned at the
age of nine years old in 1879! The record includes Dave and Bryant chatting
between songs. A delightful collection. Now when is someone going to do a
comprehensive reissue of his early recordings? (FS)
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| DAISY MAE &
OLD BROTHER CHARLIE |
Cattle 274 |
The Pure Hillbilly Sound |
● CD $18.98 |
24 tracks from the late 40s/ early 50s featuring this fine
but obscure duo from West Virginia. Most of the vocals are taken by Daisy
Mae (Ethel Arnett) who is not a particularly good singer but gets by through
a lot a conviction. "Old Brother Charlie" (her husband Charles Arnett)
provides occasional harmony vocal and a number of recitations.
Accompaniments are excellent with electric and steel guitars, piano and
bass. Songs include Cotton Lisle Stockings And A Two Dollar Dress/
Fngerprints Upon My Heart/ You Got Stuck/ Too Late To Start All Over/ Our
Baby's Gone To Jesus/ I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Darlin' (Then To Be A Young
Man's Slave)/ Grace For Every Need/ Two Old Pals, etc.
DAISY MAE & COUSIN CHARLY: Cotton Lisle Stockings And A Two Dollar Dress/
Dogwood Blossom Time/ Fingerprints Upon My Heart/ God Laid His Hand On My
Heart/ Grace For Every Need/ I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair/ I Had A Visit
From Heaven/ I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Darlin' (than To Be A Young Man's
Slave)/ I'm Hongry/ Looking Through The Windows Of Heaven/ New River Train/
Our Baby's Gone To Jesus/ Sparkling Brown Eyes/ Sweeter Than The Flower/
Sweeter Than The Flowers No. 2./ Talking Hands/ Thank God I'll Be No
Stranger/ That's Why You're My Sweetheart/ The Boy Across The Street/ Too
Late To Start All Over/ Two Old Pals/ Unloved And Unclaimed/ You Got Stuck/
You'll Have To Talk It Over With My Heart
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| SKEETS MCDONALD |
TRG 505102 |
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes |
● CD $17.98 |
30 tracks, 75 mins, highly recommended
Available again.
Excellent collection of 30 tracks recorded by this superb honky tonk singer
from Arkansas between 1951 and 1958 including his only hit from this period
- his great cover of Slim Willet's Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes.
There's lots of other fine tracks here, some with a rockabilly flavor, many
written or co-written by McDonald himself including Bless Your Little Ol'
Heart/ Big Family Trouble/ Baby, I'm Counting/ Looking At The Moon/ I Love
You Mama Mia/ Remember You're Mine/ Heart Breaking Mama/ You Oughta See
Grandma Rock/ It'll Take A Long Long Time/ I Am Music/ Tomorrow Never Comes
and others. McDonald was so good it's positively shameful that he has been
totally neglected by U.S. record companies. The only other CD reissue of his
recordings is the five CD box set on Bear Family (BCD 15937 - $99.98). (FS)
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| JIM REEVES |
Sundown 092 |
Gentleman Jim |
● CD $19.98 |
16 songs recorded live at the Louisiana Hayride by this
popular performer between 1954 and 1958 including some facsinating
commercial spots. Jim does Red Eyed And Rowdy/ Penny Candy/ My Lips Are
Sealed/ According To My Heart/ Have I Told You Lately That I LOve You/
Kentucky Waltz/ Each Time You Leave/ Yonder Comes A Sucker and others.
Sound quality on some cuts is very rough but these valuable historical
recordings.
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| BILLY JOE SHAVER |
Compadre 51502 |
Freedom's Child |
● CD $15.98 |
14 tracks, highly recommended
Superb new album by this
American national treasure. All original songs suffused Billy Joe's powerful
concern for the world around, introspection into his own life and his
brilliant wit. Highlights are the wry topical Freedom's Child, the
achingly personal Day By Day and the raunchy and funny rocker
That's What She Said Last Night ("I went down to Kinko's to get some
faxin' done"). He's backed by a solid band who never get in the way of the
message. (FS)
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| RAY SMITH |
Cattle 271 |
Hell's Fire |
● CD $18.98 |
26 tracks by pleasing but obscure California country singer
recorded between 1946 and 1951. Ray had a warm dark voice and was
accompanied by some fine session musicians including excellent steel
guitarist Vaughn Horton on several tracks. Material includes some fine
covers of country hits like Born To Lose/ Remember Me/ So Round, So Firm,
So Fully Packed/ Wedding Bells and others as well as less familiar
material. The title song is an amusing novelty items.
RAY SMITH: An Old Christmas Card/ Born To Lose/ Hell's Fire/ I'm A Fool To
Care/ I'm Glad For Your Sake (but I'm Sorry For Mine)/ I'm Saving Mother's
Wedding Ring For You/ I'm Throwing Rice (at The Girl I Love)/ Jolly Old
Saint Nicholas/ Just A Few Miles From Home/ Mommy Can I Take My Doll To
Heaven/ My Daddy Is Only A Picture/ No Trespassing/ Pretty Little Eyes Of
Blue/ Rainbow/ Remember Me/ Roll Along Kentucky Moon/ Rose Of Old Monterey/
Snowdeer/ So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed/ Tennessee Polka/ The Leaf Of
Love/ The Sun Has Gone Down (on The Only One I Love)/ Waltz Of The Alamo/
Wedding Bells./ When My Day Rolls Around/ You're The Only Star (in My Blue
Heaven)
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| WALTER SMITH &
FRIENDS |
Document DOCD 8062 |
Volume 1 - Bald-Headed End Of A Broom
(1929-March 1930) |
● CD $15.98 |
Document finally reactivates it's country reissue series
with three CDs devoted to a group of musicians associated with the great
Charlie Poole. The group included singer Walter Smith, singer/ guitarist
Norman Woodlieff, fiddler Posey Rorer, singer/ banjo player Buster Carter,
singer/ guitarist Lewis McDaniels and others. These perform in various
groupings and their material included popular songs from the late 19th
century, gospel songs, ballads and instrumental pieces. This volume features
24 tracks recorded between 1929 and March 1930. Some of them are extremely
rare and sound quality is pretty rough on a number of them. INcludes booklet
with notes by old time country expert Tony Russell.
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| RALPH STANLEY |
Audium 8169 |
The Very Best Of ... |
● CD $16.98 |
The Ralph Stanley flood continues! If you're wondering what
all the fuss is about this excellent CD will help explain featuring 16
tracks from the greatest living bluegrass singers drawn from his lengthy
tenure with Rebel Records and includes versions of some of his most famous
songs - Rank Stranger/ Little Maggie/ Oh Death/ Riding The Midnight
Train/ The LOnesome River/ Dad's Old Rocky Field/ Katy Daley/ Angel Band,
etc.
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| RALPH STANLEY |
King K3CD 0951 |
Poor Rambler - His Complete King & Gusto
Recordings |
● CD $24.98 |
Three CD set featuring 48 tracks recorded by this bluegrass
legend for King and Gusto. The 36 King sides were recorded between 1967 and
'69 with Larry Sparks, Curly Ray Cline and others. The 12 Gusto sides are
from a 1980 duet album with fellow bluegrass giant Jimmy Martin. Includes 20
page booklet with detailed notes by Gary B. Reid, photos and full
discographical info.
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| ERNEST TUBB |
Proper BOX 54 |
The Texas Troubadour |
● CD $25.98 |
Four CD retrospective of this great and important country
performer featuring 100 tracks recorded between 1936 and 1952 including many
of his hits from this period. Comes with 48 page booklet.
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Ace CDCHD 854 |
King Hillbilly Bop & Boogie |
● CD $18.98 |
26 tracks, 68 min, highly recommended Excellent & important
collection of pre-rockabilly sides from the legendary Cincinnati label. The
set starts & ends with 2 versions of It's Raining Here This Morning
by Grandpa Jones, with Merle Kilgore on guitar. This '44 recording is to
rockabilly what Rocket 88 is to rock 'n' roll - probably the earliest
recording to have a sense of things to come. The rest were recorded '46-55 &
include some well-known names - Moon Mullican (Grandpa Stole My Baby,
The Delmore Bros (Beale Street Boogie), Cowboy Copas (Three
Strikes & You're Out, Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters (Four Or Five Times)
plus some great rockin' sides by Hardrock Gunter, Clyde Moody, Tommy Scott (Rockin'
& Rollin') & my fave Bill Carlisle's Rockin' Chair Boogie ("Let's
lollygag & smooch & love/ cuz I like to rock"). Lots of detailed liner
notes, but the printing's miniscule! (GM)
BREWSTER AVENUE RHYTHM BOYS FEATURING ZE: Stop And Go Boogie (rag Man Boogie
Inst.)/ JACK CARDWELL: Day Done Broke Too Soon This Morning/ Ko Ko Mo (i
Love You So)/ BILL CARLISLE: Rockin' Chair Money/ COWBOY COPAS: Three
Strikes And You're Out/ MEL COX & THE FLYING RANCH BOYS: She's A Backwoods
Woman/ THE DELMORE BROTHERS: Beale Street Boogie/ CHARLIE GORE: Stumbling
Block/ HARDROCK GUNTER: I Put My Britches On Just Like Everybody Else/ HERB
& KAY: We Did/ FAIRLEY HOLDEN: Papa's Getting Old/ LOUIE INNIS: I Ain't Got
A Pot (to Peel Potatoes In)/ Sing Your Song Baby/ ANN JONES: Hi-ballin'
Daddy/ GRANDPA JONES: It's Raining Here This Morning (original)/ It's
Raining Here This Morning (remake)/ You'll Make Our Shack A Mansion/ BILL
LONG: What A Waste (of Good Corn Likker)/ SHORTY LONG: Goodnight Cincinnati,
Good Morning Tennessee/ LUKE MCDANIEL: Money Bag Woman/ CLYDE MOODY: Tend To
Your Business/ MOON MULLICAN: Grandpa Stole My Baby/ TOMMY SCOTT: Rockin'
And Rollin'/ REDD STEWART: Brother Drop Dead (boogie)/ JIMMIE WIDENER: What
A Line/ LUKE WILLS' RHYTHM BUSTERS: Four Or Five Times
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Bear Family BCD 16442 |
Sentimental Journey, Vol. 2 - The Train
Never Stops |
● CD $21.98 |
The first volume in this series is all German songs. This
volume features 24 country songs about trains plus two orchestral versions
of Sentimental Journey which bookend this set. Artists include Johnny
Cash (Train Of Love), LIttle Jimmy Dickens (Night Train To Memphis),
Johnny Horton (First Train Headin' South ), Boxcar Willie (Lonesome
Hobo), Marty Robbins (Ghost Train), Jimmy Martin (Train 45)
plus songs from Jim & Jesse, Merle Haggard, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs,
Lawton Williams, Roy Acuff, Jone Emery and others. 40 page booklet has brief
notes in German plus artist photos and lots of color photos of trains.
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Bear Family BCD 16618 |
Jole Blon - 23 Artists, One Theme |
● CD $31.98 |
26 tracks, highly recommended
ole Blon is probably
the most well known Cajun song that was first recorded by Amedee Breaux in
1929 and achieved it's greatest fame as a Cajun anthem with Harry Choates's
1946 version which inspired a number of versions by country artists. This
great collection features 26 recordings based around the song including
Breaux's original recording, a remake by him from 1951, Choates's hit 1946
version and several other versions by Cajun musicians plus a slew of
versions by country artists which sometimes took the songs to unusual places
- Moon Mullican (New Pretty Blonde, Jole BLon's Sister and
Jole Blon Is Gone, Amen), Bud Messner & His Sky Line Boys, JOhnny Bond &
His Red River Boys (The Daughter Of Jole Blon), Jesse james & All The
Boys (When Jole Blon & Kilroy Got Married), Hank Snow (When
Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon), Jack Rivers (Shame, Shame On Jolie),
Tommy Thompson (Dinner With Jole Blon), Sheb Wooley (Peepin'
Through The Keyhole (Watching Jole Blon)), Betty Amos (Jole John),
Charles Lee (Rock & Roll Jolie Blonde Blonde) and others. Great sound
and deluxe fold out digipack package with 72 page booklet with extensive
notes by Kevin Coffey which covers all the performances and includes lots of
great photos. (FS)
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Cattle 275 |
Fabulous Country Vocal Teams |
● CD $18.98 |
26 tracks featuring vocal duets and trios recording for
Columbia in the early 50s. Includes The Callahan Brothers, The Carter
Sisters with Mother Maybelle, The Colewell Brothers, Biff Collie & Little
Marge, The Mercer Brothers (my favorite group here with a sound very similar
to the Delmore Brothers) and Lonie & Thomie Thompson.
THE CALLAHAN BROTHERS: All Over You/ Bluest Blues On My Mind/ I Have Shifted
Gears/ I've Had My Share Of Sorrow/ Lips That Trouble Me/ You Have Used My
Heart (like An Old Rag Doll)/ THE CARTER SISTERS & MOTHER MAYBELLE: Fair And
Tender Ladies/ I Never Will Marry/ BIFF COLLIE & LITTLE MARGE: I Don't Care
Who Knows/ Why Are You Blue/ THE COLWELL BROTHERS: Bluebonnet Lane/ Mountain
Valley Blues/ The City Song/ Thing-a-ma-jig/ THE MERCER BROTHERS: If Nickels
Were Dimes/ It Ain't No Use/ Just You Wait And See/ Me And My Busted Heart/
No Place To Hang My Hat/ Tell Me Who/ What's He Got That I Ain't Got (that
Makes You Love Him So)/ Wish Bone/ LONIE & THOMIE THOMPSON: Frost Is On The
Trees/ I'll Never Get You Out Of My Mind/ The Waltz Of Shawnee/ They Tell Me
I'm Crazy
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Collector 2868 |
Sweet Little Boppin' |
● CD $16.98 |
Another great collection of obscure but fine hillbilly
boogie and uptempo country in Collector's "Boppin' Hillbilly" series. Apart
from Ramblin' Tommy Scott and Jerry Irby most of the artists recorded only a
few sides including Johnny DeChaine & The Cara Sister, Jim Pipkins & The
Tall Timber Boys, Kenny Thompson & His Westernaires (two previously tracks),
Ralph Pruett, Larry Bryant, Bob Roark & The Country Band, Ichabod Powell,
Alton Guyon & His Boogie Blues Boys, Jimmie Dawson, Howard Perkins, Jerry
Gray & The Southern Gentlemen, Dakota Roundup and others. Sound quality is
decent and booklet has informative notes, artist photos and label shots.
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Country Routes 31 |
Seven Come Eleven : Texas Swing On Radio &
TV, 1946-64 |
● CD $16.98 |
Another fine collection of rarities from Country Routes
featuring live broadcast performances by Adolf Hofner (San Antonio, 1961),
The Home Folks (with Johnny Gimble, Waco, 1955), Hoyle Nix & His West Texas
Cowboys (Big Spring, 1964), Rusty Locke & The Western Swing Band (San
Antonio, 1956), Rip Ramsey & The Texas Wanderers (Amarillo, 1950),Moon
Mullican & The Showboys (Odessa, 1950) and Dickie Jones & The Skyliners
(1946/47)
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Indigo IGOCD 2520 |
Drunk & Nutty - Hillbillies Foolin' With The
Blues |
● CD $17.98 |
Two CD set set featuring 50 fine sides from the 20s and 30s
featuring white country artists doing blues songs. Includes Charlie Poole &
The North Carolina Ramblers, Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs, Al Dexter, Homer
Callahan, Riley Puckett, Frank Hutchison, Roy Acuff, The Rhythm Wreckers,
Sam McGee, Dock Boggs, Ted Daffan, The Carter Family, Prince Albert Hunt,
The Georgia Crackers, Gene Autry, etc. Lots of great music with decent sound
and informative notes by Neil Slaven. HOWEVER, most of these tracks are
available elsewhere - half of them on the Columbia collection "White Country
Blues".
ROY ACUFF: Steel Guitar Blues/ THE ALLEN BROTHERS: Drunk And Nutty Blues/
Jake Walk Blues/ TOM ASHLEY: Haunted Road Blues/ ASHLEY'S MELODY MEN: Bath
House Blues/ GENE AUTRY: Dallas County Jail Blues/ Do Right Daddy Blues/
DOCK BOGGS: Country Blues/ HOMER CALLAHAN: Rattle Snake Daddy/ THE CALLAHAN
BROTHERS: Somebody's Been Using That Thing/ BILL CARLISLE: Bell Clappin'
Mama/ CLIFF CARLISLE: Ash Can Blues/ CARLISLE & BALL: Guitar Blues/ THE
CAROLINA TAR HEELS: Farm Land Blues/ THE CARTER FAMILY: Coal Miner's Blues/
BILL COX: Georgia Brown Blues/ COX & HUBBS: Oozlin' Daddy Blues/ DARBY &
TARLTON: Sweet Sarah Blues/ THE DELMORE BROTHERS: Lonesome Jailhouse Blues/
AL DEXTER: New Jelly Roll Blues/ THE DIXON BROTHERS: Weave Room Blues/ GWEN
FOSTER: Wilkes Country Blues/ THE GEORGIA CRACKERS: Stockade Blues/ LONNIE
GLOSSON: Arkansas Hard Luck Blues/ LARRY HENSLEY: Matchbox Blues/ PRINCE
ALBERT HUNT: Blues In A Bottle/ FRANK HUTCHINSON: Kc Blues/ Worried Blues/
DICK JUSTICE: Brown Skin Blues/ DAVE MCCARN: Bay Rum Blues/ W. LEE MCDANIEL:
Dirty Hangover Blues/ SAM MCGEE: Railroad Blues/ NARMOUR & SMITH: Carroll
County Blues/ NELSTONE'S HAWAIIANS: Mobile Blues/ CHARLIE POOLE: If The
River Was Whiskey/ Ramblin' Blues/ THE PRAIRIE RAMBLERS: Deep Elem Blues/
Jug Rag/ RILEY PUCKETT: Darkey's Wail/ THE RHYTHM WRECKERS: Never No Mo'
Blues/ LEMUEL TURNER: Jake Bottle Blues/ BOB WILLS: Frankie Jean
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS |
RCA 65131 |
The Bristol Sessions, Vol. 1 |
● CD $11.98 |
18 tracks, 56 mins, essential First of what we hope will be
series devoted to the recordings made in July and August 1927 at one of the
most important series of recording sessions in the early history of country
music. These sessions were held in Bristol, Tennessee on the Tennessee/
Virginia border under the supervision of Victor talent scout Ralph Peer.
These sessions featured the debut of two of the most important artists in
early country music - Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family - artists whose
music still resonates today. They are featured here with two tracks each.
The rest of the CD features lesser known but superb artists including
singer/ banjo player B.F. Shelton doing an early recording of the much
recorded Pretty Polly, the magnificent Alfred G. Karnes - a superb
gospel singer who accompanied himself on the rare harp-guitar, The Tenneva
Ramblers - a string band that Jimmie Rodgers had previously been a member
of, harmonica player El Watson - the only African-American artist recorded
at these sessions and others. Sound quality featuring remastering from
original metal parts by Doug Pomeroy is superb and the booklet features
informative notes by Rich Kienzle and discographical info. Some years ago
the Country Music Foundation issued a two CD set devoted to these recordings
- hopefully this series will include all the titles that were not included
in that set. (FS)
THE ALCOA QUARTET: Remember Me O Mighty One/ THE CARTER FAMILY: Single Girl,
Married Girl/ The Storms Are On The Ocean/ UNCLE ECK DUNFORD: What Will I
Do, For My Money's All Gone/ THE JOHNSON BROTHERS: Just A Message From
Carolina/ ALFRED G. KARNES: Called To The Foreign Field/ J.P. NESTOR: Train
On The Island/ BLIND ALFRED REED: You Must Unload/ JIMMIE RODGERS: Sleep,
Baby, Sleep/ The Soldier‘s Sweetheart/ THE SHELOR FAMILY: Big Bend Gal/ B.F.
SHELTON: Pretty Polly/ ERNEST V. STONEMAN & HIS DIXIE MOUNTAINEERS: Sweeping
Through The Gates/ ERNEST STONEMAN, KAHLE BREWER & WALTER MOONEY: Dying
Girl's Farewell/ THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINEERS: At The River/ THE TENNEVA
RAMBLERS: Miss Liza, Poor Gal/ EL WATSON: Narrow Gauge Blues/ THE WEST
VIRGINIA COON HUNTERS: Your Blue Eyes Run Me Crazy
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| PORTER WAGONER |
Shell Point 1003 |
Unplugged |
● CD $14.98 |
After 50 years in the country music biz Porter still sounds
mighty fine on this mixture of new and older songs accompanied by an
excellent band. Willie Nelson appears as a guest for a couple of duets.
Includes Silence In The Wind/ Silver Eagle Meets The Great Speckled Bird/
I Cried Again/ After All/ Satan Wore Satin - 10 songs in all.
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