Brown's Ferry Four 16 Greatest Hits

Gusto Records SD-3017

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Over in the Gloryland (01:59)
A2 Heaven Eternal for Me (02:21)
A3 When the Redeemed Are Gathering In (02:25)
A4 You Must Be Born Again (02:21)
A5 What Shall I Do With Jesus (02:25)
A6 Praise God! He Loves Everybody (02:44)
A7 The Arm of God (02:34)
A8 Can't You Hear Him Calling (02:29)
B1 Everybody Will Be Happy over There (02:00)
B2 Rock of Ages Hide Thou Me (02:04)
B3 The Lord Is Watching over Me (02:03)
B4 When the Good Lord Cares (02:02)
B5 Eternity Without Him (02:34)
B6 Bound for the Shore (02:15)
B7 If We Never Meet Again (02:56)
B8 Will the Circle Be Unbroken (02:59)
[Credits]
Grandpa Jones (Vocals) Merle Travis (guitar/vocals) Alton Delmore (vocals) Rabon Delmore (vocals) Red Foley (Replacing Merle on B1, B3, B4) Unidentified (mandolin)
[Notes]
The career of Brown's Ferry Four began when the Delmore Brothers, Grandpa Jones, and Merle Travis were working at WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Delmores had already become known in the 1930s for appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and recordings, while Jones had appeared on various radio stations in Virginia and West Virginia and Travis' band, the Drifting Pioneers, had broken up due to a lack of personnel. The Pioneers' absence left a void in WLW's programming, so program director George Biggar requested a new gospel formation. Alton Delmore brought in Jones, Travis and his brother Rabon to rehear. (Read more...)

Brown's Ferry Four: Fine Singing of Wonderful Sacred Country Songs

Gusto GT7 0961-2

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Arm of God (2:35)
02 Bound for the shore (2:15)
03 Can't you hear him calling (2:28)
04 Eternity without Him (2:35)
05 Everybody will be happy over there (2:00)
06 Hallelujah morning (2:02)
07 Heaven, eternal for me (2:23)
08 His boundless love (2:54)
09 I am a weary pilgrim (2:42)
10 Jesus hold my hand (2:49)
11 Keep on the firing line (2:34)
12 Lord is watching over me (2:44)
13 On the Jericho road #1 (2:46)
14 Over in the glory land (1:59)
15 Praise God! He loves everybody (2:45)
16 Rock of ages, hide thou me (2:34)
17 There's a light guiding me (2:50)
18 There's a page in the Bible (2:39)
19 Through the pearly gate (2:25)
20 What shall I do with Jesus (2:27)
21 When He blessed my soul (2:50)
22 When the Good Lord cares (2:02)
23 Will the circle be unbroken (2:57)
24 You must be born again (2:21)
[Credits]
Brown's Ferry Four: Grandpa Jones, Merle Travis, and the Delmore Brothers (Choir)
[Notes]
Based on their lineup alone, Brown's Ferry Four was a country supergroup from the get-go, with an original membership consisting of Grandpa Jones, the Delmore Brothers, and Merle Travis. Though the group only existed for ten years, and almost never made any personal appearances or gave any concerts, they managed to become one of the most beloved country gospel groups through their radio broadcasts and the nearly four dozen sides they recorded for King Records between 1946 and 1952.

Protobilly: The Minstrel & Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music 1892-2017

JSP Records JSP5202

Format: 3xCD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo, Mono
Country: UK
Released: October 25, 2019
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Old Time, Country, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
Disc One
101 Casey Jones: Billy Murray
102 Casey Jones: Fiddlin' John Carson
103 Southern Casey Jones: Jesse James
104 Steamboat Bill: Arthur Collins
105 Casey and Bill: Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
106 Steamboat Bill Boogie: Delmore Bros.
107 Red Wing: Frank C Stanley & Henry Burr
108 Red Wing: Doc Williams & the Border Riders
109 Just Break the News to Mother: George J Gaskin
110 Take the News to Mother: Louvin Bros.
111 In the Shadow of the Pines: Royal Fish & Vernon Archibald
112 In the Shadow of the Pine: Kelly Harrell
113 Are You From Dixie?: Billy Murray & Irving Kaufman
114 Are You From Dixie: Grandpa Jones
115 Home, Sweet Home: Eleanora de Cisneros
116 Home, Sweet Home: Don Reno
117 The Party That Wrote Home Sweet Home, Never Was a Married Man: Ed Morton
118 The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home, Never Was a Married Man: Mack Woolbridge & Charlie Parker
119 I'm Alabama Bound: Prince's Orchestra
120 Alabama Bound: Papa Charlie Jackson
121 Unter dem Doppleadler: Olbrig's Zither Trio
122 Under the Double Eagle: Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers
123 Blue Bell: Harry Macdonough
124 Blue Bell: Merle Travis
125 Virginia Bluebell: Eddie Adcock
126 The Foolish Frog: May Irwin
127 The Foolish Frog: Frank Corso
Disc Two
201 Haul The Woodpile Down: Charles A Asbury
202 Hold That Wood-Pile Down: Uncle Dave Macon
203 Darling Nellie Gray: The American Quartet
204 Darling Nellie Gray: Roland Cauly & Lake Howard
205 Darling Nellie Gray: Louis Armstrong & the Mills Brothers
206 I Got Mine: Arthur Collins & Joseph Natus
207 I Got Mine: Frank Stokes
208 Go Easy Mabel: Edward Meeker
209 Go Easy Mabel: Delmore Bros
210 Smoke Goes Up the Chimney: Dan W Quinn
211 Smoke Goes Up the Chimney: Fiddlin' John Carson
212 When the Bees Are In the Hive: Peerless Quartet
213 When the Bees Are In the Hive: Bill Monroe
214 Don't You Leave Me Here: Charles Johnson's Original Paradise Ten
215 I'm Alabamy Bound: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
216 Don't Go Down In the Mine, Dad: Stanley Kirkby
217 Dream Of a Miner's Child: Keith Whitley
218 I Loved You Better Than You: Byron G Harlan & Frank C Stanley
219 I Loved You Better Than You: The Carter Family
220 I Loved You Better Than You: Johnnie and Jack
221 By The Watermelon Vine: Edison Male Quartet
222 Lindy: Proximity String Quartet
223 Who Broke The Lock: Cousins and DeMoss
224 Who Stole De Lock: The Georgia Browns
225 Who Stole The Lock: Jack Bland & his Rhythmmakers
226 Lovesick Blues: Emmett Miller
227 Lovesick Blues: Hank Williams
228 I'm the Father of a Little Black Coon: Charles A Asbury
Disc Three
301 May Irwin's Bully Song: May Irwin
302 Bully Of the Town: Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers
303 Fille de la Fille: Vin Bruce
304 Turkey in the Straw: Billy Golden
305 Turkey Buzzard Blues: Peg Leg Howell & Eddie Anthony
306 Old Dan Tucker: Harry C Browne
307 Old Dan Tucker: Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers
308 The Arkansas Traveler: Len Spencer
309 The Arkansaw Traveler: Jilson Setters (J.W Day)
310 Arkansas Traveler: Clayton McMichen & his Georgia Wildcats
311 The Girl I Loved in Sunny Tennessee: S.H Dudley & Harry Macdonough
312 Sunny Tennessee: Floyd County Ramblers
313 Nigger Blues: George O'Connor
314 The Blues Ain't Nothing But: Georgia White
315 I'se Gwine Back to Dixie: Brilliant Quartet
316 I'se Gwine Back to Dixie: Uncle Dave Macon
317 Baby Mine: Elizabeth Spencer
318 Going Around This World: Leslie Keith
319 All Night Long: Anna Chandler
320 All Night Long: Roy Acuff & his Crazy Tennesseeans
321 Laughing Rag: Sam Moore & Horace Davis
322 Mexican Rag: Darby & Tarlton
323 I Don't Care If I Never Wake Up: Silas Leachman
324 My Money Never Gives Out: Arthur Collins
325 My Money Never Runs Out: Banjo Joe (Gus Cannon)
326 My Money Never Gives Out: Dom Flemons & Guy Davis
[Notes]
This 3 CD reissue anthology is the first to track 20th century American vernacular music of old time country, bluegrass, jazz and blues by tracing their beginnings in 19th century blackface minstrelsy and Tin Pan Alley. The set includes a 76 page booklet with song annotations, sheet music covers, photographs and period graphics, biographies and discographies Driven by songwriting and publishing songs are refashioned again and again showcasing stylistic as well as lyrical changes over the past 100 years The foundation of the American popular songbook traces its beginnings to the Vaudeville, Circus, Minstrel, Music Hall and Theatre stages of the mid-late 1800s The songs spread throughout the country and world creating a new musical tapestry that included both black and white performers of all backgrounds By aligning performances from the earliest cylinder recordings with later 78 rpm, LP and CD versions, PROTOBILLY brings to life 81 historic recordings more than half never before reissued all brilliantly remastered to vividly demonstrate the checkered and enormously powerful elasticity of American music.

Uncle Dave Macon: The Dixie Dewdrop

Vetco Records LP-101

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1971
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Old Time, & Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Rise When The Rooster Crows (4/14/26)
A2 Hold On To The Sleigh (9/9/26)
A3 She's Got The Money Too (1/24/38)
A4 On The Dixie Bee Line (4/14/26)
A5 Poor Sinners, Fare You Well (4/16/26)
A6 Country Ham And Red Eye Gravy (1/24/38)
B1 Shout Mona You Should Be Free (9/8/26)
B2 Over The Mountain (1/22/35 New Orleans, La.)
B3 The Bibles True (4/14/26
B4 Hold That Woodpile Down (5/7/27)
B5 Tennessee Red Fox Chase (12/17/30)
B6 From Jerusalem To Jericho (8/3/37)
[Credits]
Uncle Dave Macon (banjo/vocals) Sam McGee (guitar/banjo) Delmore Brothers (guitar/vocals) Kirk McGee (fiddle) Mazy Todd (fiddle) Glen Stagner (guitar)
Liner Notes: Bob Hyland
[Notes]
Uncle Dave Macon, also known as "The Dixie Dewdrop" was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth, and gates-ajar collar, he gained regional fame as a vaudeville performer in the early 1920s before becoming the first star of the Grand Ole Opry in the latter half of the decade.

In Memory: The Delmore Bros. - Volume 1

Pine Mountain Records PMR-218

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Life's Too Short
A2 The Arm Of God
A3 Red River Valley
A4 You Can't Do Wrong
A5 Blues Stay Away From Me
A6 Brown's Ferry Blues
B1 The Girl By The River
B2 Long Journey Home
B3 Silver Threads Among The Gold
B4 Weary Day
B5 Calling To That Other Shore
B6 Give Me Your Hand
[Credits]
Alton Delmore (guitar/vocals) Rabon Delmore (tenor guitar/vocals)
[Notes]
Alton and Rabon Delmor. Rabon played the four string tenor guitar and in most cases sang the harmony. Alton played the standard six string Spanish guitar and sang lead. On occasion, they would switch parts to get a better blend. "King Records‎– 910" was released in 1964. This album was reissued and electronically rechanneled to simulate Stereo.

The Railroad in Folk Song

RCA Victor LPV-532

Series: RCA Victor Vintage Series
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: United States
Released: 1966
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Old-time
[Tracklist]
A1 J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (6/16/39) Orange Blossom Special (2:56)
A2 Carolina Tar Heels (4/3/29) The Train's Done Left Me (3:09)
A3 Carter Family (2/25/29) The Engine One-Forty-Three (3:18)
A4 Harry "Mac" McClintock (3/16/28) Jerry, Go Ile That Car (2:38)
A5 Tenneva Ramblers (2/18/28) If I Die A Railroad Man (2:56)
A6 Blind Alfred Reed (7/28/27) The Wreck Of The Virginian (2:56)
A7 Monroe Brothers (2/17/36) Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy (2:12)
A8 Jimmie Davis (5/26/31) The Davis Limited (3:09)
B1 Delmore Brothers (9/29/38) The Cannon Ball (2:12)
B2 J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (8/6/35) The Longest Train (3:11)
B3 Vernon Dalhart (3/18/26) Wreck Of The Old 97 (3:17)
B4 Grayson & Whitter (7/31/28) The Red And Green Signal Lights
B5 Byron Parker And His Mountaineers (10/10/40) Peanut Special (2:44)
B6 Johnson Brothers (5/24/28) Crime Of The D'Autremont Brothers (3:02)
B7 Palmer McAbee (2/21/28) McAbee's Railroad Piece
B8 Paul Warmack And His Gully Jumpers (10/1/28) The Little Red Caboose Behind The Train (2:58)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Archie Green, Reissue Producer: Mike Lipskin, Remastering: Don Miller
[Notes]
Reissue of railroad music from the 20's and 30's.