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.

Western Express: 36 Exciting And Rare Country & Western Songs

MCA Coral 0082.036-2

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 1994
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country, & Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 San Antonio Rose: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
A2 Alla En El Rancho Grande: Rex Allen
A3 Nine Pound Hammer: Tex Williams
A4 Red River Valley: Jimmy Wakely
A5 Why Baby, Why: Red Sovine, Webb Pierce
A6 Louisiana Moonlight: Jimmy C. Newman
A7 Six Days On The Road: The Texas Troubadors
A8 Hey, Mr. Bluebird: Ernest Tubb & The Wilburn Brothers
A9 Roses Are Red: Webb Pierce
B1 Tennessee Saturday Night: Red Foley
B2 Tupelo County Jail: Webb Pierce
B3 This Land Is Your Land: Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers
B4 River Of No Return: Tex Williams
B5 The Huntin's Over For Tonight: Grandpa Jones
B6 Knoxville Girl: The Wilburn Brothers
B7 Fiddler's Dream: Tommy Jackson
B8 Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Red Foley
B9 Detroit City: Billy Grammer
C1 Blue Moon Of Kentucky: Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
C2 I Like Mountain Music: Roy Acuff
C3 500 Miles: The Greenwoods
C4 Bye Bye Love: Johnnie And Jack
C5 Cheyenne: Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
C6 Cool Water: The Sons Of The Pioneers
C7 I Bought A Rock For A Rocky Mountain Girl: Wilf Carter
C8 Cowboy's Lament (The Streets Of Laredo): Burl Ives
C9 In The Jailhouse Now: Webb Pierce
D1 My Dixie Darling: The Carter Family
D2 Cripple Creek: Jimmy Martin
D3 Sparkling Brown Eyes: Webb Pierce
D4 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountain: The Carter Family
D5 My Hillbilly Baby: Ernest Tubb
D6 She'll Be Coming 'round The Mountain: Al Mcleod's Country Music Dance Band
D7 The WeaversAcross The Wide Missouri (Shenandoah)
D8 Cotton Fields: The Osborne Brothers
D9 The Last Round Up: The Ranch Boys
[Notes]
Manufactured in Western Germany by TELDEC "Telefunken-Decca" Schallplatten-Ges.mbH., Heussweg 25, 2 Hamburg 19. Licensed by MCA Records, Inc. Universal City, California, U.S.A.

Cold War Countdown: Country Music Goes To Cold War (1952-1972)

Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – IMAR 117

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: April 13, 2019
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 God Please Protect America: Moore & Napier (2:34)
A2 I'm No Communist: Grandpa Jones (2:28)
A3 Ain't I Right: Johnny Freedom (3:14)
A4 Freedom Monkey: Doc Williams (2:40)
A5 The Bearded Bandit of Cuba: Art & Glenda Davis (2:10)
A6 The Bay of Pigs: Red River Dave (2:22)
A7 Ballad of Two Brothers: Autry Inman (3:30)
A8 Fall-Out: Red Castle (2:02)
B1 Little Boy Soldier: Wanda Jackson And The Party Timers (2:36)
B2 Crazy Viet Nam War: Stringbean and His 5 String Banjo (2:42)
B3 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town: Mel Tillis (2:46)
B4 Congratulations (You Sure Made A Man Out of Him): Arlene Harden (4:00)
B5 One More Time, Billy Brown: The Shacklefords (4:02)
B6 The Patriot: Marie Roberson (2:14)
B7 The Craziest War of the Universe: Jefferson County Bluegrass Boys (2:34)
B8 The War Keeps Draggin' On: The Wilburn Brothers (2:54)
[Notes]
War, Patriotism, Pathos, Paranoia and Propaganda in the Country Music Experience. Vinyl Relics recovered from abandoned Fall-Out Shelters and excavated from beneath wastelands of Radioactive Rubble… Country Music Artefacts from the Cold War Era: Hyper-Patriotic Anthems, Delirious Cowpoke Agitprop Diatribes, Peacenik Protestations and Heartfelt Homefront Lamentations. Years in the making – 'Cold War Countdown’presents 16 tempestuous tirades of Red-Scare Pinko-Subversion, Iron Curtain-Clad Simian Freedom Fighters, Bearded Despots, Flower Power Fall-Out, the War Wizened, the Walking Wounded and Heart-Wrenching Fallen Heroes. Often originally waxed on microscopic labels and distributed in minuscule amounts, these Broadside Balladeers decry the Worldwide Communist Conspiracy, Apocalyptic Holocausts, Bureaucratic Mission Creep and Problematic Personal Grooming. A Red-Hot fission of Atomic-Era 45s – some of these sides are impossibly rare and are reissued here for the very first time. All for your End-Times Bunker listening pleasure.

Festival Of American Folklife Vol.1 Stereo

Smithsonian Institution SI-100

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1971 (?)
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & World
[Tracklist]
A1 The Old Man and The Old Woman: The Riendeau Family (1:35)
A2 Old Rattler: Grandpa Jones (1:36)
A3 Fisher's Hornpipe, Rickett's Hornpipe, Chicken Reel: Chet Parker (1:30)
A4 Tambor De Yuca: The Rodriguez Brothers (7:06)
A5 Long Distance Call: The Muddy Waters Blues Band (7:06)
A6 Sjaj Mjesece: Aliquippa Tamburitzans (3:15)
A7 What Is The Color of the Soul of Man: Jimmy Driftwood (4:12)
B1 Carmela Reno Con Chinto: Antonio Mosquera (2:42)
B2 Bosco Stomp: Cajun Bands, Elton, Basile, Eunice And Mamou, La. (3:35)
B3 'T Ain't But Me One: Bernice Reagon (2:10)
B4 Jim and John: Ed, G. D. and Lonnie Young (3:26)
B5 I Know My Lord's Gonna Lead Me Out: The Monroe Brothers (1:25)
B6 Uncle Pen: Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys (2:22)
B7 Cherry Ball Blues: Skip James (2:43)
B8 Cadirimin Ustune (The Top of My Tent): Turkish Cabaret Ensemble (3:12)
B9 Hindustan: Billie & Dede Pierce and Preservation Hall Band (2:42)
[Notes]
Recorded in Washington, D.C, 1967-69. The Festival of American Folklife, now the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, was initiated in 1967 and occurs annually over the July 4th weekend on the Mall, Washington, D.C. The 1968 festival was cosponsored by the Institute of Texan Cultures and highlighted Texas culture, including arts, crafts, agriculture, music and foods.