Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40191

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Mouse on the Hill (Froggie Went a-Courting): Warner Williams with Jay Summerour (3:44)
02 Casey Jones: K.C. Douglas (1:23)
, 03 John Hardy: Lead Belly (2:43)
04 Railroad Bill: John Jackson (3:33)
05 Stewball: Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon (3:33)
06 John Henry: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (4:04)
07 St. James Infirmary: Snooks Eaglin (2:20)
08 Staggerlee (Stackolee): John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (5:03)
09 Lost John: Convict Group, Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms (4:54)
10 Betty and Dupree: Josh White (3:45)
11 Old Riley / Here, Rattler, Here: Lead Belly (1:58)
12 The Race of the Jim Lee and Katy Adam: Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim (2:27)
13 The Titanic: Pink Anderson (2:49)
14 Frankie and Johnny: Big Bill Broonzy (2:07)
15 White House Blues: Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys (1:59)
16 Louis Collins: John Jackson (3:18)
17 Bad Lee Brown (Late One Night): Woody Guthrie (2:14)
18 Luke and Mullen: Horace Sprott (2:25)
19 Duncan and Brady: Dave Van Ronk (3:00)
20 Gallis Pole (The Maid Freed from the Gallows): Lead Belly (2:45)
21 Boll Weevil: Pink Anderson (3:04)
22 Delia's Gone: Josh White Jr. (3:45)
[Crtedits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Barry Lee Pearson, Designer: Joe Parisi, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Classic African-American Ballads is a sampling of an important, historic, and engaging slice of America's Black music heritage. The heyday of the Black ballad tradition (1890-1920) left a lasting strain of creativity and a monument to African American life of the time. Ranging from songs created from the heritage of the English ballad, to social commentary vilifying abusive white authority figures, to "blues ballads," this album reminds us of the enormity and constant evolution of African American musical tradition. 36-page booklet. 22 tracks. 67 minutes.

Appalachian Mountain Gospel: 25 Bluegrass Gospel Classics

Rural Rhythm Records RHY-326

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 There Is Power in the Blood: The Marksmen (2:04)
02 No Hidin' Place Down Here: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (1:47)
03 Take Me in Your Life Boat: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (2:03)
04 Old Country Church: House Brothers (1:26)
05 The Great Speckled Bird: Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups (2:30)
06 Keep on the Sunny Side: Lee Moore 1:13)
07 A Beautiful Life: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1:33)
08 I'm on My Way to Canaan Land: House Brothers (1:44)
09 Oh Why Not Tonight: The Marksmen (1:38)
10 Is She Praying There: Mac Martin & His Dixie Travelers (2:38)
11 Golden Slippers: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (1:25)
12 Somebody Touched Me: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (2:35)
13 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:00)
14 Uncloudy Day: J.D. Jarvis (2:13)
15 Angel Band: House Brothers (2:35)
16 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms: Red White & the Country Gospel Singers (1:45)
17 Paul & Silas: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (1:52)
18 If I Could Here My Mother Pray Again: Happy Land Gospel Singers (1:46)
19 Lonely Tombs: J.D. Jarvis (1:54)
20 Precious Memories: House Brothers (2:36)
21 I Am a Pilgrim: Raymond Fairchild & the Maggie Valley Boys (1:48)
22 Let the Church Roll On: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1:53)
23 I Feel Like Traveling On: Happy Land Gospel Singers (2:04)
24 Walking Cane: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:12)
25 I'm Getting Ready to Go: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:04)
[Credits]
Compilation Producer: Sam Passamano, Jr., Designner and Photographer: Marty Rosamond, Engineer: Steve Hoffman
[Notes]
Part of the ongoing Sound Traditions series of bluegrass anthologies from the Rural Rhythm label, Sound Traditions: Appalachian Mountain Gospel (25 Bluegrass Gospel Classics) gathers 25 rare examples of vintage bluegrass gospel. Artists include the Marksmen, Hylo Brown & the Timberliners, and Jim Greer & the Mac-O-Chee Valley Boys. Many of these songs have never been available on CD before.

Appalachian Mountain Bluegrass

Rural Rhythm Records RHY-317

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2007
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Foggy Mountain Top: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:14)
02 Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (2:41)
03 Froggie Went a Courtin': Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (1:38)
04 Cumberland Gap: The Cumberlands (2:35)
05 Black Mountain Blues: Mac Martin & His Dixie Travelers (3:07)
06 Home Across the Blue Ridge Mountains: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:02)
07 Poor Ellen Smith: Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups (2:01)
08 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:01)
09 Grandfather's Clock: Mac Wiseman (2:08)
10 Big Sandy: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1:02)
11 Worried Man Blues: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (1:57)
12 Deep Elm Blues: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (2:08)
13 Wild Bill Jones: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (1:43)
14 Rovin' Gambler: Mac Wiseman (1:49)
15 Soldier's Joy: The Cumberlands with Michael Cleveland (2:36)
16 Darling Corey: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (1:49)
17 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss: Red White & the Dixie Blue Grass Band (1:36)
18 When the Bees Are in the Hive: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (2:24)
19 Bread and Gravy: J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers with Morris Herbert (2:55)
20 Run Boy Run: Michael Cleveland / The Cumberlands (2:20)
21 Gathering Flowers from the Hillside: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:17)
22 Mole in the Ground: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:23)
23 Long Journey Home: Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups (2:01)
24 Rebel Soldier: The Cumberlands (3:40)
25 Fire on the Mountain: Fiddlin' DeWayne Wear & the Wear Family (1:10)
26 The Tie That Binds Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (1:27)
27 Rabbit in the Log: Frosty Mountain Boyswith Raymond Fairchild (1:31)
28 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:41)
29 Just Over in Glory Land: Mac Wiseman (1:53)
30 Amazing Grace: Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys (2:02)
[Credits]
Compilation Producer: Sam Passamano, Jr., Designner and Photographer: Marty Rosamond, Engineer: Steve Hoffman
[Notes]
Continuing with our successful Sound Traditions series, Rural Rhythm is proud to release this special new 30 Song Heritage Collection title, Appalachian Mountain Bluegrass 30 Vintage Classics which contains over 60 minutes of Historic Bluegrass Music and debuts many classic recorded songs Never-Before-Available on CD. Each song was remastered from the original master tapes by Steve Hoffman, (a leading mastering engineer in the High End Audio market). The end results are some of the best sounding authentic Traditional Bluegrass music available today.

30 APPALACHIAN BLUEGRASS CLASSICS: Rural Rhythm Records

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POWER PICKS is a BEST OF series and contains Rural Rhythm's most powerful classic song performances by many Bluegrass legends and pioneers from the heyday of Bluegrass music! This Heritage Collection title contains classic original master performances culled from Rural Rhythm’s treasure trove of over 4,000 original masters dating back to 1955. If you like traditional Bluegrass music and want a collection of classic songs performed by the Legends & Pioneers of Bluegrass, then the Rural Rhythm Heritage Collection series is right for you. The songs were very familiar to our ancestors, and thanks to these traditional Bluegrass musicians, they’re with us still.

1. Little Maggie - Frosty Mountain Boys
2. Deep Elm Blues - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
3. Uncle Pen - Ernie & Mack With The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
4. Martin & The Coys - Hylo Brown & The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys
5. Rabbit In The Log - Log Cabin Boys
6. Yonder Comes The Sheriff - Bob Ensign & The Stump Jumpers
7. When It's Time For The Whippoorwill To Sing - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
8. Cripple Creek - Frosty Mountain Boys
9. Whoa, Mule Whoa - J. E. Mainer & The Mountaineers ( Featuring Morris Herbert)
10. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
11. Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - James Wall
12. Foggy Mountain Top - Raymond Fairchld
13. Tupelo County Jail - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
14. Rolling In My Sweet Baby’s Arms - Frosty Mountain Boys
15. Shady Grove - J.E. Mainer & Red Smiley With The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
16. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
17. Bring A Little Water Sylvie - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
18. Black Eyed Susan - Tater Tate
19. My Clinch Mountain Home - James Wall
20. Why Do You Wonder - Ernie & Mack With The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
21. John Hardy - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
22. Down In The Willow Garden - Earl Taylor & Jim Mccall With The Stoney Mountain Boys
23. Sweet Fern - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
24. John Henry - Red White & His Dixie Blue Grass Band
25. I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Hom - Ernie & Mack With The Stoney Mountain Boys
26. Pallet On The Floor - J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers ( Featuring Morris Herbert)
27. Plant Some Flowers By My Grave - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
28. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - Hylo Brown
29. Chruch In The Wildwoods - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
30. Old Mountain Dew - Raymond Fairchild

Mountain Music Bluegrass Style

Folkways Records ‎FA-2318

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1959
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Katy Hill: Tex Logan (1:46)
A2 Short Life Of Trouble: Earl Taylor And The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:43)
A3 Katy Cline: Don Stover, Mitchell B. Lilly & Don Chubby Anthony (2:38)
A4 The Philadelphia Lawyer: Bob Baker & The Pike County Boys (3:23)
A5 Natchez Under The Hill: Tex Logan (2:20)
A6 Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone: Don Stover, Mitchell B. Lilly & Don Chubby Anthony (2:16)
A7 Old Joe Clark: Bob Yellin, Mike Seeger & Eric Weissberg (2:04)
A8 Little Willie: Bob Baker And The Pike County Boys (3:03)
A9 White House Blues: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (1:57)
B1 Nine Pound Hammer: Smiley Hobbs (2:25)
B2 Cricket On The Hearth: Don Chubby Anthony & Don Stover (2:15)
B3 All The Good Times Have Past And Gone: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:55)
B4 New River Train: Don Chubby Anthony, Mike Seeger & Bob Yellin (2:58)
B5 Leather Britches: Smiley Hobbs (1:20)
B6 Fox Chase: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (1:58)
B7 Feast Here Tonight: Bob Baker & The Pike County Boys (2:37)
B8 Bile 'Em Cabbage Down: Don Stover, Mitchell B. Lilly & Don Chubby Anthony (2:11)
B9 Rocky Run: Jerry Stuart, Pete Kuykendall, Smiley Hobbs & Tom Gray (2:45)
B10 Snow Dove: Bob Baker & The Pike County Boys (3:19)
[Credits]
Recorded, Edited, Liner Notes and Annotated by Mike Seeger
[Nots]
Unforgettable performances by Don Stover, Earl Taylor, Chubby Anthony, Tex Logan and many others. Traditional bluegrass played by some of the genre's most talented and committed musicians. For over 30 years, Mountain Music Bluegrass Style remains a superb anthology. "Listeners who value spirit over polish...will find many of these selections to be as exciting and powerful as they were over 30 years ago." — Bluegrass Unlimited