Kentucky Colonels

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
1959 Sundown Recording Studios, Whittier, CA – The Country Boys
001 HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH YOU Sundown 131
002 KENTUCKY HILLS Sundown 131
ca. February 1961 Hollywood, CA – The Country Boys
003 1054 ON THE MOUNTAINS (STANDS MY LOVE) Republic 2013
004 THE VALLEY BELOW 2013
11 February 1961 [no 9922] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Roland White & Country Boys with Andy Griffith
005 35357 FLOP EARED MULE 4684/ ST-1611
006 35358 SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN ST-1611
007 35359 THE NEW RIVER TRAIN 4539/ ST-1611
008 34360 CINDY ST-1611
CAPITOL ST-1611 SONGS, THEMES AND LAUGHS FROM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1962)
19 September 1961 [live] Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass])
00801 JOURNEY'S END (A LIFE OF SORROW) Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
25 September 1961 [live] Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass])
00802 MEMPHIS SPECIAL Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
September 1962 Sundown Recording Studios, Whittier, CA – The Kentucky Colonels Clarence White, Leroy Mack, Roger Bush and Billy Ray + Gordon Terry [fiddle]. Producer: Carter and Ralph Stanley)
009 THREE FINGER BLUES Briar M 109
010 I'LL BE COMING HOME TOMORROW Briar M 109
011 IF YOU'RE EVER GONNA LOVE ME Briar M 109
012 BANJO PICKING FEVER Briar M 109
013 I MIGHT TAKE YOU BACK AGAIN Briar M 109
014 MEMPHIS SPECIAL Briar M 109
015 CABIN IN THE SKY Briar M 109
016 LEROY'S RAMBLE Briar M 109
017 HOWDY HOSS Briar M 109
018 WON'T YOU CALL ME DARLING Briar M 109
019 RAINBOW SHINING SOMEWHERE Briar M 109
020 420 SPECIAL Briar M 109
021 JUST JOSHING Briar 45-150/M 109
022 TO PROVE MY LOVE FOR YOU Briar 45-150/M 109 - 63
023 JUST LIKE OLD TIMES *
024 BUCK'S RUN*
025 I HEAR HIM CALLING*
*bonus tracks on CD reissue
7 November 1963 [live-Gerdes Folk City] New York City – The Kentucky Colonels
02501 MOTHER‘S MILK ROUTINE Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
1964 World Pacific Studio, Hollywood, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White, Edgar White, Roland White, Bob Woodford, Dennis Morris, Bobby Crane)
026 NINE POUND HAMMER World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
027 PRISONER'S SONG World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
028 FADED LOVE World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
029 JOHN HENRY World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
030 FLAT FORK World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
031 LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
032 I AM A PILGRIM World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
033 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
034 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514
035 CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACK STEP World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
036 WILD BILL JONES World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
037 SALLY GOODIN' World Pacific WP 1821 UAS 29514 LN 10185
25 March 1964 [live-UCLA Folk Festival] Hollywood,, CA - The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Bobby Stone [bass], Roger Bush [vcl])
03701 HE SAID IF I BE LIFTED UP Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03702 ANGEL OF DEATH Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
17 April 1964 [live] The Cabale, Berkley, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass])
03702 BAREFOOT NELLIE Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
18 April 1964 [live] The Cabale, Berkley, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass])
03703 HARD HEARTED Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03704 ALABAMA JUBILEE Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03705 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03706 JORDAN Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
03707 SHADY GROVE Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
19 April 1964 [ive] Wayside, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass])
03708 RENO RIDE Rounder 0199
03709 DURHAM'S BULL Rounder 0199
July 1964 [live-Newport Folk festival] Newport, RI – The Kentucky Colonels
03710 ROLL ON BUDDY Vanguard VCD 77004
03711 BILL CHEATHAM Vanguard VCD 77004
03712 THERE AIN'T NOBODY GONNA MISS ME Vanguard VCD 77004
03713 SHUCKIN' THE CORN Vanguard VCD 77004
03714 BEAUTIFUL LIFE Vanguard VCD 77004
03715 GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY Vanguard VCD 77004
03716 OVER IN THE GLORY LAND Vanguard VCD 77004
03717 SALLY ANN Vanguard VCD 77004
03718 BRAKEMAN'S BLUES Vanguard VCD 77004
03719 SOLDIER'S JOY Vanguard VCD 77004
03720 LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD Vanguard VCD 77004
03721 FAREWELL BLUES Vanguard VCD 77004
03722 LONESOME ROAD BLUES Vanguard VCD 77004
03723 BEAUMONT RAG Vanguard VCD 77004
03724 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW Vanguard VCD 77004
03725 LONG JOURNEY HOME Vanguard VCD 77004
03726 IN THE PINES Vanguard VCD 77004
03727 CHICKEN REEL Vanguard VCD 77004
03728 OLD HICKORY Vanguard VCD 77004
03729 AULD LANG SYNE Vanguard VCD 77004
03730 NOLA Vanguard VCD 77004
03731 FLAT FORK Vanguard VCD 77004
03732 SHADY GROVE Vanguard VCD 77004
15 November 1964 [live] Comedia Theatre, Palo Alto, CA – The Kentucky Colonels
03733 Intro Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
03734 SHEIK OF ARABY Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
03735 BENDING THE STRINGS Rounder 0199
20 November 1964 [live] The Cabale, Berkley, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass])
03736 SHUCKIN' THE CORN Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
1964/1965 [live] unknown – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White vcl/gt,Roland White vcl/mandolin, Roger Bush gt/bass/vcl, Billy Ray Lathum banjo)
03737 ALABAMA JUBILEE Rounder 0098
03738 I AM A PILGRIM Rounder 0098
03739 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND Rounder 0098
03740 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW Rounder 0098
03741 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW Rounder 0098
03742 WILDWOOD FLOWER Rounder 0098
1965 World Pacific Studio, Hollywood, CA – The Kentucky Colonels
038 BALLAD OF FARMER BROWN World Pacific 427/ UAS 29514 LN 10185
039 THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR LOVIN' ME World Pacific 427/ UAS 29514
27 March 1965 [live] Ash Grove, Los Ageles, CA - The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass], Scotty Stoneman [vcl/fiddle])
03901 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03902 IF YOU'RE EVER GONNA LOVE ME Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03903 JULIUS FINKBINE'S RAG Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03904 DARK HOLLOW Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03905 TRAIN 45 Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03906 CHUG-A-LUG Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
03907 LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD/OLD JOE CLARK Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
27 March 1965/3 April 1965 [live] Ash Grove, Los Ageles, CA - The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass], Scotty Stoneman [vcl/fiddle])
03908 JOHN HARDY Rounder 0199
03909 USED TO BE Rounder 0199
03910 SHACKLES AND CHAINS Rounder 0199
03911 MOUNTAIN DEW Rounder 0199
03912 I MIGHT TAKE YOU BACK AGAIN
03913 BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN Rounder 0199
03914 FLOP EARED MULE Rounder 0199
03915 I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME Rounder 0199
03916 OVER IN GLORY LAND Rounder 0199
03917 OCEAN OF DIAMONDS Rounder 0199
27 March 1965 live Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA/June-August 1965 [live] Cobblestone Club, North Hollywood, CA – Scotty Stoneman & The Kentucky Colonels (Ash Grove: Scotty Stoneman [vcl/fiddle], Clarence White [vcl/gt], Billy Ray Lathum [vcl/banjo], Roland While [vcl/mandolin], Roger Bush [vcl/bass], Skip Conover [dobro]; Cobblestone Club: Clarence White, Roland White, Billy Ray Lathum, Roger Bush)
03918 OKLAHOMA STOMP Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03919 ONCE A DAY Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03920 EIGHTH OF JANUARY Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03921 ANY DAMN THING Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03922 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03923 DOWN YONDER Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03924 SALLY GOODIN Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03925 A WOUND TIME CAN'T ERASE Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03926 SHUCKIN' THE CORN Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03927 LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03928 CHEROKEE WALTZ Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03929 CACKLIN' HEN Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03930 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
03931 GOODNIGHT IRENE Sierra/Briar SBR 4206
9 August 1965 [live] Cobblestone Club, North Hollywood, CA – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Latham [banjo], Roger Bush [bass], Scotty Wiseman [fiddle])
03932 A GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE Briar SBR-4202 Hollywood 167003
1965/1966 unknown, CA - Kentucky Colonels featuring Roland And Clarence White (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Billy Ray Lathum [vcl/banjo], Bob Warford [banjo (1966)], Roger Bush [vcl/bass (1965)], Eric White [vcl/bass (1966)], Scotty Stoneman [vcl/fiddle (1965)], Dennis Morris [gt] (1966)]
040 NEW RIVER TRAIN Rounder 0070
041 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY Rounder 0070
042 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Rounder 0070
043 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN Rounder 0070
044 NEW SOLDIER'S JOY Rounder 0070
045 WICKED PATH OF SIN Rounder 0070
046 RAWHIDE Rounder 0070
047 BUCKING MULE Rounder 0070
048 HOW MOUNTAIN GIRLS CAN LOVE Rounder 0070
049 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Rounder 0070
050 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN Rounder 0070
051 JIMMY'S BARNYARD SHUFFLE Rounder 0070
052 YOU WON'T BE SATISFIED THAT WAY Rounder 0070
053 CLICH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP Rounder 0070
054 LET ME FALL Rounder 0070
April 1967 [live] unknown – The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White vcl/gt, Roland White vcl/mandolin, Bob Warford banjo, Eric White bass. Producer: Joseph Robins)
05401 PRISONER'S SONG Rounder 0098
05402 GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE Rounder 0098
05403 WHITEWASH CHIMNEY Rounder 0098
05404 LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD Rounder 0098
05405 TEARDROPS IN MY EYES Rounder 0098
05406 WORKING ON A BUILDING Rounder 0098
unknown data 1960s [live] unknown – The Kentucky Colonels
06607 GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
06608 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
06609 A WOMAN NEAMED RUTH Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
06610 OCEAN OF DIAMOND Hollywood 167003 Rural Rhythm RHY-1020
06611 I AM A PILGRIM Hollywood 167003
1973 live unknown, SWE – The New Kentucky Colonels (White Brothers) (Clarence White [vcl/gt], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Alan Munde [banjo/hmny vcl], Eric White [bass]. Producer: Jack Tottle)
N01 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Rounder 0073
N02 BANJO BOY CHIMES Rounder 0073
N03 LAST THING ON MY MIND Rounder 0073
N04 SALLY GOODIN Rounder 0073
N05 TAKE A WHIFF ON ME Rounder 0073
N06 RAWHIDE Rounder 0073
N07 IF YOU'RE EVER GONNA LOVE ME Rounder 0073
N08 I'M BLUE AND I'M LONESOME Rounder 0073
N09 ALABAMA JUBILEE Rounder 0073
N10 YOU WON'T BE SATISFIED THAT WAY Rounder 0073
N11 SOLDIER'S JOY/BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Rounder 0073
N12 I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONESOME Rounder 0073
N13 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Rounder 0073
N14 NEW RIVER TRAIN Rounder 0073

ALBUMS
Briar M-109 The New Sound Of Bluegrass America: Three Finger Blues; I'll Be Coming Home Tomorrow; If You're Ever Gonna Love Me; Banjo Picking Fever; I Might Take You Back Again; Memphis Special; Cabin In The Sky; Leroy's Ramble; Howdy Hoss; Won't You Call Me Darling; Rainbow Shining Somewhere; 420 Special; Just Joshing; To Prove My Love For You – 63 (reissued on CD (details unknown) with bonus tracks: Just Like Old Times; Buck's Run;I Hear Him Calling)
World Pacific WP 1821 Appalachian Swing !: Clinch Mountain Backstep; Nine Pound Hammer; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Wild Bill Jones; Billy In The Low Ground; Lee Highway Blues; I Am A Pilgrim; The Prisoner's Song; Sally Goodin; Faded Love; John Henry; Flat Fork – 20-04-64 (see also United Artists UAS 29514)
United Artists [UK] UAS 29514 Kentucky Colonels, featuring Roland & Clarence White: Clinch Mountain Backstep; Nine Pound Hammer; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Wild Bill Jones; Billy In The Low Ground; Lee Highway Blues; That’s What You Get For Lovin’Me* ; I Am A Pilgrim; The Prisoner's Song; Sally Goodin; Ballad Of Farmer Brown*; Faded Love; John Henry; Flat Fork – 74 (reissue of WP 1821 with *bonus single tracks, reissued in 1975 as Shiloh SLP-4084 Kentucky Colonels 1966, see also LN 10185)
Briar SBR-4202 Livin' In The Past - Legendary Live Recordings: Fire On The Mountain; If You're Ever Gonna Love Me; Julius Finkbine's Rag; Dark Hollow; He Said If I Be Lifted Up; Memphis Special; Shuckin' The Corn; Angel Of Death; Barefoot Nellie; Train 45; Hard Hearted; Chug-A-Lug; Journey's End; Sheik Of Araby; A Good Woman's Love; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Old Joe Clark; Jordan; Shady Grove – 75 (also as Takoma/Briar BT 7202, in Japan on Trio PA 8107)
Rounder 0070 The Kentucky Colonels 1965-1967, Featuring Roland & Clarence White: New River Train; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Lee Highway Blues; Don't Let The Deal Go Down; New Soldier's Joy; Wicked Path Of Sin; Rawhide; Bucking Mule; How Mountain Girls Can Love; Black Mountain Rag; Sunny Side Of The Mountain; Jimmy's Barnyard Shuffle; You Won't Be Satisfied That Way; Clinch Mountain Backstep; Let Me Fall - 76
Rounder 0073 The White Brothers Live In Sweden: Tell Me Baby Why You Been Gone So Long; Banjo Boy Chimes; Last Thing On My Mind; Sally Goodin; Take A Whiff On Me; Rawhide; If You're Ever Gonna Love Me; I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome; Alabama Jubilee; You Won't Be Satisfied That Way; Soldier's Joy; I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome; Blackberry Blossom; New River Train – 77 The New Kentucky Colonels
Sierra Briar SBR 4206 The Kentucky Colonels With Scotty Stoneman: Live in LA, 1965: Oklahoma Stomp; Once a Day; Eighth of January; Any Damn Thing; Lee Highway Blues; Down Yonder; Sally Goodin; Wound Time Can't Erase; Shuckin' the Corn; Listen to the Mockingbird; Cherokee Waltz; Cacklin' Hen; Orange Blossom Special; Goodnight Irene – 78 Scotty Stoneman & Kentucky colonels
Rounder 0098 Kentucky Colonels, Featuring Clarence White: Alabama Jubilee; I Am A Pilgrim; Billy In The Low Ground; Bury Me Beneath The Willow; Footprints In The Snow; Wildwood Flower; Farewell Blues; When You're Smiling; Prisoner's Song; Good Woman's Love; White-Washed Chimney; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Teardrops In My Eyes – 80
Liberty LN 10185 Appalachian Swing: Clinch Mountain Back Step; Nine Pound Hammer; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Wild Bill Jones; Billy In The Low Ground; I Am A Pilgram; Prisoner's Song; Sally Goodin; Ballad Of Farmer Brown; Faded Love; John Henry; Flat Fork – 74 (all tracks from Shiloh SLP-4084)
Rounder 0199 On Stage: John Hardy; Used To Be; Shackles And Chains; Durham's Bluff; Mountain Dew; I Might Take You Back Again; Bluegrass Breakdown; Flop Eared Mule; I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home; Over In The Glory Land; Reno Ride; Ocean Of Diamonds; Bending The Strings - 84
Vanguard VCD-77004 Long Journey Home: Roll On Buddy; Bill Cheatham; There Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone; Shuckin' The Corn; A Beautiful Life; Get Down On Your Knees And Pray; Over In The Glory Land; Sally Ann; Brakeman's Blues; Soldiers Joy; Listen To The Mockingbird; Farewell Blues; Lonesome Road Blues; Beaumont Rag; Footprints In The Snow; Long Journey Home; In The Pines; Chicken Reel; Old Hickory; Auld Lang Syne; Nola; Flat Fork; Shady Grove – 11-91
Hollywood 167003 Livin' In The Past - Legendary Live Recordings: Introduction: Jerry Garcia; Fire On The Mountain; Introduction; If You're Ever Gonna Love Me; Band Introduction; Julius Finkbine's Rag; Dark Hollow; Memphis Special; Introduction; He Said If I Be Lifted Up; Get Down On Your Knees And Pray; Introduction; Lee Highway Blues; A Woman Named Ruth; Shuckin' The Corn; Ocean Of Diamonds; Angel Of Death; Introduction; Barefoot Nellie; Train 45 (Intro: Mayne Smith); Hard Hearted; Introduction; Chug-A-Lug; Introduction; Alabama Jubilee; Sunny Side Of The Mountain; Journey's End (A Life Of Sorrow); Introduction; Sheik Of Araby; Good Woman's Love; Mother's Milk Routine; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Old Joe Clark; Introduction; I Am A Pilgrim; Jordan; Shady Grove – 93 (reissue on Sierra SXCD 6017 in 1996, see also Rural Rhythm RHY 1020)
Double Barrel DBL/BRL-1001 Live In Stereo: Intro; Train 45; Green Corn; Shuckin' The Corn; Dark Hollow; Saw Creek; All The Good Times (Are Past And Gone); Soldier's Joy; You Won't Be Satisfied; Alabama Jubilee; Columbus Stockade; Mockin' Banjo; Workin' On A Building; Prisoner's Song; It Ain't Gonna Rain No More; Johnson's Ole Gray Mule; Fair And Tender Ladies; Bluegrass Breakdown; Long Journey Home; Howdy Hoss; Shady Grove - 99
Rural Rhythm RHY 1020 Livin' In The Past - Legendary Live Recordings: Introduction; Fire on the mountain; Introduction; If you're ever gonna love me; Band introduction; Julius Finkbine's rag; Dark hollow; Memphis Special; Introduction; He said if I be lifted up; Get down on your knees and pray; Introduction; Lee Highway blues; A woman named Ruth; Shuckin' the corn; Ocean of diamonds; Angel of death; Introduction; Barefoot Nellie; Train 45; Hard hearted; Introduction; Chug-a-lug; Introduction; Alabama jubilee; Sunny side of the mountain – 01-03


SINGLES
Sundown (as Country Boys)
131 Head Over Heels in Love with You / Kentucky Hills - 59
Republic (as Country Boys)
2013 The Valley Below / High On a Mountain - 61
Briar Int.
45-150 To Prove My Love For You / Just Joshing - 63
World Pacific
427 Ballad Of Farmer Brown / For Lovin' Me – 05-65