Church Brothers

SESSIONS by Clarence H. Green & Dick Grant (With acknowledgements to Drusilla Adams Smith, Jim Clark, Eric Ellis, Jim Atkins, Eddie Nelson, Dick Spottswood, Pete Kuykendall & Dave Sax)
Winter 1950 Johnson City, TN - Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers (William Cears “Bill” Church [ld vcl-1/gt], Arthur Ralph Church [tenor vcl-2/mandolin], poss Hubert Davis or John McKinley “Johnny” Nelson or James Garfield “Gar” Bowers [banjo],; Arthur Ward Eller [vcl/gt] John Ralph Pennington [bass] + Trio vcl-3.Producer: James Hobart “Jim” Stanton)
001 1203 DARLING BROWN EYES Blue Ridge 101/GHP LP-900
002 1211 NO ONE TO LOVE ME -3 Blue Ridge 609/LP-900 Rounder 1020
003 1302 I’M LONELY FOR YOU - 1,2 Rich-R’-Tone 1009/GHP LP-900 Rounder 1020
004 1400 A SWEETER LOVE THAN YOURS I’LL NEVER KNOW - 1 1009/Rounder 1020
005 BENEATH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOON Rich-R’-Tone unissued/GHP LP-900 1020
006 1408 WE’LL MEET UP THERE Rich-R’-Tone 1017/Rounder 1020
007 1310 I KNOW MY NAME WILL BE CALLED UP THERE 1017/1020
27 October 1951 unknown - Buffalo Johnson & The Church Brothers & their Blue Ridge Ramblers (Buffalo Johnson [vcl-1], William Cears “Bill” Church [vcl-2/gt], Arthur Ralph Church [tenor vcl-2/mandolin], Arthur Ward Eller [vcl/gt], John McKinley “Johnny” Nelson or James Garfield “Gar” Bowers [banjo], John Ralph Pennington [bass]. Producer: James Hobart “Jim” Stanton)
008 ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Rich-R’-Tone unissued/GHP LP-900 Rounder 1020 Juneberry CDR MP3-201
009 1312 DAY DREAMING -1 Rich-R’-Tone 1019/LP-900 Juneberry CDR MP3-201 [alt.] unissued
010 1410 I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO -1-2 Rich-R’-Tone 1019/Juneberry CDR MP3-201 [alt.] unissued
* According to DRUSILLA ADAMS SMITH, a second RICH-R’-TONE recording session was held about summer 1950 in Kingsport, Tennessee. It is uncertain if any of the forgoing masters were recorded there
1951 WKBC Radio Station, North Wilkesboro, NC - Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers (William Cears “Bill” Church [ld vcl-1/gt], Arthur Ralph Church [tenor vcl-2/mandolin], John McKinley “Johnny” Nelson [banjo], Arthur Ward Eller [vcl-3/gt] John Ralph Pennington [bass])
011 1465 TEARS FALL ON MY BROKEN HEART Blue Ridge 302 (unissued)
012 1864 BLUE RIDGE SPECIAL -instr.- 302 (unissued)/GHP LP-900 Rounder 1020
013 1109 BROKEN VOWS AND A BROKEN HEART -1-2 Blue Ridge 209/GHP LP-900 Rounder 1020
014 1706 SOMEONE ELSE IS LOVING YOU Blue Ridge 101/LP-900 1020 [alt.] unissued
015 1717 YOU’RE STILL THE ROSE OF MY HEART -3 Blue Ridge 609/GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020 JSP CD-77110
016 GET THINGS READY (FOR ME MA) Blue Ridge unissued
1952 unknown - John Franklin "The Friendly Farm Boy" & His Mimosa Quartet (Joseph “Joe” Franklin [vcl/rh gt], Arthur Ralph Church [tenor vcl/mandolin], Ralph Mayo [bass], Tater Tate [fiddle])
J01 1122 IF I COULD JUST MAKE IT IN Blue Ridge 202
J02 9081 SWING WIDE THOSE GOLDEN GATES 202
May 1952 WPAQ Radio Station, Mt. Airy, NC - Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers (William Cears “Bill” Church [ld vcl/gt], Arthur Ralph Church [tenor vcl/mandolin], James Garfield "Gar" Bowers [banjo], Arthur Ward Eller [vcl/gt] John Ralph Pennington [bass]. Producer: Bruce Fleming)
017 4069 AN ANGEL WITH BLUE EYES Blue Ridge 1208/GHP LP-900 Rounder 1020 JSP CD-77110
018 5031 WHEN JESUS CALLS YOUR NAME Blue Ridge 1208/LP-900 1020 JSP CD-77110
ca late 1952 WKBC Radio Station, North Wilkesboro, NC - Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers (William Cears “Bill” Church [ld vcl/gt], Arthur Ralph Church [tenor vcl/mandolin], James Garfield "Gar" Bowers [banjo], Arthur Ward Eller [vcl/gt] John Ralph Pennington [bass])
019 0990 WAY DOWN IN OLE’ CAROLINE Blue Ridge 209/GHP LP-900 Rounder 1020 JSP CD-77110

ALBUMS
GHP LP-900 Traditional Bluegrass: Day dreaming; Darling brown eyes; No one to love me;When Jesus calls you home; Someone else is loving you; An angel with blue eyes; I don't know what to do; Roll in my sweet baby's arms; You're still the rose of my heart; Blue Ridge special; I'm lonely for you; Beneath the North Carolina moon; Way down in old Caroline - 68
Rounder 1020 The Early Days Of Bluegrass, Vol. 8: Broken Vows And A Broken Heart; Darling Brown Eyes; No One To Love Me; When Jesus Calls You Home; Someone Else Is Loving You; A Sweeter Love Than Yours I'll Never Know; An Angel With Blue Eyes; You're Still The Rose Of My Heart; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Blue Ridge Special; I'm Lonely For You; Beneath The North Carolina Moon; We'll Meet Up There; Way Down In Ole Caroline; I Know My Name Will Be Called Up There - 81 (Blue Ridge/Rich-R-Tone recordings)

SINGLES
Rich-R-Tone/*Blue Ridge (1950-52)
1009 I'm Lonely For You / A Sweeter Love Than Yours I'll Never Know - 51
1017 I Know My Name Will Be Called Up There / We’ll Meet Up There - 51
1019 Day Dreaming / I Don’t Know What To Do - ca 51 w. Buffalo Johnson
302* Tears Fall On Mz Broken Heart / Blue Ridge Special - unissued
101* Darling Brown Eyes / Someone Else Is Loving You
609* No One To Love Me / You're Still The Rose Of My Heart - 12-51
1208* Angel With Blue Eyes / When Jesus Calls You Home - 52
209* Broken Vows And A Broken Heart / Way Down In Ole Caroline - 09-02-53