SESSIONS
ca. April 1953 unknown - Buck Ryan
001 6315 LEE HIGHWAY SWING Gilt Edg 5088
002 6316 unknown title
003 6317 unknown title
004 6318 WEST VIRGINIA EXPRESS Gilt Edge 5088
ca. June 1955 unknown – Buck Ryan
005 YW-7744 CINCINNATI RAG Mercury 70670x45
006 YW-7745/PBE-833 BEAUTMONT RAG 70748x45/va WC-16261
007 YW-7746 UNCLE HERM¢S HORNPIPE 70748x45
008 YW-7747 RED APPLE RAG 70670x45
ca. July 1956 poss. Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Buck Ryan
009 YW-12729 THE ROBERT E.LEE 71082x45
010 YW-12730 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 71082x45
011 YW-12731 FOLLOW THE FIDDLE 70931x45
012 YW-12732 NIGHTINGALE WALTZ 70931x45
013 YW-12744 UP JUMPED THE DEVIL unissued
February 1965 poss. Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Buck Ryan & Smitty Irwin (Producer: Fred Foster)
014 D2W-621 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES Monument 45-904/SLP-18031
015 D2W-623 DIM LIGHTS, THICK SMOKE (AND LOUD, LOUD MUSIC) Monument 45-904/SLP-18031
ca Spring 1965 poss. Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Buck Ryan & Smitty Irwin (Producer: Fred Foster)
016 MAIDEN'S PRAYER Monument SLP-18031
017 TROUBLE AMONG THE HEIFERS Monument SLP-18031
018 BUCK FEVER Monument SLP-18031
019 MY LITTLE HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA Monument SLP-18031
020 CRIPPLE CREEK Monument SLP-18031
021 TRAGIC ROMANCE Monument SLP-18031
022 SLEEPY EYED JOHN Monument SLP-18031
023 BEFORE I MET YOU Monument SLP-18031
024 I CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES Monument SLP-18031
025 FINGER AND TOES Monument SLP-18031
1971 unknown - Buck Ryan, Don Reno, Red Smiley
026 GOODBYE LIZA JANE Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
027 CHICKS WALTZ Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
028 NATURAL BRIDGE BLUES Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
029 I SAW YOUR FACE IN THE MOON Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
030 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
031 KINGDOM COMING Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
032 STOMPING WITH RENO Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
033 WHISPERING Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
034 FIDDLING AROUND Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
035 RED'S VIRGINIA WALTZ Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
036 SOUTH SEA SWEETHEART Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
037 BLACK BERRY BLOSSOM Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
038 LOVE SOMEBODY Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
039 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
040 MARY'S MELODY Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
041 RYAN'S STOMP Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
042 INDIAN CREEK Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
043 IN THE PINES Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
044 RYAN'S POLKA Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
045 HOG TROUGH REEL Rural Rhythm RRBR-244
18/19 September 1973 poss. Roy Homer & Associates, Clinton, MD – Buck Ryan
046 MOCKINGBIRD SLP-1529
047 BLACK MT. RAG SLP-1529
048 WASHINGTON AND LEE SWING SLP-1529
049 MARY'S TUNE SLP-1529
050 REDSKIN RAG SLP-1529
051 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA SLP-1529
052 FLORIDA BLUES SLP-1529
053 8TH OF JANUARY SLP-1529
054 RYAN'S FANEY SLP-1529
055 ALABAMA JUBILEE SLP-1529
056 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY WALTZ SLP-1529
057 FIDDLER ON THE ROCKS SLP-1529
2/3 April 1975 unknown – Buck Ryan & Don Reno
058 RAGTIME ANNIE Rebel SLP-1552
059 DRAGGIN' THE BOW SLP-1552
060 PEACOCK RAG SLP-1552
061 ARKANSAS TRAVELER SLP-1552
062 BULLY OF THE TOWN SLP-1552
063 AMAZING GRACE SLP-1552
064 BACK UP AND PUSH SLP-1552
065 MAIDEN'S PRAYER SLP-1552
066 SNOW DEER SLP-1552
067 HOUSE OF DAVID BLUES SLP-1552
068 WAKE UP SUSIE SLP-1552
069 GOLDEN SLIPPERS SLP-1552
1980 unknown – Buck Ryan
070 WABASH CANNON BALL Rebel SLP-1591
071 LIFE IS LIKE A MOUNTAIN RAILROAD Rebel SLP-1591
072 THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 Rebel SLP-1591
073 DREAM TRAIN ENGINEER Rebel SLP-1591
074 BRINGIN' IN THE GEORGIA MAIL Rebel SLP-1591
075 EAST BOUND FREIGHT TRAIN Rebel SLP-1591
076 STREAM LINE CANNON BALL Rebel SLP-1591
077 FIREBALL MAIL Rebel SLP-1591
078 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES Rebel SLP-1591
079 THE WRECK OF NUMBER NINE Rebel SLP-1591
080 RYANE'S EXPRESS Rebel SLP-1591
Mercury sessions compilled using Michel Ruppli- Mercury discography
ALBUMS
Monument MLP-8031/SLP-18031 Ballads And Bluegrass: Kansas City Railroad Blues; Maiden's Prayer; Trouble Among The Heifers; Buck Fever; My Little Home In West Virginia; Cripple Creek; Tragic Romance; Sleepy Eyed John; Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music); Before I Met You; I Can Read Between The Lines; Finger And Toes – 08-65 w. Smitty Irvin
Rural Rhythm RRBR-244 Fiddling Buck Ryan With Don Reno & Red Smiley: Goodbye Liza Jane; Chicks Waltz; Natural Bridge Blues; I Saw Your Face In The Moon; Kansas City Railroad Blues; Kingdom Coming; Stomping With Reno; Whispering; Fiddling Around; Red's Virginia Waltz; South Sea Sweetheart; Black Berry Blossom; Love Somebody; Lee Highway Blues; Mary's Melody; Ryan's Stomp; Indian Creek; In The Pines; Ryan's Polka; Hog Trough Reel – 07-71 Buck Ryan, Don Reno, Red Smiley
Rebel SLP-1529 Fiddler On The Rocks: Mockinbird; Black Mountain Rag; Washington And Lee Swing; Mary's Tune; Redskin Rag; Take Me Back To Tulsa; Florida Blues; 8th Of January; Ryan's Fancy; Alabama Jubilee; Golden Anniversary Waltz; Fiddler On The Rocks – 07-74
Rebel SLP-1552 Draggin' The Bow: Ragtime Annie; Draggin' The Bow; Peacock Rag; Arkansas Traveler; Bully Of The Town; Amazing Grace; Back Up And Push; Maiden's Prayer; Snow Deer; House Of David Blues; Wake Up, Susie; Golden Slippers – 76
Rebel REB-1591 Dream Train Engineer: Wabash Cannon Ball; Life Is Like A Mountain Railroad; The Wreck Of The Old 97; Dream Train Engineer; Bringin' In The Georgia Mail; East Bound Freight Train; Stream Line Cannon Ball; Fireball Mail; Kansas City Railroad Blues; The Wreck Of Number Nine; Ryane's Express - 80
SINGLES
Gilt Edge (1953)
5088 Lee Highway Swing / West Virginia Express - 53
Mercury (1955-57)
70670-x45 Red Apple Rag / Cincinnati Rag - 07-55
70748-x45 Uncle Herm's Hornpipe / Beaumont Rag - 10-55
70931x45 Nightingale Waltz / Follow The Fiddler – ca. 26-07-56
71082x45 The Robert E. Lee / Nervous Breakdown - 03-57
Monument (1965) w. Smitty Irwin
45-904 Kansas City Railroad Blues / Dim Lights, Thick Smoke - 08-65
