SESSIONS
by Dick Grant & Praguefrank (with acknowledgements to Dave Sax, Dick Spottswood & Pete Kuykendall)
1951 unknown - Glen Neaves & The Grayson County Boys
001 4796 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Folk Star 613/Rounder 1017 JSP JSP-77110 Juneberry CDR MP3-201
002 2674 THE OLD SWINGING BRIDGE Folk Star 613/Rounder 1017 JSP-77110 Juneberry CDR MP3-201
FOLK STAR was a ‘custom’ or ‘vanity’ label, whose relationship with RICH-R’-TONE was confirmed by a shared address in 1949 of 113 W. Main Street, Johnson City, Tn. ROUNDER 1017 is titled “THE RICH-R-TONE STORY - THE EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS”.JSP JSP-77110 is titled “BLUEGRASS-SMALL INDEPENDENT LABEL SIDES 1951-1954”.JUNEBERRY CDR MP3-201 is titled “EARLY BLUEGRASS CLASSICS”
1961 unknown - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys
003 TOM DOOLEY Folkways FS 3811
004 LITTLE FRANKIE BAKER Folkways FA-3833
005 HANDSOME MOLLY Folkways FS 3811
006 DEVILISH MARY Folkways FS 3811
FS 3811 Traditional Music From Grayson and Carroll Counties (1962),
May 1962 unknown - Glen Neaves (Glen Neaves vcl/gt])
007 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN Folkways FA-3833
1963 [live-28th Annual Galax Old Fiddlers Convention] Galax, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys
00701 WHITEHOUSE BLUES Kanawha 302
May 1963 unknown - Glen Neaves (solo vcl/gt)
008 I'M GLAD MY WIFE'S IN EUROPE Folkways FA-3833
31 August 1963 Pipers Gap, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys (Glen Neaves [vcl/gt/fiddle], Bobby Harrison [vcl/gt], Cullen Galyean [banjo], Ivor Melton [vcl/mandolin], Claudine Lambert [bass])
009 CHARMING BETSY Folkways FS-3839
010 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER Folkways FS-3839
011 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Folkways FS-3839
012 I'M GOING TO WALK WITH MY LORD Folkways FS-3839
013 RED ROCKING CHAIR Folkways FA-3833
014 WHITEHOUSE BLUES Folkways FA-3833
1964 unknown - Glen Neaves
015 unknown title
016 unknown title
017 unknown title
1967 Fries, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys
018 BANKS OF THE OHIO FH-3832
Folkways FH-3832 Bluegrass From the Blue Ridge: A Half Century of Change: Country Band Music of Virginia (1967)
1968 unknown - Glen Neaves
019 IN EIGHTEEN FORTY NINE Asch/Folkways AH 3831
020 LAWSON MURDED Asch/Folkways AH 3831
Asch AH 3831 Ballads and Songs of the Blue Ridge Mountains (1968)
1969 unknown - Glen Neaves
021 unknown title
022 unknown title
023 unknown title
20 August 1971 Fries, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys (Glen Neaves [vcl/fiddle], Bobby Harrison [gt], Cullen Galyean/Jules Bartlett [banjo], Ivor Melton [mandolin], Roger Dalton [bass]. Producer: Eric H. Davidson)
024 OLD PRISONER'S SONG Folkways FS-3839
025 PIG IN A PEN Folkways FS-3839
026 JOHN HENRY Folkways FS-3839
027 LOVE ME, DARLING Folkways FA-3833
028 TRAIN 45 Folkways FA-3833
1972 unknown - Glen Neaves
029 unknown title
030 unknown title
031 unknown title
1974 unknown - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys (Glen Neaves [vcl/fiddle], Bobby Harrison [gt], Cullen Galyean [banjo], Ivor Melton [mandolin], Roger Dalton [bass]. Producer: Eric H. Davidson)
032 DON'T GO OUT TONIGHT, MY DARLING Folkways FA-3830
033 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN MOTHER Folkways FA-3830
034 FORTUNE Folkways FA-3830
035 CARELESS LOVE Folkways FA-3830
036 POOR ELLEN SMITH Folkways FA-3830
037 NIGGER TRADE Folkways FA-3830
038 WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART Folkways FA-3830
039 BARBARA ALLEN Folkways FA-3830
040 LONG JOURNEY HOME Folkways FA-3830
041 DRUNKARD'S DREAM Folkways FA-3830
042 DRINKING FROM THE FOUNTAIN Folkways FA-3830
043 ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD TENNESSEE Folkways FA-3830
044 MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW Folkways FA-3830
045 WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM IN DIXIE Folkways FA-3830
046 CRIPPLE CREEK Folkways FA-3830
2 November 1974 Fries, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys (Glen Neaves [vcl/fiddle], Michel Bedwell [gt]]
047 WHERE ARE YOU GOING, ALICE Folkways FS-3839
3 November 1974 Fries, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys (Glen Neaves [vcl/fiddle/gt], Bobby Harrison [gt], Cullen Galyean [banjo], Ivor Melton [vcl/mandolin], Marvin Cockram [bass]. Producer: Eric H. Davidson)
048 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ Folkways FS-3839
049 TRAGIC ROMANCE Folkways FS-3839
050 BILL CHEATAM Folkways FS-3839
051 RUN NIGGER RUN Folkways FS-3839
052 LILY SHAW Folkways FS-3839
053 LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Folkways FS-3839
November 1974 Fries, VA - Glen Neaves &The Virginia Mountain Boys (Glen Neaves [vcl/fiddle/gt], Bobby Harrison [gt], Cullen Galyean [banjo], Ivor Melton [vcl/mandolin], Roger Dalton [bass]. Producer: Eric H. Davidson)
054 LONESOME ROAD BLUES Folkways FA-3833
055 KNOXVILLE GIRL Folkways FA-3833
056 NOBODY'S DARLING Folkways FA-3833
057 LOST TRAIN BLUES Folkways FA-3833
058 IN THE PINES Folkways FA-3833
059 CLINCH MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Folkways FA-3833
060 RED AND GREEN SIGNAL LIGHTS Folkways FA-3833
061 POOR RAMBLER Folkways FA-3833
062 JOHN HARDY Folkways FA-3833
063 LITTLE BIRDIE Folkways FA-3833
16/17 July 1982 Woodlawn, VA - The Virginia Mountain Boys (Bobby Harrison [gt], David Lamberth [gt], Cullen Galyean [banjo], Jerry Steinberg [bass], John Jackson [fiddle]. Producer: Eric H. Davidson)
V01 THERE'S MORE PRETTY GIRL THAN ONE Folkways FS-3829
V02 EAST VIRGINIA Folkways FS-3829
V03 WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL? Folkways FS-3829
V04 NEW RIVR TRAIN Folkways FS-3829
V05 WAYFARING STRANGER Folkways FS-3829 SF-40092
V06 COME ALL YOU FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Folkways FS-3829
V07 SHACKLES AND CHAINS Folkways FS-3829
V08 DREAM OF A MINER'S SON Folkways FS-3829
V09 SAND MOUNTAIN BLUES Folkways FS-3829
V10 LITTLE WILLIE Folkways FS-3829
V11 MAPLE ON THE HILL Folkways FS-3829
V12 WILD BILL JONES Folkways FS-3829
SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS SFW-CD-40092 - “CLASSIC BLUEGRASS FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS (2004)
ALBUMS
Folkways FA-3830 Glen Neaves and the Virginia Mountain Boys: Country Bluegrass from Southwest Virginia: Don't Go Out Tonight My Darling; What a Friend We Have in Mother; Fortune; Careless Love; Poor Ellen Smith; Nigger Trader; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; Barbara Allen; Long Journey Home; Drunkard's Dream; Drinking From the Fountain; On the Banks of the Old Tennessee; Man of Constant Sorrow; Hangman; When the Roses Bloom in Dixie; Cripple Creek - 74
Folkways FA-3833 The Virginia Mountain Boys, vol. 2: Lonesome Road Blues; Knoxville Girl; Nobody's Darling; Lost Train Blues; Love Me, Darling; I'm Glad My Wife's in Europe; Red Rocking Chair; Train 45; In the Pines; Whitehouse Blues; Clinch Mountain; Red and Green Signal Lights; Poor Rambler; Sunny Side of the Mountain; John Hardy; Little Frankie Baker; Little Birdie - 77 (recorded 1961-74)
Folkways FS 3839 Old Time Bluegrass From Grayson & Carroll Counties. The Virginia Mountain Boys Vol. 3: Charming Betsy (Charmin' Betsy);Philadelphia Lawyer; Conversation with Neaves; Fire on the Mountain;Old Prisoner's Song; Where Are You Going, Alice?; Wednesday Night Waltz; Pig in a Pen; John Henry; Tragic Romance; Bill Cheatham; Run Nigger Run; Lily Shaw; I'm Goin' To Walk with My Lord; Let That Circle Be Unbroken - 80 (recorded 1963-74)
Folkways FS 3829 Virginia Mountain Boys. Vol. 4: More Pretty Girls Than One; East Virginia; What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul?; New River Train; Conversation with Bobby Harrison and Cullen Galyean; Wayfaring Stranger; Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies; Shackles and Chains; Dream of a Miner's Son (Dream of a Miner's Child); Sand Mountain Blues; Little Willie; Maple on the Hill; Wild Bill Jones - 83 (16
SINGLES
Folk Star (1951)
613 Black Mountain Rag /The Old Swinging Bridge - 51
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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
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
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