Walter Smith

By Henk Scholts, Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS
20 March 1929  Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In Smith & Woodlieff  (Walter Smith [vcl], Norman Woodlieff [gt/hmny vcl], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
001 G14933  BRACE UP AND BE A MAN, SHE SAID rejected trial recording
002 G14934  I'LL REMEMBER YOU, LOVE, IN MY PRAYERS  6840 15812 Supertone 9389 Conqueror 7277/DOCD-8062 BACM CD D 717
003 G14935-A  I AIN'T GONNA GRIEVE MY LORD ANY MORE 6840 15712 Supertone 9494/DOCD-8062
004 G14936  IT WON'T BE LONG TILL MY GRAVE IS MADE 6858 15730 45072 Supertone 9494/DOCD-8062 LP 518
005 G14937  THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PLAY GROUND  6809 15855 Challenge 431/DOCD-8062
006 G14938  I'D RATHER BE WITH ROSIE NELL  6858 Challenge 431/DOCD-8062
007 G14939  I LONG TO KISS YOU ALL THE TIME  unissued
008 G14940  THE BALD-HEADED END OF THE BROOM 6887 15772 Supertone 9454/DOCD-8062
009 G14941  IT'S SAD TO LEAVE YOU, SWEETHEART  6809 15730 45072 Supertone 9389 Conqueror 7277/DOCD-8062
010 G14942  OLD JOHNNY BUCKER WON'T DO  6825 Supertone 9407/DOCD-8062
011 G14943  CAT'S GOT THE MEASLES 6825 15772 Supertone 9407/DOCD-8062
012 G14944  WHY DID YOU PROVE UNTRUE rejected
013 G14945  WOTTA LIFE  rejected
COUNTY LP 518 MOUNTAIN SACRED SONGS (1967);  BACM CD D 717 OLDTIME
TUNES/SONGS VOL.7 (UK, 2024)
0 March 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN - Norman Woodlieff (Norman Woodlieff [gt/vcl], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
000 G14946 I FELL IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED MAN 6824 Challenge 428/DOCD-8062
000 G14947 BRACE UP AND BE A MAN, SHE SAID 6824 Challenge 428/DOCD-8062
000 G14948 WHAT WHISKEY WILL DO rejected
25 March 1930 Columbia Recording Studio, 1819 Broadway, New York City – Carolina Buddies/Walter Smith* (Walter Smith [vcl/hmny vcl], Lewis McDaniels [duet vcl/gt], Buster Carter [hmny vcl/banjo], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
014 W150114-1 THE MURDER OF THE LAWSON FAMILY 15537-D/BF-15521 DOCD-8062 [t.-2?] CS-9660
015 W150115-1 IN A COTTAGE BY THE SEA 15537-D/ BF-15521 DOCD-8062
016 W150116-1 THE STORY THE CROW TOLD ME* 15641-D / BF-15521 DOCD-8062
017 W150117-1 MY SWEETHEART IS A SLY LITTLE MISS 15641-D/ BF-15521 DOCD-8062
27 March 1930 New York City – Kid Williams (Walter Smith) (Lewis McDaniels [gt/vclduets as Kid Williams & Bill Morgan -3, as by Dixie Ramblers -4, as Roy Martin & his guitar -5], Buster Carter [banjo], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
018 9515-2 GREEN MOUNTAIN POLKA -4 Perfect 143/DOCD-8062
019 9516 LONG EARED MULE -4 Jewel 0003 Oriole 8003 Romeo 5003/DOCD-8062
020 9523-1 PLEASE DADDY COME HOME -3 JE20005 OR8005 RO5005 PE152/DOCD-8062
021 9524 MY HAPPY HOME I LEFT IN CAROLINE -3 JE20005 OR8005 RO5005 PE145//DOCD-8062
022 9525 MY FATHER DOESN¢T LOVE ME -5 JE20004 OR8004 RO5004 Homestead 16116/DOCD-8062
023 9526 THE HARD LUCK SOLDIER unissued
024 9527 I WANT TO BE CALLED PET AND SWEETHEART - 3 Perfect 152
025 9528 DON¢T BE ANGRY WITH ME SWEETHEART unissued
28 March 1930 New York City – Kid Williams (Walter Smith) (Lewis McDaniels [gt/vclduets as Kid Williams & Bill Morgan -3, as by Dixie Ramblers -4, as Roy Martin & his guitar -5], Buster Carter [banjo], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
026 9529 SANDY RIVER BELLS -4 JE20003 OR8003 RO5003 PE142/DOCD-8062
027 9530 OLD VIRGINIA BREAKDOWN -4 unissued
028 9531-2 I KNOW I¢LL MEET MY MOTHER AFTER ALL -3 BA32095 JE20017 OR8017 RO5017 PE145 CQ7740/DOCD-8062
029 9532-2 MOTHER KISS YOUR DARLING -3 Banner 32095 JE20017 OR8017 RO5017 PE145 CQ7740 Homestead 16106/DOCD-8062
030 9535-2 AGGRAVATING MOTHER-IN-LAW JE20006 OR8006 RO5006 PE146/DOCD-8062
031 9536 LOVE IS A FUNNY LITTLE THING PE146
032 9537 NORTH CAROLINA BLUES JE20006 OR8006 RO5006 PE144/DOCD-8063
033 9538-2 DOWN AMONG THE BUDDING ROSES JE20004 OR8004 RO5004 PE144/DOCD-8063
5 May 1930 New York City – Walter Smith aka Kid Williams acc Texas Mud Splashers (Walter Smith [vcl], Lois Dexter [banjo], Patt Patterson [steel], Lewis McDaniels [gt/vcl -3 duets with McDaniels as Kid Williams & Bill Morgan, -5 as Roy Martin, ?[harmonica 035])
034 9705-1 BIRMINGHAM JAIL -3 BA32096 JE20020 OR8020 RO5020 PE160 RE1030/DOCD-8063
035 9706-1 THE PRISONER AND THE ROSE BA32096 JE20020 OR8020 RO5020 PE160 RE10301/DOCD-8063
036 9707-3 WHEN HE DIED HE GOT A HOME IN HELL JE20028 OR8028 RO5028 Conqueror 7739/DOCD-8063
037 9708-2 I¢M GLAD I COUNTED THE COST JE20028 OR8028 RO5028 Conqueror 7739 Homestead 16094/DOCD-8063
038 9709 SWINGING IN THE LANE WITH NEL -3 unissued
039 9710 THE DRUNKARD¢S CHILD -3 unissued
6 May 1930 New York City – Walter Smith aka Kid Williams acc Texas Mud Splashers (Walter Smith [vcl], Lois Dexter [banjo], Patt Patterson [steel], Lewis McDaniels [gt/vcl -3 duets with McDaniels as Kid Williams & Bill Morgan, -5 as Roy Martin)
040 9711 NEHIND THE HEN HOUSE -5 unissued
041 9712 WHISPER YOUR MOTHER¢S NAME -5 unissued
042 9713 DESERT BLUES -5 unissued
043 9714-2 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT, MISTER? -3 Perfect 160/DOCD-8063
044 9719 BYE AND BYE YOU WILL FORGET ME -5 unissued
12 May 1930 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City – Lewis McDaniel – Gid Smith (Walter Smith [vcl], Lewis McDaniels [gt/vcl/yodel#; duet -3, McDaniels with gtr -5], Patt Patterson [steel*], Lois Dexter [banjo*])
045 BVE-62220 I'VE LOVED YOU SO TRUE* -3 Victor 23505/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
046 BVE-62221 IT'S HARD TO LEAVE YOU, SWEET LOVE* -3 40287 OTX 102/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
047 BVE-62222 I WENT TO SEE MY SWEETHEART* 23505/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
048 BVE-62223 ONE MORE KISS BEFORE I GO # -5 TT C-1560 Au 36-108/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
049 BVE-62224 WE'LL TALK ABOUT ONE ANOTHER -3 40287 / BF-15521 DOCD-8063
050 BVE-62225 MY FATHER DOESN'T LOVE ME # -5 TT C-1560 Au 36-108/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
24 February 1931 New York City – Carolina Buddies (Norman Woodlieff [vcl/gt/-2 duet vcl], Walter Smith [vcl, -1 solo vcl, 2-duet vcl], Odell Smith [fiddle])
051 W151340-2 WORK DON'T BOTHER ME Columbia 15663-D/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
052 W151341-2 HE WENT IN LIKE A LION (BUT CAME OUT LIKE A LAMB) -1 15663-D / BF-15521 DOCD-8063
053 W151342 NO NO POSITIVELY NO unissued
054 W151343 HOW I LOVE PRETTY LIL LIZA unissued
055 W151344-2 MY EVOLUTION GIRL 15770-D / BF-15521 DOCD-8063
056 W151345-2 OTTO WOOD THE BANDIT 15652-D Cy 522/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
057 W151346-2 BROKEN HEARTED LOVER -2 15652-D/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
058 W151347 MISTREATED BLUES 15770-D/ BF-15521 DOCD-8063
late February / early March 1931 New York, NY - as by Virginia Dandies (Norman Woodlieff [vcl/gt], Walter Smith [vcl; 1- solo Woodlieff (issued as Jake Woodfield on Crown and Jake Woodcliff or Woodlief on Paramount); 2- duets by Smith and Woodlieff, Odell Smith [fiddle] + (063,064): Thelma Smith [gt/hmny vcl], Dorothy Smith [ukelele/hmny vcl], Walter Smith [ld vcl])
059 1215-2 THERE’S A MOTHER OLD AND GRAY WHO NEEDS ME NOW -1 Paramount 3280 Crown 3103 Homestead 23025/DOCD-8063
060 1218-2 I WONDER IF SHE CARES TO SEE ME NOW -1 Pm 3280/DOCD-8063
061 1220-1 THERE’S A BEAUTIFUL CITY CALLED HEAVEN -2 Crown 3145/DOCD-8063
062 1221-1 GOD’S GETTING WORRIED -2 Crown 3145/DOCD-8063
063 1222-2 ‘MID THE GREEN FIELDS OF VIRGINIA -2 Pm 3305 Crown 3103 Hs 23025/DOCD-8064
064 1224-1/2 THE CABIN WITH THE ROSES -2 Pm 3305/DOCD-8064
19 May 1931 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Kid Smith & His Family (poss Norman Woodlieff [gt], Walter Smith [vcl], Thelma Smith [vcl/gt], Dorothy Smith [vcl/ukelele], Odell Smith [fiddle])
065 BVE-69313-1 WHISPER SOFTLY, MOTHER¢S DYIN¢ Victor 23576/DOCD 8064
066 BVE-69314-1 LITTLE BESSIE 23576/DOCD 8064
21 May 1931 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Hawaiian Pals (Walter Smith [vcl], Ollie Humphries [steel/hmny vcl], Lewis McDaniels [gt/vcl])
067 BVE-69333-1 IF YOU¢LL BE MINE 23588
068 BVE-69334-1 IT¢S AWFUL WHAT WHISKEY WILL DO 23588
26 June 1931 Columbia Recording Studio, 55 5th Ave., New York City – Buster Carter & Preston Young (Preston Young [vcl/gt], Buster Carter [vcl/hmny vcl/banjo], Posey rover [fiddle])
069 W151643-2 IT'S HARD TO LOVE AND CAN'T BE LOVED Columbia 15690 D
070 W151644 WISH THAT GAL WERE MINE unissued
071 W151645-1/2 SWINGING DOWN THE LANE (I¢D RATHER BE ROSY NELL) unissued/DOCD-8064
072 W151646 WE¢LL BE MARRIED WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN unissued
073 W151647-1 IT WON'T HURT NO MORE 15702 D/ DOCD-8064
074 W151648-2 A LAZY FARMER BOY 15702 D/ DOCD-8064
075 W151649-1 WHAT SUGAR HEAD LICKER WILL DO 15758 D/ DOCD-8064
076 W151650-1 BILL MORGAN AND HIS GAL 15758 D/ DOCD-8064
077 W151651-1 I'LL ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS 15690 D/ DOCD-8064
078 W151652-1 SHE¢S A DARN GOOD GAL unissued/[va] C4K-47911 DOCD-8064
1 December 1936 New York City – Walter Smith aka Kid Smith & His Family (Walter Smith [ld vcl], Thelma Smith [gt/vcl], Dorothy Smith [ucelele/vcl])
079 20346-2 YOU GIVE ME YOUR LOVE (AND I¢LL GIVE YOU MINE) 03414 ARC 70351/DOCD 8064
080 20347 WHISPER SOFTLY MOTHER'S DYING unissued
081 20348 COME UP HERE MY LITTLE BESSIE unissued
082 20349-1 HOMESTEAD IN THE WILDWOOD unissued
2 December 1936 New York City – Walter Smith aka Kid Smith & His Family (Walter Smith [ld vcl], Thelma Smith [gt/vcl], Dorothy Smith [ucelele/vcl])
083 20352-2 LYING DADDY BLUES ARC 70476 03482/DOCD 8064
084 20353-2 MAMA CAT BLUES ARC 70476 03482 /DOCD 8064
085 20354-1 MISSISSIPPI FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES ARC 70352 03415 CQ8788 /DOCD 8064
086 20355-2 TEN I SERVED AND TEN TO SERVE ARC 70452 03443 CQ8787 /DOCD 8064
087 20356 IT WON¢T BE LONG ¢TIL MY GRAVE IS MADE unissued
5 December 1936 New York City – Walter Smith aka Kid Smith & His Family (Walter Smith [ld vcl], Thelma Smith [gt/vcl], Dorothy Smith [ucelele/vcl])
088 20369-2 I'M NOT ANGRY WITH YOU DARLING ARC 70351 03414 /DOCD 8064
089 20370 DO NOT WAIT TIL I'M LAID NEATH THE CLAY unissued
090 20371-2 MAMA, YOU'RE A MESS ARC 70352 03415 CQ8788/DOCD 8064
8 December 1936 New York City – Walter Smith aka Kid Smith & His Family (Walter Smith [ld vcl], Thelma Smith [gt/vcl], Dorothy Smith [ucelele/vcl])
091 20349-2 HOMESTEAD IN THE WILDWOOD ARC 70452 03443 CQ8787/DOCD-8064

ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BF-15521 Walter Smith Carolina Buddies And Others, vol.1: I Went To See My Sweetheart; One More Kiss Before I Go; It’s Hard To Leave You Sweet Love; I’ve Loved You So True; In A Cottage By The Sea; Broken Hearted Lover; We’ll Talk About One Another; My Father Doesn’t Love Me Anymore; Otto Wood The Bandit; The Murder Of The Lawson Family; The Story That The Crow Told Me; My Evolution Girl; My Sweetheart Is A Sly Miss; He Went In Like A Lion (But Came Out Like A Lamb); Work Don’t Bother Me; Mistreated Blues - 76
Document [EUR] DOCD-8062 Walter Smith & Friends Vol.1 (March 1929 - February 1930) - The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom: I’ll Remember You Love In My Prayers; I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Lord Anymore; It Won’t Be Long Till My Grave Is Made; The Old Schoolhouse Playground; I’d Rather Be With Rosy Nell; The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom; It’s Sad To Leave You Sweetheart; Old Johnny Bucker Wouldn’t Do; The Cat’s Got The Measles And The Dog’s Got Whoopin’ Cough;I Fell In Love With A Married Man;Brace Up And Be A Man She Said; The Murder Of The Lawson Family; In A Cottage By The Sea; The Story That The Crow Told Me; My Sweetheart Is A Sly Miss; Green Mountain Polka; Long Eared Mule; Please Daddy Come Home; My Happy Home I Left In Caroline; My Father Doesn’t Love Me; Sandy River Bells; I Know I’ll Meet My Mother After All; Mother Kiss Your Darling; Aggravating Mother-In-Law - 02
Document [EUR] DOCD-8063 Walter Smith & Friends Vol.2 (March 1930 - February 1931) North Carolina Blues: North Carolina Blues; Down Among The Budding Roses; Birmingham Jail; The Prisoner And The Rose ; When He Died He Got A Home In Hell; I’m Glad I Counted The Cost; May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister?; I’ve Loved You Do So True; It’s Hard To Leave You Sweet Love; I Went To See My Sweetheart; One More Kiss Before I Go; We’ll Talk About One Another; My Father Doesn’t Love Me; Work Don’t Bother Me; He Went In Like A Lion (But Came Out Like A Lamb); My Evolution Girl; Otto Wood The Bandit; Broken Hearted Lover; Mistreated Blues; There’s A Mother Old And Gray Who Needs Me Now; I Wonder If She Cares To See Me Now; There’s A Beautiful City Called Heaven; God’s Getting Worried - 02
Document [EUR] DOCD-8064 Walter Smith & Friends Vol. 3 (February 1931 -December 1936) I’ll Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms: Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia; The Cabin With The Roses; Whisper Softly Mother’s Dying; Little Bessie; If You’ll Be Mine; It’s Awful What Whiskey Will Do; It’s Hard To Love And Can’t Be Loved; Swinging Down The Lane (I’d Rather Be Rosy Nell); It Won’t Hurt No More; A Lazy Farmer Boy; What Sugar Head Licker Will Do; Bill Morgan And His Gal; I’ll Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms; She’s A Darn Good Gal; You Give Me Your Love (And I’ll Give Mine); Homestead In The Wild Wood; Lying Daddy Blues; Mama Cat Blues; Mississippi Freight Train Blues; Ten I Served And Ten To Serve; I’m Not Angry With You Darling; Mama You’re A Mess - 02


SINGLES
Gennett (1928) aka Smith & Woodlieff
Gennett
6809 The Old Schoolhouse Play Ground / It’s Sad To Leave You, Sweetheart
6824 I Fell In Love With A Married Man / Brace Up And Be A Man, She Said
6825 Old Johnny Bucker Wouldn’t Do / The Cat’s Got The Measles And The Dog’s Got The Whoopin’ Cough
6858 It Won’t Be Long Till My Grave Is Made / I’d Rather Be With Rosy Nell
6887 The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom / [Carson Robison]
Champion (As Jim Taylor & Bill Shelby)
15730 It Won’t Be Long Till My Grave Is Made / It’s Sad To Leave You, Sweetheart (reissued on 45072)
15772 The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom / The Cat’s Got The Measles And The Dog’s Got The Whoopin’ Cough
15812 I’ll Remember You Love In My Prayers / I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Lord Anymore
15855 The Old Schoolhouse Play Ground / [Patterson & Caplinger]
Supertone (As Jerry Jordan (Or Jordan & Rupert) or By Norris Brothers*)
9454 The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom / [Carson Robison]
9389* I’ll Remember You Love In My Prayers / It’s Sad To Leave You, Sweetheart
9494 I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Lord Anymore / It Won’t Be Long Till My Grave Is Made
9407 Old Johnny Bucker Wouldn’t Do /The Cat’s Got The Measles And The Dog’s Got The Whoopin’ Cough
Conqueror
7277 I’ll Remember You Love In My Prayers / It’s Sad To Leave You, Sweetheart - 30
Challenge (As Conley & Logan)
431 The Old Schoolhouse Play Ground / I’d Rather Be With Rosy Nell
Columbia (1930, 1931) As By Carolina Buddies
15537-D The Murder Of The Lawson Family / In A Cottage By The Sea - 30
15641-D The Story That The Crow Told Me (Solo Walter Smith] / My Sweetheart Is A Sly Little Miss - 30
15652-D Otto Wood The Bandit / Broken Hearted Lover - 31
15663-D Work Don’t Bother Me / He Went In Like A Lion (But Came Out Like A Lamb) - 31
15690-D It’s Hard To Love And Can’t Be Loved / I’ll Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms - 31 As By Buster Carter & Preston Young
15702-D It Won’t Hurt No More / A Lazy Farmer Boy – 31 As By Buster Carter & Preston Young
15758-D What Sugar Head Licker Will Do / Bill Morgan And His Gal – 31 As By Buster Carter & Preston Young
15770-D My Evolution Girl / Mistreated Blues – 31
ARC labels (1930, 1936) As By Kid Williams
Perfect
143 Green Mountain Polka / Sandy River Bells
144 North Carolina Blues / Down Among The Budding Roses
145 My Happy Home I Left In Caroline / I Know I’ll Meet My Mother After All
146 Aggravating Mother-In-Law / Love Is A Funny Little Thing (Walter Smith solo)
152 Please Daddy Come Home / I Want To Be Called Pet And Sweetheart
160 Birmingham Jail / May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister?
Jewel
20003 Long Eared Mule / Sandy River Bells (also Oriole 8003, Romeo 5003)
20004 My Father Doesn’t Love Me / Down Among The Budding Roses (also Oriole 8004, Romeo 5005)
20005 Please Daddy Come Home / My Happy Home I Left In Caroline – (also Oriole 8005, Romeo 5005]
20006 Aggravating Mother-In-Law / North Carolina Blues (also Oriole 8006, Romeo)
20017 I Know I’ll Meet My Mother After All / Mother Kiss Your Darling – (also Oriole 8017, Romeo 5017, Conqueror 7740)
20020 Birmingham Jail / The Prisoner And The Rose (also Oriole 8020, Romeo 5020)
20028 When He Died He Got A Home In Hell / I’m Glad I Counted The Cost (also Oriole 8028, Rome 5028, Conqueror)
Homestead
I’m Glad I Counted The Cost / (not by WS)
16106 Mother Kiss Your Darling / (not by WS)
16116 My Father Doesn’t Love Me / Down Among The Budding Roses
Banner
32095 Mother Kiss Your Darling / (not by WS)
Victor (1930) As By Kid Smith & Family (1931)
Victor
V 40287 It’s Hard To Leave You, Sweet Love / We’ll Talk About One Another – 30 As By Lewis McDaniel - Gid Smith
23505 I’ve Loved You Do So True / I Went To See My Sweetheart – 30 As By Lewis McDaniel - Gid Smith
23576 Whisper Softly, Mother’s Dying / Little Bessie – 31 As By Kid Smith & Family
23588 If You’ll Be Mine / It’s Awful What Whiskey Will Do – 31 As By Hawaiian Pals
Timely Tunes
C-1560 One More Kiss Before I Go /My Father Doesn’t Love Me (also on Aurum 36-108)
Paramount (1931) As By Virginia Dandies
Paramount
3145 There’s A Beautiful City Called Heaven / God’s Getting Worried - 31
3280 There’s A Mother Old And Gray Who Needs / I Wonder If She Cares To See Me Now - 31
3305 ‘Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia / The Cabin With The Roses – 31 w. Thelma Smith
Crown
3103 ‘Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia / (not WS)
3280 I Wonder If She Cares To See Me Now / (not WS)
Melotone & other ARC labels (1936) As By Kid Smith & His Family
7-03-51 You Give Me Your Love (And I’ll Give You Mine) / I’m Not Angry With You Darling – 03-37
7-03-52 Mississippi Freight Train Blues / Mama You’re A Mess – 03-37 (also on Conqueror 8788)
7-04-52 Ten I Served And Ten To Serve / Homestead in the wildwood – 04-37 (also on Conqueror 8787)
7-04-76 Lying Daddy Blues / Mama Cat Blues – 04-37