Fields Ward

By Tony Russell (Country Music Discography, 1921-1942), PraguefrankSESSIONS

26 September 1927 Winston-Salem, NC- Crockett Ward and His Boys (Crockett Ward [fiddle], Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Sampson Ward [banjo], Vernon Ward [autoharp])

001 81615  SAD AND LONELY unissued

002 81616-A  SUGAR HILL Okeh 45179

003 81617-A  DEADHEADS AND SUCKERS Okeh 45179

004 81618-B  LOVE'S AFFECTIONS    OKeh   45304

005 81619-B  AIN'T THAT TROUBLE IN MIND? OKeh 45304

006 81620  TRAIN ON THE ISLAND unissued

5 March 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – Fields Ward, * w. Ernest Stoneman (aka Justin Winfield) (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Ernest Stoneman [vcl/harmonica], Sampson Ward [banjo] Eck Dunford [fiddle])

007 G14861  WAY DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA     unissued/Historical HLP-8001 County 534

008 G14862-A  AIN‘T THAT TROUBLE IN MIND  unissued/Historical HLP-8001 Old Hat CD-1004

009 G14863  YOU MUST BE A LOVER OF THE LORD  unissued/Historical HLP-8001

010 G14864  WATCH AND PRAY   unissued/Historical HLP-8001 County 534

011 G14865  GOOD BYE LITTLE BONNIE*  unissued/Historical HLP-8001

012 G14866  ALAS MY DARLING*     rejected

013 G14867  MY OLD SWEETHEART*    rejected

014 G14868  THE  PLACE WHERE ELLA SLEEPS*   rejected
015 G14869  IN THOSE CRUEL SLAVERY DAY*      unissued/Historical HLP-8001

016 G14870  THE SWEETEST WAY HOME    unissued/Historical HLP-8001

7 March 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – Fields Ward, * w. Ernest Stoneman (aka Justin Winfield) (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Ernest Stoneman [vcl/harmonica], Sampson Ward [banjo] Eck Dunford [fiddle])

017 G14876  MY ONLY SWEETHEART   unissued/Historical HLP-8001 County 534

018 G14877  TIE UP THOSE OLD BROKEN CHORDS * unissued/Historical HLP-8001

019 G14878  THE LOVEBIRDS ARE RETURNING*  unissued/Historical HLP-8001

020 G14879  NO ONE LOVES YOU AS I DO   unissued/Historical HLP-8001

021 G14880  I DON‘T SEE WHY I LOVE HER  rejected

1968 Galax, VA – Fields and Wade Ward (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Wade Ward [banjo/talk], Jimmy Edmonds/ John Rector [fiddle]. Producer: Arnold S. Kaplin)

022 RILEY AND SPENCER  Biograph RC-6002 

023 WINKIN' EYE  Biograph RC-6002 

024 LITTLE BIRDIE  Biograph RC-6002 

025 ONE EYED SAM  Biograph RC-6002 

026 SWEET WILLIAM  Biograph RC-6002

027 HOBO JOHN  Biograph RC-6002 

028 THE ALLEN CLAN  Biograph RC-6002

029 COLD ICY FLOOR  Biograph RC-6002

030 CRUEL SLAVERY DAYS  Biograph RC-6002

031 ROUND TOWN GIRLS  Biograph RC-6002 

032 JOHN HARY  Biograph RC-6002 

033 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN  Biograph RC-6002 

034 WADE'S FOX CHASE  Biograph RC-6002

1973 Bel-Air, MA – Fields Ward (Fields Ward [vcl/gt/banjo], Nancy Ward [vcl], Burt Russell [banjo], Jerry Lundy [fiddle])

035 PEEKABOO WALTZ   Rounder 0036 

036 BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE   Rounder 0036 

037 COUNTRY ROAD GANG   Rounder 0036 

038 COTTON BLOSSOM   Rounder 0036 

039 NO LOW DOWN HANGING AROUND   Rounder 0036 

040 LEAVING DEAR OLD IRELAND   Rounder 0036

041 THE LITTLE STREAM OF WHISKEY   Rounder 0036

042 MCKINLEY MARCH   Rounder 0036

043 ROCKHOUSE GAMBLER Rounder 0036

044 SWEET BIRD   Rounder 0036 

045 PINEY WOODS GIRL   Rounder 0036 

046 ALIAS, MY DARLING Rounder 0036

047 THE TRAIN THAT CARRIED MY GIRL FROM TOWN   Rounder 0036 

048 IN THE CONCERT GARDEN   Rounder 0036 

049 OLD ZEKE PERKINS   Rounder 0036

Fields Ward also recorded for Library of Congress in 1937 and  at various locations in Virginia from 1962 to 1969

ALBUMS

Historical HLP-8001 Early Country Music. Vol. I:  Way Down In North Carolina; Ain't That Trouble In Mind; The Sweetest Way Home; My Only Sweetheart; Goodbye Little Bonnie; Watch And Pray; The New River Train*; Those Cruel Slavery Days; I Got A Bulldog*; Say Darling Say*; John Hardy*; No One Loves You As I Do*; The Birds Are Returning; Tie Up Those Broken Chords; You Must Be A Lover Of The Lord; I Am Gonna Marry That Pretty Little Girl – ca 66 Fields Ward/*Ernest Stoneman

Biograph RC-6002 Fields And Wade Ward: Riley And Spencer; Winkin' Eye; Little Birdie; One Eyed Sam; Sweet William; Hobo John; The Allen Clan; Cold Icy Floor; Cruel Slavery Days; Round Town Girls; John Hary; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Wade's Fox – ca 68

Rounder 0036 Bury Me Not On The Prairie: Peekaboo Waltz; Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie; Country Road Gang; Cotton Blossom; No Low Down Hanging Around; Leaving Dear Old Ireland; The Little Stream Of Whiskey; Mckinley March; Rockouse Gambler; Sweet Bird; Piney Woods Girl; Alisa My Darling; The Train That Carried My Girl From Town; In The Concert Garden; Old Zeke Perkins - 74

SINGLES

OKeh (1927) Crockett Ward and His Boys

45179 Sugar Hill / Deadheads And Suckers - 27

45304 Love's Affections / Ain't That Trouble In Mind? – 28