Byron Parker

*06-09-1911 Hastings, IA, +06-10-1948
by Henk Scholts, Hillbilly Researcher
SESSIONS
9 February 1940 Atlanta, GA - Byron Parker and his Mountaineers (Byron Parker [bass vcl], Clyde Robbins [tnr vcl/gt], Leonard Stokes [vcl/mandolin/gt], DeWitt ‘Snuffy’ Jenkins [banjo], Homer Sherrill [bari vcl/fiddle]
001 047637-1 LITTLE PAL Bluebird B-8521 Montgomery WardM-8723 Regal Zonophone G24892/Old Homestead OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
002 047638-1 I'M SORRY, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY B-8521 M-8723 G24892/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
003 047639-1 THE FAMILY CIRCLE B-8476 M-8722/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
004 047640-1 A BEAUTIFUL LIFE B-8476 M-8722/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
005 047641-1 WE SHALL RISE B-8551 MW M-8724/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
006 047642-1 OH DARLING COME BACK B-8551 MW M-8724/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
007 047643-1 CARROLL COUNTY BLUES B-8432 MW M-8721/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
008 047644-1 UP JUMPED THE DEVIL B-8432 M-8721/OHCS 169 RCA LPV-552 OHCD 4169
10 October 1940 Atlanta, GA - Byron Parker and his Mountaineers (Byron Parker [vcl], Clyde Robbins [tnr vcl/gt], Leonard Stokes [vcl/gt], DeWitt ‘Snuffy’ Jenkins [banjo], Homer Sherrill [fiddle], band vcl [-1])
009 054596-1 C & N.W. RAILROAD BLUES B-8673 M-8874/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
010 054597-1 PEANUT SPECIAL -1 B-8673 M-8874/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
011 054598-1 THE LETTER THAT WENT TO GOD B-8633 M-8873/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
012 054599-1 TELL HER NOT TO WAIT FOR ME B-8708 M-8875/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
013 056500-1 I LOVE MY SAVIOR B-8633 M-8873/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
014 056501-1 HE IS MY FRIEND AND GUIDE B-8771 M-8876/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
015 056502-1 THAT'S WHY I'M BLUE B-8771 M-8876/OHCS 169 OHCD 4169
016 056503-1 MARRIED LIFE BLUES B-8708 M-8875/OHCS 169 Rounder 1013 OHCD 4169
September 1946 Radio Station WIS, Columbia, SC - Byron Parker (The old hired hand) & his Hillbillies
017 D246 GONNA LAY DOWN MY OLD GUITAR 5017/Rounder 1013 OHCD 4169
018 D247 IF YOU COULD BE THE SAME 5017/OHCD 4169
019 D248 GETHSEMANE 5018/OHCD 4169
020 D249 CAN THE LORD DEPEND ON YOU 5018/OHCD 4169
January 1947 Radio Station WIS, Columbia, SC - Byron Parker (The old hired hand) & his Hillbillies
021 D309 THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH 5022/OHCD 4169
022 D310 I’LL HAVE A NEW LIFE 5022/OHCD 4169
023 D311 GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS TONIGHT 5024
024 D312 I’LL LOVE YOU ‘TIL I DIE 5024
1947 unknown - Byron Parker’s Hillbillies
025 I DON’T LOVE NOBODY Red Barn 1192/OHCD-4169
026 THOSE BLUES DON’T WORRY ME 1192/OHCD-4169
possibly from session above:
027 WHEN I MAKE THAT LAST MOVE ?/OHCD-4169
028 THE LETTER THAT WENT TO GOD ?/OHCD-4169

ALBUMS
Old Homestead OHCS-169 Bluegrass Roots: Little Pal; I’m Sorry That’s All I Can Say; The Family Circle; A Beautiful Life; We Shall Rise; Oh Darling Come Back; Carrol County Blues; Up Jumped The Devil; C& NW Railroad Blous; Peanut Special; The Letter That Went To God; Tell Her Not To Wait For Me; I Love My Saviour; He’s My Friend And Guide; That’s Why I’m Blue; Married Life Blues - 85
Old Homestead OHCD-4169 Byron Parker & His Mountaineers: Little Pal; I'm Sorry That's All I Can Say; Family Circle;Beautiful Life; We Will Rise;Oh Darling Come Back;Carroll County Blues; Peanut Special; Letter That Went To God; Tell Her Not To Wait For Me; I Love My Saviour; He Is My Friend And Guide; That's Why I'm So Blue; Married Life Blues;Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar;If You Could Be The Same; I'll Have A New Life;Gethsemane; Can The Lord Depend On You; Old Country Church; Don't Love Nobody; Those Blues Don't Worry My Mind; When I Make That Last Move; The Letter That Went To God – 01


SINGLES
Bluebird
B-8432 Up Jumped The Devil / Carroll County Blues
B-8476 A Beautiful Life / The Family Circle
B-8521 I'm Sorry, That's All I Can Say / Little Pal
B-8551 Oh Darling Come Back / We Shall Rise
B-8633 I Love My Savior / The Letter That Went To God
B-8673 Peanut Special / C & N.W. Railroad Blues
B-8708 Married Life Blues / Tell Her Not To Wait For Me
B-8771 He Is My Friend And Guide / That's Why I'm Blue
Montgomery Ward
M-8721 Carroll County Blues / Up Jumped The Devil
M-8722 The Family Circle / A Beautiful Life
M-8723 Little Pal / I'm Sorry, That's All I Can Say
M-8724 We Shall Rise / Oh Darling Come Back
M-8873 I Love My Savior / The Letter That Went To God
M-8874 C & N.W. Railroad Blues / Peanut Special
M-8875 Married Life Blues / Tell Her Not To Wait For Me
M-8876 That's Why I'm Blue / He Is My Friend And Guide
Regal Zonophone [AUS]
G24892 I'm Sorry, That's All I Can Say / Little Pal
De Luxe (1946-1947)
5017 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar / If You Could Be The Same – 46
5018 Gethsemane / Can The Lord Depend On You - 46
5022 The Old Country Church / I’ll Have A New Life – 47
5024 Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight / I’ll Love You ‘Til I Die - 47
Red Barn (1947)
1192 I Don’t Love Nobody / Those Blues Don’t Worry Me – 47
unknown (possibly Red Barn)
? When I Make That Last Move / The Letter That Went To God – 47?