Kelly Harrell

*13-09-1889 Draper’s Valley,Wythe County, VA - +09-07-1942

2nd version
by Tony Russell, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

7 January 1925 New York City - Kelly Harrell (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Carson Robison [gt], ? [fiddle])
001 BVE-31584-2 NEW RIVER TRAIN Victor 19596/BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743 CMH LP 106
002 BVE-31585-2 ROVING GAMBLER 19596/BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
003 BVE-31586-2 I WISH I WAS A SINGLE GIRL AGAIN 19563/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
004 BVE-31587-3 THE BUTCHER'S BOY 19563/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743

JSP JSP 7743 WORRIED BLUES (UK, 2005, 4CDs); CMH LP 106 HOBOES AND BRAKEMEN (GER, 1973)
25 August 1925 Asheville, NC – Kelly Harrell (Kelly Harrell  [vcl],  Henry Whitter [gt])
005 9270-A I WAS BORN ABOUT 10.000 YEARS AGO OKeh 40486/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
006 9271-A WILD BILL JONES OKeh 40486/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
007 9272-A PEG AND AWL OKeh 40544/BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
008 9273-A I WANT A NICE LITTLE FELLOW unissued
009 9274-A I WAS BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA OKeh 40544/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
010 9275-A LITTLE MOHEE unissued
011 9276-A I’M GOING BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA OKeh 40505/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
012 9277-A BE AT HOME SOON TONIGHT, MY DEAR BOY OKeh 40505/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
013 9279-A THE WRECK ON THE SOUTHERN OLD 97 OKeh 7010 [12“]/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
014 9280-A BLUE EYED ELLA OKeh 7010 [12“]/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
8 June 1926 New York City - Kelly Harrell (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Carson Robison [gt], ? [fiddle])
015 BVE-31584-6 NEW RIVER TRAIN Victor 20171/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
016 BVE-31585-6 ROVING GAMBLER 20171 Montgomery Ward M-4367/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
017 BVE-31586-6 I WISH I WAS A SINGLE GIRL AGAIN 20242/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
018 BVE-31587-5 THE BUTCHER'S BOY 20242/ BF 15508 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
9 June 1926 New York City - Kelly Harrell (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Carson Robison [gt], ? [fiddle])
019 BVE-35667-3 OH MOLLY DEAR, GO ASK YOUR MOTHER 20280/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
020 BVE-35668-3 BROKEN ENGAGEMENT 20280/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
021 BVE-35669-2 THE DYING HOBO 20527/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
022 BVE-35670-3 BENEATH THE WEEPING WILLOW TREE 20535/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
023 BVE-35671-3 MY HORSES AIN‘T HUNGRY 20103/ BF 15509 JSP 7743
024 BVE-35672-4 BRIGHT SHERMAN VALLEY 20527/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8026 JSP 7743
10 June 1926 New York City - Kelly Harrell (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Carson Robison [gt], ? [fiddle])
025 BVE-35673-3 THE CUCKOO SHE‘S A FINE BIRD V-40047/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
026 BVE-35674-3 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE 20103 Montgomery Ward M-4330/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 CMH LP 106
027 BVE-35675-2 BYE AND BYE YOU WILL FORGET ME 20535/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743

CMH LP 106 HOBOES AND BRAKEMEN (GER, 1973)
22 March 1927 Victor Studio, Trinity Baptist Church, 114N. 5th St., Camden, NJ – Kelly Harrell and Virginia String Band (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Alfred Steagall [gt], R.D. Hundley [banjo], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
028 BVE-38231-2 OH, MY PRETTY MONKEY V-40047/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
029 BVE-38232-1 I LOVE MY SWEETHEART THE BEST 20867/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
030 BVE-38233-2 HENRY CLAY BEATTIE 20797/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 TSQ 1875 LP 502
031 BVE-38234-1 I WANT A NICE LITTLE FELLOW 20867/ BF 15509 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743

COUNTY LP 502 A COLLECTION OF MOUNTAIN BALLADS (1964); TOMPKINS SQUARE TSQ 1875 PEOPLE TAKE WARNING (2007, 3CDs);
23 March 1927 Victor Studio, Trinity Baptist Church, 114N. 5th St., Camden, NJ – Kelly Harrell and Virginia String Band (Kelly Harrell  [vcl],  Alfred Steagall [gt], R.D. Hundley [banjo], Posey Rorer [fiddle])
032 BVE-38235-2 MY NAME IS JOHN JOHANNAH 21520/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 CD-3527 LPV 548
033 BVE-38236-2 IN THE SHADOW OF THE PINE 20657/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 LP 502
034 BVE-38237-2 CHARLES GITEAU 20797/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 CD-3504 LP 522
035 BVE-38238-1 I'M NOBODY'S DARLING ON EARTH 20657/ BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
036 BVE-38239-2 MY WIFE, SHE HAS GONE AND LEFT ME 21520/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743

COUNTY LP 504 A COLLECTION OF MOUNTAIN SONGS (1966); COUNTY LP 522 OLDTIME BALLADS FROM THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS (1971); COUNTY CD 3504 OLDTIME MOUNTAIN BALLADS (1995); COUNTY CD 3527 HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY 1927/1938 (2002); RCA VICTOR LPV 548 NATIVE AMERICAN BALLADS  (1967)
12 August 1927 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Kelly Harrell and Henry Norton (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Henry Norton [vcl], Virginia String Band: Alfred Steagall [gt], R.D. Handley [banjo], Lonnie Austin [fiddle])
037 BVE-39800-2 ROW US OVER THE TIDE 20935/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 LP 508
038 BVE-39801-2 I HAVE NO LOVING MOTHER NOW 20935/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
039 BVE-39807-3 FOR SEVEN LONG YEARS I’VE BEEN MARRIED 21069/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
040 BVE-39808-2 CHARLEY, HE’S A GOOD OLD MAN 21069/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743 LPV 552

RCA VICTOR LPV 552 EARLY RURAL STRINGBANDS  (1968); COUNTY LP 508 MOUNTAIN SACRED SONGS (1967)

18 February 1929 Victor Studio, Trinity Baptist Church, 114N. 5th St., Camden, NJ - Kelly Harrell and Virginia String Band (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Alfred Steagall [gt], Gorodetzer [fiddle])
041 BVE-49869-1-2 ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE YOUR OLD HOME TODAY? unissued
042 BVE-49870-2 THE HENPECKED MAN 23689/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
19 February 1929 Victor Studio, Trinity Baptist Church, 114N. 5th St., Camden, NJ – Kelly Harrelland Virginia String Band (Kelly Harrell  [vcl], Alfred Steagall [fiddle], Sam Fried [fiddle], Roy Smeck [harmonica, jew‘s harp])
043 BVE-49873-2 SHE JUST KEPT KISSING ON V-40095/ BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
044 BVE-49874-2 ALL MY SINS ARE TAKEN AWAY V-40095/ BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
045 BVE-49875-2 CAVE LOVE HAS GAINED THE DAY 23869/County 408 BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743
046 BVE-49876-1 I HEARD SOMEBODY CALL MY NAME 23747/ BF 15510 DOC-CD-8027 JSP 7743

ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BF-15508/10 The Complete Kelly Harrell, Vol. 1/3: New River Train; Rovin' Gambler; I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again; Butcher's Boy; I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago; Wild Bill Jones; Peg and Awl; I Was Born in Pennsylvania; I'm Going Back to North Carolina; Be At Home Soon Tonight; The Wreck On The Southern Old 97; Blue Eyed Ella; New River Train; Rovin' Gambler; I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again; Butcher's Boy; O! Molly Dear Go Ask Your Mother; Broken Engagement; The Dying Hobo; Beneath The Weeping Willow Tree; My Horses Ain't Hungry; Bright Sherman Valley; The Cuckoo She's a Fine Bird; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; Bye and Bye You Will Soon Forget Me; Oh, My Pretty Monkey; I Love My Sweetheart The Best; Henry Clay Beattie; I Want a Nice Little Fellow; My Name is John Johannah; In The Shadow of the Pine; Charles Guiteau; Nobody's Darling On Earth; My Wife Has Gone and Left Me; Row Us Over The Tide; I Have No Loving Mother Now; For Seven Long Years I've Been Married; Charley, He's a Good Old Man; The Henpecked Man; She Just Kept Kissing On; All My Sins Are Taken Away; Cave Love Had Gained The Day; I Heard Somebody Call My Name – ca 75 (3 LP)
County 408 Kelly Harrell And Virginia String Band: For Seven Long Years I've Been Married; Henpecked Man; Charles Giteau; Cave Love Has Gained The Day; In The Shadow Of The Pine; Row Us Over The Tide; My Name Is John Johanna;. Charley He's A Good Old Man; I'm Nobody's Darling On Earth; Henry Clay Beattie; I Have No Loving Mother Now; My Wife She Has Gone And Left Me – 75
Document [SUI] DOC-CD-8026 The Complete Record Works, Vol. 1 (1925-26): New River Train (Take 2); Rovin` Gambler (Take 2); I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again (Take 2); Butcher`S Boy (Take 3); I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago; Wild Bill Jones; Peg And Awl; I Was Born In Pennsylvania; I`M Going Back To North Carolina; Be At Home Soon Tonight, My Dear Boy; The Wreck On The Southern Old 97; Blue Eyed Ella; New River Train (Take 6); Rovin` Gambler (Take 6); I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again (Take 6);- Butcher`S Boy (Take 5); O! Molly Dear Go Ask Your Mother; Broken Engagement; The Dying Hobo; Beneath The Weeping Willow Tree; My Horses Ain`T Hungry; Bright Sherman Valley
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Document [SUI] DOC-CD-8027 The Complete Record Works, Vol. 2 (1926-29): The Cuckoo She`S A Fine Bird; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; Bye And Bye You Will Forget Me; Oh, My Pretty Monkey; I Love My Sweetheart The Best; Henry Clay Beattie; I Want A Nice Little Fellow; My Name Is John Jo Hannah; In The Shadow Of The Pine; Charles Giteau; I`M Nobody`S Darling On Earth; My Wife, She Has Gone And Left Me; Row Us Over The Tide; I Have No Loving Mother Now; For Seven Long Years I`Ve Been Married; Charley, He`S A Good Old Man; The Henpecked Man; She Just Kept Kissing On; All My Sins Are Taken Away; Cave Love Has Gained The Day; I Heard Somebody Call My Name - 98 
 
SINGLES
Victor (1925)
19563 The Butcher's Boy / I Wish I Was Single Again - 25
19596 New River Train / Rovin' Gambler – 25
Okeh (1925)
40486 Wild Bill Jones / I Was Born Four Thousand Years Ago – ca. 10-25
40505 I'm Going Back To North Carolina / Be At Home Soon Tonight, My Dear Boy – ca. 12-25
40544 I Was Born In Pennsylvania / Peg And Awl - 26
7010 Blue Eyed Ella / The Sailor¢s Song
Victor (1926-29)
20103 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / My Horses Ain¢t Hungry – ca. 07-26
20171 The Rovin' Gambler / New River Train - 26
20242 Butcher's Boy / I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again - 26
20280 O Molly Dear Go Ask Mother / Broken Engagement - 26
20527 Bright Serman Valley / Dying Hobo – ca. 02-27
20535 Beneath Weeping Willow / Bye And Bye You Will Forget – 03-27
20657 I'm Nobody's Darling On Earth / In The Shadow Of The Pine – 06-27
20797 Henry Clay Beattie / Charles Giteau – 08-27
20867 I Want A Nice Little Fellow / I Love My Sweetheart best – 09-27
20935 Row Us Over The Tide / I Have No Loving Mother Now – 10-27 w. Henry Norton
21069 For Seven Long Years I've Been Married / Charley He's A Good Old Man – 11-27
21520 My Name Is John Jo Hannah / My Wife She Has Gone And Left Me - 08-28
V 40047 Oh My Pretty Monkey / The Cuckoo's A Fine Bird - 03-29
V 40095 She Just Kept Kissing On / All My Sins Are Taken Away - 08-29
23689 Henpecked Man / Cave Love Has Gained The Day - 07-32
23747 (Bob Miller's Trio) / I Heard Somebody Call My Name - 01-33
M 4330 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / (Frank Luther:) The Circle Has Been Broken – 34 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)
M 4367 Rovin' Gambler / (Master Hawaiians:) I Like Mountain Music – 34 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)