Lester Mac Farland, *02-02-1902 Gray, KY, +24-07-1984
Robert Bob Gardner, *16-12-1897 Oliver Springs, tn, +30-09-1978
by Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Steve Hathaway
SESSIONS
on some labels credits are Lester MacFarland and Robert A. Gardner or Kentucky Mountain Boys
13 October 1926 New York City – Bob and Mac (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica/fiddle, Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
001 E3924*/5/E21967*/8 WHEN THE ROSES BLOOMS AGAIN Vo.5027 Br.111 S.S2028 BA 32523 OR 8155 RO5155 CQ8006/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
002 E3926 MANY MANY YEARS AGO -1 Vocalion 5027
003 E3927/8*/E21932*/3 BULLY OF THE TOWN Vocalion 5026 Brunswick 116
004 E3929/E21934 PRETTY POLLY Vocalion 5026 Brunswick 116/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
005 E3930/E21969 S NO DISAPPOINTMENT IN HEAVEN Vocalion 5023 Brunswick 111 Supertone S2028/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158THERE
006 E3931 IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN Vocalion 5123/ BACM CD D 067
* - master
14 October 1926 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica, Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
007 E3932 WHEN I WAS SINGLE Vocalion 5122
008 E3933 SARAH JANE Vocalion 5122/ BACM CD D 067
009 E3934/E21956 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE Vocalion 5028 Brunswick 107 Supertone S2032/CD D 711
010 E3935/E21966 I WAS BORN FOUR THOUSAND YEARS AGO Vocalion 5028 Brunswick 110 Supertone S2033/ CD D 711
011 E3936/E25682 I WILL SING OF MY REDEEMER Vocalion 5124 Brunswick 160
012 E3937/E25683 WHEN OUR LORD SHALL COME AGAIN Vocalion 5124 Brunswick 160
16 October 1926 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
013 E3950 MIDNIGHT ON THE STORMY DEEP Vocalion 5125
014 E3951 CARELESS LOVE Vocalion 5125
015 E3952 CARSEY‘S WHISTLE -1 unissued
016 E3953*/4 CLOVER BLOSSOM Vocalion 5126
017 E3955/6/E21959/0 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE Vocalion 5127 Brunswick 108/ OHCD-4158 CD D 711
018 E3957 THE LONESOME VALLEY Vocalion 5127
019 E3958/E21962 ARE YOU TIRED OF ME, DARLIN? Vocalion 5128 Brunswick 109 Supertone S2039/
020 E3959/E21961 YOU‘RE AS WELCOME AS THE FLOWERS IN MAY Vocalion 5128 Brunswick 108 Supertone S2037/ OHCD-4158 CD D 711
021 E3960/E21963 YOU GIVE ME YOUR LOVE AND I'LL GIVE YOU MINE Vocalion 5129 Brunswick 109 Supertone S2039
022 E3961 DON‘T YOU REMEMBER THE TIME Vocalion 5129
023 E3962 SOMEBODY KNOWS Vocalion 5130
024 E3963 LOVE ALWAYS HAS ITS WAY -1 Vocalion 5130
10 December 1926 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
025 E4208/9/E21964/5 KNOXVILLE GAL Vocalion 5121 Brunswick 110/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 711
026 E4210/1 CHATTANOOGA BLUES -1 Vocalion 5121/CD D 703
027 E4212*/3 OLD BLACK SHEEP Vocalion 5120
028 E4214*/5/E2195*7/8 MY CAROLINA HOME Vocalion 5120 Brunswick 107/ CD D 711
029 E4220/1 ST. LOUIS BLUES unissued
030 E4222/3 TENNESSEE JAIL BIRD unissued
BACM CD D 703 OLDTIME TUNES AND SONGS VOL.6 (UK, 2023)
3 May 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet or solo vcl-2/gt])
031 E22880*/2/E6594/6 HE CARVED HIS MOTHER'S NAME UPON THE TREE -2 Brunswick 171 Voc. 5188 Supertone S2029/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
032 E22883/4/E6555/6 THE TEXAS RANGERS Brunswick 168 Vocalion 5177
033 E22885/7/E6446/8 THE BRIGHT SHERMAN VALLEY Brunswick 169 Vocalion 5174 Supertone S2031/ BACM CD D 116 OHCD-4158
034 E22888/9*/E6606/7 THE BLIND CHILD'S PRAYER Brunswick 167 Vocalion 5184
035 E22890/1*/E6591 THREE LEAVES OF THE SHAMROCK Br.170 Vo.5187 Me. M12075 M12608 Polk P9053 Ba.32680/ BACM CD D 067
036 E22892/3*/E6592/3 GENTLE ANNA -2 Brunswick 170 Vocalion 5187 Melotone M12075 Polk P9053 Broadway 4088/ BACM CD D 067
037 E22894/5*/E6597/8 'TIS HOME BECAUSE MOTHER IS HERE Brunswick 171 Vocalion 5188 Supertone S2029/ CD D 711 CD D 687
038 E22896/7/E6545/6 I‘LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT Brunswick 164
039 E22898/9 DUBLIN BAY unissued
BACM CD D 687 OLDTIME TUNES AND SONGS, VOL. 5 (UK, 2022)
6 May 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
040 E23027/8*/E6608/9 THE LETTER THAT CAME TOO LATE Brunswick 167 Vocalion 5184
041 E23029/30*/E6115/6 CASEY'S WHISTLE Brunswick 163 Vocalion 5126 / CD D 711
042 E23031/2*/E6553/4 JOE TURNER'S BLUES Brunswick 168 Vocalion 5177
043 E23033/4 CAN YOU SWEETHEART, KEEP A SECRET? unissued
044 E23035*/6/E6547/8 I'M FREE AGAIN Brunswick 164/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
045 E23037*/8 THE TENNESSEE JAILBIRD Brunswick 163
046 E23039/40*/E6449/0 THE EAST BOUND TRAIN Brunswick 169 Supertone S2032 Vocalion 5174/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
16 June 1927 New York City – Lester McFarland (Lester McFarland [vcl/gt/ whistle])
L01 K.C. WHISTLE BLUE CO-CD-3528
COUNTY CO-CD-3528 OLDTIME MOUNTAIN BLUES - RURAL CLASSICS 1927/1935 (2003)
7 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
047 E25453/4/E6907/8 WHERE IS MY MAMMA Vocalion 5197/ BACM CD D 067
048 E25455/6/E6909/0 T GRIEVE YOUR MOTHERDON Vocalion 5197/ BACM CD D 067
049 E25467/8/E7330/1 THE BAGGAGE COACH AHEAD Brunswick 200 3788/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 711
050 E25469/0/E7332/3 THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS Brunswick 200 3788 Vocalion 5200
051 E25471*/2 THE TWO ORPHANS Brunswick 202 3790 Supertone S2026/ BACM CD D 067
052 E25473*/4 YOU'LL NEVER MISS YOUR MOTHER TILL SHE'S GONE Brunswick 202 3790 Supertone S2026/ OHCD-4158
8 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
053 E25475*/6 WEEPING WILLOW TREE Brunswick 199 3787/ CD D 711
054 E25477/8* SEEING NELLIE HOME Brunswick 199 3787/ CD D 711
055 E25479/0/E6859/0 SWEET ALLALEE Vocalion 5199/ BACM CD D 067
056 E25481/2/E6857/8 WHISPERING HOPE Vocalion 5192
9 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
057 E25487*/8/E6915/6 LAY MY HEAD NEATH A ROSE Vocalion 5199
058 E25489/0/E6919/0 LL REMEMBER OU LOVE IN MY PRAYERSI unissued
059 E25491/2/E6921/2 CAN YOU, SWEETEHART, KEEP A SECRET? unissued
10 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
060 E25517/8* THE OLD RUGGED CROSS Brunswick 190 3781
061 E25519/0/E6855/6 BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE Vocalion 5192/ BACM CD D 067
062 E25521/2* IN THE GARDEN Brunswick 201 4055 Supertone S2118/ CD D 711
13 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
063 E25580*/1/E6853/4 MY WILD IRISH ROSE Vocalion 5191 Conqueror 8060 Melotone M12175
064 E25582*/3/E6851/2 WHERE THE RIVER SHANNON FLOWS Vo.5191 Me. M12175 M12608 Ba 32680 Or 8199 Ro 519
065 E25584*/5* THE DURNKARD‘S DREAM Brunswick 203 3791 Supertone S2027/OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
066 E25586*/7 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT, MISTER? Brunswick 203 3791 Supertone S2027
067 E25588/9/E6923/4 WHEN I‘M GONE YOU'LL SOON FORGET Vocalion 5201
068 E25590/1* SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER Brunswick 201 4055
15 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
069 E25616/7/E6925/6 WHEN YOU'RE GONE I WON'T FORGET Vocalion 5201
070 E25618/9/E6911/2 WHERE IS MY BOY, TONIGHT? Vocalion 5198
071 E25620/1/E6913/4 IF YOU LEAVE YOUR MOTHER (MEET HER IN THE SKIES) Vocalion 5198
072 E25622/3/E6929/0 GIVE MY LOVE TO NELL, O! JACK Vocalion 5202
073 E25624/5/E6927/8 THE BROKEN ENGAGEMENT Vocalion 5202
15 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt] + unknown fiddle, piano)
074 E25632/3 ROCK OF AGES Brunswick 190 3781 Supertone S2117/ CD D 711
075 E25634/5 LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY Brunswick 195 3780
076 E25636/7 I‘M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES Brunswick 195 3780/ BACM CD D 067
077 E25638/9 CALL ME BACK, PAL O‘MINE unissued
13 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
078 E28046 THE LAST MILE OF THE WAY Vocalion 5285
079 E28047 CALL ME BACK, PAL O‘ MINE Vocalion 5364
080 E28048 CALL ME BACK AGAIN Vocalion 5285
081 E28049 THE KENTUCKY BRIDE'S FATE Brunswick 305 Supertone S2035
14 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
082 E28062 LITTLE NELL Brunswick 286/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
083 E28063 NOBODY'S DARLING Vocalion 5381
084 E28064 GO AND LEAVE ME IF YOU WISH TO Brunswick 293/ BACM CD D 116
085 E28065 IN THE SHADOW OF THE PINES Vocalion 5364
086 E28066 THE MURDER OF J.B.MARKHAM Brunswick 305 Supertone S2035
087 E28067 SOLDIER BOY IN BLUE Vocalion 5259
15 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet or solo vcl-2/gt])
088 E28085 THE OLD VILLAGE CHURCHYARD Brunswick 286 Supertone S2038/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
089 E28086 THE DOLLAR AND THE DEVIL Vocalion 5322
090 E28087 TENNESSEE JAILBIRD Brunswick 316
091 E28088 IN KANSAS -2 Vocalion 5411
092 E28089 ROSENTHAL'S GOAT Vocalion 5322
093 E28094 WHILE I WAS IN ARKANSAS Vocalion 5411
094 E28095 SHIVERING IN THE COLD Vocalion 5381
095 E28096 THE DRUNKARD'S OWN CHILD Vocalion 5307
16 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
096 E28097 HOLD FAST TO THE RIGHT Vocalion 5259/
097 E28098 BIRMINGHAM JAIL Brunswick 293 Supertone S2031/ BACM CD D 116
098 E28099 WOMAN SUFFRAGE Brunswick 316/ BACM CD D 116 CD D 711
18 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
099 E29350 I LOVED YOU BEST OF ALL Brunswick 339/ BACM CD D 116
100 E29351 THE ORPHAN GIRL Vocalion 5369
101 E29352-A THE DRUNKARD‘S CHILD‘S PLEA Brunswick 570
102 E29353 THE DYING GIRL‘S MESSAGE Vocalion 5369
103 E29354 THERE‘S NO ONE LIKE MOTHER TO ME Brunswick 332
104 E29355 THE OLD COTTAGE HOME Brunswick 332 / CD D 687
19 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
105 E29356-A-B THE REPLY TO THE WEEPING WILLOW unissued
106 E29357 THE CITY OF SIGHS AND TEARS Vocalion 5392
107 E29358 ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS Brunswick 339/ BACM CD D 067
108 E29359-A YOU‘RE GOING TO LEAVE THE OLD HOME, JIM Brunswick 311 Supertone S2037/ BACM CD D 067
109 E29360 PUT MY LITTLE SHOES AWAY Brunswick 322 Supertone S2038/ BACM CD D 067
110 E29361 THE DYING GIRL'S FAREWELL Vocalion 5307
111 E29362 SHE'S THE TIE THAT BINDS Brunswick 322/ BACM CD D 067
20 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
112 E29363-A JUST PLAIN FOLKS Brunswick 311 Supertone S2033/ BACM CD D 067
113 E29364-A ORPHAN BOY Brunswick 570 / BACM CD D 116
114 E29365-A-B MARY OF THE WILD MOOR unissued
21 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
115 E29366 CAROLINA MOON Brunswick 307 / CD D 711
116 E29377 ALWAYS IN THE WAY Vocalion 5392
117 E29378 I WISH I HAD DIED IN THE CRADLE Brunswick 307/ BACM CD D 116
17 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
118 E30044 -A A PICTURE NO ARTIST CAN PAINT Brunswick 350 Supertone S2036/ BACM CD D 116
119 E30045 MY OLD NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Brunswick 409
120 E30046 IN THE VALLEY OF KENTUCKY Brunswick 366 / CD D 711
121 E30047 SUNNY TENNESSEE Brunswick 409/ BACM CD D 116
122 E30048 OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY rejected
123 E30049 THE HUT ON THE BACK OF THE LOT rejected
124 E30150-A-B THE SONGS MY MOTHER USED TO SING rejected
125 E30151 HOME SWEET HOME IN TENNESSEE Brunswick 366/ BACM CD D 067
126 E30152-A-B TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED rejected
18 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
127 E30153 THE TRAMP Brunswick 398 Supertone S2030
128 E30154-A-B THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW rejected
129 E30155-A-B A WOMAN‘S TONGUE WILL NEVER REST rejected
130 E30156-A-B WILL YOU LOVE ME WHEN I'M OLD rejected
131 E30157-A-B MAN, POOR MAN rejected
132 E30158 THE CROSS ON THE PRISON FLOOR Brunswick 398 Supertone S2030
133 E30159-A-B DON‘T FALL TOO DEEP IN LOVE rejected
134 E30160-A-B WHEN THE LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL rejected
135 E30161-A-B I TOOK IT rejected
19 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
136 E30162 WHEN THE HARVEST DAYS ARE OVER Brunswick 356/BACM CD D 067
137 E30163 THE ROMANCE ENDED Brunswick 356
138 E30164-A-B LOREINA rejected
139 E30165-A LITTLE LOG CABIN IN THE LANE Brunswick 350 Supertone S2036/ BACM CD D 067
22 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
140 E30178 PAGAN LOVE SONG Brunswick 334 / CD D 711
141 E30179 BLUE HAWAII Brunswick 334 / CD D 711
30 March 1930 Knoxville, TN – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
142 K-8046 WHERE THE SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOOM Brunswick 426
143 K-8047 MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE Brunswick 426
3 April1930 Knoxville, TN – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
144 K-8068-A I'VE GROWN SO USED TO YOU Vocalion 02781 G 22312
145 K-8069 IF I ONLY COULD BLOT OUT OF THE PAST unissued
146 K-8070 THE PRISONER IS MY SON rejected
147 K-8071 TWENTY ONE YEARS IS A LONG TIME rejected
148 K-8072-B THE MANSION OF ACHING HEARTS Brunswick 548
149 K-8073-B THE UNMARKED GRAVE Brunswick 548
150 K-8074 WILL THE ROSES BLOOM IN HEAVEN Brunswick 461
151 K-8075 ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH Brunswick 461/BACM CD D 067
16 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
152 E32973-A THE PRISONER IS MY SON Brunswick 578
153 E32974-A HELLO, CENTRAL! GIVE ME HEAVEN Brunswick 479 Melotone M12273
154 E33125-A-B AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM unissued
155 E33126-A ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH Brunswick 479 Melotone M12273
156 E33128-A SEND THE LIGHT Panachord 25605
157 E33129-A WHEN I TAKE MY VACATION IN HEAVEN Panachord 25605
158 E33130-A-B ONLY FLIRTING rejected
159 E33131-A-B (I SAID GOODBYE TO EVERYTHING) WHEN I SAID GOODBYE TO YOU unissued
160 E33132-A THE HILLS OF CAROLINA Brunswick 466
17 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
161 E33127-A CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY Brunswick 475
162 E33133-A-B I LEFT IRELAND AND MOTHER unissued
163 E33134-B DOES TRUE LOVE LIVE TODAY Melotone M12233 Conqueror 8003 Broadway 4092
165 E33135-A TWO LITTLE GIRLS LOVED ONE BOY Melotone M12233 Conqueror 8003 Broadway 4091
166 E33136-A-B THE SPIDER AND THE FLY unissued
167 E33137-A WHAT DOES THE DEEP SEA SAY? Br.483 Conq 8006 Perfect 12832 Banner 32523 Oriole 8155 Romeo 8155
168 E33138-A THERE‘S SOMEBODY WAITING FOR ME Vocalion 02760
169 E33139-B SADIE RAY Melotone M12271 Polk P9085 Broadway 4090
18 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
170 E32515-A WHEN YOU KNOW YOU‘RE NOT FORGOTTEN, BY THE GIRL YOU CAN‘T FORGET Brunswick 586
171 E32516-A HOME SWEET HOME Brunswick 475
172 E33143-A-B DIAMONDS AND ROSES Melotone M12271 Polk P9085 Broadway 4092 Conqueror 8061
173 E33144-A I‘M TYING THE LEAVES SO THEY WON‘T COME DOWN Brunswick 586/
174 E33145-A-B PERISHED IN THE SNOW rejected
175 E33146-A SIMPLE TO FLIRT Brunswick 578
176 E33147-A-B THE ROYAL TELEPHONE rejected
19 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
177 E33148-A-B WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES Brunswick unissued
178 E33149 WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES Brunswick 439 Supertone S2034
179 E33150-A-B WILL IT PAY unissued
180 E33151-A-B SHE‘S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED rejected
181 E33152-A-B OUT IN THIS COLD WORLD rejected
182 E33153-A-B A COMICAL DITTY rejected
20 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
183 E33154-A-B IN KENTUCKY unissued
184 E33155-A-B LOVE‘S SHIP rejected
185 E33156 I'M DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES Brunswick 439
186 E33157 SOMEWHERE IN OLD WYOMING Brunswick 438 Supertone S2034
187 E33158-A-B LAZY LOU‘SIANA MOON Brunswick unissued
188 E33158-A LAZY LOU‘SIANA MOON Brunswick 438
23 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
189 E33160-A BY THE HONEYSUCKLE VINE Brunswick 551/ CD D 711
190 E33161-A WHERE THE OZARKS KISS THE SKY Brunswick 551
24 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
191 E33167-A-B OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY rejected
192 E33168-A-B THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW rejected
193 E33228 MELANCHOLY MOON Brunswick 451
194 E33229-B DOWN THE RIVER OF GOLDEN DREAMS Brunswick 466 / CD D 711
25 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
195 E33169-A-B MY HEART BELONGS TO A GIRL Brunswick 451
196 E33170-A TWENTY ONE YEARS Brunswick 483/ OHCD-4158
197 E33171-A LORENA Panachord 25617
198 E33172-B WILL YOU LOVE ME WHEN I‘M OLD? Panachord 25617
13 November 1930 Atlanta, GA – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
199 ATL-6619 LOVE‘S SHIP Brunswick 527
200 ATL-6620-A SHE‘S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED Melotone M12241 Conqueror 8004 Broadway 4090/ OHCD-4158
201 ATL-6621-A ‘TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED Melotone M12241 Conqueror 8004 Broadway 4092/ OHCD-4158
202 ATL-6622 WHEN THE LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL Brunswick 561
203 ATL-6623 OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY unissued
204 ATL-6624 ONLY FLIRTING unissued
205 ATL-6625-A THE HUT ON THE BACK OF THE LOT Vocalion 02781 G 22312
206 ATL-6626 PERISHED IN THE SNOW Brunswick 561
207 ATL-6627 THE ROYAL TELEPHONE Brunswick 537
208 ATL-6628 T FALL TOO DEEP IN LOVEDON unissued
209 ATL-6629 OUT IN THE COLD WORLD Brunswick 568/ BACM CD D 116
210 ATL-6630 SONGS MY MOTHER USED TO SING Brunswick 568/ BACM CD D 116
211 ATL-6639 ALABAMA LULLABY Brunswick 499
212 ATL-6640 COME BACK TONIGHT IN MY DREAMS Brunswick 492
213 ATL-6641 GEE, BUT I'M LONESOME TONIGHT Brunswick 527
214 ATL-6642 I'M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Brunswick 492
215 ATL-6643 WHEN YOUR HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER Brunswick 499
216 ATL-6644 IT PAYS TO SERVE JESUS Brunswick 537
5 March 1931 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
217 E36275 TEARS Brunswick 520 Supertone S2259
218 E36276 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROSE Brunswick 525/ BACM CD D 116
219 E36277 LITTLE SWEETHEART OF THE MOUNTAINS Brunswick 520 Supertone S2259 S2262
7 March 1931 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
220 E36286-A THE LITTLE OLD CHURCH IN THE VALLEY Brunswick 524 Supertone S2261
221 E36287 YOU'LL BE MINE IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Brunswick 524
222 E36288 SHINE ON HARVEST MOON Brunswick 525 Supertone S2262
13 May 1931 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
223 C-7816-A S NIGHTIME IN NEVADAWHEN IT Brunswick 541 Supertone S2261
12 June 1931 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Bob and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarlandMac [Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
224 C-7865- DON‘T LAY ME ON MY BACK (IN MY LAST SLEEP) Brunswick 541
19 August 1931 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
225 C-7960-B WHEN THE MOON SHINES OVER THE MOUNTAINS Brunswick 553 Supertone S2260/ CD D 711
226 C-7961-A MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY Brunswick 553 Supertone S2260
Early March 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Bob and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarlandMac [Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
227 JC-8495-A AN OLD FASHIONED HOME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Brunswick 594
228 JC-8496-A WHEN IT‘S SPRINGTIME IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS Brunswick 594
15 March 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
229 JC-8530-A NINETY-NINE YEARS – PART 1 Brunswick 588
230 JC-8531-A NINETY-NINE YEARS – PART 2 Brunswick 588
231 JC-8532 LITTLE HOME OF LONG AGO Decca UK F3391
232 JC-8533 LITTLE GIRL IN CAROLINA Melotone CAN 93074 Decca F3391
9 May 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
233 JC-8621-1 THAT LITTLE BOY OF MINE Decca F3166
234 JC-8622-1-2 WHEN WE CARVED OUR HEARTS A ON THE OLD OAK TREE Vocalion 02760/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
25 May 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
235 JC-8637-1 THAT SILVER HAIRED DADDY OF MINE Melotone M12404 Conqeror 8005/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
236 JC-8638-1 WHEN I WAS A BOY FROM THE MOUNTAINS Melotone M12404 Conqeror 8005 Broadway 4088/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 687
26 May 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
237 C-8643-2 TWENTY-ONE YEARS – PART 2 Brunswick 596/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
238 C-8644-2 THERE‘S NO LIGHT IN THE WINDOW (OF THE HOUSE ON THE HILL) Brunswick 596/OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 711
17 January 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – McFarland and Gardner (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
239 C 510 BROADWAY MOON unissued
240 C 511 MAMMY‘S PRECIOUS BABY unissued
241 C 512 I‘LL GO ON LOVING YOU unissued
242 C 513 I TOLD THE STARS ABOUT YOU BA32692 ME12623 OR8211 PE12886 RO5211 CQ8137/OHCD-4158
18 January 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – McFarland and Gardner (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
243 C 514 TIME IN THE VALLEY BA32692 ME12623 OR8211 PE12886 RO5211 CQ8137WHEN IT‘S LAMP LIGHTIN
244 C 515-1 ONLY CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS Decca F3609
245 C 516-2 SCHOOLHOUSE DREAMS 02749
23 January 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – McFarland and Gardner (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
246 C 517-1 LONESOME AND BLUE Decca UK F3686
247 C 522-1 THE PAL THAT IS ALWAYS TRUE Decca F3609
248 C 523-1 WHEN THE CANDLE LIGHTS ARE GLEAMING 02749/ BACM CD D 116
249 C 524-1 A WHITE HOUSE OF OUR OWN Decca F3686
250 C 525-1 SEVEN YEARS WITH THE WRONG WOMAN Decca F3542
25 April 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
251 17375-1 UNDER THE OLD UMBRELLA CQ8583 ME51252 Minerva 14026/ BACM CD D 116
252 17376-1 KEEP A LIGHT IN YOUR WINDOW TONIGHT CQ8568 ARC 351029 Minerca 935/ OHCD-4158 BACM CD D 116
253 17377-1 PAINT A ROSE ON THE GARDEN WALL CQ8534 OR 8477 RO5477 BA33458 PE13150/ BACM CD D 116
254 17378-1 JUST A KEROSENE LAMP CQ8534 OR 8477 RO5477 BA33458 ME13425 PE13150/ BACM CD D 116
26 April 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
255 17389-1 PLEASE LET ME BROADCAST TO HEAVEN CQ8568 ARC 351029 Minerva 14031/ BACM CD D 116
256 17390- LITTLE HOME OF LONG AGO Minerva M-14019
257 17391-1 DOWN WHERE THE ROSES GO TO SLEEP CQ8564 ARC 350908/ BACM CD D 067
258 17392-1 WHEN THE CANDLE LIGHTS ARE GLEAMING CQ8583 ME51252 Minerva 14026
1 May 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
259 17454 THERE MUST BE A BRIGHT TOMORROW unissued
260 17455 MOTHER WANTS TO SEE YOU unissued
3 May 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
261 17464-2 SWINGING DOWN THE OLD ORCHARD LANE Conqueror 8564 ARC 50908
262 17465 FINGERPRINTS UPON THE WINDOW PANE unissued
262 17466 AN OLD SWEET SONG unissued
21 February 1940 Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin /harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
263 WC 2943-A HE LEFT THE ONE WHO LOVED HIM FOR ANOTHER CQ9421 05427/ BACM CD D 067
264 WC 2944-A I’VE NOTHING TO LIVE FOR NOW CQ9421 05427/ BACM CD D 116
265 WC 2945-A WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN MOTHER CQ9418 05613/BACM CD D 067
266 WC 2946-A THERE MUST BE A BRIGHT TOMORROW CQ9418 05613
267 WC 2947-A TAKE UP THY CROSS CQ9420 05488/ BACM CD D 116
268 WC 2948-A I HEARD MY MOTHER CALL MY NAME IN PRAYERS CQ9420 05488/ BACM CD D 116
269 WC 2949-A DOWN THE LANE OF MEMORY CQ9419 05537
270 WC 2950-A UNDER THE OLD SIERRA MOON CQ9419 05537/ BACM CD D 116
ca 1947 unknown – Mac And Bob
AD 1541 A FADED ROSE, A BROKEN HEART Dixie 100
AD 1542 LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME Dixie 100
Discography after 1940 is incomplete
ALBUMS
Birch No. 1944 Mac And Bob/Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner: Twenty One Years; Old Home Down On The Farm; When The Roses Bloom Again; Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; I’m Tying The Leaves So The Won’t Come Down; Are You Tired Of Me, Darling; Hold Fast To The Right; Seeing Nellie Home; No Disappointment In heaven; Old Shep; Molly Darling; Old Fashioned Locket – ca 69
Old Homestead OHCS-158 Lester Mcfarland And Robert A. Gardner/Mac And Bob's Great Old Songs - Vol.1: There's No Light in the Window; Twenty One Years - Part 2; When I Was a Boy from the Mountains; That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine; There's No Disappointment in Heaven; When the Roses Bloom Again; Knoxville Girl; Pretty Polly; I'm Free Again; East Bound Train; He Carved His Mother's Name Upon the Tree; Drunkard's Dream; Little Nell; The Old Village Churchyard; We Carved Our Hearts on the Old Oak Tree; Baggage Coach Ahead – 85
BACM [UK] CD D 067 Lester McFarland "MAC and BOB" Robert Gardner Songs For Country Home Folks Vol. 1: Asleep At The Switch; Home Sweet Home In Tennessee; Just Plain Folks; Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane; The Two Orphans; Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere; Put My Little Shoes Away; Gentle Anna; Sarah Jane; When The Harvest Days Are Over; What A Friend We Have In Mother; On The Road To Happiness; He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another; Down Where The Roses Go To Sleep; I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles; Don’t Grieve Your Mother; Three Leaves Of Shamrock; Where Is My Mama; She’s The Tie That Binds; If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; Sweet Allalee; You’re Going To Leave The Old Home Jim – 04
BACM [UK] CD D 116 MAC and BOB Songs For Country Home Folks Vol. 2: Bright Sherman Valley; Go And Leave Me If You Wish To; Birmingham Jail; Woman Suffrage; I Love You Best Of All; The Orphan Boy; I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle; A Picture No Artist Can Paint; Sunny Tennessee; Songs My Mother Used To Sing; Out In This Cold World; Rocky Mountain Rose; When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming; Under The Old Umbrella; Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight; Paint A Rose On The Garden Wall; Just A Kerosene Lamp; Please Let Me Broadcast To Heaven; I’ve Nothing To Live For Now; Take Up Thy Cross And Follow Me; I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer; Under The Old Sierra Moon - 05
Old Homestead OHCD-4158 Mac And Bob: There's No Light In The Window; Twenty-One Years (Part 2); When I Was A Boy From The Mountain; That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine; No Disappointment In Heaven; When The Roses Bloom Again; Knoxville Gal; Pretty Polly; I'm Free Again; The Eastbound Train; He Carved His Mother's Name ; The Drunkard's Dream; Little Nell; The Old Village Church; We Carved Our Hearts; The Baggage Coach Ahead; I Told The Stars About You; Down By The Riverside; Welcome As The Flowers In May; Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight; 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; She's More To Be Pitied Than Scolded; Bright Sherman Valley; You'll Never Miss Your Mother; Twenty-One Years - 0?
BACM [UK] CD D 711 Songs For Country Home Folks, vol. 3: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; My Carolina Home; Down By The Riverside; You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May; I Was Born Four Thousand Years Ago; Tis Home Because Mother Is There; There's No Light In The Window; When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain; Woman Suffrage; Carolina Moon; Weeping Willow Tree; Knoxville Gal; Seeing Nellie Home; In The Valley Of Kentucky; In The Garden; Rock Of Ages; Casey's Whistle; The Baggage Coach Ahead; Down The River Of Golden Dreams; By The Honeysuckle Vine; Blue Hawaii; Pagan Love Song – 10-23
SINGLES
Brunswick
107 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / My Carolina Home – ca 26
108 Down By The Riverside / You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May – ca 26
109 Are You Tired Of Me Darlin / You Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine – ca 27
110 I Was Born 4000 Years Ago / Knoxville Gal – ca 27
111 There's No Disappointment In Heaven / When The Roses Bloom Again - 27
116 Pretty Polly / Bully Of The Town - 27
160 When Our Lord Shall Come Again / I Will Sing Of My Redeemer
163 Casey’s Whistle / The Tennessee Jailbird
164 I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight / I’m Free Again
167 Blind Child's Prayer / Letter That Came Too Late
168 The Texas Rangers / Joe Turner’s Blues
169 The Bright Sherman Valley / The East Bound Train
170 Gentle Anna / Three Leaves Of The Shamrock
171 Tis Home Because Mother’s Here / He Carved His Mother’s Name Upon The Tree
190 Rock Of Ages / The Old Rugged Cross
195 Let The Rest Of The World Go By / I'm Forever Blowin Bubbles
199 Weeping Willow Tree / Seeing Nellie Home
200 The Baggage Coach Ahead / The Lightning Express
201 In The Garden / Sweet Hour Of Prayer
202 The Two Orphans / You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone
203 May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight / The Drunkard’s Dream
286 Little Nell / The Old Village Church - 28
293 Go And Leave Me If You Wish / Birmingham Jail - 28
305 Kentucky Bride's Fate / The Murder Of J.B.Markham
307 I Wish I Had Died In The Cradle / Carolina Moon
311 Just Plain Folks / You’re Going To Leve The Old Home, Jim
316 Tennessee Jailbird / Woman Suffrage
322 Put My Little Shoes Away / She’s The Tie That Binds
326 The Baggage Coach Ahead / The Lightning Express - 29
332 There's No One Like Mother To Me / The Old Cottage Home - 29
334 Pagan Love Song / Blue Hawaii - 29
339 On The Road To Happiness / I Loved You Best Of All - 29
350 Little Log Cabin In The Lane / Picture No Artist Can Paint - 29
356 When Harvest Days Are Over / The Romance Ended - 29
366 Home Sweet Home In Tennessee / In The Valley Of Kentucky - 29
398 The Tramp / The Cross On The Prison Floor - 29 (also on Supertone S2030)
409 My Old New Hampshir Home / Sunny Tennessee
426 Where The Sweet Magnolias Bloom / My Little Georgia Rose - 30
438 Lazy Louisiana Moon / Somewhere In Old Wyoming - 30
439 I'm Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / When It's Springtime In The Rockies - 30
451 My Heart Belongs To A Girl / Melancholy Moon
454 I'm Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Somewhere In Old Wyoming
461 Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven? / Asleep At The Switch
466 Down The River Of Golden Dreams / Hills Of Carolina
475 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny / Home Sweet Home
479 On The Banks Of The Wabash / Hello Central Give Me Heaven
483 What Does The Deep Sea Say / Twenty One Years
492 I'm Alone Because I Love You / Come Back Tonight In My Dreams
499 When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver / Alabama Lullaby
520 Little Sweetheart Of The Mountains/ Tears
524 Little Old Church In The Valley / You'll Be Mine In Apple Blossom Time
525 Rocky Mountain Rose / Shine On Harvest Moon
527 Gee, But I’m Lonesome Tonight / Love’s Ship
537 The Royal Telephone / It Pays To Serve Jesus
541 Don't Lay Me On My Back / When It's Nighttime In Nevada
548 The Mansion If Aching Hearts / The Unmarked Grave
551 By The Honeysuckle Vine /Where The Ozarks Kiss The Sky
553 Many Happy Returns Of The Day / When The Moon Shines Over The Mountains – (also on Supertone S2260)
561 When The Leaves Begin To Fall / Perished In The Snow
568 Out In The Cold World / Songs My Mother Sang
570 The Drunkard’s Child’s Plea / Orphan Boy
578 The Prisoner Is My Son / Simple To Flirt
586 When You Know You‘re Not Forgotten, By The Girl You Can‘t Forget / I’m Tying The Leaves So They Won‘t Come Down
588 Ninety-Nine Yerats – part 1 / Ninety-Nine Yerats – part 2
594 When It‘s Springtime In The Blue Ridge Mountains / Old Fashioned Home In New Hampshire - 33
596 Twenty-One Years – Part 2 / There‘S No Light In The Window (Of The House On The Hill)- 33
Vocalion
5026 Pretty Polly /Bully Of The Town - 27
5027 Many Many Years Ago / When The Roses Bloom Again - 27
5028 I Was Born 4000 Years Ago / Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - 27
5120 Old Black Sheep / My Carolina Home - 27
5121 Chattanooga Blues / Knoxville Gal - 27
5122 When I Was Single / Sarah jane - 27
5123 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again / There's No Disappointment In Heaven - 7
5124 When The Lord Shall Come Again / I Will Sing Of My Redeemer - 27
5125 From Midnight On The Stormy Deep / Careless Love - 27
5126 Casey's Whistle / Clover Blossom - 27
5127 Down By The Riverside / The Lonesome Valley - 27
5128 Are You Tired Of Me Darlin / You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May - 27
5129 Don't You Remember The Time / You Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine - 27
5130 Somebody Knows / Love Always Has Its Way - 27
5174 East Bound Train / Bright Sherman Valley - 27
5177 The Texas Ranger / Joe Turner's Blues - 27
5184 The Blind Child's Prayer / Letter That Came Too Late - 27
5187 Gentle Anna / Three Leaves Of The Shamrock - 27
5188 He Carved His Mother’s Name Upon The Tree / Tis Home Because Mother’s Here - 27
5191 Where The River Shannon Flows / My Wild Irish Rose - 27
5192 Whispering Hope / Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere - 27
5197 Where Is My Mama / Don't Grieve Your Mother - 27
5198 If You Love Your Mother / Where Is My Boy Tonight? - 27
5199 Lay My Head Neath A Rose / Sweet Allalee
5200 In The Baggage Coach Ahead / Lightning Express
5201 When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget / When You're Gone I Won't Forget
5202 Give My Love To Nell /Broken Engagement
5259 Soldier Boy In Blue / Hold Fast To The Right
5285 Call Me Back Again /Last Mile Of The Way
5307 The Dying Girl's Farewell / The Drunkard's Own Child
5322 The Dollar And The Devil / Rosenthal's Goat - 28
5364 In The Shadow Of The Pines / Call Me Back, Pal O' Mine - 29
5369 The Orphan Girl / The Dying Girl's Message
5381 Nobody's Darling / Shivering In The Cold
5392 The City Of Sighs And Tears / Always In The Way – 15-02-30
5411 In Kansas / While I Was In Arkansas – 15-04-30
5427 He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another / I've Nothing To Live For Now - 30
5488 I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer / Take Up Thy Cross - 33
5537 Under The Old Sierra Moon / Down The Lane Of Memory – ca 33
02749 When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming / School House Dreams - 35
02760 When We Carved Our Hearts On The Old Oak Tree /There's Somebody Waiting For Me - 35
02781 I've Grown So Used To You / The Hut On The Back Of The Lot – ca 36
Panachord [UK]
25605 Send The Light / When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
25617 Lorena / Will You Love Me When I’m old?
Decca [UK]
F3166 That Little Boy Of Mine / (?)
F3391 Little Girl In Carolina / Little Home Of Long Ago
F3542 Seven Years With The Wrong Woman / (?)
F3609 Only Childhood Sweethearts / The Pal That Is Always True
F3686 Lonesome And Blue / A White House Of Our Own
Melotone
M12271 Diamonds And Roses / Sadie Ray - 32 (also on Polk P9095)
M12623 Told The Stars About You / When It‘s Lamp Lightin‘ Time In The Valley – 33 (also on Banner 32692, Oriole 8211, Romeo 5211, Perfect 12886)
M13425 Just A Kerosene Lamp/ Paint A Rose On The Garden Wall - 05-35 (also on Oriole 8477, Romeo 5477, Bnner 33458, Perfect 13150)
ARC labels (Melotone, Banner, Perfect, Oriole, Romeo)
35-09-08 Down Where The Roses Go To Sleep / Swinging Down The Old Orchard Lane – 09-35
35-10-29 Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight / Please Let Me Broadcast To Heaven - 10-35
5-12-52 Under The Old Umbrella / When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming - 12-35
Vocalion / OKeh
05427 A He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another / I've Nothing To Live For Now – 40 (also on Conqueror 9421)
05488 Take Up Thy Cross / I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayers - 40 (also on Conqerer 9420)
05537 Down The Lane Of Memory / Under The Old Sierra Moon - 40
05613 What A Friend We Have In Mother / There Must Be A Bright Tomorrow - 40 (also on Conqueror 9419)
Conqueror
8003 Does True Love Live Today? / Two Little Girls Loved One Little Boy – 12-32 (also on Melotone M12233)
8004 She's More To Be Pitied Than Censured / 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered - 12-32 (also on Melotone M12241)
8005 That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine / When I Was A Boy From The Mountains - 12-32 (also on Melotone M12404)
8006 When The Roses Bloom Again / What Does The Deep Sea Say? – 12-32
8060 Where The River Shannon Flows / My Wild Irish Rose - 33
8061 Three Leaves Of Shamrock / Diamonds and Roses - 33
8137 When It's Lamp-Lightin' Time In The Valley / I Told The Stars About You – 12-33
8534 Just A Kerosene Lamp/ Paint A Rose On The Garden Wall - 35
8568 Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight / Please Let Me Broadcast To Heaven - 35
8583 Under The Old Umbrella / When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming - 12-35
9418 What A Friend We Have In Mother / There Must Be A Bright Tomorrow – 09-40 (also
9419 Down The Lane Of Memory / Under The Old Sierra Moon – 09-40
9420 Take Up Thy Cross / I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayers – 09-40
9421 He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another / I've Nothing To Live For Now – 09-40
Robert Bob Gardner, *16-12-1897 Oliver Springs, tn, +30-09-1978
by Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Steve Hathaway
SESSIONS
on some labels credits are Lester MacFarland and Robert A. Gardner or Kentucky Mountain Boys
13 October 1926 New York City – Bob and Mac (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica/fiddle, Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
001 E3924*/5/E21967*/8 WHEN THE ROSES BLOOMS AGAIN Vo.5027 Br.111 S.S2028 BA 32523 OR 8155 RO5155 CQ8006/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
002 E3926 MANY MANY YEARS AGO -1 Vocalion 5027
003 E3927/8*/E21932*/3 BULLY OF THE TOWN Vocalion 5026 Brunswick 116
004 E3929/E21934 PRETTY POLLY Vocalion 5026 Brunswick 116/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
005 E3930/E21969 S NO DISAPPOINTMENT IN HEAVEN Vocalion 5023 Brunswick 111 Supertone S2028/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158THERE
006 E3931 IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN Vocalion 5123/ BACM CD D 067
* - master
14 October 1926 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica, Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
007 E3932 WHEN I WAS SINGLE Vocalion 5122
008 E3933 SARAH JANE Vocalion 5122/ BACM CD D 067
009 E3934/E21956 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE Vocalion 5028 Brunswick 107 Supertone S2032/CD D 711
010 E3935/E21966 I WAS BORN FOUR THOUSAND YEARS AGO Vocalion 5028 Brunswick 110 Supertone S2033/ CD D 711
011 E3936/E25682 I WILL SING OF MY REDEEMER Vocalion 5124 Brunswick 160
012 E3937/E25683 WHEN OUR LORD SHALL COME AGAIN Vocalion 5124 Brunswick 160
16 October 1926 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
013 E3950 MIDNIGHT ON THE STORMY DEEP Vocalion 5125
014 E3951 CARELESS LOVE Vocalion 5125
015 E3952 CARSEY‘S WHISTLE -1 unissued
016 E3953*/4 CLOVER BLOSSOM Vocalion 5126
017 E3955/6/E21959/0 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE Vocalion 5127 Brunswick 108/ OHCD-4158 CD D 711
018 E3957 THE LONESOME VALLEY Vocalion 5127
019 E3958/E21962 ARE YOU TIRED OF ME, DARLIN? Vocalion 5128 Brunswick 109 Supertone S2039/
020 E3959/E21961 YOU‘RE AS WELCOME AS THE FLOWERS IN MAY Vocalion 5128 Brunswick 108 Supertone S2037/ OHCD-4158 CD D 711
021 E3960/E21963 YOU GIVE ME YOUR LOVE AND I'LL GIVE YOU MINE Vocalion 5129 Brunswick 109 Supertone S2039
022 E3961 DON‘T YOU REMEMBER THE TIME Vocalion 5129
023 E3962 SOMEBODY KNOWS Vocalion 5130
024 E3963 LOVE ALWAYS HAS ITS WAY -1 Vocalion 5130
10 December 1926 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet or solo vcl-1/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl/gt])
025 E4208/9/E21964/5 KNOXVILLE GAL Vocalion 5121 Brunswick 110/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 711
026 E4210/1 CHATTANOOGA BLUES -1 Vocalion 5121/CD D 703
027 E4212*/3 OLD BLACK SHEEP Vocalion 5120
028 E4214*/5/E2195*7/8 MY CAROLINA HOME Vocalion 5120 Brunswick 107/ CD D 711
029 E4220/1 ST. LOUIS BLUES unissued
030 E4222/3 TENNESSEE JAIL BIRD unissued
BACM CD D 703 OLDTIME TUNES AND SONGS VOL.6 (UK, 2023)
3 May 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet or solo vcl-2/gt])
031 E22880*/2/E6594/6 HE CARVED HIS MOTHER'S NAME UPON THE TREE -2 Brunswick 171 Voc. 5188 Supertone S2029/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
032 E22883/4/E6555/6 THE TEXAS RANGERS Brunswick 168 Vocalion 5177
033 E22885/7/E6446/8 THE BRIGHT SHERMAN VALLEY Brunswick 169 Vocalion 5174 Supertone S2031/ BACM CD D 116 OHCD-4158
034 E22888/9*/E6606/7 THE BLIND CHILD'S PRAYER Brunswick 167 Vocalion 5184
035 E22890/1*/E6591 THREE LEAVES OF THE SHAMROCK Br.170 Vo.5187 Me. M12075 M12608 Polk P9053 Ba.32680/ BACM CD D 067
036 E22892/3*/E6592/3 GENTLE ANNA -2 Brunswick 170 Vocalion 5187 Melotone M12075 Polk P9053 Broadway 4088/ BACM CD D 067
037 E22894/5*/E6597/8 'TIS HOME BECAUSE MOTHER IS HERE Brunswick 171 Vocalion 5188 Supertone S2029/ CD D 711 CD D 687
038 E22896/7/E6545/6 I‘LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT Brunswick 164
039 E22898/9 DUBLIN BAY unissued
BACM CD D 687 OLDTIME TUNES AND SONGS, VOL. 5 (UK, 2022)
6 May 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
040 E23027/8*/E6608/9 THE LETTER THAT CAME TOO LATE Brunswick 167 Vocalion 5184
041 E23029/30*/E6115/6 CASEY'S WHISTLE Brunswick 163 Vocalion 5126 / CD D 711
042 E23031/2*/E6553/4 JOE TURNER'S BLUES Brunswick 168 Vocalion 5177
043 E23033/4 CAN YOU SWEETHEART, KEEP A SECRET? unissued
044 E23035*/6/E6547/8 I'M FREE AGAIN Brunswick 164/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
045 E23037*/8 THE TENNESSEE JAILBIRD Brunswick 163
046 E23039/40*/E6449/0 THE EAST BOUND TRAIN Brunswick 169 Supertone S2032 Vocalion 5174/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
16 June 1927 New York City – Lester McFarland (Lester McFarland [vcl/gt/ whistle])
L01 K.C. WHISTLE BLUE CO-CD-3528
COUNTY CO-CD-3528 OLDTIME MOUNTAIN BLUES - RURAL CLASSICS 1927/1935 (2003)
7 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
047 E25453/4/E6907/8 WHERE IS MY MAMMA Vocalion 5197/ BACM CD D 067
048 E25455/6/E6909/0 T GRIEVE YOUR MOTHERDON Vocalion 5197/ BACM CD D 067
049 E25467/8/E7330/1 THE BAGGAGE COACH AHEAD Brunswick 200 3788/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 711
050 E25469/0/E7332/3 THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS Brunswick 200 3788 Vocalion 5200
051 E25471*/2 THE TWO ORPHANS Brunswick 202 3790 Supertone S2026/ BACM CD D 067
052 E25473*/4 YOU'LL NEVER MISS YOUR MOTHER TILL SHE'S GONE Brunswick 202 3790 Supertone S2026/ OHCD-4158
8 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
053 E25475*/6 WEEPING WILLOW TREE Brunswick 199 3787/ CD D 711
054 E25477/8* SEEING NELLIE HOME Brunswick 199 3787/ CD D 711
055 E25479/0/E6859/0 SWEET ALLALEE Vocalion 5199/ BACM CD D 067
056 E25481/2/E6857/8 WHISPERING HOPE Vocalion 5192
9 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
057 E25487*/8/E6915/6 LAY MY HEAD NEATH A ROSE Vocalion 5199
058 E25489/0/E6919/0 LL REMEMBER OU LOVE IN MY PRAYERSI unissued
059 E25491/2/E6921/2 CAN YOU, SWEETEHART, KEEP A SECRET? unissued
10 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
060 E25517/8* THE OLD RUGGED CROSS Brunswick 190 3781
061 E25519/0/E6855/6 BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE Vocalion 5192/ BACM CD D 067
062 E25521/2* IN THE GARDEN Brunswick 201 4055 Supertone S2118/ CD D 711
13 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
063 E25580*/1/E6853/4 MY WILD IRISH ROSE Vocalion 5191 Conqueror 8060 Melotone M12175
064 E25582*/3/E6851/2 WHERE THE RIVER SHANNON FLOWS Vo.5191 Me. M12175 M12608 Ba 32680 Or 8199 Ro 519
065 E25584*/5* THE DURNKARD‘S DREAM Brunswick 203 3791 Supertone S2027/OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
066 E25586*/7 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT, MISTER? Brunswick 203 3791 Supertone S2027
067 E25588/9/E6923/4 WHEN I‘M GONE YOU'LL SOON FORGET Vocalion 5201
068 E25590/1* SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER Brunswick 201 4055
15 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
069 E25616/7/E6925/6 WHEN YOU'RE GONE I WON'T FORGET Vocalion 5201
070 E25618/9/E6911/2 WHERE IS MY BOY, TONIGHT? Vocalion 5198
071 E25620/1/E6913/4 IF YOU LEAVE YOUR MOTHER (MEET HER IN THE SKIES) Vocalion 5198
072 E25622/3/E6929/0 GIVE MY LOVE TO NELL, O! JACK Vocalion 5202
073 E25624/5/E6927/8 THE BROKEN ENGAGEMENT Vocalion 5202
15 December 1927 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt] + unknown fiddle, piano)
074 E25632/3 ROCK OF AGES Brunswick 190 3781 Supertone S2117/ CD D 711
075 E25634/5 LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY Brunswick 195 3780
076 E25636/7 I‘M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES Brunswick 195 3780/ BACM CD D 067
077 E25638/9 CALL ME BACK, PAL O‘MINE unissued
13 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
078 E28046 THE LAST MILE OF THE WAY Vocalion 5285
079 E28047 CALL ME BACK, PAL O‘ MINE Vocalion 5364
080 E28048 CALL ME BACK AGAIN Vocalion 5285
081 E28049 THE KENTUCKY BRIDE'S FATE Brunswick 305 Supertone S2035
14 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
082 E28062 LITTLE NELL Brunswick 286/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
083 E28063 NOBODY'S DARLING Vocalion 5381
084 E28064 GO AND LEAVE ME IF YOU WISH TO Brunswick 293/ BACM CD D 116
085 E28065 IN THE SHADOW OF THE PINES Vocalion 5364
086 E28066 THE MURDER OF J.B.MARKHAM Brunswick 305 Supertone S2035
087 E28067 SOLDIER BOY IN BLUE Vocalion 5259
15 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet or solo vcl-2/gt])
088 E28085 THE OLD VILLAGE CHURCHYARD Brunswick 286 Supertone S2038/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
089 E28086 THE DOLLAR AND THE DEVIL Vocalion 5322
090 E28087 TENNESSEE JAILBIRD Brunswick 316
091 E28088 IN KANSAS -2 Vocalion 5411
092 E28089 ROSENTHAL'S GOAT Vocalion 5322
093 E28094 WHILE I WAS IN ARKANSAS Vocalion 5411
094 E28095 SHIVERING IN THE COLD Vocalion 5381
095 E28096 THE DRUNKARD'S OWN CHILD Vocalion 5307
16 August 1928 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
096 E28097 HOLD FAST TO THE RIGHT Vocalion 5259/
097 E28098 BIRMINGHAM JAIL Brunswick 293 Supertone S2031/ BACM CD D 116
098 E28099 WOMAN SUFFRAGE Brunswick 316/ BACM CD D 116 CD D 711
18 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
099 E29350 I LOVED YOU BEST OF ALL Brunswick 339/ BACM CD D 116
100 E29351 THE ORPHAN GIRL Vocalion 5369
101 E29352-A THE DRUNKARD‘S CHILD‘S PLEA Brunswick 570
102 E29353 THE DYING GIRL‘S MESSAGE Vocalion 5369
103 E29354 THERE‘S NO ONE LIKE MOTHER TO ME Brunswick 332
104 E29355 THE OLD COTTAGE HOME Brunswick 332 / CD D 687
19 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
105 E29356-A-B THE REPLY TO THE WEEPING WILLOW unissued
106 E29357 THE CITY OF SIGHS AND TEARS Vocalion 5392
107 E29358 ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS Brunswick 339/ BACM CD D 067
108 E29359-A YOU‘RE GOING TO LEAVE THE OLD HOME, JIM Brunswick 311 Supertone S2037/ BACM CD D 067
109 E29360 PUT MY LITTLE SHOES AWAY Brunswick 322 Supertone S2038/ BACM CD D 067
110 E29361 THE DYING GIRL'S FAREWELL Vocalion 5307
111 E29362 SHE'S THE TIE THAT BINDS Brunswick 322/ BACM CD D 067
20 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
112 E29363-A JUST PLAIN FOLKS Brunswick 311 Supertone S2033/ BACM CD D 067
113 E29364-A ORPHAN BOY Brunswick 570 / BACM CD D 116
114 E29365-A-B MARY OF THE WILD MOOR unissued
21 February 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
115 E29366 CAROLINA MOON Brunswick 307 / CD D 711
116 E29377 ALWAYS IN THE WAY Vocalion 5392
117 E29378 I WISH I HAD DIED IN THE CRADLE Brunswick 307/ BACM CD D 116
17 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
118 E30044 -A A PICTURE NO ARTIST CAN PAINT Brunswick 350 Supertone S2036/ BACM CD D 116
119 E30045 MY OLD NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Brunswick 409
120 E30046 IN THE VALLEY OF KENTUCKY Brunswick 366 / CD D 711
121 E30047 SUNNY TENNESSEE Brunswick 409/ BACM CD D 116
122 E30048 OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY rejected
123 E30049 THE HUT ON THE BACK OF THE LOT rejected
124 E30150-A-B THE SONGS MY MOTHER USED TO SING rejected
125 E30151 HOME SWEET HOME IN TENNESSEE Brunswick 366/ BACM CD D 067
126 E30152-A-B TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED rejected
18 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
127 E30153 THE TRAMP Brunswick 398 Supertone S2030
128 E30154-A-B THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW rejected
129 E30155-A-B A WOMAN‘S TONGUE WILL NEVER REST rejected
130 E30156-A-B WILL YOU LOVE ME WHEN I'M OLD rejected
131 E30157-A-B MAN, POOR MAN rejected
132 E30158 THE CROSS ON THE PRISON FLOOR Brunswick 398 Supertone S2030
133 E30159-A-B DON‘T FALL TOO DEEP IN LOVE rejected
134 E30160-A-B WHEN THE LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL rejected
135 E30161-A-B I TOOK IT rejected
19 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
136 E30162 WHEN THE HARVEST DAYS ARE OVER Brunswick 356/BACM CD D 067
137 E30163 THE ROMANCE ENDED Brunswick 356
138 E30164-A-B LOREINA rejected
139 E30165-A LITTLE LOG CABIN IN THE LANE Brunswick 350 Supertone S2036/ BACM CD D 067
22 June 1929 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
140 E30178 PAGAN LOVE SONG Brunswick 334 / CD D 711
141 E30179 BLUE HAWAII Brunswick 334 / CD D 711
30 March 1930 Knoxville, TN – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
142 K-8046 WHERE THE SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOOM Brunswick 426
143 K-8047 MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE Brunswick 426
3 April1930 Knoxville, TN – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
144 K-8068-A I'VE GROWN SO USED TO YOU Vocalion 02781 G 22312
145 K-8069 IF I ONLY COULD BLOT OUT OF THE PAST unissued
146 K-8070 THE PRISONER IS MY SON rejected
147 K-8071 TWENTY ONE YEARS IS A LONG TIME rejected
148 K-8072-B THE MANSION OF ACHING HEARTS Brunswick 548
149 K-8073-B THE UNMARKED GRAVE Brunswick 548
150 K-8074 WILL THE ROSES BLOOM IN HEAVEN Brunswick 461
151 K-8075 ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH Brunswick 461/BACM CD D 067
16 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
152 E32973-A THE PRISONER IS MY SON Brunswick 578
153 E32974-A HELLO, CENTRAL! GIVE ME HEAVEN Brunswick 479 Melotone M12273
154 E33125-A-B AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM unissued
155 E33126-A ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH Brunswick 479 Melotone M12273
156 E33128-A SEND THE LIGHT Panachord 25605
157 E33129-A WHEN I TAKE MY VACATION IN HEAVEN Panachord 25605
158 E33130-A-B ONLY FLIRTING rejected
159 E33131-A-B (I SAID GOODBYE TO EVERYTHING) WHEN I SAID GOODBYE TO YOU unissued
160 E33132-A THE HILLS OF CAROLINA Brunswick 466
17 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
161 E33127-A CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY Brunswick 475
162 E33133-A-B I LEFT IRELAND AND MOTHER unissued
163 E33134-B DOES TRUE LOVE LIVE TODAY Melotone M12233 Conqueror 8003 Broadway 4092
165 E33135-A TWO LITTLE GIRLS LOVED ONE BOY Melotone M12233 Conqueror 8003 Broadway 4091
166 E33136-A-B THE SPIDER AND THE FLY unissued
167 E33137-A WHAT DOES THE DEEP SEA SAY? Br.483 Conq 8006 Perfect 12832 Banner 32523 Oriole 8155 Romeo 8155
168 E33138-A THERE‘S SOMEBODY WAITING FOR ME Vocalion 02760
169 E33139-B SADIE RAY Melotone M12271 Polk P9085 Broadway 4090
18 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
170 E32515-A WHEN YOU KNOW YOU‘RE NOT FORGOTTEN, BY THE GIRL YOU CAN‘T FORGET Brunswick 586
171 E32516-A HOME SWEET HOME Brunswick 475
172 E33143-A-B DIAMONDS AND ROSES Melotone M12271 Polk P9085 Broadway 4092 Conqueror 8061
173 E33144-A I‘M TYING THE LEAVES SO THEY WON‘T COME DOWN Brunswick 586/
174 E33145-A-B PERISHED IN THE SNOW rejected
175 E33146-A SIMPLE TO FLIRT Brunswick 578
176 E33147-A-B THE ROYAL TELEPHONE rejected
19 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
177 E33148-A-B WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES Brunswick unissued
178 E33149 WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES Brunswick 439 Supertone S2034
179 E33150-A-B WILL IT PAY unissued
180 E33151-A-B SHE‘S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED rejected
181 E33152-A-B OUT IN THIS COLD WORLD rejected
182 E33153-A-B A COMICAL DITTY rejected
20 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
183 E33154-A-B IN KENTUCKY unissued
184 E33155-A-B LOVE‘S SHIP rejected
185 E33156 I'M DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES Brunswick 439
186 E33157 SOMEWHERE IN OLD WYOMING Brunswick 438 Supertone S2034
187 E33158-A-B LAZY LOU‘SIANA MOON Brunswick unissued
188 E33158-A LAZY LOU‘SIANA MOON Brunswick 438
23 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
189 E33160-A BY THE HONEYSUCKLE VINE Brunswick 551/ CD D 711
190 E33161-A WHERE THE OZARKS KISS THE SKY Brunswick 551
24 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
191 E33167-A-B OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY rejected
192 E33168-A-B THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW rejected
193 E33228 MELANCHOLY MOON Brunswick 451
194 E33229-B DOWN THE RIVER OF GOLDEN DREAMS Brunswick 466 / CD D 711
25 June 1930 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
195 E33169-A-B MY HEART BELONGS TO A GIRL Brunswick 451
196 E33170-A TWENTY ONE YEARS Brunswick 483/ OHCD-4158
197 E33171-A LORENA Panachord 25617
198 E33172-B WILL YOU LOVE ME WHEN I‘M OLD? Panachord 25617
13 November 1930 Atlanta, GA – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
199 ATL-6619 LOVE‘S SHIP Brunswick 527
200 ATL-6620-A SHE‘S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED Melotone M12241 Conqueror 8004 Broadway 4090/ OHCD-4158
201 ATL-6621-A ‘TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED Melotone M12241 Conqueror 8004 Broadway 4092/ OHCD-4158
202 ATL-6622 WHEN THE LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL Brunswick 561
203 ATL-6623 OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY unissued
204 ATL-6624 ONLY FLIRTING unissued
205 ATL-6625-A THE HUT ON THE BACK OF THE LOT Vocalion 02781 G 22312
206 ATL-6626 PERISHED IN THE SNOW Brunswick 561
207 ATL-6627 THE ROYAL TELEPHONE Brunswick 537
208 ATL-6628 T FALL TOO DEEP IN LOVEDON unissued
209 ATL-6629 OUT IN THE COLD WORLD Brunswick 568/ BACM CD D 116
210 ATL-6630 SONGS MY MOTHER USED TO SING Brunswick 568/ BACM CD D 116
211 ATL-6639 ALABAMA LULLABY Brunswick 499
212 ATL-6640 COME BACK TONIGHT IN MY DREAMS Brunswick 492
213 ATL-6641 GEE, BUT I'M LONESOME TONIGHT Brunswick 527
214 ATL-6642 I'M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Brunswick 492
215 ATL-6643 WHEN YOUR HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER Brunswick 499
216 ATL-6644 IT PAYS TO SERVE JESUS Brunswick 537
5 March 1931 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
217 E36275 TEARS Brunswick 520 Supertone S2259
218 E36276 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROSE Brunswick 525/ BACM CD D 116
219 E36277 LITTLE SWEETHEART OF THE MOUNTAINS Brunswick 520 Supertone S2259 S2262
7 March 1931 New York City – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
220 E36286-A THE LITTLE OLD CHURCH IN THE VALLEY Brunswick 524 Supertone S2261
221 E36287 YOU'LL BE MINE IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Brunswick 524
222 E36288 SHINE ON HARVEST MOON Brunswick 525 Supertone S2262
13 May 1931 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
223 C-7816-A S NIGHTIME IN NEVADAWHEN IT Brunswick 541 Supertone S2261
12 June 1931 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Bob and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarlandMac [Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
224 C-7865- DON‘T LAY ME ON MY BACK (IN MY LAST SLEEP) Brunswick 541
19 August 1931 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
225 C-7960-B WHEN THE MOON SHINES OVER THE MOUNTAINS Brunswick 553 Supertone S2260/ CD D 711
226 C-7961-A MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY Brunswick 553 Supertone S2260
Early March 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Bob and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarlandMac [Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
227 JC-8495-A AN OLD FASHIONED HOME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Brunswick 594
228 JC-8496-A WHEN IT‘S SPRINGTIME IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS Brunswick 594
15 March 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
229 JC-8530-A NINETY-NINE YEARS – PART 1 Brunswick 588
230 JC-8531-A NINETY-NINE YEARS – PART 2 Brunswick 588
231 JC-8532 LITTLE HOME OF LONG AGO Decca UK F3391
232 JC-8533 LITTLE GIRL IN CAROLINA Melotone CAN 93074 Decca F3391
9 May 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
233 JC-8621-1 THAT LITTLE BOY OF MINE Decca F3166
234 JC-8622-1-2 WHEN WE CARVED OUR HEARTS A ON THE OLD OAK TREE Vocalion 02760/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
25 May 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
235 JC-8637-1 THAT SILVER HAIRED DADDY OF MINE Melotone M12404 Conqeror 8005/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
236 JC-8638-1 WHEN I WAS A BOY FROM THE MOUNTAINS Melotone M12404 Conqeror 8005 Broadway 4088/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 687
26 May 1932 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob [Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner] (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
237 C-8643-2 TWENTY-ONE YEARS – PART 2 Brunswick 596/ OHCS-158 OHCD-4158
238 C-8644-2 THERE‘S NO LIGHT IN THE WINDOW (OF THE HOUSE ON THE HILL) Brunswick 596/OHCS-158 OHCD-4158 CD D 711
17 January 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – McFarland and Gardner (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
239 C 510 BROADWAY MOON unissued
240 C 511 MAMMY‘S PRECIOUS BABY unissued
241 C 512 I‘LL GO ON LOVING YOU unissued
242 C 513 I TOLD THE STARS ABOUT YOU BA32692 ME12623 OR8211 PE12886 RO5211 CQ8137/OHCD-4158
18 January 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – McFarland and Gardner (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
243 C 514 TIME IN THE VALLEY BA32692 ME12623 OR8211 PE12886 RO5211 CQ8137WHEN IT‘S LAMP LIGHTIN
244 C 515-1 ONLY CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS Decca F3609
245 C 516-2 SCHOOLHOUSE DREAMS 02749
23 January 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – McFarland and Gardner (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt], ? [fiddle])
246 C 517-1 LONESOME AND BLUE Decca UK F3686
247 C 522-1 THE PAL THAT IS ALWAYS TRUE Decca F3609
248 C 523-1 WHEN THE CANDLE LIGHTS ARE GLEAMING 02749/ BACM CD D 116
249 C 524-1 A WHITE HOUSE OF OUR OWN Decca F3686
250 C 525-1 SEVEN YEARS WITH THE WRONG WOMAN Decca F3542
25 April 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
251 17375-1 UNDER THE OLD UMBRELLA CQ8583 ME51252 Minerva 14026/ BACM CD D 116
252 17376-1 KEEP A LIGHT IN YOUR WINDOW TONIGHT CQ8568 ARC 351029 Minerca 935/ OHCD-4158 BACM CD D 116
253 17377-1 PAINT A ROSE ON THE GARDEN WALL CQ8534 OR 8477 RO5477 BA33458 PE13150/ BACM CD D 116
254 17378-1 JUST A KEROSENE LAMP CQ8534 OR 8477 RO5477 BA33458 ME13425 PE13150/ BACM CD D 116
26 April 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
255 17389-1 PLEASE LET ME BROADCAST TO HEAVEN CQ8568 ARC 351029 Minerva 14031/ BACM CD D 116
256 17390- LITTLE HOME OF LONG AGO Minerva M-14019
257 17391-1 DOWN WHERE THE ROSES GO TO SLEEP CQ8564 ARC 350908/ BACM CD D 067
258 17392-1 WHEN THE CANDLE LIGHTS ARE GLEAMING CQ8583 ME51252 Minerva 14026
1 May 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
259 17454 THERE MUST BE A BRIGHT TOMORROW unissued
260 17455 MOTHER WANTS TO SEE YOU unissued
3 May 1935 New York City – Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner) (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin/harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
261 17464-2 SWINGING DOWN THE OLD ORCHARD LANE Conqueror 8564 ARC 50908
262 17465 FINGERPRINTS UPON THE WINDOW PANE unissued
262 17466 AN OLD SWEET SONG unissued
21 February 1940 Chicago, IL – Mac and Bob (Lester McFarland [vcl duet/mandolin /harmonica], Robert A. Gardner [vcl duet/gt])
263 WC 2943-A HE LEFT THE ONE WHO LOVED HIM FOR ANOTHER CQ9421 05427/ BACM CD D 067
264 WC 2944-A I’VE NOTHING TO LIVE FOR NOW CQ9421 05427/ BACM CD D 116
265 WC 2945-A WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN MOTHER CQ9418 05613/BACM CD D 067
266 WC 2946-A THERE MUST BE A BRIGHT TOMORROW CQ9418 05613
267 WC 2947-A TAKE UP THY CROSS CQ9420 05488/ BACM CD D 116
268 WC 2948-A I HEARD MY MOTHER CALL MY NAME IN PRAYERS CQ9420 05488/ BACM CD D 116
269 WC 2949-A DOWN THE LANE OF MEMORY CQ9419 05537
270 WC 2950-A UNDER THE OLD SIERRA MOON CQ9419 05537/ BACM CD D 116
ca 1947 unknown – Mac And Bob
AD 1541 A FADED ROSE, A BROKEN HEART Dixie 100
AD 1542 LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME Dixie 100
Discography after 1940 is incomplete
ALBUMS
Birch No. 1944 Mac And Bob/Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner: Twenty One Years; Old Home Down On The Farm; When The Roses Bloom Again; Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; I’m Tying The Leaves So The Won’t Come Down; Are You Tired Of Me, Darling; Hold Fast To The Right; Seeing Nellie Home; No Disappointment In heaven; Old Shep; Molly Darling; Old Fashioned Locket – ca 69
Old Homestead OHCS-158 Lester Mcfarland And Robert A. Gardner/Mac And Bob's Great Old Songs - Vol.1: There's No Light in the Window; Twenty One Years - Part 2; When I Was a Boy from the Mountains; That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine; There's No Disappointment in Heaven; When the Roses Bloom Again; Knoxville Girl; Pretty Polly; I'm Free Again; East Bound Train; He Carved His Mother's Name Upon the Tree; Drunkard's Dream; Little Nell; The Old Village Churchyard; We Carved Our Hearts on the Old Oak Tree; Baggage Coach Ahead – 85
BACM [UK] CD D 067 Lester McFarland "MAC and BOB" Robert Gardner Songs For Country Home Folks Vol. 1: Asleep At The Switch; Home Sweet Home In Tennessee; Just Plain Folks; Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane; The Two Orphans; Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere; Put My Little Shoes Away; Gentle Anna; Sarah Jane; When The Harvest Days Are Over; What A Friend We Have In Mother; On The Road To Happiness; He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another; Down Where The Roses Go To Sleep; I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles; Don’t Grieve Your Mother; Three Leaves Of Shamrock; Where Is My Mama; She’s The Tie That Binds; If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; Sweet Allalee; You’re Going To Leave The Old Home Jim – 04
BACM [UK] CD D 116 MAC and BOB Songs For Country Home Folks Vol. 2: Bright Sherman Valley; Go And Leave Me If You Wish To; Birmingham Jail; Woman Suffrage; I Love You Best Of All; The Orphan Boy; I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle; A Picture No Artist Can Paint; Sunny Tennessee; Songs My Mother Used To Sing; Out In This Cold World; Rocky Mountain Rose; When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming; Under The Old Umbrella; Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight; Paint A Rose On The Garden Wall; Just A Kerosene Lamp; Please Let Me Broadcast To Heaven; I’ve Nothing To Live For Now; Take Up Thy Cross And Follow Me; I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer; Under The Old Sierra Moon - 05
Old Homestead OHCD-4158 Mac And Bob: There's No Light In The Window; Twenty-One Years (Part 2); When I Was A Boy From The Mountain; That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine; No Disappointment In Heaven; When The Roses Bloom Again; Knoxville Gal; Pretty Polly; I'm Free Again; The Eastbound Train; He Carved His Mother's Name ; The Drunkard's Dream; Little Nell; The Old Village Church; We Carved Our Hearts; The Baggage Coach Ahead; I Told The Stars About You; Down By The Riverside; Welcome As The Flowers In May; Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight; 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; She's More To Be Pitied Than Scolded; Bright Sherman Valley; You'll Never Miss Your Mother; Twenty-One Years - 0?
BACM [UK] CD D 711 Songs For Country Home Folks, vol. 3: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; My Carolina Home; Down By The Riverside; You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May; I Was Born Four Thousand Years Ago; Tis Home Because Mother Is There; There's No Light In The Window; When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain; Woman Suffrage; Carolina Moon; Weeping Willow Tree; Knoxville Gal; Seeing Nellie Home; In The Valley Of Kentucky; In The Garden; Rock Of Ages; Casey's Whistle; The Baggage Coach Ahead; Down The River Of Golden Dreams; By The Honeysuckle Vine; Blue Hawaii; Pagan Love Song – 10-23
SINGLES
Brunswick
107 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / My Carolina Home – ca 26
108 Down By The Riverside / You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May – ca 26
109 Are You Tired Of Me Darlin / You Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine – ca 27
110 I Was Born 4000 Years Ago / Knoxville Gal – ca 27
111 There's No Disappointment In Heaven / When The Roses Bloom Again - 27
116 Pretty Polly / Bully Of The Town - 27
160 When Our Lord Shall Come Again / I Will Sing Of My Redeemer
163 Casey’s Whistle / The Tennessee Jailbird
164 I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight / I’m Free Again
167 Blind Child's Prayer / Letter That Came Too Late
168 The Texas Rangers / Joe Turner’s Blues
169 The Bright Sherman Valley / The East Bound Train
170 Gentle Anna / Three Leaves Of The Shamrock
171 Tis Home Because Mother’s Here / He Carved His Mother’s Name Upon The Tree
190 Rock Of Ages / The Old Rugged Cross
195 Let The Rest Of The World Go By / I'm Forever Blowin Bubbles
199 Weeping Willow Tree / Seeing Nellie Home
200 The Baggage Coach Ahead / The Lightning Express
201 In The Garden / Sweet Hour Of Prayer
202 The Two Orphans / You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone
203 May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight / The Drunkard’s Dream
286 Little Nell / The Old Village Church - 28
293 Go And Leave Me If You Wish / Birmingham Jail - 28
305 Kentucky Bride's Fate / The Murder Of J.B.Markham
307 I Wish I Had Died In The Cradle / Carolina Moon
311 Just Plain Folks / You’re Going To Leve The Old Home, Jim
316 Tennessee Jailbird / Woman Suffrage
322 Put My Little Shoes Away / She’s The Tie That Binds
326 The Baggage Coach Ahead / The Lightning Express - 29
332 There's No One Like Mother To Me / The Old Cottage Home - 29
334 Pagan Love Song / Blue Hawaii - 29
339 On The Road To Happiness / I Loved You Best Of All - 29
350 Little Log Cabin In The Lane / Picture No Artist Can Paint - 29
356 When Harvest Days Are Over / The Romance Ended - 29
366 Home Sweet Home In Tennessee / In The Valley Of Kentucky - 29
398 The Tramp / The Cross On The Prison Floor - 29 (also on Supertone S2030)
409 My Old New Hampshir Home / Sunny Tennessee
426 Where The Sweet Magnolias Bloom / My Little Georgia Rose - 30
438 Lazy Louisiana Moon / Somewhere In Old Wyoming - 30
439 I'm Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / When It's Springtime In The Rockies - 30
451 My Heart Belongs To A Girl / Melancholy Moon
454 I'm Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Somewhere In Old Wyoming
461 Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven? / Asleep At The Switch
466 Down The River Of Golden Dreams / Hills Of Carolina
475 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny / Home Sweet Home
479 On The Banks Of The Wabash / Hello Central Give Me Heaven
483 What Does The Deep Sea Say / Twenty One Years
492 I'm Alone Because I Love You / Come Back Tonight In My Dreams
499 When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver / Alabama Lullaby
520 Little Sweetheart Of The Mountains/ Tears
524 Little Old Church In The Valley / You'll Be Mine In Apple Blossom Time
525 Rocky Mountain Rose / Shine On Harvest Moon
527 Gee, But I’m Lonesome Tonight / Love’s Ship
537 The Royal Telephone / It Pays To Serve Jesus
541 Don't Lay Me On My Back / When It's Nighttime In Nevada
548 The Mansion If Aching Hearts / The Unmarked Grave
551 By The Honeysuckle Vine /Where The Ozarks Kiss The Sky
553 Many Happy Returns Of The Day / When The Moon Shines Over The Mountains – (also on Supertone S2260)
561 When The Leaves Begin To Fall / Perished In The Snow
568 Out In The Cold World / Songs My Mother Sang
570 The Drunkard’s Child’s Plea / Orphan Boy
578 The Prisoner Is My Son / Simple To Flirt
586 When You Know You‘re Not Forgotten, By The Girl You Can‘t Forget / I’m Tying The Leaves So They Won‘t Come Down
588 Ninety-Nine Yerats – part 1 / Ninety-Nine Yerats – part 2
594 When It‘s Springtime In The Blue Ridge Mountains / Old Fashioned Home In New Hampshire - 33
596 Twenty-One Years – Part 2 / There‘S No Light In The Window (Of The House On The Hill)- 33
Vocalion
5026 Pretty Polly /Bully Of The Town - 27
5027 Many Many Years Ago / When The Roses Bloom Again - 27
5028 I Was Born 4000 Years Ago / Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - 27
5120 Old Black Sheep / My Carolina Home - 27
5121 Chattanooga Blues / Knoxville Gal - 27
5122 When I Was Single / Sarah jane - 27
5123 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again / There's No Disappointment In Heaven - 7
5124 When The Lord Shall Come Again / I Will Sing Of My Redeemer - 27
5125 From Midnight On The Stormy Deep / Careless Love - 27
5126 Casey's Whistle / Clover Blossom - 27
5127 Down By The Riverside / The Lonesome Valley - 27
5128 Are You Tired Of Me Darlin / You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May - 27
5129 Don't You Remember The Time / You Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine - 27
5130 Somebody Knows / Love Always Has Its Way - 27
5174 East Bound Train / Bright Sherman Valley - 27
5177 The Texas Ranger / Joe Turner's Blues - 27
5184 The Blind Child's Prayer / Letter That Came Too Late - 27
5187 Gentle Anna / Three Leaves Of The Shamrock - 27
5188 He Carved His Mother’s Name Upon The Tree / Tis Home Because Mother’s Here - 27
5191 Where The River Shannon Flows / My Wild Irish Rose - 27
5192 Whispering Hope / Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere - 27
5197 Where Is My Mama / Don't Grieve Your Mother - 27
5198 If You Love Your Mother / Where Is My Boy Tonight? - 27
5199 Lay My Head Neath A Rose / Sweet Allalee
5200 In The Baggage Coach Ahead / Lightning Express
5201 When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget / When You're Gone I Won't Forget
5202 Give My Love To Nell /Broken Engagement
5259 Soldier Boy In Blue / Hold Fast To The Right
5285 Call Me Back Again /Last Mile Of The Way
5307 The Dying Girl's Farewell / The Drunkard's Own Child
5322 The Dollar And The Devil / Rosenthal's Goat - 28
5364 In The Shadow Of The Pines / Call Me Back, Pal O' Mine - 29
5369 The Orphan Girl / The Dying Girl's Message
5381 Nobody's Darling / Shivering In The Cold
5392 The City Of Sighs And Tears / Always In The Way – 15-02-30
5411 In Kansas / While I Was In Arkansas – 15-04-30
5427 He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another / I've Nothing To Live For Now - 30
5488 I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer / Take Up Thy Cross - 33
5537 Under The Old Sierra Moon / Down The Lane Of Memory – ca 33
02749 When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming / School House Dreams - 35
02760 When We Carved Our Hearts On The Old Oak Tree /There's Somebody Waiting For Me - 35
02781 I've Grown So Used To You / The Hut On The Back Of The Lot – ca 36
Panachord [UK]
25605 Send The Light / When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
25617 Lorena / Will You Love Me When I’m old?
Decca [UK]
F3166 That Little Boy Of Mine / (?)
F3391 Little Girl In Carolina / Little Home Of Long Ago
F3542 Seven Years With The Wrong Woman / (?)
F3609 Only Childhood Sweethearts / The Pal That Is Always True
F3686 Lonesome And Blue / A White House Of Our Own
Melotone
M12271 Diamonds And Roses / Sadie Ray - 32 (also on Polk P9095)
M12623 Told The Stars About You / When It‘s Lamp Lightin‘ Time In The Valley – 33 (also on Banner 32692, Oriole 8211, Romeo 5211, Perfect 12886)
M13425 Just A Kerosene Lamp/ Paint A Rose On The Garden Wall - 05-35 (also on Oriole 8477, Romeo 5477, Bnner 33458, Perfect 13150)
ARC labels (Melotone, Banner, Perfect, Oriole, Romeo)
35-09-08 Down Where The Roses Go To Sleep / Swinging Down The Old Orchard Lane – 09-35
35-10-29 Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight / Please Let Me Broadcast To Heaven - 10-35
5-12-52 Under The Old Umbrella / When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming - 12-35
Vocalion / OKeh
05427 A He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another / I've Nothing To Live For Now – 40 (also on Conqueror 9421)
05488 Take Up Thy Cross / I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayers - 40 (also on Conqerer 9420)
05537 Down The Lane Of Memory / Under The Old Sierra Moon - 40
05613 What A Friend We Have In Mother / There Must Be A Bright Tomorrow - 40 (also on Conqueror 9419)
Conqueror
8003 Does True Love Live Today? / Two Little Girls Loved One Little Boy – 12-32 (also on Melotone M12233)
8004 She's More To Be Pitied Than Censured / 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered - 12-32 (also on Melotone M12241)
8005 That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine / When I Was A Boy From The Mountains - 12-32 (also on Melotone M12404)
8006 When The Roses Bloom Again / What Does The Deep Sea Say? – 12-32
8060 Where The River Shannon Flows / My Wild Irish Rose - 33
8061 Three Leaves Of Shamrock / Diamonds and Roses - 33
8137 When It's Lamp-Lightin' Time In The Valley / I Told The Stars About You – 12-33
8534 Just A Kerosene Lamp/ Paint A Rose On The Garden Wall - 35
8568 Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight / Please Let Me Broadcast To Heaven - 35
8583 Under The Old Umbrella / When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming - 12-35
9418 What A Friend We Have In Mother / There Must Be A Bright Tomorrow – 09-40 (also
9419 Down The Lane Of Memory / Under The Old Sierra Moon – 09-40
9420 Take Up Thy Cross / I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayers – 09-40
9421 He Left The One Who Loved Him For Another / I've Nothing To Live For Now – 09-40
Regal Zonophone [AUS]
G 22312 The
Hut On The Back Of The Lot / I’ve Grown So Used To You - as McFarland and Gardner
for more issue on affilated and ARC labels see session l
for more issue on affilated and ARC labels see session l
Dixie (1947)
109 A Faded Rose, A Broken Heart / Look What
You've Done To Me -47