Allen Shelton

*02-07-1936 near Reidsville, NC - +21-11-2009
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  member of Jim and Jesse’s Virginia Boys
1976 Sound Spectrum Recording, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN
 – Allen Shelton (Allen Shelton [banjo], Charlie Collins [gt], Jesse McReynolds [mandolin],  Jim Brock, Jr. [bass],  Jim Brock [fiddle])
001 BANJO BOUNCE Rounder 0088
002 LADY OF SPAIN Rounder 0088
003 SHELTON SPECIAL Rounder 0088
004 CRAZY ARMS Rounder 0088
005 RIDGERUNNER Rounder 0088
006 BULLY OF THE TOWN Rounder 0088
007 SILVER BELLS Rounder 0088
008 SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN Rounder 0088
009 FIVE FOOT TWO EYES OF BLUE Rounder 0088
010 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME Rounder 0088
011 BIRTH OF THE BLUES Rounder 0088
012 I DON'T LOVE NOBODY Rounder 0088
013 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Rounder 0088
014 BYE BYE BLUES Rounder 0088
1985 Studio  By The Pond, Hendersonville, TN – Allen Shelton (Allen Shelton [banjo/dobro], Carl Jackson [gt], Charlie Collins [gt], Jesse McReynolds [mandolin], Roy Huskey, Jr. [bass],  Blaine Sprouse [fiddle])
015 WHEN YOU'RE SMILING  Atteiram API-L 1630 
016 LOG CABIN IN THE LANE  Atteiram API-L 1630 Gusto GT7-2151-2 
017 WILDWOOD FLOWER  Atteiram API-L 1630  Gusto GT7-2151-2
018 SHUCKIN' THE CORN  Atteiram API-L 1630  Gusto GT7-2151-2
019 WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU  Atteiram API-L 1630  
020 WHISPERING  Atteiram API-L 1630   Gusto GT7-2151-2
021 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE  Atteiram API-L 1630 Gusto GT7-2151-2
022 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU  Atteiram API-L 1630  Gusto GT7-2151-2
023 BENDING THE STRINGS  Atteiram API-L 1630 Gusto GT7-2151-2
024 WEEPING WILLOW  Atteiram API-L 1630 Gusto GT7-2151-2
possibly from sessions above
025 DIN E O Gusto GT7-2151-2
026 ROUND TOWN GIRLS Gusto GT7-2151-2

ALBUMS
Outlet STLP 401 Mr. Original Banjo Man: Under The Double Eagle;  Hard Times; Lonesome Road Blues; Chigger In The Woodpile; Sally Is The Gal For Me; Six White Horses; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Beer Barrel Polka; Banjo Signal; Silver Bells; I Don't Care Anymore – 77 (1950s Radio shows, WBTM, Danville, VA./WHEE, Martinsville, VA.   Banjo – Allen Shelton; Bass – Arnold Terry; Fiddle – Roy Russell; Guitar, Vocals – Jim Eanes)
Rounder 0088 Shelton Special:  Banjo Bounce;  Lady Of Spain;  Shelton Special; Crazy Arms; Ridgerunner; Bully Of The Town; Silver Bells; Sourwood Mountain; Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue; Green Green Grass Of Home; Birth Of The Blues; I Don't Love Nobody;  Sweet Georgia Brown; Bye Bye Blues – 77
Atteiram API-L 1630 5-String Dobro and Banjo: When You're Smiling; Log Cabin In The Lane; Wildwood Flower; Shuckin' The Corn; Walking The Floor Over You;  Whispering;  Under The Double Eagle; I Can't Stop Loving You; Bending The Strings;Weeping Willow – 85
Gusto GT7-2151-2 At His Best : Bending The Strings And Other Good Instrumentals: Bending The Strings; Log Cabin In The Lane;  Din E O; Shuckin' The Corn; Round Town Gals; I Can't Stop Loving You; Under The Double Eagle; Wildwood Flower; Whispering;  Weeping Willow – 18-05-10