Ralph Joe Meadows

Ralph Joe Meadows *31-12-1934 Basin, WV, +25-03-2003
2nd version
Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS see also Stanley Brothers, Goins Brothers, Jim and Jesse, Dave Evans
1972 unknown – Ralph Meadows
001 KATY HILL  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
002 RUTLAND'S REEL  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
003 CRUEL WILLIE  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
004 THE SHAWNEE  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
005 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
006 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND  BluGrass LPBG-C-002
007 CANDY GAL  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
008 KAWLIGA  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
009 MARTIN'S WALTZ  BluGrass LPBG-C-002
010 CAMP CREEK  BluGrass LPBG-C-002
011 THE MOCKING BIRD  BluGrass LPBG-C-002 
012 SAY OLD MAN CAN YOU PLAY THE FIDDLE  BluGrass LPBG-C-002  
ca 1972 or 1973 unknown - Joe Meadows and Lonesome Ramblers (Joe Meadows [fiddle], Larry Sparks [gt], Tim Maynard [banjo], Dave Evans [banjo], Wendy Miller [mandolin], Art Wyder [bass])
013 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL OHS-90036
014 BACK UP AND PUSH OHS-90036 OHS 90137
015 WESPHALIA WALTZ OHS-90036
016 MS. MAC LEODS REEL OHS-90036
017 DONE GONE OHS-90036
018 OKLAHOMA REDBIRD OHS-90036
019 JOHN HARDY OHS-90036 OHS 90137
020 FIDDLERS DREAM OHS-90036
021 WALLYS TUNE OHS-90036
022 STONEY CREEK OHS-90036
023 CRICKETON THE HEARTH OHS-90036
024 DUSTY MILLER OHS-90036
1973 Jessup Recording Studio, 3150 Francis St.,Jackson, MI – Ralph Meadows and The Goins Brothers  (Joe Meadown [fiddle], Melvin Goins [gt], Ray Goins [banjo], Harley Gabbard [dobro], Leslie Sturgill [bass])
025 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Jessup MB-137
026 EIGHTH OF JANUARY Jessup MB-137
027 DILL PICKLE RAG Jessup MB-137
028 ME AND THE FIDDLE Jessup MB-137
029 BLACK HAWK WALTZ Jessup MB-137
030 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES Jessup MB-137
031 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Jessup MB-137
032 CACKLIN' HEN Jessup MB-137
033 AMAZING GRACE Jessup MB-137
034 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS Jessup MB-137
035 BILL CHEATIM' Jessup MB-137
036 FIDDLER'S WALTZ Jessup MB-137
September 1976 unknown – Joe Meadows
037 BLACK MOUNTAIN Old Homestead OHS-90076
038 SEDEWALK WALTZ Old Homestead OHS-90076
039 PRETTY LITTLE GIRL Old Homestead OHS-90076
040 RACHEL Old Homestead OHS-90076
041 RED WING Old Homestead OHS-90076
042 LIZA JANE Old Homestead OHS-90076
043 BLACK HAWK WALTZ Old Homestead OHS-90076
044 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Old Homestead OHS-90076
045 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS Old Homestead OHS-90076
046 CUCKOO'S NEST Old Homestead OHS-90076
047 CAJUN FIDDLE Old Homestead OHS-90076
048 HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA Old Homestead OHS-90076
049 CATHY WITH THE RAVEN BLACK HAIR Old Homestead OHS-90076
1977 unknown - Joe Meadows and Buddy Griffin
050 TWO O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING Old Homestead OHS-90081
051 SOME SUNDAY MORNING Old Homestead OHS-90081
052 IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER Old Homestead OHS-90081
053 SOCKEYE Old Homestead OHS-90081
054 WALTZ A DREAM COME TRUE Old Homestead OHS-90081
055 WAYFARING STRANGER Old Homestead OHS-90081
056 ANGELINE THE BAKER Old Homestead OHS-90081
057 MEMORY WALTZ Old Homestead OHS-90081
058 SCRUGGS MEDLEY Old Homestead OHS-90081
059 FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Old Homestead OHS-90081
060 WHEN YOU'RE LONELY Old Homestead OHS-90081
061 LIMEROCK Old Homestead OHS-90081
1979 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN - Joe Meadows (Joe Meadows [fiddle], Joe Stuart [gt], Charlie Collins [gt], Tim Ellis [banjo], Vic Jordan [banjo], Jesse McReynolds [mandolin/fiddle], Keith McReynolds [bass]. Producer: Jesse McReynolds)
062 SUGAR FOOT RAG Old Dominion OD498-13
063 GOOD-BY LIZA JANE Old Dominion OD498-13
064 DIGGY DIGGY LOW Old Dominion OD498-13
065 ALABAMA JUBILEE Old Dominion OD498-13
066 BEAUMONT RAG Old Dominion OD498-13
067 TENNESSEE WAGONER Old Dominion OD498-13
068 WILD FIDDLERS RAG Old Dominion OD498-13
069 JUST A WALTZ Old Dominion OD498-13
070 ME AND MY FIDDLE Old Dominion OD498-13
071 JUST FRIENDS Old Dominion OD498-13
072 BIG MON Old Dominion OD498-13
073 PLEASE DON‘T LEAVE ME DARLING Old Dominion OD498-13
1981 unknown - The Lost Kentuckians & Joe Meadows
074 OH ANOTHER YEAR Old Homestead OHS-90143
075 I DIDN'T EVEN GET THE CHANCE Old Homestead OHS-90143
076 JUST WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR Old Homestead OHS-90143
077 WORRIES AND TROUBLES Old Homestead OHS-90143
078 LITTLE BOY IN GREY Old Homestead OHS-90143
079 TEARS I'VE CRIED Old Homestead OHS-90143
080 THAT HOME ABOVE Old Homestead OHS-90143
081 YOU DON'T MEAN IT Old Homestead OHS-90143
082 JEALOUSY Old Homestead OHS-90143
083 HOW CAN I EXPLAIN Old Homestead OHS-90143
084 SWEET THING Old Homestead OHS-90143
085 I ONLY EXIST Old Homestead OHS-90143
086 RAMBLING LETTERS Old Homestead OHS-90143
087 SINNER YO'D BETTER GET READY Old Homestead OHS-90143
1993 unknown - Joe Meadows w. Country Ham
088 CHEATUM COUNTY BREAKDOWN Vetco CD-531
089 CLARINET POLKA Vetco CD-531
090 DOWN IN THE BAYOU Vetco CD-531
091 FISHER'S HORNPIPE Vetco CD-531
092 FLORIDA BLUES Vetco CD-531
093 FREIGHT TRAIN MOAN Vetco CD-531
094 I'M WAITING TO HEAR YOU CALL ME DARLING Vetco CD-531
095 LONG WAY ROUND Vetco CD-531
096 PEACOCK RAG Vetco CD-531
097 REDWING Vetco CD-531
098 ROSE OF SHARON WALTZ Vetco CD-531
099 SHENANDOAH Vetco CD-531
100 SHENANDOAH WALTZ Vetco CD-531
101 SMITH'S RAG Vetco CD-531
102 SUMMERTIME IS PAST AND GONE Vetco CD-531
103 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS Vetco CD-531
1998 Patuxent Recording Studio, 409 N. Stone Street, Rockville, MD – Joe Meadows (Joe Meadows [fiddle], Jack Leiderman [gt], Mike Munford [banjo], Jimmy Gaudreau [mandolin], Victoria McMullen [bass])
104 HOWDY IN HICKMAN COUNTY Patuxent 036-CD
105 DONE GONE Patuxent 036-CD
106 UPTOWN BLUES Patuxent 036-CD
107 MEMORY WALTZ Patuxent 036-CD
108 CHUCK IN THE BUSH Patuxent 036-CD
109 WHIP THE DEVIL Patuxent 036-CD
110 SANDY RIVER Patuxent 036-CD
111 STRICTLY FORRESTER Patuxent 036-CD
112 GREY EAGLE Patuxent 036-CD
113 WHOA MULE Patuxent 036-CD
114 AMELIA'S WALTZ Patuxent 036-CD
115 NEW MONEY Patuxent 036-CD
2001 poss. Patuxent Recording Studio, 409 N. Stone Street, Rockville, MD - Joe Meadows and Brandon Fairley (Joe Meadows [fiddle], Jack Leiderman [gt], Dick Bowden [banjo], Brandon Farley [mandolin], Victoria McMullen [bass])
116 COTTON EYED JOE Patuxent CD 071
117 SALLY GARDENS Patuxent CD 071
118 INDIAN SPRINGS Patuxent CD 071
119 CHINKYPIN Patuxent CD 071
120 SOUTH WIND Patuxent CD 071
121 BATTLE OF BULL RUN Patuxent CD 071
122 TURKEY KNOB Patuxent CD 071
123 CITICO Patuxent CD 071
124 HERMAN'S RAG Patuxent CD 071
125 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE Patuxent CD 071
126 SOUTHERN ARISTOCRACY Patuxent CD 071
127 TROT ALONG MY HONEY Patuxent CD 071
128 RUNNING BEAR Patuxent CD 071
129 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES Patuxent CD 071
130 CRUEL WILLIE Patuxent CD 071


ALBUMS
BluGras LPBG-C-002 BluGras Records Presents Ralph Meadows And His Bluegrass Fiddle: Katy Hill;  Rutland's Reel; Cruel Willie; The Shawnee; Black Mountain Rag; Billy In The Low Ground; Candy Gal; Kawliga; Martin's Waltz; Camp Creek; The Mocking Bird; Say Old Man Can You Play The Fiddle – 73
Jessup Michigan Bluegrass MB-137 Ralph "Joe" Meadows Rejoins Bluegrass With The Goins Brothers: Orange Blossom Special; Eighth Of January; Dill Pickle Rag; Me And The Fiddle; Black Hawk Waltz; East Tennessee Blues; Lee Highway Blues; Cacklin' Hen; Amazing Grace; What A Friend We Have In Jesus ; Bill Cheatim'; Fiddler's Waltz – 08-73
Old Homestead OHS-90036 Portrait Of A Fiddler: Orange Blossom Special; Back Up And Push; Westphalia Waltz; Ms. Mac Leods Reel; Done Gon; Oklahoma Redbird; John Hardy; Fiddler's Dream; Wally's Tune; Stoney Creek; Cricket On On The Hearth; Dusty Miller - 74
Old Homestead OHS-90076 West Virginia Fiddler: Black Mountain; Sidewalk Waltz; Pretty Little Girl; Rachel; Red Wing; Liza Jane; Black Hawk Waltz; Lee Highway Blues; Hell Among The Yearlings; Cuckoo's Nest; Cajun Fiddle; Home In West Virginia; Cathy With The Raven Black Hair - 77
Old Homestead OHS-90081 Two O' Clock In The Morning: Two O' Clock In The Morning; Some Sunday Morning; If We Make It Through December; Sockeye; Waltz A Dream Come True; Wayfaring Stranger; Angeline The Baker; Memory Waltz; Scruggs Medley; Fair And Tender Ladies; When You're Lonely; Limerock – 77 w. Buddy Griffin
Old Dominion OD498-13 Super Fiddle: Sugar Foot Rag; Good-By Liza Jane; Diggy Diggy Low; Alabama Jubilee; Beaumont Rag; Tennessee Wagoner; Wild Fiddlers Rag; Just A Waltz; Me And My Fiddle; Just Friends; Big Mon; Please Don‘t Leave Me Darling - 79
Old Homestead OHS-90143 The Lost Kentuckians with Joe Meadows: Oh Another Year; I Didn't Even Get The Chance; Just What I'm Looking For; Worries And Troubles; Little Boy In Grey; Tears I've Cried; That Home Above; You Don't Mean It; Jealousy; How Can I Explain; Sweet Thing; I Only Exist; Rambling Letters; Sinner Yo'd Better Get Ready – 81 w.Lost Kentuckians
Vetco CD 531 Fiddle Instrumentals: Cheatum County Breakdown; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Smith's Rag; Rose Of Sharon Waltz; I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling; Down In The Bayou; Redwing; Clarinet Polka; Shenandoah; Freight Train Moan; Shenandoah Waltz; Peacock Rag; Summertime Is Past And Gone; Florida Blues; Long Way Round; Fisher's Hornpipe – 93 w. Country Ham
Patuxent Music 036-CD Mountains, Rivers And Meadows: Howdy In Hickman County; Done Gone; Uptown Blues; Memory Waltz; Chuck In The Bush; Whip The Devil; Sandy River; Strictly Forrester; Grey Eagle; Whoa Mule; Amelia's Waltz; New Money - 98
Patuxent Music PXCD 071 Cotton Eyed Joe: Cotton Eyed Joe; Sally Gardens; Indian Springs; Chinkypin; South Wind; Battle Of Bull Run; Turkey Knob; Citico; Herman's Rag; Paddy On The Turnpike; Southern Aristocracy; Trot Along My Honey; Running Bear; Kansas City Railroad Blues; Cruel Willie - 02