Whitstein Brothers

by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS see also Charlie Louvin
1962 Big Spring, TX – Whitstein Brothers (Charles Whitstein [vcl/gt/mandolin/bck vcl], Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
001 LOUISIANA WOMAN J-Bo
002 YOU TOLD HIM J-Bo
1963 [demo session for Ric Records] Nashville, TN Whitstein Brothers (Charles Whitstein [vcl/gt/mandolin/bck vcl], Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt])
00201 EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD  unissued
more demos possibly recorded
February 1969 Southern Recording, Alexandria, VA – Whitstein Brothers (Charles Whitstein [vcl/gt/mandolin/bck vcl], Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt],  Frank Brocato [gt], Jimmy Nugent [ac bass]. Producer: The Whitstein Brothers)
003 WAY UP ON THE MOUNTAIN   Rounder CD 0308                                           
004 RIVER OF JORDAN      Rounder CD 0308                                               
005 ANGELS REJOICED LAST NIGHT  Rounder CD 0308                                         
006 SATAN AND THE SAINT    Rounder CD 0308                                             
007 JESUS IS WHISPERING NOW   Rounder CD 0308                                          
008 FAMILY WHO PRAYS Rounder CD 0308                                                   
009 WHERE WILL YOU BUILD  Rounder CD 0308                                              
010 I WON'T HAVE TO CROSS JORDAN ALONE  Rounder CD 0308                                 
011 I CAN'T SAY NO  Rounder CD 0308                                                    
012 CHRISTIAN LIFE    Rounder CD 0308        
1984 Jack Clement's Cowboy Arms Hotel And Recording Spa,  Nashville, TN – Whitstein Brothers (Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt], Charles Whitstein [vcl/tenor gt/mandolin] + Tommy Goldsmith [gt], Jerry Douglas [dobro], Roy Huskey, Jr. [bass], Blaine Sprouse [fiddle])
013 ROSE OF MY HEART   Rounder 0206              
014 HIGHWAY HEADED SOUTH   Rounder 0206          
015 KENTUCKY   Rounder 0206                      
016 MY CURLY HEADED BABY   Rounder 0206          
017 WEARY DAYS   Rounder 0206                    
018 WEARY BLUES FROM WAITING   Rounder 0206      
019 ARKANSAS   Rounder 0206                      
020 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER   Rounder 0206    
021 EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD   Rounder 0206    
022 SCARED OF THE BLUES   Rounder 0206           
023 WHERE THE OLD RIVER FLOWS   Rounder 0206     
024 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES   Rounder 0206      
1986 Nashville Sound Connection, Nashville, TN – Whitstein Brothers (Charles Whitstein [vcl/gt/mandolin/bck vcl], Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
025 SHOWBOAT GAMBLER   Rounder  0229               
026 WHAT ABOUT YOU   Rounder  0229                 
027 FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE   Rounder  0229
027a WHEN I FOUND YOU Rounder 0229       
028 HIGH COAST OF LIVIN'   Rounder  0229           
029 EVERGLADES   Rounder  0229                     
030 LOOKS LIKE RAIN TODAY   Rounder  0229
030a TROUBLE IN MIND Rounder 0229        
031 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MET MY BABY Rounder  0229                                  
032 OZARK MOUNTAIN LULLABY   Rounder  0229         
033 MY BABY CAME BACK   Rounder  0229                 
034 MY TEXAS GIRL   Rounder  0229                  
ca. Summer 1989 Nightwing Recording Studio, Shreveport, LA – Whitstein Brothers (Charles Whitstein [vcl/gt/mandolin/bck vcl], Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Ken Irwin, The Whitstein Brothers)
035 MANSION ON THE HILL   Rounder CD-0264            
036 WE PARTED BY THE RIVERSIDE   Rounder CD-0264     
037 THERE'S AN OPEN DOOR WAITING   Rounder CD-0264   
038 SINNER YOU'D BETTER GET READY   Rounder CD-0264  
039 WE MET IN THE SADDLE   Rounder CD-0264           
040 I'M TROUBLED   Rounder CD-0264                   
041 THAT SILVER HEIRED DADDY OF MINE                                    
042 SEVEN YEAR BLUES   Rounder CD-0264               
043 WEARY LONESOME BLUES   Rounder CD-0264           
044 SOMEWHERE IN TENNESSEE   Rounder CD-0264         
045 MAPLE ON THE HILL   Rounder CD-0264              
046 IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN  Rounder CD-0264                                  
047 PITFALL   Rounder CD-0264                        
048 BEAUTIFUL LOST RIVER VALLEY   Rounder CD-0264    
1995 Home Place Studio, Nashville, TN/Morning Star Studio, Hendersonville, TN – Whitstein Brothers (Robert Whitstein [vcl/gt], Charles Whitstein [vcl/mandolin] + Jeff White [gt], Jerry White [gt], Adam Steffey [mandolin], Roy Huskey Jr. [bass], Hoot Hester/Ricky Simpkins [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Irwin)
049 YOU ARE HERE   Rounder CD-0344
050 IN YOUR EYES   Rounder CD-0344 
051 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME?   Rounder CD-0344 
052 WHAT A CHANGE ONE DAY CAN MAKE   Rounder CD-0344
053 MAKE HIM A SOLDIER   Rounder CD-0344 
054 HARVEST MY HEART   Rounder CD-0344 
055 SHAKE MY MOTHER'S HAND FOR ME   Rounder CD-0344
056 ALONE WITH YOU   Rounder CD-0344
057 NELLIE MOVED TO TOWN   Rounder CD-0344
058 YOU'LL FORGET   Rounder CD-0344 
059 SOUNDS OF SILENCE   Rounder CD-0344
060 WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE   Rounder CD-0344
061 PRECIOUS JEWEL   Rounder CD-0344 


ALBUMS
? The Whitstein brothers Sing Gospel Songs Of The Louvins: Way Up On The Mountain; River Of Jordan; Angels Rejoiced Last Night; Satan And The Saint; Jesus Is Whispering Now; Family Who Prays;  Where Will You Build; I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone; I Can't Say No; Christian Life – 69 (reissued on Rounder CD-0308 in 1994)  
Rounder 0206 Rose Of My Heart: Rose Of My Heart; Highway Headed South; Kentucky; My Curly Headed Baby; Weary Days; Weary Blues From Waiting; Arkansas; Bridge Over Troubled Waters; Eighth Wonder Of The World; Scared Of The Moon; Where The Old Red River Flows; Smokey Mountain Memories – 12-84
Rounder 0219 Trouble Ain't Nothin' But The Blues:  Showboat Gambler; What About You; Freight Train Boogie; When I Found You; High Coast Of Livin'; Everglades; Looks Like Rain Today; Trouble In Mind; I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby; Ozark Mountain Lullaby; My Baby Came Back ; My Texas Girl - 87            
Rounder CD-0264 Old Time Duets: Mansion On The Hill; We Parted By The Riverside; There's An Open Door Waiting; Sinner You'D Better Get Ready; We Met In The Saddle; I'm Troubled; That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine; Seven Year Blues; Weary Lonesome Blues; Somewhere In Tennessee; Maple On The Hill; If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; Pitfall; Beautiful Lost River Valley – 89
Rounder CD-0344 Sweet Harmony: You Are Here; In Your Eyes; Why Don't You Love Me?; What A Change One Day Can Make; Make Him A Soldier; Harvest Of My Heart; Shake My Mother's Hand For Me; Alone With You; Nellie Moved To Town; You'll Forget; Sounds Of Silence; Wait For The Light To Shine; Precious Jewel – 20-02-96

 
SINGLES
J-Bo (1962)
? Louisiana Woman / You Told Him - 62