Barrier Brothers

Herman Barrier, *23-01-1920 Savannah, Hardin County, TN, +05-09-1988

Ernest Barrier, *23-01-1925 Savannah, Hardin County, TN, +03-02-1994

Henry Ray Barrier born, *04-03-1939 Savannah, Hardin County, TN

2nd version

Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Carl G. Cederblad, Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Henk Scholts

SESSIONS
late 1957 and early 1958 Goshen, IN – Barrier Brothers and Ozark Mountai Boys (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass] + Clyde Carr [mandolin], Gene Dykes [fiddle])
001 TILL THE END OF THE WORLD ROLLS BY Old Homestead OHCS-108
002 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOME Old Homestead OHCS-108
003 YOUR LOVE IS LIKE THE FLOWERS Old Homestead OHCS-108
004 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Old Homestead OHCS-108
005 GIVE ME THE FLOWERS WHILE I'M LIVING Old Homestead OHCS-108
006 PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN Old Homestead OHCS-108
007 FIRST WHIPPORWILL Old Homestead OHCS-108
008 UNCLE PEN Old Homestead OHCS-108
009 ON MY MIND Old Homestead OHCS-108
010 DON'T LEAVE ME HERE ALONE Old Homestead OHCS-108
011 WILD CARD BREAKDOWN Old Homestead OHCS-108
012 SWEETHEART YOU'LL BE CRYING Old Homestead OHCS-108
013 ERNIE'S BREAKDOWN Old Homestead OHCS-108
014 WHO'LL BE THE LUCKY MAN Old Homestead OHCS-108
015 ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS Old Homestead OHCS-108
016 WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART Old Homestead OHCS-108
017 POLKA ON THE BANJO Old Homestead OHCS-108
018 FLINT HILL SPECIAL Old Homestead OHCS-108
ca late 1959 Goshen, IN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass])
019 KO8W-2316 WILL I BE THAT LUCKY MAN Armoneer AR 1004/BACM CD D 398

020 KO8W-2317 SOMEDAY SWEETHEART YOU'LL BE CRYING Armoneer AR 1004/BACM CD D 398
ca Spring 1960 Goshen, IN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass])
021 LO8W-7906 PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE ALONE Armoneer AR 1005/CD D 398
022 LO8W-7907 WILD CHORD BREAKDOWN Armoneer AR 1005/CD D 398
1960 Goshen, IN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass])
023 WHEN I CAST ON THE OTHER SIDE Armoneer EP-101
024 ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY Armoneer EP-101
025 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE AGAIN Armoneer EP-101/Rounder 1025
026 I'VE FOUND A BETTER WAY Armoneer EP-101
10 November 1961 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass] + Buddy Killen [bass], Willie Ackerman [drums], Benny Martin [fiddle])
027 YW-23024/PB-6565/PS-1048 SALTY DOG BLUES Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
028 YW-23025/PB-6566/PS-1049 CRYIN' MY HEART OVER YOU PHS600-003 CD D 398
029 YW-23026/PB-6567/PS-1050 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES P 40007/PHS600-003 CD D 398
030 YW-23027/PB-6568/PS-1051 MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
031 YW-23028/PB-6569/PS-1052 EARL'S BREAKDOWN Philips P 40007/PHS-600003 CD D 398
032 YW-23029/PB-6570/PS-1053 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
10 November 1961 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass] + Buddy Killen [bass], Willie Ackerman [drums], Benny Martin [fiddle])
033 YW-23030/PB-6571/PS-1054 GOTTA TRAVEL ON Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
034 YW-23031/PB-6572/PS-1055 POLKA ON A BANJO Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
035 YW-23032/PB-6573/PS-1056 FLINT HILL SPECIAL Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
036 YW-23033/PB-6574/PS-1057 STONEWALL AROUND ME Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
037 YW-23034/PB-6575/PS-1058 BEFORE I MET YOU Philips PHS600-003 CD D 398
038 YW-23035/PB-6576/PS-1059 MY CABIN IN CAROLINE Philips PHS600-003
20 March 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass])
039 YW-24447/PS-1531 FOOTSTEPS TO NOWHERE unissued
040 YW-24448/PS-1532 DESTROYED Philips P 40039/PHS600-049 CD D 398
041 YW-24449/PS-1533 SMOKE ALONG THE TRACK P 40039/PHS600-049 CD D 398
042 YW-24450/PS-1534 LIFE OF A POOR BOY unissued
26 July 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/fiddle], ? [bass], ? [drums])
043 YW-25284/PB-7962/PS.4037 SOMEDAY WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
044 YW-25285/PB-7963/PS-4039 I'LL GO STEPPIN' TOO Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
045 YW-25286/PB-7964/PS-4036 DON'T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
046 YW-25287/PB-7965/PS-4040 JIMMY BROWN, THE NEWSBOY Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
047 YW-25288/PB-7966/PS-4034 SHUCKIN' THE CORN Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
048 YW-25289/PB-7967/PS-4042 BLUE RIDGE CABIN HOME Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
049 YW-25290/PB-7968/PS-4038 LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
050 YW-25291/PB-7969/PS-4035 I AIN'T GONNA WORK TOMORROW Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
051 YW-25292/PB-7970/PS-4041 WHIPPOORWILL Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398
052 YW-25293/PB-7971/PS-4033 DEAR OLD DIXIE Philips PHS600-049 CD D 398

053  YW-25294/PB-7972 UNCLE PEN unissued

7 February 1963 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass])
054 YW-27023/PB-9403/PS-4423 ANGEL BAND Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
055 YW-27024/PB-9404/PS-4424 I'LL FLY AWAY Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
056 YW-27025/PB-9405/PS-4425 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
057 YW-27026/PB-9406/PS-4426 BLESSED JESUS HOLD MY HAND Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
058 YW-27027/PB-9407/PS-4427 JUST OVER IN THE GLORY LAND Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
059 YW-27028/PB-9408/PS-4428 I’M USING MY BIBLE LIKE A ROADMAP Philips PHS600-083
7 February 1963 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Barrier Brothers (Ernest Barrier [vcl/banjo], Ray Barrier [vcl/rh gt], Herman Barrier [vcl/bass])
060 YW-27033/PB-9412/PS-4433 GATHERING FLOWERS FOR THE MASTER'S BOUQUET Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
061 YW-27034/PB-9413/PS-4434 (THERE'LL BE) PEACE IN THE VALLEY (FOR ME) Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
062 YW-27035/PB-9414/PS-4435 WAIT A LITTLE LONGER PLEASE JESUS Philips PHS600-083
063 YW-27036/PB-9415/PS-4436 LITTLE COMMUNITY CHURCH Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
064 YW-27037/PB-9416/PS-4437 HE'LL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522
065 YW-27038/PB-9417/PS-4438 A BEAUTIFUL LIFE Philips PHS600-083 Cumberland SRC-69522

ALBUMS
Philips PHM200-003/PHS-600-003 Golden Bluegrass Hits: Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Gotta Travel On; Polka On A Banjo; Cryin'  My Heart All Over You; My Little Georgia Rose; Salty Dog Blues; Earl's Breakdown; Cabin On The Hill; Flint Hill Special; Stonewall Around Me; Before I Met You; Breakin‘ In A Brand New Pair Of Shoes - 61 (also in NED in 1962 as Phillips BL 652-000 Hillbilly Favorites; UK issue on Phillips BBL 7559 in 1962; AUS on Phillips PD-28 in 1962)
Philips PHM200-049/PHS-600-049 More Golden Bluegrass Hits: Smoke Along The Track; Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; I'll Go Steppin' Too; Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy; Shuckin' The Corn; Blue Ridge Cabin Home; Little Cabin Home On The Hill; I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow; Whippoorwill; Destroyed; Dear Old Dixie – 09-62 (also in NED in 1962 as Phillips BL 652-018 Hillbilly Favorites, vol. 2; in JAP as Mercury BT-8009 More Golden Bluegrass Hits)
Philips PHM200-083/PHS-600-083 Gospel Songs, Bluegrass Style: I'll Fly Away; Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet; Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus; I'm Using My Bible Like A Roadmap; (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me); Little Community Church; Just Over In The Glory Land; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; Beautiful Life; Blessed Jesus Hold My Hand; Angel Band – 05-63 (see also Cumberland SRC-69522 in 1965)

Cumberland MGC 29522/ SRC-69522 Gospel Songs Bluegrass Style: Angel Band; I'll Fly Away; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Blessed Jesus Hold My Hand; Just Over In The Glory Land; Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet; (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me); Little Community Church; He'll Set Your Fields On Fire; A Beautiful Life – 65 (all tracks from PHS 600083)

Old Homestead OHCS-108 Pickin' And Singin': Still The End Of The World Rolls By; Blue Ridge Mountain Home;Your Love Is Like The Flowers; Orange Blossom Special; Give Me The Flowers While I'm Living; Pike County Breakdown; First Whipporwill; Uncle Pen; On My Mind; Don't Leave Me Here Alone; Wild Card Breakdown; Sweetheart You'll Be Crying; Ernie's Breakdown; Who'll Be The Lucky Man; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; Polka On The Banjo; Flint Hill Special – 10-77 (recorded late 1957 and early 1958)

BACM [UK] CD D 398 Bluegrass Classics: Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Gotta Travel On; Polka On A Banjo; Crying My Heart Out Over You; My Little Georgia Rose; Salty Dog Blues; Earl's Breakdown; Cabin In The Hills; Flint Hill Special; Stone Wall Around Your Heart; Before I Met You; Breaking In A Brand New Pair Of Shoes; Smoke Along The Track; Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; I'll Go Steppin' Too; Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; Jimmy Brown The Newsboy; Shuckin' The Corn; Blue Ridge Mountain Home; Little Cabin On The Hill; Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow; Whippoorwill; Destroyed; Dear Old Dixie; Will I Be That Lucky Man; Someday Sweetheart You'll Be Crying; Please Don't Leave Me Here Alone; Wild Chord Breakdown - 12

SINGLES
Armoneer (1959-60)
AR-1004 Will I Be That Lucky Man / Someday Sweetheart You'll Be Crying – 02-60
AR-1005 Please Don't Leave Me Here Alone / Wild Chord Breakdown - 60
(EP)
101EP When I Cast On The Other Side / On The Main Highway / On The Sunny Side Of Life Again / I've Found A Better Way - 61
Philips (1961-63)
P-40007 Breaking In A Brand New Pair Of Shoes / Earl's Breakdown - 17-03-62
P-40039 Destroyed / Smoke Along The Track - 06-62