Tater Tate

Clarence Tate, *04-02-1931 Gate City, VA, +17-10-2007

By Praguefrank, Dick Grant

SESSIONS  also member of Blue Grass Boys,  Bluegrass Cut-Ups, Nashville Grass, Cumberland Highlanders

1966 WDBJ TV Station, Roanoke, VA –Tater Tate backed by Red Smiley and The Bluegrass Cutups (Clarence Tate [fiddle], Red Smiley [gt], Billy Edwards [banjo], Gene Burrows [mandolin], John Palmer [bass])

001 COBBLER’S HOP Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

002 SWEET DAISY WALTZ Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

003 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

004 DONE GONE Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

005 WAKE UP SUSAN Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

006 CALLIN’ THE CATTLE Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

007 WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

008 JOHNSON’S OLE GREY MULE Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

009 SATAN’S DREAM Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

010 OVER THE WAVES Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

011 WHISTLING RUFUS Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

012 MAPLE SUGAR Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

013 GREY EAGLE Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

014 NO GRASS GROWIN’ Smiley SLP-3000 Rimrock SLP-3000

1966 Akron, OH – Tater Tate with Red Smiley and The Bluegrass Cutups (Clarence Tate [fiddle], Red Smiley [gt], Billy Edwards [banjo], Gene Burrows [mandolin], John Palmer [bass]. Lee Sutton)

015 LEE SUTTON SPECIAL Rural Rhythm RRTT-193

016 LITTLE HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA RRTT-193

017 SUGAR TREE STOMP   RRTT-193 RHY-310 RUR 402

018 LAND OF JUBILO RRTT-193 RHY-302 RUR-402

019 LISA LYNN WALTZ RRTT-193

020 COLONIAL BREAKDOWN RRTT-193

021 GATEWAY TWO STEP RRTT-193

022 TEETOTALERS REEL RRTT-193 RHY-305 RHY-309 RUR-402

023 LOST INDIAN –instr.- RRTT-193 RHY-292 RHY-299 RHY-CD-323 RUR 402

024 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS RRTT-193 RHYCD-107 RUR-402

025 LONE STAR RAG RRTT-193

026 LONDON HORNPIPE RRTT-193

027 WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY RRTT-193

028 SNOW DEER   RRTT-193 RHY-265 RHY-299 RUR 402

029 MAPLE SUGAR RRTT-193

030 BLUE WATER HORNPIPE  RRTT-193 RHY-299

031 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST RRTT-193 RHY-292 RHY-273 RHY-281 RUS-402

032 CHIPPEWA BREAKDOWN RRTT-193

033 SUGAR IN THE GOURD  RRTT-193 RHY-299 RHY-CD-336 RHY-105 RHY-107 RUR 402

034 SWEET TATER REEL RRTT-193

1968 Akron, OH – Tater Tate, Shot Jackson, John Palmer, Pat Starr

035 OLD SPINNING WHEEL  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

036 MELODY OF LOVE  Rural Rhythm RRBW-200

037 SILVER HAIRED DADDY  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

038 FAREWELL TO THEE  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

039 BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

040 BLUE SKIRT WALTZ  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

041 MEXICALI ROSE  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

042 NOW IS THE HOUR  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

043 LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

044 ROLL ON  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

045 ISLE OF GOLDEN DREAMS  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

046 SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

047 WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

048 GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

049 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

050 GEORGIANA WALTZ  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

051 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

052 MY WILD IRISH ROSE  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

053 CAROLINA WALTZ  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

054 RAINBOW AT MIDNIGHT  Rural Rhythm RRBW-203

1968 Akron, OH – Tater Tate

055 LIFE IN THE FINLAND WOODS RRCT-213  RUR-402

056 BLUE MOUNTAIN WALTZ RRCT-213 

057 VIRGINIA GIRL WALTZ RRCT-213 

058 BLUE BONNET WALTZ RRCT-213

059 SATURDAY NIGHT WALTZ RRCT-213 

060 OUR LAST WALTZ RRCT-213 

061 ANNIVERSARY WALTZ RRCT-213 

062 GREEN VALLEY WALTZ RRCT-213 

063 MEMORIES WALTZ RRCT-213 

064 MERRY GO ROUND WALTZ RRCT-213 

065 ALDORA WALTZ RRCT-213 

066 THE SUNNY WALTZ RRCT-213 

067 MARION WALTZ RRCT-213 

068 NOVA LEE WALTZ RRCT-213 

069 IRENE WALTZ RRCT-213  RUR-402

070 THE GOLDEN FIDDLE WALTZ RRCT-213 

071 RAINBOW WALTZ RRCT-213 

072 RING WALTZ RRCT-213 

073 ELEANOR WALTZ RRCT-213 

074 THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING RRCT-213 

1969 Akron, OH – Tater Tate

075 HUMMINGBIRD WALTZ RRCT-220

076 THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS RRCT-220

077 FOREVER AND EVER RRCT-220

078 TWILIGHT WALTZ RRCT-220

079 COLONIAL BOY WALTZ RRCT-220

080 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM RRCT-220

081 SHANNON WALTZ RRCT-220

082 COO COO WALTZ RRCT-220

083 CAROLINA WALTZ RRCT-220

084 ROSE GLENN WALTZ RRCT-220

085 THIS HARP THAT WANTS THRO' TARRA'S HALLS RRCT-220

086 PARIS WALTZ RRCT-220

087 MEMORIES RRCT-220

088 BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES RRCT-220

089 PEGGY WALTZ RRCT-220

090 OLD PEEK-A-BOO WALTZ RRCT-220

091 MARGIE WALTZ RRCT-220

092 MARY KAY WALTZ RRCT-220

093 SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES RRCT-220

094 YOU CAN'T BE TRUE DEAR RRCT-220  

1966-1969 Akron, OH – Tater Tate

095 KATY HILL Rural Rhythm RUR-402

096 SALLY GOODIN' Rural Rhythm RUR-402

097 SILVER BELLS Rural Rhythm RUR-402

098 WHISTLIN' RUFUS Rural Rhythm RUR-402

099 SALT CREEK Rural Rhythm RUR-402 

100 BLACK EYED SUSAN Rural Rhythm RUR-402

101 FIREBALL MAIL Rural Rhythm RUR-402 

102 BIG SANDY Rural Rhythm RUR-402

103 PROSPERITY SPECIAL Rural Rhythm RUR-402 

104 DEAR OLD DIXIE Rural Rhythm RUR-402

1970s unknown – Tater Tate and Billy Edwards (Tater Tate [fiddle], Billy Edwards [banjo] + The Shenandoah Cutups: Johnny Palmer, Billy Edwards, Gene Burrows, Udell McPeak).

105 LADY OF SPAIN Grassroots GR-104   

106 GREY EAGLE Grassroots GR-104  

107 JOHNSON'S OLD GREY MULE Grassroots GR-104  

108 WAKE UP SUSAN Grassroots GR-104  

109 DEAR OLD DIXIE Grassroots GR-104  

110 CALLING THE CATTLE Grassroots GR-104  

111 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST Grassroots GR-104   

112 KATTIE HILL Grassroots GR-104   

113 CUTUP'S REAL Grassroots GR-104  

114 PROSPERITY SPECIAL Grassroots GR-104  

115 BUGLE CALL RAG Grassroots GR-104  

116 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Grassroots GR-104   

Tracks above may have been Rural Rhythm recordings

November 1978 Oak Valley Studios, 105 Oak Valley Drive, Nashville, TN – Tater Tate (Tater Tate [fiddle], Blake Williams [gt/banjo], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Charlie Nixon [dobro], Pete Corum [bass], Marty Stuart [fiddle]. Producer: Paul Gerry)

117 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Revonah RS 934  

118 CATTLE CALL Revonah RS 934

119 SOLDIER'S JOY Revonah RS 934

120 CHEYENNE Revonah RS 934

121 CRAZY CREEK Revonah RS 934  

122 BACK UP AND PUSH Revonah RS 934

123 CHEROKEE SHUFFLE Revonah RS 934

124 HOE DOWN POLKA Revonah RS 934

125 LIZA LYNN WALTZ Revonah RS 934

126 BUSY FINGERS Revonah RS 934

127 WHISPERING HOPE Revonah RS 934

128 TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR Revonah RS 934   

ALBUMS

Smiley SLP-3000 All-Time Favorite Fiddle: Town And Country-Hoedowns-Breakdowns-Waltzs: Cobbler's Hop; Sweet Daisy Waltz; Black Mountain Rag; Done Gone; Wake Up Susan; Callin' the Cattle; Waltz You Saved For Me; Johnson's Old Grey Mule; Satan's Dream; Over the Waves; Whistling Rufus; Maple Sugar; Grey Eagle; No Grass Growin' – 06-66 w. Bluegrass Cut-Ups (also as Rimrock SLP 3000)

Rural Rhythm RRTT-193 Fiddling Favorites of USA and Canada: Lee Sutton Special; Little Home in West Virginia; Sugar Tree Stomp; Land of Jubilo; Lisa Lynn Waltz; Colonial Breakdown; Gateway Two Step; Teetotalers Reel; Lost Indian; Hell Among the Yearlings; Lone Star Rag; London Hornpipe; Wind that Shakes the Barley; Snow Deer; Maple Sugar; Blue Water Hornpipe; Whiskey Before Breakfast; Chippewa Breakdown; Sugar in the Gourd; Sweet Tater Reel – 67 w. Red Smiley and Shenandoah Cut-Ups

Rural Rhythm RRBW-203  Beautiful Waltz Melodies:  Old Spinning Wheel; Melody Of Love; - Silver Haired Daddy;  Farewell To Thee; Beautiful Brown Eyes;  Blue Skirt Waltz;  Mexicali Rose;  Now Is The Hour;  Let The Rest Of The World Go By;  Roll On;  Isle Of Golden Dreams;  Silver Threads Among The Gold;  When Irish Eyes Are Smiling;  Good Old Summertime;  Happy Birthday Song;  Georgiana Waltz;  Take Me Out To The Ball Game;  My Wild Irish Rose;  Carolina Waltz; Rainbow at Midnight - 07-68 Tater Tate, Shot Jackson etc

Rural Rhythm RRCT-213 Country Favorite Waltzes: Life In The Finland Woods; Blue Mountain Waltz; Virginia Girl Waltz; Blue Bonnet Waltz; Saturday Night Waltz; Our Last Waltz; Anniversary Waltz; Green Valley Waltz; Memories Waltz; Merry Go Round Waltz; Aldora Waltz; The Sunny Waltz; Marion Waltz; Nova Lee Waltz; Irene Waltz; The Golden Fiddle Waltz; Rainbow Waltz; Ring Waltz; Eleanor Waltz; Three O'Clock In The Morning - 68

Rural Rhythm RRCT-220 More Favorite Waltzes: Hummingbird Waltz; Those Endearing Young Charms; Forever And Ever; Twilight Waltz; Colonial Boy Waltz; When I Grow Too Old To Dream; Shannon Waltz; Coo Coo Waltz; Carolina Waltz; Rose Glenn Waltz; This Harp That Wants Thro' Tarra's Halls; Paris Waltz; Memories; Blue Canadian Rockies; Peggy Waltz; Old Peek-A-Boo Waltz; Margie Waltz; Mary Kay Waltz; Springtime In The Rockies; You Can't Be True Dear – 69

Grassroots GR-104 Fiddle and Banjo Tunes: Lady Of Spain;  Grey Eagle; Johnson's Old Grey Mule; Wake Up Susan; Dear Old Dixie; Calling The Cattle; Whiskey Before Breakfast;  Kattie Hill;  Cutup's Real; Prosperity Special; Bugle Call Rag; Black Mountain Rag  - W. Billy Edwards

Revonah RS-934 The Fiddler And His Lady: Lee Highway Blues; Cattle Call; Soldier's Joy; Cheyenne; Crazy Creek; Back Up And Push; Cherokee Shuffle; Hoe Down Polka; Liza Lynn Waltz; Busy Fingers; Whispering Hope; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - 81    

Rural Rhythm RUR-402 20 Bluegrass Fiddle Classics: Katy Hill; Sally Goodin'; Lost Indian;Silver Bells;Whistlin' Rufus;Snow Deer;Salt Creek; Whiskey Before Breakfast; Life In The Finland Woods; Black Eyed Susan; Fireball Mail; Land Of Jubilo; Big Sandy; Prosperity Special; Sugar In The Gourd; Dear Old Dixie; Sugar Tree Stomp; Irene Waltz; Hell Among The Yearlings; Teetotalers Reel – 11-10-11 w. Shot Jackson