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
