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The Walls of Time: Sources of Songs and Styles

Artist Title Label Date Comment Time
1 Bennett, Richard (not in radio version) Banks of the Ohio Rebel 1997 TRice(2ndg) fragment
2 Rambler’s Choice Poor Rambler (Country Blues) Rounder 1998 (CRCline, RStanley) JSisk, TMassey, EBurchett, APerdue, JVanCleve 3:21
3 Boggs, Dock Country Blues County (Brunswck 1927 (NYC) solo w. banjo fragment
4 Dinwiddie Colored Quartet Down On the Old Camp Ground Dust-To-Digital 1902 (NYC, Ed. cyl) Hogan & McClain’s Smart Set Co fragment
5 White, Jeff Old Plank Road [UDMacon & SMcGee ‘26] Rounder 1997 VGill, JGuernsey, PWernick, MBub 3:03
6 Rodgers, Jimmie Sleep Baby Sleep Sugar Hill 1927 (JR) (Bristol, 8/4/27 – Carters 8/1, 8/2) solo w. g fragment
7 Watson, Doc Sleep Baby Sleep Sugar Hill 1991 JDouglas, SDuncan 2:53
8 Ferrill, Clarence Goin’ Across the Sea (from “Traditional Music of the Cumberland Plateau”) County 1970 (1908-1977, Alpine, TN) Varney Smith(b), Victor Garrett(g) fragment
9 Monroe, Bill Going Across the Sea (from “High Lonesome” soundtrck) CMH 1994 m solo, intro 1:28
10 Williams, Hank I Saw The Light Mercury (MGM) 1947 (HW)TJackson BReynolds DLohman ZTurner LInnis, fragment
11 Stanley Brothers I Saw the Light King (Starday) 1960 (Jacksonville) CLambert, RMayo, AWebster 2:15
12 Smeck, Roy Hilo March Rounder (Perfect) 1931 d b.Reading, PA ‘00-’94 fragment
13 Brumfield, Deacon Dobro Chimes Starday 1963 d New River Boys 2:00
14 Sky, Patrick Many a Mile Vanguard 1965 (PS) fragment
15 Williams, Josh Many a Mile Pinecastle 2001 DRigsby, MRaines, RCraft, SShelor 2:31

1940-1954: Dawn of the Bluegrass Era

Artist Title Label Date Comment Time
1 Monroe Brothers All the Good Times Are Passed and Gone Bear (Bluebird) 1937 (Charlotte Hotel) 2:41
2 Cooper, Wilma Lee & Stoney I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow Cattle (Columbia 1950 (Trad) WC(lv, cb) TLogan, BCarver, BlaineStewart(m) 2:37
3 Flatt & Scruggs Over the Hills to the Poorhouse Bear (Columbia 1951 (LF-EL) HForrester, ELilly, JRainwater 2:56
4 Monroe, Bill Rotation Blues Bear (Decca) 1951 (Lt. StPowell, Kor) CStan-ley ENewton RLyle GTerry 2:56
5 Osborne, Lou & Sonny New Freedom Bell Kitty 1951 (Miamisburg, OH) BOsborne, JMartin 2:35
6 Freedom Bell, Berlin 2000 www.sujet.de/freiheitsglocke/s5_e_t1.html :25
7 Magness, Tommy & Tennessee Buddies Wings of Faith King 1951 (DR) DR(m,tv) RSmiley(lv) JPhelps RBell(bsv) TM(bs) 2:48
8 Wiseman, Mac Rainbow in the Valley Bear (Dot) 1953 GMartin, HGarland, WnBrown, ENewton, TJackson, DPotter 2:17
9 Lonesome Pine Fiddlers There’s Just One You Bear (RCA) 1954 M&RGoins, CR,Ch&E Cline, JsCarson 1:46
10 Eanes, Jim In a Little Spanish Restaurant Bear (Decca) 1954 BHicks, ENewton, GMartin, JShook, BFoster 2:27

1955-1964: Starving Out

Artist Title Label Date Comment Time
1 Duke, Denver & Jeffrey Null & Hardin County Boys Rock and Roll Blues Magnet (Mercury) 1956 DD b nr Savannah, TN. JN b nr Shiloh,TN. 2:36
2 Story, Carl What a Line Old Hmstd (Columbia 1955 eg DPotter 2:13
3 Brown, Hylo Sweethearts or Strangers (take 9, unreleased) Bear (Capitol) 1960 (JDavis) BEdwards, NBlake, BLowe, LProffitt 2:00
4 Busby, Buzz Your Red Wagon Rebel (Carol) 1956 (KRUS, Ruston, LA) CWaller(g), VTruell 2:07
5 Maddox, Rose Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me Columbia 1957 (RNail) other side “I’ll Go Stepping Too” 2:40
6 Jackson, Leon, Johnny Bryant & White Oak Mtn Boys Love Please Come Home King 1957 (Detroit) born AL. LJ(b) 2:11
7 Louvin Brothers There’s A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea Copper Creek 1956 (New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD) PYandell, GMcCormick 5:04
8 Greenbriar Boys Stewball Vanguard 1961 JHerald(lv), BYellin(b), RRinzler(m) 2:34
9 Forbes, Walter Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase RCA 1962 (Trad) NBlake, BJohnson, JrHuskey 2:02

1965-1982: The Festival Era

Artist Title Label Date Comment Time
1 McCoury, Del Hey, Hey Bartender Arhoolie 1967 (Glen Rock, PA) BBaker, BEmerson, WYates 2:40
2 Moore & Napier You Make A Fool Of Me King 1968 (CM-BN) 2:24
3 Stover, Don Black Diamond Rounder 1972 b (DS) DGrisman, JHall, DDillon, JDiviney 4:24
4 Martin, Mac Does It Have To End This Way County 1974 (MM) MCarson(f,bav), BBryant(b), BArtis(m,tv), FBasista(bs) 3:03
5 Martin, Jimmy Lost to A Stranger Bear (Decca) 1974 (HBrown) JCapps(d), THunter(b), FHarris(m), RMartin(eb), BSpicher(f), GDavis(dr), pi 2:34
6 Whites (Down Home Folks) Swing Down Chariot Ridge Runner 1977 Cheryl, Sharon, Buck(m,pi), BRobins, RWhite, RSkaggs 2:18
7 Country Gentlemen Blue Ridge Mountains Turning Green Sugar Hill 1980 CWaller, DLawson, BYates, JBailey, MAuldridge 3:06
8 Bluegrass Cardinals Journey To My Saviour’s Side Rounder 1977 Dn&DvParmley, RGraham, JDavis, WBlair 2:35
9 Allen Brothers Blue-Eyed Darling Rounder 1982 (Stagner) BGriffin, DMilhoun, RStacy, LNager 3:16

1983-Now: Modern Roots

Artist Title Label Date Comment Time
1 Gloria Belle The Love of the Mountains Webco 1986 (AMills) DConnell, EStubbs, RUnderwood, DMcLaughlin, EYager 2:25
2 Wiseman, Mac Letter Edged in Black Madacy (51 West) 1983 (Hattie Nevada,1897) JGraves, EAdcock, BSpicher 4:06
3 Lost & Found Boat of Love Rebel 1988 (BM) qt w gtr, AMills, DYoung, GParker, SWilson 2:57
4 New Kentucky Colonels I Want to Be Loved (from “All Night Gang”) Rebel 1991 RWhite, GWooten, DGrier, RBailey, LWhite, Bub 3:21
5 Nashville Bluegrass Band Hard Times Sugar Hills 1990 (SFoster) AOBryant(lv), SDuncan, GLibbea, PEnright, RWhite 3:11
6 Lonesome Standard Time Long Enough to Make Me Blue Shell Point 1999 (LCordle+) LC, TEldredge, DTalbot, BBeach, DHarvey, FCarpenter 2:51
7 Lewis & Rozum O My Malissa/How Old Are You? High Tone 2004 (LL) TSauber(b) f tune learned from BirchM/MalissaMonroe 5:04
8 Reid, Lou & Carolina Uphill Climb www.loureidandcarolina.com 2003 LR(lv), CAllen, KRichardson, JHannabach, JCox 2:51

The Walls Of Time To Come: Modern Branches

Artist Title Label Date Comment Time
1 Greene, Richard Ghost Train Sierra 1982 f (RG+) funk: piano, g, dr, synth, eb 3:23
2 Skyline Lose Again Flying Fish 1986 (KBonoff) DWyland(lv), LCohen, BMitterhoff, TTrischka, DWeiss 4:03
3 O’Brien, Tim Turn the Page Again Sugar Hill 2003 (TOB+) DCrouch, JDoyle(g), KMalone(pe), CDriessen(f), DkPowell(b), 3:42
4 Nickel Creek When You Come Back Down Sugar Hill 2000 SaWatkins(lv), CThile, SeWatkins, ScThile 3:48
5 Haggard, Merle & Carl Jackson Must You Throw Dirt in My Face (from “Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs of the Louvin Brothers”) Universal South 2003 JVanCleve(f), Steffey 2:51
6 Kallick, Kathy What A Night (from “Reason and Rhyme”) Copper Creek 2003 (KK) Nygaard, NGerber, CBrown 4:04
7 Brown, Alison G Bop Vanguard 1996 (AB) JBurr(p), GWest(p), RReed(dr) 3:16