December 2, 2007
Close harmony classics by the Browns, Louvins, Mayfields and Osbornes, Hank Snow’s very first song, and a few early Christmas presents–including the Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers. And, at no extra charge, some mossy gospel straight off of vintage 78s. Obsolescence knows no bounds.
| Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Dee Stone | Mountain Swing | Rounder 82161-1160-2 |
| Will Adam | Tie Your Dog, Sally Gal | Smithsonian Folkways CD 40097 |
| Fiddlin’ John Carson | Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down | Rounder 82161-1160-2 |
| Benny Martin | Me and My Fiddle | Red Sundown 432 56-1936-2 |
| Jim Edward, Maxine & Bonnie Brown |
I Take the Chance | Bear Family BCD 15665 |
| Osborne Brothers & Red Allen |
Once More | Bear Family BCD 15598 |
| Louvin Brothers | The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea | Bear Family BCD 15561 |
| Country Gentlemen | Victim To the Tomb | Smithsonian Folkways CD 40022 |
| Jim Edward, Maxine & Bonnie Brown |
Just As Long As You Love Me | Bear Family BCD 15665 |
| Louvin Brothers | There’s a Hole In the Bottom Of The Sea |
Copper Creek CCCD-0105 |
| Hank Snow | The Night I Stole Sammy Morgan’s Gin |
Bear Family BCD 15587 |
| Maddox Brothers & Rose | I’ll Make Sweet Love to You | Bear Family BCD 15850 |
| Pete Pike | I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow | Copper Creek CCCD-0239 |
| Roosevelt & Aaron Graves | I Woke Up This Morning | Revenant 206 |
| Blind Willie Johns0n | Let Your Light Shine On Me | Columbia Legacy C2K 52835 |
| Cliff Carlisle Quartet | Shine On Me | Yazoo 2021 |
| Cannon’s Jug Stompers | Pig Ankle Strut | JSP CD 3406 |
| Frank Stokes | T’ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do |
Yazoo 2072 |
| Rick Franklin & Michael Baytop |
I Got Mine | Patuxent CD 156 |
| The Mayfield Brothers | I’m Knocking On Your Door | Patuxent CD 136 |
| The Mayfield Brothers | Midnight Ramble | Patuxent CD 136 |
| The Mayfield Brothers | Arizona Moon | Patuxent CD 136 |
| Bill Monroe | Panhandle Country | Bear Family BCD 15423 |
| Bill Monroe | Christmas Time’s A-Coming | Bear Family BCD 15423 |
| Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers | Christ Was Born On Christmas Morn |
Dust to Digital 02 |
| Buster Johnson | Undertaker Blues | Yazoo 2047 |
| Tommie Bradley | Nobody’s Business If I Do | Old Hat CD-1005 |
| Skip James | I’m So Glad | Yazoo 2047 |
| Bill Monroe | Melissa’s Waltz For J.B. | Bear Family BCD 16637 |
Remaining titles are from out-of-print sources:
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Buzz Busby & Pete Pike | Deep Freeze Mama Blues |
| Buzz Busby & Pete Pike | Wicked Path Of Sin |
| Hoyt Scoggins | Born Of the Spirit |
| Hoyt Scoggins | My Mother Was Good and Faithful |
| The Robinson Trio | No Wars Up There |
| Richmond Starlight Quartette | Won’t Be Worried No More |




