December 30, 2007
A fond farewell to 1007 and a warm welcome to 2008, with Obsolete Music Stars Lightning Hopkins, Jim & Jesse, Minnie Pearl, Ma Rainey, Grandpa Jones and a Cast of Dozens. Happy New Year from me, my benevolent boss Jennifer Hitt, the tireless webmaster Jason Novak, and from everyone at BluegrassCountry and WAMU!
| Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Clifton | Paddy On the Turnpike | Rounder CD 1021 |
| Bill Clifton | Walking In my Sleep | Rounder CD 1021 |
| Johnnie & Jack | Crazy Worried Mind | Bear Family BCD 15553 |
| Roy Acuff | I Closed My Heart’s Door | Bear Family BCD 15652 |
| Roy Acuff | Whoa Mule | Bear Family BCD 15652 |
| Cliff Carlisle | Tom Cat Blues | Columbia Legacy C2K 47466 |
| Frank Hutchison | K.C. Blues | Columbia Legacy C2K 47466 |
| Minnie Pearl | Jealous Hearted Me* | |
| “Ma†Rainey | Jealous Hearted Blues | Shout Factory |
| Johnny Horton | Evil Hearted Me | Columbia Legacy C2K 64761 |
| Bob Wills | Empty Bed Blues | Bear Family BCD 15933 |
| Jim & Jesse | Heartaches and Flowers | Bear Family BCD 15716 |
| Benny Martin | I’m Right and You’re Wrong | Red Sundown 432 56-1936-2 |
| Lonesome Pine Fiddlers | Pain In My Heart | Bear Family ECD 501 |
| Carter Family | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Bear Family BCD 15865 |
| Blue Sky Boys | There’ll Be No Broken Hearts For Me |
Bear Family BCD 15951 |
| Lonesome Pine Fiddlers | Will I Meet Mother In Heaven | Bear Family ECD 501 |
| Gary Davis & Buddy Moss | I Saw the Light | Yazoo 2011 |
| Bill Monroe | I Saw the Light | Bear Family BCD 15423 |
| Mississippi Jook Band | Hittin’ the Bottle Stomp | Columbia Legacy CK 46780 |
| Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother |
I’ll Be Rested When the Roll Is Called |
Revenant 205 |
| Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother |
Woke Up This Morning | Yazoo 2020 |
| Mississippi Jook Band | Barbecue Bust | Columbia Legacy CK 46780 |
| Mary Harris | Happy New Year Blues | Dust to Digital 02 |
| Lightning Hopkins | Happy New Year | Dust to Digital 02 |
| Luther Huff | 1951 Blues | Alligator ALCD 2702 |
| 1st Regiment Band | One Minute Too Late** | |
| Unique Quartette | Who Broke the Lock | Archeophone ARCH 1005 |
| Cousins & De Moss | Who Broke the Lock | Archeophone ARCH 1005 |
| Memphis Jug Band | Snitchin’ Gambler Blues | Frog DGF 15 |
| Bailes Brothers | Oh So Many Years | Bear Family BCD 15973 |
| Mac Wiseman | You’re Sweeter Than the Honey | Bear Family BCD 15976 |
| Grandpa Jones | You’ll Make Our Shack a Mansion |
Ace CDCHD 1098 |
| Merle Travis | Little David, Play On Your Harp |
Capitol 72433-8-35809-2-7 |
| Brother Claude Ely | Little David, Play On Your Harp |
Ace CDCHD 456 |
| Carl Butler & The Webster Brothers |
Hallelujah, We Shall Rise | Bear Family BCD 16699 |
*from CD included with the book A Shot In the Dark, by Martin Hawkins (Vanderbilt, 2006)
**available on privately produced CD from Glenn Sage, www.tinfoil.com
A few were heard from out of print sources:
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Roy Acuff | Steamboat Whistle Blues |
| Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother |
Crazy About My Baby |
| Jim Eanes (Allen Shelton-Banjo) | Lady of Spain |
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