March 2, 2008
The Monroe brothers, Jim and Jesse, and Skip James escort us through the graveyard, and we linger with Skip to enjoy his recently remastered first recordings from 1931. Then we visit Hawaii and other exotic locales with music from both natives and wannabes, and enjoy some guitar and banjo tunes from Sylvester Weaver, including an early hit that later became “Steel Guitar Rag.”
| Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Monroe |
Wheel Hoss |
Bear Family BCD 15423 |
|
Bill Monroe |
You’ll Find Her Name Written There |
Bear Family BCD 15423 |
|
Charlie Monroe |
‘Neath a Cold Grey Tomb of Stone |
Bear Family BCD 16808 |
|
Jim & Jesse |
Grave in the Valley |
Bear Family BCD 15716 |
|
Skip James |
Cypress Grove Blues |
Yazoo 2075 |
|
Skip James |
I’m So Glad |
Yazoo 2075 |
|
Skip James |
If You Haven’t Any Hay, Get On Down the Road |
Yazoo 2075 |
|
Skip James |
Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader |
Yazoo 2075 |
|
Skip James |
Drunken Spree |
Yazoo 2075 |
|
Uncle Dave Macon |
Late Last Night When Willie Came Home |
MCA MCAD-10546 |
|
Blue Sky Boys |
The Longest Train I Ever Saw |
Copper Creek CCD-0120 |
|
Wade Mainer |
Old Ruben |
Rounder CD 1143 |
|
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs |
Reuben |
Bear Family BCD 15559 |
|
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs |
I’ve Lost You Forever |
Bear Family BCD 15559 |
|
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper |
Come Walk With Me |
Bear Family BCD 16751 |
|
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper |
I’m Taking My Audition |
Bear Family BCD 16751 |
|
Maddox Brothers & Rose |
I’d Rather Have Jesus |
King KCD-669 |
|
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet |
Motherless Child |
RCA/BMG 66063-2 |
|
Staple Singers |
Going Away |
Koch KOC-CD-51408 |
|
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio |
Clowin’ (sic) the Frets |
Yazoo 2056 |
|
Kanui & Lula |
Tomi Tomi |
Harlequin CD 28 |
|
Jenks Carman |
My Trusting Heart |
Bear Family BCD 15574 |
|
Jim Edward, Maxine & Bonnie Brown |
My Isle of Golden Dreams |
Bear Family BCD 15665 |
|
Hank Snow |
Hawaiian Cowboy |
Bear Family BCD 15488 |
|
Andy Iona |
Ta-hu-wa-hu-wa-i |
Dust to Digital 04 |
|
Shorty Godwin |
Jimbo Jambo Land |
Old Hat CD-1005 |
|
Maddox Brothers & Rose |
On Mexico’s Beautiful Shores |
Bear Family BCD 15850 |
|
Bob Wills |
Steel Guitar Rag |
Kaleidoscope K-10 |
|
Jim & Jesse |
Let Me Walk With Thee |
King KSCD 1453-2 |
|
Stanley Brothers |
Dickson County Breakdown |
Bear Family BCD 15681 |
The remainder come from out of print sources:
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
|
Laughing Charley (Lincoln) |
Chain Gang Trouble |
|
Kelly Harrell |
Oh, My Pretty Monkey |
|
Doc & Cy Williams |
Red Wing |
|
Sylvester Weaver |
Soft Steel Piston |
|
Sylvester Weaver |
Cross Leg Rag |
|
Sylvester Weaver |
Damfino Stump |
|
Sylvester Weaver |
Guitar Rag |
|
Shannon Grayson |
I Like the Old Time Way |
|
Shannon Grayson |
If You Don’t Love Your Neighbor |
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