March 30, 2008
Bob Osborne’s first records from 1950, Gene Autry sings the blues, a couple of 1920s jug bands, a Yiddish dance tune that broke the ethnic barriers, a Mississippi Delta classic that Howlin’ Wolf inherited from Tommy Johnson (remember TJ in O Brother, Where Art Thou?), and surviving treasures from Blue Ridge, the 1950s western North Carolina bluegrass label.
| Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Brothers | Nobody’s Business | Bear Family BCD 15681 |
| Lonesome Pine Fiddlers | Pain In My Heart | Bear Family ECD 501 |
| Lonesome Pine Fiddlers | Lonesome, Sad and Blue | Bear Family ECD 501 |
| Lonesome Pine Fiddlers | Don’t Forget Me | Bear Family ECD 501 |
| Lonesome Pine Fiddlers | Will I Meet Mother in Heaven | |
| Bear Family Ecd 501 | ||
| Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band | I Wonder Where My Easy Rider’s Gone | Dust to Digital 04 |
| Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band | Don’t Drink It in Here | Dust to Digital 04 |
| Gene Autry | Birmingham Daddy | Columbia Legacy CK 64987 |
| Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs | That Home Above | Rebel CD-2003 |
| Pawlo Humeniuk | Hraj, Abo Hroszi Widdaj (Play Or Give Back the Money) | Arhoolie CD 7025 |
| Belf’s Rumanian Orchestra | Ma Yofus (How Beautiful) | Rounder CD 1089 |
| Lars Johan Sundell & August Fredin | Gubbdansen | Rounder 82161-1160-2 |
| Pawlo Humeniuk | Oj Pidu Ja Szicher Wicher (Yiddish Dance Tune) | Arhoolie CD 7025 |
| Canray Fontenot | Bee de la Manche | Arhoolie CD 381 |
| Canray Fontenot | Shoo, Black | Arhoolie CD 381 |
| Wayne Raney | Adam | Ace CDCHD 857 |
| Lefty Frizzell | Never No Mo’ Blues | Koch CD-8049 |
| Onie Wheeler | Run ‘Em Off | Bear Family BCD 15542 |
| Funny Paper Smith (The Howling Wolf) | Honey Blues | Yazoo 1031 |
| Tommy Johnson | Cool Drink of Water Blues | JSP 603 |
| Howlin’ Wolf | I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) | Instant CD NS 5037 |
| Kitty Wells | Don’t Wait the Last Minute to Pray | Bear Family BCD 15638 |
Those below are out of print:
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Dee Stone | Highway 220 |
| Buffalo Johnson & The Church Brothers | I Don’t Know What To Do |
| Wade Mainer | Blue Ridge Mountain Blues |
| Luke Gordon | Dark Hollow |
| Larry Richardson & Happy Smith | I’m Lonesome |
| Larry Richardson & Happy Smith | Let Me Fall |
| Unknown | You’re the Cause of All My Sorrow |
| L.W. & Harold & The Carolina Neighbors | I Won’t Write Another Letter To You Darling |
| Washboard Sam (with the State Street Swingers) | Whippin’ That Jelly |
| Joshua White | Pure Religion Hallilu |
| Cliff Carlisle’s Buckle Busters | The Unclouded Day |
| Moon Mullican | Hey Shah |
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