Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Seven (1987)

The remaining volumes (8-13) were released only as cassette. Thank you to all who sent me the MP3 rips floating around of the cassettes with the exception of volume 10. I really enjoyed listening to them, but the noise reduction done on them butchered the already very poor sound quality. If anyone has ANY of these cassettes and a USB tape deck and can send me a high quality, untouched transfer or would be willing to name a price to part with them, PLEASE contact me at glenne3@yahoo.com !

EDIT: Digital copies of cassettes have been acquired and posted. (5/24/21)

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Seven

Year: 1987

Label: Bluebonnet Record Sales

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+++.)

# of tracks: 12

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Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Six (1968)

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Six

Year: 1968

Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 12

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Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Five (1967)

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Five

Year: 1967

Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 12

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Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Four (1966)

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Four

Year: 1966

Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 12

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Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Three (1965)

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Three

Year: 1965

Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 10

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Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Two (1964)

A big thank you to "Countryhank" for the cover scans of these albums.

 

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number Two

Year: 1964

Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 14

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Bradley Kincaid ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number One (1963)

Please note that with this series of albums as well as those by other albums I have on Bluebonnet from a few of my favorite artists that I will be posting, these albums are of varying sound quality even though the copies I have are in excellent shape. This is not due to any restoration that I did, this is more so due to cheap manufacturing and pressing and even more so due to sub-par equipment used in preparing a disc master for vinyl. The quality improves on the later volumes, thankfully, on all their albums. Anyway, these recordings Bradley Kincaid did for them (basically every song in his huge repertoire over a two day period) are some of my favorites. It should also be noted that this particular volume was actually meant to be Album Two and Album Two was supposed to be one, as evident from the catalogue numbers. This was more than likely a mix up during printing. Anyway, enjoy these next few posts. Bradley Kincaid is my favorite artist right after The Carter Family.

 

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs, Album Number One

Year: 1963

Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 14

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The Poplin Family ~ Gwine Back to Sumter (1966)

Title: Gwine Back to Sumter

Year: 1966

Label: Melodeon

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 14

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The Poplin Family ~ Poplin Family of Sumter, South Carolina (1963)

Title: Poplin Family of Sumter, South Carolina

Year: 1963

Label: Folkways Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 24

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The Stonemans ~ All In the Family (2011)

VERY big thank you to Armin in Germany for this. This scarce, out-of-print CD features a good chunk of their MGM recordings.

 

Title: All In the Family

Year: 2011

Label: The Omni Recording Corporation

Source: CD

# of tracks: 34

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Cecil Gill ~ Tear Drops In the Rain / Say Goodbye - Single (1948)

 I usually don't like to post single records like this, but this is one of only two records he made in 1948 aside from his Bluebonnet recordings in the 60's. His fame mainly came from radio.Extremely rare record.

 

Title: Tear Drops In the Rain / Say Goodbye

Year: 1948

Label: Silver Star

Source: Shellac (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 2

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Hank Williams & Audrey Williams ~ Mr. & Mrs. Hank Williams (1966)

Posting this for the handful of solo tracks by Audrey Williams that were surprisingly included on this budget LP compilation. Like I've said, she can't carry a tune in a bucket but silly tracks like "Parakeet Polka" grow on you. The other tracks with Hank (like every single other recording Hank Williams EVER made) have been reissued in various formats at least 30+ times over the years.

 

Title: Mr. & Mrs. Hank Williams

Year: 1966

Label: Metro Records (MGM budget label)

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 10

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Glen Sherley ~ Pud'N' Tane / Look for Me - Single (1971)

This and one other single were his only other releases before his tragic death.

 

Title: Pud'N' Tane / Look for Me

Year: 1971

Label: Mega Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 2

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Jimmy Driftwood ~ Down In the Arkansas (1965)

Title: Down In the Arkansas

Year: 1965

Label: Monument Records

Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)

# of tracks: 12

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Jimmy Driftwood ~ I Hear Your People Singing (1978)

I know I posted this a couple of weeks ago, but this is my own transfer and it sounds SO much better ...

 

Title: I Hear Your People Singing

Year: 1978

Label: Rackensack Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my own personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 13

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Jimmy Driftwood ~ Beautiful Buffalo River (1978)

Finally found some decent copies for a decent price of this and I Hear Your People Singing. Rare, self produced albums for his Rackensack label. Love this album.

 

Title: Beautiful Buffalo River

Year: 1978

Label: Rackensack Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 13

 

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Doc Williams ~ Wheeling Back to Wheeling (1967)

Although the cover says stereo, the disc enclosed was the mono pressing. This has happened to me before with one of their albums, so I'm assuming this was a problem they had with their manufacturer. Anyway, if I get a hold of a stereo copy, I will re-post this. This is a great album.

 

Title: Wheeling Back to Wheeling

Year: 1967

Label: Wheeling Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 12

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Doc & Chickie Williams ~ Collectors Series #1 (2021)

This is something I put together for myself and decided to post. These are sides or alternate versions that were released as singles or otherwise that did not turn up on their original albums. a lot of these are their earliest recordings. All of these have been transferred and restored by yours truly and sound pretty good. Some tracks were taken from their CD's.

 

Track List:

1. Silver Bell

2. Willy Roy (The Crippled Boy)

3. Beyond the Sunset

4. Bright Red Horizon

5. I'm Watching the Train Passing By

6. Fetchin' Gretchen Home

7. Wheeling Back to Wheeling, West Virginia

8. Three Wishes

9. This Little Rosary

10. Sweet Hour of Prayer

11. Whippoorwill Valley

12. God Bless You and Keep You Tonight

13. So Used to You

14. Polka Girl

15. Storm (Two Old Pals)

16. Wintertime In Maine

17. Pittsburgh Polka

18. Joe's In the Dough

19. Polka Dots & Polka Dreams

20. Springtime In the Rockies

21. Echo of the North (Single Version)

22. Green Cathedral (Chickie's Chicks)

23. Waltz of Tears (Chickie's Chicks)

24. The World's Meanest Mother (Single Version)

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Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper ~ Sing (1966)

I also have all the singles they released for Decca, most of which were not included on this album and I will be posting those as a compilation in the near future.

 

Title: Sing

Year: 1966

Label: Decca Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 12

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The Romaniuk Family ~ The Romaniuk Family & Stella Bayes Morris (1979)

Stella Bayes Morris was an in-law of Sara Carter through her husband Coy.

 

Title: The Romaniuk Family & Stella Bayes Morris

Year: 1979

Label: Old Homestead Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 12

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford, George Pegram, Red Parham ~ Music from South Turkey Creek (1976)

These tracks are from sessions done by Kenneth Goldstein when he was recording these artists for Riverside Records. This CD reissue features an abundance of bonus tracks.

 

Title: Music from South Turkey Creek

Year: 1976

Label: Rounder Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 23

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Jimmie Rodgers ~ The Singing Brakeman (1992)

A big thank you to Armin in Germany for this one.

 

Title: The Singing Brakeman

Year: 1992

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 145 (6 CDs)

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Click here to download the 1929 talkie short featuring Jimmie Rodgers in MP4 format and here to download in high quality MPEG-2 DVD format.

The Carter Family ~ In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain (2000)

Among my most prized possessions ...

 

Title: In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain

Year: 2000

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 307 (12 CDs)

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Click here to download a PDF of the Carter Family deluxe edition Smoky Mountain Ballads songbook.

Glenn Ohrlin ~ A Cowboy's Life (1998)

Title: A Cowboy's Life

Year: 1998

Label: Rounder Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 19

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The Coon Creek Girls ~ Early Radio Favorites (1983)

Title: Early Radio Favorites

Year: 1983

Label: Old Homestead Records

Source: CD reissue

# of tracks: 15

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Dorsey Dixon ~ Babies In the Mill (1997)

CD reissue of album released on Testament Records in the 60s.

 

Title:Babies In the Mill

Year: 1997

Label: HighTone Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 19

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The Dixon Brothers ~ A Blessing to People (2012)

A VERY special thanks to Armin in Germany for this.

 

Title: A Blessing to People

Year: 2012

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 121 (4 CDs)

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Uncle Dave Macon ~ Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy (2004)

A VERY special thanks to Armin in Germany for this. Disc 10 is a DVD with clips of the musical numbers from Republic Pictures' 1940 film "Grand Ole Opry". I have included each title as a separate MP4 video in the "Disc 10" folder.

 

Title: Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy

Year: 2004

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD/DVD

# of tracks: 256 (including video tracks, 10 discs)

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Click here to download a full length documentary focusing on the life and influence of Uncle Dave Macon in MP4 format.

Glenn Ohrlin ~ The Wild Buckaroo (1983)

 

Title: The Wild Buckaroo

Year: 1983

Label: Rounder Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 18

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Glenn Ohrlin ~ Cowboy Songs (1974)

More folk than country, but this is one of my favorite cowboy singers of all time. He was the real deal.

Title: Cowboy Songs

Year: 1974

Label: Philo Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 18

 

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Minstrel of the Appalachians (1957)

NOTE: This is from an extremely rare Japanese CD reissue released after the Fantasy label acquired the Riverside catalogue.

 

Title: Minstrel of the Appalachians

Year: 1957

Label: Riverside Records (P-Vine Records)

Source: CD

# of tracks: 14

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Click here to download the American Experience episode "Ballad of a Mountain Man" which focuses on the life and work of Mr. Lunsford. This video is in MKV format.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Smoky Mountain Ballads (1953)

Title: Smoky Mountain Ballads

Year: 1953

Label: Folkways Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 8

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Asher Sizemore & Little Jimmie ~ Mountain Ballads and Old Hymns (1966)

These tracks are taken from radio transcriptions. This popular father and son duo only made a handful of commercial recordings which are seldom heard, but they were extremely popular over radio.

 

Title: Mountain Ballads and Old Hymns

Year: 1966

Label: Decca Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-. Re-channeled to original mono.)

# of tracks: 12

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Click here to download PDF's of two of their songbooks which were sold during their radio programs.

Helen Carter ~ The Helen Carter Collection (1998)

Two albums ... the first is her album from 1978 (the audio quality of those tracks on this CD is poor, so I have my vinyl transfer of it I will be posting soon) and the second is her very rare album from around 1991.

 

Title: The Helen Carter Collection

Year: 1998

Label: Old Homestead Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 23

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Big Slim The Lone Cowboy ~ Sunny Side of the Mountain: Early Recordings, 1936-1949 (1986)

Title: Sunny Side of the Mountain: Early Recordings (1936-1949)

Year: 1986

Label: Old Homestead Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-,)

# of tracks: 14

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A Chat with Country Music Artist Doc Williams

 For those who are interested, here's a half hour interview with Doc Williams I recently discovered on YouTube.

The Girls of the Golden West ~ Selected Recordings: 1933-1938 (1978)

 

Title: Selected Recordings (1933-1938)

Year: 1978

Label: Sonyatone Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)

# of tracks: 16

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Doc Williams ~ Daddy's Little Angel (1971)

Title: Daddy's Little Angel

Year: 1971

Label: Wheeling Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 11

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The Girls of the Golden West ~ Songs of the West (2008)

Posting this because this CD is so rare. The audio quality of the CD itself is not good.

 

Title: Songs of the West

Year: 2008

Label: Old Homestead Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 27

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The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 3: Gospel Songs (1978)

From Border Radio transcriptions. This series of albums on Old Homestead is one of a just a handful of things by the Carter Family I do not currently own copies of aside from this volume.

 

Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 3: Gospel Songs

Year: 1978

Label: Old Homestead Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 21

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