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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