The Bristol Sessions

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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112" Vinyl
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A1Skip to Ma Lou, My Darling
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-27)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1927-07-27)
ukulele:
Iver Edwards (on 1927-07-27)
violin:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1927-07-27)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1927-07-27)
recording of:
Skip to Ma Lou, My Darling (on 1927-07-27)
composer:
Uncle Eck Dunford
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Uncle Eck Dunford?:??
A2O Molly Dear
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
banjo:
B.F. Shelton (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
B.F. Shelton (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
O Molly Dear (on 1927-07-29)
writer:
B.F. Shelton
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
recording of:
Oh Molly Dear (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
B.F. Shelton
B.F. Shelton?:??
A3Walking in the Way With Jesus
fiddle:
Blind Alfred Reed (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Arthur Wyrick (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
Walking in the Way With Jesus (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Blind Alfred Reed
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Blind Alfred Reed?:??
A4The Newmarket Wreck
autoharp:
Flora Baker (on 1927-08-03)
banjo:
J.H. Holbrook (on 1927-08-03)
fiddle:
J.E. Green (on 1927-08-03)
guitar:
Jim W. Baker (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
The Newmarket Wreck (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Jim W. Baker
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker?:??
A5The Soldier's Sweetheart
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-04)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-04)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
The Soldier's Sweetheart (on 1927-08-04)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
A6Greasy String
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-05)
violin:
W. B. Boyles (on 1927-08-05)
spoken vocals:
W. A. Meadows (on 1927-08-05)
recording of:
Greasy String (on 1927-08-05)
composer:
W. B. Boyles
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
West Virginia Coon Hunters?:??
A7Are You Washed in the Blood
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
soprano vocals:
Irma Frost (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
Are You Washed in the Blood? (on 1927-07-25)
composer:
Elisha A. Hoffman
Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers?:??
A8Henry Whitter's Fox Chase
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
harmonica:
Henry Whitter (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
Henry Whitter’s Fox Chase (on 1927-08-02)
composer:
Henry Whitter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Henry Whitter?:??
A9Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (on 1927-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
The Carter Family?:??
B1The Jealous Sweetheart
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
steel guitar:
Paul Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
vocals:
Paul Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
The Jealous Sweetheart (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Paul Johnson
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Johnson Brothers?:??
B2When They Ring the Golden Bells
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
When They Ring the Golden Bells (on 1927-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Dion de Marbelle
Alfred G. Karnes?:??
B3Sandy River Bell
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-03)
banjo:
Joe Blackard (on 1927-08-03)
piano:
Clarice Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
violin:
Jesse Shelor (on 1927-08-03) and Pyrhus Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
vocals:
Joe Blackard (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
Sandy River Belle (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Joe Blackard
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Dad Blackard’s Moonshiners?:??
B4Sleep Baby Sleep
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-04)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-04)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
Sleep, Baby, Sleep (on 1927-08-04)
composer:
John J. Handley
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
B5Johnny Goodwin
fiddle:
Charles McReynolds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
Bill Deane (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Johnny Goodman (on 1927-08-01)
writer:
Charles McReynolds
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Bull Mountain Moonshiners?:??
B6I'm Redeemed
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
baritone vocals:
John L. Wells (on 1927-08-02)
bass vocals:
W. B. Hitch (on 1927-08-02)
tenor vocals [first]:
J. E. Thomas (on 1927-08-02)
tenor vocals [second]:
J. H. Thomas (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
I’m Redeemed (on 1927-08-02)
lyricist:
James Rowe
composer:
S. A. Ganus
Alcoa Quartet?:??
B7Little Log Cabin by the Sea
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Little Log Cabin by the Sea (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
W. C. Hapley
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS and Peer International Corporation
The Carter Family?:??
B8Old Time Corn Shuckin' Parts 1 & 2
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1927-07-27) and George Stoneman (on 1927-07-27)
guitar and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-27)
harmonica and ukulele:
Iver Edwards (on 1927-07-27)
violin:
Kahle Brewer (on 1927-07-27) and Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1927-07-27)
recording of:
Old Time Corn Shuckin’, Part 1 (on 1927-07-27)
writer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
recording of:
Old Time Corn Shuckin’, Part 2 (on 1927-07-27)
writer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers?:??
212" Vinyl
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C1I Want to Go Where Jesus Is
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-26)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-26)
violin:
Ernest Phipps (on 1927-07-26)
recording of:
I Want to Go Where Jesus Is (on 1927-07-26)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Quartet?:??
C2On the Stormy Deep
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-11-22)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
fiddle:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-11-22)
guitar:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-25, on 1928-11-22) and George Stoneman (on 1928-11-22)
harmonica:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-25, on 1928-11-22)
baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-25)
soprano vocals:
Irma Frost (on 1927-07-25)
vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-11-22)
recording of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep (on 1927-07-25)
lyricist:
Wilhelm Hauff
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
arrangement of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep
recording of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep (on 1928-11-22)
lyricist:
Wilhelm Hauff
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
arrangement of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep
Ernest Stoneman, Irma Frost & Eck Dunford?:??
C3The Wandering Boy
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-02)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02)
vocals:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-02)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
The Wandering Boy (on 1927-08-02)
composer:
R. S. Hanna
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
The Carter Family?:??
C4To the Work
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
To the Work (on 1927-07-29)
lyricist:
Fanny Crosby
composer:
William H. Doane
Alfred G. Karnes?:??
C5Black-Eyed Susie
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (on 1927-08-01)
violin:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Black-Eyed Susie (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
J.P. Nester?:??
C6A Passing Policeman
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
bones:
El Watson (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
steel guitar:
Paul Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
vocals:
Paul Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
A Passing Policeman (on 1927-07-28)
lyricist:
Edward B. Marks
composer:
Joseph W. Stern
arranger:
Charles Johnson
Johnson Brothers?:??
C7Tell Mother I Will Meet Her
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
guitar, harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-25)
vocals:
Kahle Brewer (on 1927-07-25) and Walter Mooney (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
Tell Mother I Will Meet Her (on 1927-07-25)
writer:
Ralph S. Tinsman
Ernest Stoneman, K. Brewer & M. Mooney?:??
C8Single Girl, Married Girl
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-02)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-02)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02)
vocals:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-02)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
Single Girl, Married Girl (on 1927-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS and Peer International Corporation
The Carter Family?:??
C9Pot Licker Blues
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (on 1927-07-28)
harmonica:
El Watson (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
Pot Licker Blues (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
El Watson
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
El Watson?:??
D1The Longest Train I Ever Saw
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-04)
guitar:
Claude Grant (on 1927-08-04)
mandolin:
Jack Grant (on 1927-08-04)
violin:
Jack Pierce (on 1927-08-04)
vocals:
Claude Grant (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
The Longest Train I Ever Saw (on 1927-08-04)
composer:
Claude Grant
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
The Tenneva Ramblers?:??
D2The Resurrection
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
The Resurrection (on 1927-07-25)
composer:
G. R. Street
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers?:??
D3The Storms Are on the Ocean
producer:
Ralph Sylvester Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
remasters:
Storms Are on the Ocean by Element of Crime
recording of:
Storms Are on the Ocean (on 1927-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
The Carter Family?:??
D4The Wreck of the Virginian
fiddle:
Blind Alfred Reed (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
The Wreck of the Virginian (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Blind Alfred Reed
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Blind Alfred Reed?:??
D5Billy Grimes the Rover
banjo:
Joe Blackard (on 1927-08-03)
fiddle:
Jesse Shelor (on 1927-08-03) and Pyrhus Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
piano:
Clarice Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
vocals:
Joe Blackard (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
Billy Grimes the Rover (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Joe Blackard
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Shelor Family?:??
D6Standing on the Promises
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-05)
vocals:
Roy Hobbs (on 1927-08-05)
recording of:
Standing on the Promises (on 1927-08-05)
composer:
Russell Kelso Carter
Tennessee Mountaineers?:??
D7The Mountaineer's Courtship
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-25)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
guitar, harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-25)
soprano vocals:
Irma Frost (on 1927-07-25)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
Mountaineer’s Courtship (on 1927-07-25)
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Ernest Stoneman, Irma Frost & Eck Dunford?:??
D8The Poor Orphan Child
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
The Poor Orphan Child (on 1927-08-01)
lyricist:
H. W. Elliott
composer:
Emmett Sidney Dean
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS and Peer International Corporation
The Carter Family?:??
D9I'm Bound for the Promised Land
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
I Am Bound for the Promised Land (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
Alfred G. Karnes
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Alfred G. Karnes?:??

Credits

Release

art direction:Virginia Team
liner notes:Charles K. Wolfe
producer:Country Music Foundation
remastering:Alan Stoker
compiler:Bob Pinson
illustration and design:Andy Engel
manufactured by and marketed by:Country Music Foundation, Inc.
copyrighted (©) by:Country Music Foundation, Inc. (in 1987)
mastered at:Custom Mastering in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1289257 [info]