The Bristol Sessions: 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music

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1My Name is Ticklish Reuben
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-27)
banjo:
Jack Reedy (on 1928-10-27)
guitar:
Carol Cruise (on 1928-10-27) and Malcolm Worley (on 1928-10-27)
violin:
Jack Pierce (on 1928-10-27)
vocals:
Jack Pierce (on 1928-10-27) and Malcolm Worley (on 1928-10-27)
arranger:
Jack Pierce
recording of:
Ticklish Reuben (on 1928-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cal Stewart (American comedian)
Smyth County Ramblers2:46
2Way Down in Alabama
banjo:
Jack Reedy (on 1928-10-27)
guitar:
Carol Cruise (on 1928-10-27) and Malcolm Worley (on 1928-10-27)
violin:
Jack Pierce (on 1928-10-27)
vocals:
Carol Cruise (on 1928-10-27) and Jack Pierce (on 1928-10-27)
recording of:
Way Down in Alabama (on 1928-10-27)
composer:
Louis Staab
arranger:
Jack Pierce
Smyth County Ramblers2:45
3Do Not Wait ’Till I’m Laid ’Neath the Clay
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-28)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-28)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-28)
recording of:
Do Not Wait 'till I'm Laid Beneath the Clay (on 1928-10-28)
lyricist:
Morgan Williams
composer:
B. B. Bateman
Alfred G. Karnes3:21
4The Days of My Childhood Plays
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-28)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-28)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-28)
recording of:
The Days of My Childhood Plays (on 1928-10-28)
composer:
Alfred G. Karnes
Alfred G. Karnes2:53
5We Shall All Be Reunited
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-28)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-28)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-28)
recording of:
We Shall Be Reunited (on 1928-10-28)
composer:
B. B. Bateman
Alfred G. Karnes53:10
6If the Light Has Gone Out in Your Soul
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-29)
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29) and Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
If the Light Has Gone Out of Your Soul (on 1928-10-29)
composer:
Curtis J. Williams
arranger:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers53:13
7Went up in the Clouds of Heaven
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-29)
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29) and Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
Went Up in the Clouds of Heaven (on 1928-10-29)
lyricist:
Johnson Oatman, Jr. (Gospel Lyricist)
composer:
R. L. Ferguson
arranger:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers2:54
8I Know That Jesus Set Me Free
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-29)
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29) and Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
- I Know That Jesus Set Me Free (on 1928-10-29)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers52:54
9Shine on Me
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-11-29)
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
banjo, fiddle, guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-11-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29), Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29), [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-11-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-11-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
Shine on Me (on 1928-10-29)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers53:16
10Bright Tomorrow
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29) and Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
Bright Tomorrow (on 1928-10-30)
lyricist:
Millard H. Smith
composer:
J. L. Heath
arranger:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers3:04
11A Little Talk With Jesus
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-30)
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29) and Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
A Little Talk With Jesus (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
William H. Doane
arranger:
Ernest Phipps
translated version of:
En liten stund med Jesus (Swedish hymn)
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers53:00
12I Cannot be Your Sweetheart
guitar:
Charles Peak (on 1928-10-30)
violin:
James Howard (old-timer Kentucky musician) (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
James Howard (old-timer Kentucky musician) (on 1928-10-30) and Charles Peak (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
I Cannot be Your Sweetheart (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Abbie A. Ford
arranger:
James Howard (old-timer Kentucky musician) and Charles Peak
Howard ‐ Peak (The Blind Musicians)2:54
13Three Black Sheep
guitar:
Charles Peak (on 1928-10-30)
violin:
James Howard (old-timer Kentucky musician) (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
James Howard (old-timer Kentucky musician) (on 1928-10-30) and Charles Peak (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Three Black Sheep (on 1928-10-30)
writer:
James Howard (old-timer Kentucky musician) and Charles Peak
Howard ‐ Peak (The Blind Musicians)3:38
14Good‐night Darling
guitar:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Good-Night Darling (on 1928-10-30)
writer:
R. E. Bays
arranger:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s)
Clarence Greene2:38
15Little Bunch of Roses
guitar:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Little Bunch of Roses (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s)
Clarence Greene2:52
16The Broken‐Hearted Lover
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-30)
guitar, harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-30)
violin:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
The Broken-Hearted Lover (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family2:41
17Angeline, the Baker
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-30)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-30)
harmonica:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-30)
mandolin:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Angeline the Baker (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Uncle Eck Dunford
Uncle Eck Dunford2:54
18Old Shoes and Leggin’s
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
fiddle:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
mandolin:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
Old Shoes and Leggins (on 1928-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 362)
Uncle Eck Dunford3:05
19We Parted by the River Side
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
We Parted by the River Side (on 1928-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
William Shakespeare Hays
arranger:
Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family3:08
20Down to Jordan and Be Saved
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
violin:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
concertmaster:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
Down to Jordan and Be Saved (on 1928-10-31)
composer:
Uncle Eck Dunford
Ernest Stoneman’s Dixie Mountaineers2:56
21There’s a Light Lit up in Galilee
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
violin and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
concertmaster:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
There's a Light Lit Up in Galilee (on 1928-10-31)
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
Ernest Stoneman’s Dixie Mountaineers2:45
22Going up the Mountain after Liquor, Part 1
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
spoken vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31) and Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
partial recording of:
Going up the Mountain After Liquor (on 1928-10-31)
writer:
Uncle Eck Dunford and Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family2:43
23Going up the Mountain after Liquor, Part 2
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
spoken vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31) and Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
partial recording of:
Going up the Mountain After Liquor (on 1928-10-31)
writer:
Uncle Eck Dunford and Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family3:09
24The Spanish Merchant’s Daughter
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
violin and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
The Spanish Merchant's Daughter (on 1928-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
A. M. Wakefield
arranger:
Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family43:20
25Too Late
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-11-01)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-11-01)
guitar, harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-11-01)
violin:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-11-01)
soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-11-01)
recording of:
Too Late (on 1928-11-01)
composer:
Uncle Eck Dunford
The Stoneman Family3:32
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