The Bristol Sessions: 1927/1928 - Country Music's 'Big Bang'

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jesus Is Getting Us Ready for That Great Day
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers3:16
2Happy in Prison
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:
Happy in Prison (on 1927-07-26)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers3:19
3I Know My Name Is There
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
soprano vocals:
Irma Frost (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
Know My Name Is There (on 1927-07-25)
composer:
Daniel S. Warner
Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers3:06
4No More Good-Byes
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
soprano vocals:
Irma Frost (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
No More Good-Byes (on 1927-07-25)
lyricist:
Eddie Latta
Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers2:47
5The Jealous Sweetheart
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1927-07-28)
steel guitar:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1927-07-28)
vocals:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
The Jealous Sweetheart (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Johnson Brothers3:15
6Two Brothers Are We (From East Tennessee)
The Johnson Brothers2:54
7What Will I Do, for My Money's All Gone
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-27)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1927-07-27) and Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-27)
harmonica and ukulele:
Iver Edwards (on 1927-07-27)
violin and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1927-07-27)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1927-07-27)
recording of:
What Will I Do, for My Money's All Gone (on 1927-07-27)
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
Uncle Eck Dunford3:24
8Cold Penitentiary Blues
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:
Cold Penitentiary Blues (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
B.F. Shelton
B.F. Shelton3:30
9O 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. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
recording of:
Oh Molly Dear (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
B.F. Shelton
B.F. Shelton33:05
10Called to the Foreign Field
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
harp guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-27)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-27)
recording of:
Called to the Foreign Field (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
Elder John B. Goins
Alfred G. Karnes33:13
11Do Not Wait 'til I'm Laid Beneath the Clay
Alfred G. Karnes3:00
12If the Light Has Gone Out in Your Soul
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers3:03
13Bright Tomorrow
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers2:56
14Days of My Childhood Plays
Alfred G. Karnes2:42
15We 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. Karnes53:02
16I Truly Understand, You Love Another Man
Shortbuckle Roark & Family2:54
17My Mother's Hands
banjo:
George Roark (on 1928-11-04)
vocals:
George Roark (on 1928-11-04), George Roark, Jr. (on 1928-11-04), Oda Roark (on 1928-11-04) and Robert Roark (on 1928-11-04)
recording of:
My Mother’s Hands (on 1928-11-04)
composer:
George Roark and M. E. Wilson
Shortbuckle Roark & Family3:16
18The 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 Family2:39
19We Parted by the Riverside
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 Family3:09
20Angeline 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 Dunford2:49
21Old 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 Dunford3:09
22Down 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
The Stoneman Family2:57
23There'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
The Stoneman Family2:47
24My 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 Ramblers2:45
25Way 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 Ramblers2:43
4▶CD