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

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1Remember Me, o Mighty One
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:
Remember Me O Mighty One (on 1927-08-02)
composer:
Joanna Kirkel
Alcoa Quartet3:01
2I'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 (American songwriter and lyricist, also worked as music publisher)
composer:
S. A. Ganus
Alcoa Quartet3:09
3Mountaineer's Courtship
Stoneman, Frost2:49
4Whip-Poor-Will's Song
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:
The Whip-poor-will’s Song (on 1927-07-27)
composer:
Uncle Eck Dunford
Uncle Eck Dunford2:59
5The Soldier's Poor Little Boy
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
banjo:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1927-07-28)
harmonica:
El Watson (on 1927-07-28)
vocals:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
The Soldier’s Poor Little Boy (on 1927-07-28)
writer:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) and Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers)
The Johnson Brothers2:44
6Just a Message From Carolina
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)
performer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
Just a Message (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
Just a Message From Carolina (on 1927-07-28)
writer:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) and Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers)
The Johnson Brothers3:12
7Do, Lord, Remember Me
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:
Do, Lord Remember Me (on 1927-07-26)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Quartet3:14
8Old Ship of Zion
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:
Old Ship of Zion (on 1927-07-26)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Quartet3:09
9Pot Licker Blues
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (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. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
El Watson2:53
10When They Ring the Golden Bells
Alfred G. Karnes3:07
11To 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. Karnes3:00
12Skip 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. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Uncle Eck Dunford2:53
13Barney McCoy
Uncle Eck Dunford2:54
14I Mean to Live for Jesus
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Arthur Wyrick (on 1927-07-28)
violin and baritone vocals:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician) (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
I Mean to Live for Jesus (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician)
Blind Alfred Reed3:01
15You Must Unload
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-28)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician) (on 1927-07-28)
guitar:
Arthur Wyrick (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
You Must Unload (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician)
Blind Alfred Reed13:05
16Train on the Island
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
fiddle:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Train on the Island (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
J.P. Nester3:03
17Black-Eyed Susie
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
violin:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Black-Eyed Susie (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
J.P. Nester2:59
18The Resurrection
Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers3:17
19I Am Resolved
Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers3:03
20Dying Girl's Farewell
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
guitar and 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:
Dying Girl's Farewell (on 1927-07-25)
lyricist:
J. D. Patton
composer:
G. W. Archer
E. Stoneman, E.K. Brewer, M. Mooney3:07
21Tell 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
E. Stoneman, E.K. Brewer, M. Mooney2:59
22Suzanna Gal
Dad Blackard's Moonshiners3:14
23Sandy River Belle
Dad Blackard's Moonshiners3:33
24Johnny Goodwin
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
William McReynolds (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Howard Green (US folk musician active 1927) (on 1927-08-01) and Charlie Greer (on 1927-08-01)
violin:
Charles McReynolds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
Bill Deane (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Johnny Goodwin (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
Charles McReynolds
publisher:
Carfax Publishing Co
Bull Mountain Moonshiners2:55
25Miss Liza, Poor Gal
The Tenneva Ramblers2:40
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