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

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 3
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1Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar and alto vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
guitar and soprano vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
bass vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (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] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
The Carter Family3:01
2Little Log Cabin by the Sea
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar and alto vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
bass vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (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 (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Carter Family2:56
3The Poor Orphan Child
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar and alto vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
bass vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (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 (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Carter Family3:32
4The Storms are on the Ocean
producer:
Ralph Sylvester Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar, alto vocals and lead vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
bass vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01)
soprano vocals:
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 (of the Carter Family) (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 (BMI)
The Carter Family2:54
5Single Girl, Married Girl
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-02)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar and alto vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-02)
guitar and soprano vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (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 (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Carter Family2:52
6The Wandering Boy
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar and alto vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-02)
guitar and soprano vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02)
bass vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-02)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (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 (BMI)
The Carter Family3:28
7Remember 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 Quartet2:59
8I’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 Quartet3:11
9Henry 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 (BMI)
Henry Whitter3:14
10Rain Crow Bill
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
harmonica:
Henry Whitter (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
Rain Crow Bill (on 1927-08-02)
composer:
Henry Whitter
Henry Whitter3:01
11Big Bend Gal
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-03)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-03)
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), Clarice Shelor (on 1927-08-03) and Jesse Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
Big Bend Gal (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Joe Blackard
The Shelor Family2:50
12Suzanna Gal
producer:
Ralph Peer (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:
Suzanna Gal (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Joe Blackard
The Shelor Family3:16
13Sandy River Belle (Take 1)
producer:
Ralph Peer (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 (BMI)
The Shelor Family3:05
14Sandy River Belle (Take 2)
producer:
Ralph Peer (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 (BMI)
The Shelor Family3:32
15Bill Grimes, the Rover
producer:
Ralph Peer (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:
Billy Grimes the Rover (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Joe Blackard
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Shelor Family52:50
16The Newmarket Wreck
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-03)
autoharp:
Flora Baker (on 1927-08-03)
banjo:
J. H. Holbrook (on 1927-08-03)
guitar:
Jim W. Baker (on 1927-08-03)
violin:
J. E. Green (on 1927-08-03)
vocals:
Flora Baker (on 1927-08-03) and Jim W. Baker (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
The Newmarket Wreck (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Jim W. Baker
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker3:15
17On the Banks of the Sunny Tennessee
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-03)
autoharp:
Flora Baker (on 1927-08-03)
banjo:
J. H. Holbrook (on 1927-08-03)
guitar:
Jim W. Baker (on 1927-08-03)
violin:
J. E. Green (on 1927-08-03)
vocals:
Flora Baker (on 1927-08-03) and Jim W. Baker (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
On the Banks of the Old Tennessee (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Jim W. Baker
Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker3:27
18The 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 (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
The Soldier's Sweetheart (on 1927-08-04)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Jimmie Rodgers3:14
19Sleep 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 (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
Sleep, Baby, Sleep (on 1927-08-04)
composer:
John J. Handley
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Jimmie Rodgers43:10
20The 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 (BMI)
Tenneva Ramblers3:08
21Sweet Heaven When I Die
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-04)
banjo:
Claude Slagle (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:
Sweet Heaven When I Die (on 1927-08-04)
composer:
Claude Grant
Tenneva Ramblers3:13
22Miss ’Liza, Poor Gal
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-04)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-04)
banjo:
Claude Slagle (on 1927-08-04)
fiddle:
Jack Pierce (on 1927-08-04)
guitar:
Claude Grant (on 1927-08-04)
mandolin:
Jack Grant (on 1927-08-04)
vocals:
Claude Grant (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
Miss Lisa, Poor Girl (on 1927-08-04)
arranger:
Claude Grant
Tenneva Ramblers3:06
23Greasy 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. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
West Virginia Coon Hunters2:54
24Your Blue Eyes Run Me Crazy
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-05)
banjo and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1927-08-05)
fiddle:
W. B. Boyles (on 1927-08-05)
vocals:
W. A. Meadows (on 1927-08-05)
recording of:
Your Blue Eyes Run Me Crazy (on 1927-08-05)
composer:
W. B. Boyles
West Virginia Coon Hunters3:17
25Standing 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 Mountaineers2:50
26At the River
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-05)
choir vocals:
Tennessee Mountaineers (Bristol Sessions 1927-1928) (on 1927-08-05)
vocals:
Roy Hobbs (on 1927-08-05)
recording of:
At the River (on 1927-08-05)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lowry (1826-1899) (in 1864)
Tennessee Mountaineers2:50
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