Billy Q. Smith
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Mac Wiseman - How Lonely Can You Get - 1966
Recorded in Nashville, TN on April 26, 1966. Issued on the album “Bluegrass” (Dot DLP 3731/DLP 25731, 1966). Reissued on the anthology album “On Susan’s Floor” (Bear Family BCD 16736 DK, 2007). Features Mac Wiseman, Bobby Osborne, Sonny Osborne, Tommy Jackson, Joe Zinkan and Willie Ackerman. Song composed by Rusty Nail. (Rusty Nail was a pseudonym for Euphia Elizabeth McGee; her maiden name was Jones; she was married to Armon Nail and John McGee.) Remake of song issued by Lester Flatt & Mac Wiseman on the album “On The South Bound” (RCA Victor LSP-4688, 1971). Second remake of song issued by Mac Wiseman on the album “Mac Wiseman” (Dot MCA-39086, 1986). Song issued by Del McCoury as “How Lonely Can You Get?” on the album “Don’t Stop The Music” (Rounder 0245, 1990).
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The Stanley Brothers - Searching For A Soldier’s Grave (live) - 1966
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Recorded at Finney Chapel at Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH on February 18, 1966. Features Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley, George Shuffler, Hiram “Ginny” Stamper, Jr. and Gregg Morton. Song composed by Jim Anglin, who sold the copyrights to Roy Acuff. Song first issued by the Bailes Brothers (Columbia 36932, 1946). Song issued by the Stanley Brothers as “Soldier’s Grave” on the album “The Greate...
The Dry Branch Fire Squad - Jesus On The Mainline - 1977
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From the album “Spiritual Songs From Dry Branch” (Rite RT 001, 1977). Album features Ron Thomason, John Baker, Robert Leach, Johnnie Carpenter, Mary Jo Dickman and Dick Erwin. Song is traditional (song incorrectly attributed to Curnie Wilson on album back cover. First known recording of song recorded by John A. Lomax and Ruby T. Lomax in Charleston, SC on July 16, 1937 as performed by an uniden...
Del McCoury - Birmingham Jail - 1976
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Recorded in Silver Spring, MD in April or June 1976. Issued on the album “Our Kind Of Grass” (Rebel SLP 1569, 1978). Features Del McCoury, Donnie Eldreth, Bill Runkle, Bill Poffenberger and Dewey Renfro. Song composed by Thomas Darby and Jimmie Tarlton (variation of the traditional song “Down In The Valley”). Song first issued by Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212-D, 1928).
Larry Sparks - Digging In The Ground - 1981
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Recorded in Chicago, IL in February 1981. Issued as “Diggin In The Ground” on the album “Ramblin Letters” (Acoustic Revival AR 33004, 1981). Features Larry Sparks (guitar, mandolin, lead vocal and baritone vocal), Wendall Bartley (tenor vocal), Scott Vestal (banjo), Joe Meadows (fiddle) and Roger Bellow (bass). Song composed by Randall Hylton. Remake of song by Larry Sparks issued as “Digging I...
Vern and Ray - Little Birdie - 1974
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From the album “Sounds From The Ozarks” (Old Homestead OHW 10001, 1974). Album features Vern Williams, Ray Park, Rick Shubb, Herb Pedersen, Howard Courtney and Markie Shubb. Song is traditional. Song first issued by John Hammond (Gennett 3022, 1925).
David Davis And The Warrior River Boys - Blue Grass Twist (live) (aka Blue Grass Part One) - 1994
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Recorded at the Country Corner Coffee House in South Hadley, MA on March 19, 1994. Issued as “Blue Grass Twist“ on the album “From The Vault: Volume 1” (Davis Music 1002, 2017). Features David Davis (mandolin), Mitch Scott (guitar), Anthony Bailey (banjo), Tommy Chapman (fiddle) and Stan Wilemon (bass). Tune composed by Bill Monroe. Tune first issued by Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys as “B...
David Davis & The Warrior River Boys - Blues Stay Away From Me - 2002
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Recorded by Ray Davis in Falling Waters, WV on March 25, 2002. Issued on the album “America’s Music” (Wango CD 122, 2003). Features David Davis (mandolin and tenor vocal), Scott Brannon (rhythm guitar and lead vocal), Lloyd Douglas (lead guitar), Owen Saunders (fiddle) and Marty Hays (bass). Song composed by Alton Delmore, Wayne Raney, Rabon Delmore and Henry Glover. Song first issued by the De...
David Davis and The Warrior River Boys - Only One Step More - 1996
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Recorded by Ray Davis in Falling Waters, WV on October 6, 1996. Issued on the album “My Dixie Home” (Wango CD 105, 1997). Features David Davis (mandolin and tenor vocal) and Scott Brannon (guitar and lead vocal). Song composed by John Lair. Song first issued by the Girls Of The Golden West (Conqueror 8997, 1938).
The Stanley Brothers - Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone (vault recording) - 1964
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Recorded by Ray Davis at 4801 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD in May 1964. Issued as “Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone” on the compilation album “Plum Pitiful: Volume Two” (Wango CD 116, 2000). Reissued on the compilation album “Plum Pitiful: 20 Sad And Tragic Bluegrass Songs” (Time Life Music M18998, 2004). Features Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley and George Shuffler. Song composed by A. P. Carter. Song...
The Stanley Brothers - Lord, I'm Coming Home (alternate take) - 1964
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Recorded by Ray Davis at 4801 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD in November 1964. Issued as by Ralph and Carter Stanley on the compilation album “It's Hymn-Time: Volume Two” (Wango CD 120, 2002). Different version of song from same session issued on the album “John's Gospel Quartet” (Wango LP-105, ca. 1965) and reissued on the album “The Stanley Brothers Of Virginia: Volume Four” (County 754, 1976). Fe...
Buzz Busby and Pete Pike and the Bayou Boys - This Weary Heart You Stole Away (live) - Ca. 1954
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Recorded at WGAY in Silver Spring, MD ca. 1954. Features Buzz Busby, Pete Pike and possibly Donnie Bryant, John Hall and/or Lee Cole. Song composed by Carter Stanley. Song first issued by The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (Mercury 70217, 1953). Some pressings of the single titled song as “This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart)” while other pressings titled it as “...
Red Allen & Frank Wakefield (with Don Stover & Kenny Kosek) - I’ll Never Make You Blue (live) - 1971
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Recorded at McBurney YMCA in New York, NY on February 14, 1971. Features Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, Don Stover and Kenny Kosek. Song composed by “Curly” Ray Cline and Charles “Charlie” Cline. Song first issued by The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers (RCA Victor 47-5235, 1953). Photo taken in Boston, MA region ca. 1971 by unknown photographer (L-R: Don Stover, unknown bassist, Frank Wakefield and Red All...
Bill Lowe & Ron Thomason - The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane - 1987
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Issued as “Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane” on the album “Strong at Heart” (Gordo 004, 1987). Features Bill Lowe (guitar), Ron Thomason (banjo and vocal) and Dave Edmundson (fiddle). Song composed by William Shakespeare Hays (published as “Little Old Cabin in the Lane” in 1871). Song first issued by Spencer & Ossman (Leonard Garfield “Len” Spencer and Vess L. Ossman) as “The Little Old Log Cab...
Uncle Dave Macon - No One To Welcome Me Home (home recording) (aka The Old Home) - 1950
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Recorded in Kittrell, TN ca. May 1950. Issued as “No One To Welcome Me Home” on the album “Uncle Dave Macon At Home: His Last Recordings, 1950” (Davis Unlimited DU-TFS-101, 1976/Bear Family BFX 15214, 1987). Reissued on the anthology album “Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy” (Bear Family BCD 15978 JM, 2004). Song composed by Joe W. Earls (published as “My Old Home” in 1928). Song first issued by ...
The Blue Sky Boys (Bolick Bros.) - No One To Welcome Me Home (aka The Old Home) - 1936
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The Blue Sky Boys (Bolick Bros.) - No One To Welcome Me Home (aka The Old Home) - 1936
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (live) - 1981
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Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (live) - 1981
James King and David Davis - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (live) - 1999
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James King and David Davis - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (live) - 1999
Roy McMillan & the High Country Boys - Wandering In The Darkness (aka When You Go Walking) - 1972
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Roy McMillan & the High Country Boys - Wandering In The Darkness (aka When You Go Walking) - 1972
Lowell Varney & Landon Messer - When You Go Walking After Midnight (live) - 1982
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Lowell Varney & Landon Messer - When You Go Walking After Midnight (live) - 1982
Ralph Stanley (with George Jones & Vince Gill) - Angel Band (aka Angels Bear Me Away) - 1992
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Ralph Stanley (with George Jones & Vince Gill) - Angel Band (aka Angels Bear Me Away) - 1992
Ralph Stanley (with Bill Monroe) - Letter From My Darling - 1992
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Ralph Stanley (with Bill Monroe) - Letter From My Darling - 1992
The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen - They’re At Rest Together (live) (aka T.B. Blues) - 1957
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The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen - They’re At Rest Together (live) (aka T.B. Blues) - 1957
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys - Down In The Willow Garden (live) - 1957
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Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys - Down In The Willow Garden (live) - 1957
J.D. Crowe & The New South - East Virginia Blues/Why Don’t You Tell Me So (live) - 1975
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J.D. Crowe & The New South - East Virginia Blues/Why Don’t You Tell Me So (live) - 1975
Carl Sauceman & The Green Valley Boys (featuring Curly Seckler) - Shine On Me (live) - 1950
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Carl Sauceman & The Green Valley Boys (featuring Curly Seckler) - Shine On Me (live) - 1950
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys - Kentucky Mandolin (live) - 1975
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Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys - Kentucky Mandolin (live) - 1975
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys - Fraulein (live) - 1975
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Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys - Fraulein (live) - 1975
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (with Jack Cooke) - Letter From My Darlin’ (live) - 1967
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Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (with Jack Cooke) - Letter From My Darlin’ (live) - 1967
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (featuring Ralph Lewis) - Truck Driving Man (live) - 1975
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Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (featuring Ralph Lewis) - Truck Driving Man (live) - 1975

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  • @MarleneThompson-h8c
    @MarleneThompson-h8c Годину тому

    A beautiful song But so so sad

  • @piqle
    @piqle 18 годин тому

    i love this song so much

  • @thomasbeck2672
    @thomasbeck2672 День тому

  • @cliffordyaun6505
    @cliffordyaun6505 2 дні тому

    Another great recording from the Oberlin concert in 2/66. Would love to hear the full show of this as Carter was really in good voice, perhaps the last time it was captured on tape.

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith День тому

      @@cliffordyaun6505 Indeed. The show is a remarkable one considering that Carter Stanley was on his last leg in 1966. He certainly rose to the occasion on this evening. My hunch is that he was respectful of college audiences (and the folk music scare in general). I reckon he hit the flask a bit less prior to this concert.

    • @cliffordyaun6505
      @cliffordyaun6505 Годину тому

      @@BillyQSmith So I'm assuming this is a live show that you acquired privately. Ant way I could get a copy of this show? I have lots of live bluegrass recordings down through the years. Maybe we could swap some music.

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 53 хвилини тому

      @@cliffordyaun6505 Here’s a link to a Google Drive folder with the full show in MP3 format: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ur9j3CGl8l73TbHnX2QRANHBSiEWIshj?usp=sharing

  • @arliehumphrey1988
    @arliehumphrey1988 2 дні тому

    That is a great song. Earl Taylor was a great man, Lynn player and a great singer and his wife wrote this song.

  • @solocamq32
    @solocamq32 3 дні тому

    Emmylou was so young then,think what could have been,she is without a doubt the best country singer since Patsy Cline.

  • @stevenbrechter9452
    @stevenbrechter9452 5 днів тому

    Pick it, Ralph!

  • @Bign2211
    @Bign2211 6 днів тому

    Can you post haunted house with little Ralph please

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 6 днів тому

      I've added it to my list and will try to get to it soon. In the meantime, here’s a link to a Google Drive folder with all 12 album tracks (plus an image of the original cassette tray card): drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZEu5-wjiZbP-MBvk7bkIRaGHkjhNTphp?usp=sharing

  • @dustbat
    @dustbat 7 днів тому

    Pete was a big deal in 1950s Richmond Va.🦇

  • @LeePax
    @LeePax 8 днів тому

    Phil Ochs seems to be mentioned in this Norman Blake song "'76 Blues + 2" (1978), with the verse that begins around 1:29 with the lyrics, "I knew a man from New York State, believe me friends he tried, he believed in every word he sang then he hung hisself and died, it's a hard road he traveled on."

  • @MarleneThompson-h8c
    @MarleneThompson-h8c 8 днів тому

    Oh. My my. Such a lonesome and Sad song

  • @alberto.ruatta
    @alberto.ruatta 8 днів тому

    Authentic and Beautiful heart-felt Blue Grass music. Some of the best musicians on these WGAY radio broadcast! I've always loved this picture of the Bayou Boys. Looking at their happy faces brings everytime a smile on my face

  • @alexanderkutschera149
    @alexanderkutschera149 8 днів тому

    Thanks for posting this song. I’ll have to listen to the Delmore Brothers version now … up until now I’ve only heard the version done by KD Lange, Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee. I will be diving into the rabbit hole of this country classic now.

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 7 днів тому

      Here's my fav version (Jorma Kaukonen): ua-cam.com/video/FBccXuv0oKU/v-deo.htmlsi=a_Cam-5BD4d3IKc4

  • @CAROLUSPRIMA
    @CAROLUSPRIMA 8 днів тому

    David was one of the good ones for sure. What a shame.

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 8 днів тому

      Indeed. I was devastated to learn of David Davis' tragic death earlier this week. He was a wonderful, kind individual and a true bluegrass music all-star.

  • @deborahrenaut3150
    @deborahrenaut3150 9 днів тому

    Loved this song. I first heard it on a Ray Davis show and bought the album. So shocked at his sudden passing. He was such a really nice man. I remember talking to him at a show in Lucketts Va. Hope and prayers for his wife who was also in the accident.

  • @gerardkelly3219
    @gerardkelly3219 10 днів тому

    What a great singer! Such a tragic loss. RIP to a great soul.

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    One of greatest tunes ever written, it is such a classic!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    What an amazing lineup! Doesn't get much better than this!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    I've never heard a bad version of this tune, it is truely timeless!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    Classic!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    Two of best the bluegrass has to offer! RIP Ralph and Bill you were the greatest!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    Three of the greatest voices of all time!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    What a great lineup of the Clinch Mountain Boys!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    I enjoy this version it is very good!

  • @walrusgumboot7243
    @walrusgumboot7243 10 днів тому

    Absolutely have to love that bass vocal of George Shuffler!

  • @andrewmartin2907
    @andrewmartin2907 12 днів тому

    Buzz n Pete. The best of the best of the best.

  • @deborahrenaut3150
    @deborahrenaut3150 13 днів тому

    Thanks Billy, that is great. I guess this album was never reissued on cd. My name is Paul, by the way .Deborah was my wife . She passed away four years ago. Are there any acapella songs on this album?

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 12 днів тому

      Nice to meet you, Paul. My condolences on the loss of your wife, Deborah. The songs “Children, Go Where I Send Thee,” “I’m Working On A Building” and “They Won’t Believe” are performed a cappella. Here’s a link to a Google Drive folder with all 14 album tracks in MP3 format: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TbMyTIWgCigI_6FtJno2Y6K2sOt0XwKt?usp=sharing

  • @deborahrenaut3150
    @deborahrenaut3150 13 днів тому

    Great , would love to hear more of this album. I was aware of most of their recordings, but never heard of this one.

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 13 днів тому

      @@deborahrenaut3150 Here’s my favorite track on the album: ua-cam.com/video/o0Nta_uX-nk/v-deo.htmlsi=oaBtNAMSBTsWrOCP

  • @curtiscoleman6856
    @curtiscoleman6856 14 днів тому

    Is this the only song you have recorded of the show?

  • @wimweender1306
    @wimweender1306 14 днів тому

    ❤😊

  • @paulallen3557
    @paulallen3557 14 днів тому

    I remember seeing Varney and Messer at a couple of festivals just over in West Virginia across from Martin County, KY (not far from home). I appreciated them for their old-timey style of music. I have an album of there's I still play from time to time. Seems like they were from that Mingo County area.

    • @johnyoung9874
      @johnyoung9874 14 днів тому

      They were from Wayne county. Varney used to be a barber in the town of Wayne.

  • @jacobschweitzer1068
    @jacobschweitzer1068 15 днів тому

    Love this song alot ❤😊

  • @danalambert8529
    @danalambert8529 16 днів тому

    Thats my Dad Ray Lambert playing the Bass Fiddle. Thinking of you everyday, Dad Love Dans

  • @jarobary
    @jarobary 17 днів тому

    Fantastic...

  • @mountaintyme2000
    @mountaintyme2000 19 днів тому

    Excellent! Thanks!

  • @familjenfrenell9288
    @familjenfrenell9288 19 днів тому

    Beautiful!!

  • @etalbert56
    @etalbert56 20 днів тому

    Jay Johnson is my grandfather and I love hearing him!

  • @bobperilla
    @bobperilla 22 дні тому

    Outstanding! Bob Black is Iowa’s greatest gift to bluegrass.

  • @JohnHicksPicks
    @JohnHicksPicks 22 дні тому

    Yeahhhhhhhhhhh

  • @darrylboom5973
    @darrylboom5973 24 дні тому

    Great harmony with Herb Pedersen on high tenor!

  • @peterpiets3631
    @peterpiets3631 24 дні тому

    Splendid 😊

  • @bobperilla
    @bobperilla 24 дні тому

    Zeb’s in Baltimore, OMG. Roll Billy!

  • @CAROLUSPRIMA
    @CAROLUSPRIMA 24 дні тому

    Yessir that’s Jack. Never heard this before. Thanks.

  • @larrypark9047
    @larrypark9047 25 днів тому

    Billy thank you. Really enjoy listening to Vern, Ray (my father) and Herb! It brings back Great memories of watching them practice when I was a kid!❤

    • @BillyQSmith
      @BillyQSmith 25 днів тому

      Welcome! Did you see this Playlist? ua-cam.com/play/PLKpTLqaL2LyTvHdQoV3Ts2QcuDdJESlPI.html&si=wtoWDwVFpAXalIaH

    • @larrypark9047
      @larrypark9047 25 днів тому

      @@BillyQSmith I’ll send this off to Delbert Williams. He might already have it.

  • @larrypark9047
    @larrypark9047 25 днів тому

    Love that song! Brings back lots of great memories.

  • @cliftonjarvis8010
    @cliftonjarvis8010 27 днів тому

    Second cousin, I really didn’t know him but I heard good things about him.

  • @fullshark09
    @fullshark09 28 днів тому

    Ralph's speed in the 50s was untouchable.

  • @redmoon5175
    @redmoon5175 29 днів тому

    Literally Me

  • @shirleymarshYB
    @shirleymarshYB 29 днів тому

    How small the audience sounds at the end.

  • @marywagner5673
    @marywagner5673 29 днів тому

    Sweet sweet sound!! That's my daddy Ralph Pennington playing the bass with his cousins, The Church Brothers ❤