The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story: Appalachia on Record 1946-1954
Various Artists
Year: 2025
Genre: Folk
Format: FLAC
Media: Digital Only
Personnel
Tracks
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disc 1 of 12 | |||
| 1 | Tear Drops in the Rain | 2:48 | |
| 2 | Say Goodbye | 2:51 | |
| 3 | Waitin' in Old Caroline | 2:52 | |
| 4 | Jim Hall's Boogie | 3:04 | |
| 5 | I'll Always Find a Way | 2:55 | |
| 6 | Come Back Again | 3:07 | |
| 7 | As Long as You Have That Smile | 2:43 | |
| 8 | Rainbow at Midnight | 3:03 | |
| 9 | Alone and Blue | 3:17 | |
| 10 | Rangers Rag | 2:49 | |
| 11 | Blue Railroad Train | 2:18 | |
| 12 | Reno to Rio | 2:37 | |
| 13 | Something Within Me (Is Telling on You) | 2:24 | |
| 14 | Where Are You Now | 3:09 | |
| 15 | Where the Flowers of God Shall Bloom | 3:09 | |
| 16 | Heaven's Highway 66 | 2:51 | |
| 17 | Got to Humble Down | 3:08 | |
| 18 | My Vine Covered Cabin on the Hill | 3:14 | |
| 19 | God's Long Distance Telephone | 3:04 | |
| 20 | Treasurers on High | 3:12 | |
| 21 | The Foolish One | 2:59 | |
| 22 | The Sweetest Dream | 2:41 | |
| 23 | I Wonder What You'll Say | 2:45 | |
| 24 | Stealin' My Heart | 2:38 | |
| 25 | Not for Auction | 2:37 | |
| 26 | Made Graves in Centralia | 3:15 | |
| Disc 2 of 12 | |||
| 1 | Longing for You | 2:44 | |
| 2 | Mountain Ma and Pa | 2:35 | |
| 3 | The Convicts Dream | 2:46 | |
| 4 | Someday You'll Know | 2:23 | |
| 5 | The Little Rosewood Casket | 2:21 | |
| 6 | What Will I Do | 2:33 | |
| 7 | Don't Blame My Dreams | 2:53 | |
| 8 | It's Up to You | 2:50 | |
| 9 | Two Little Orphans | 2:28 | |
| 10 | Wicked Path of Sin | 2:33 | |
| 11 | Molly and Tenbrooks | 2:27 | |
| 12 | The Rambler's Blues | 2:48 | |
| 13 | Day Dreaming in Sorrow | 2:30 | |
| 14 | You Told Me Your Love Was True | 2:46 | |
| 15 | Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home | 2:43 | |
| 16 | The Girl Behind the Bar | 2:17 | |
| 17 | Happy Valley Special | 2:23 | |
| 18 | Rattlesnake Daddy Blues | 2:08 | |
| 19 | The Pale Horse and His Rider | 2:43 | |
| 20 | Whisper Softly - Mother's Dying | 3:13 | |
| 21 | The Little Glass of Wine | 3:08 | |
| 22 | Little Maggie | 2:20 | |
| 23 | This World Can't Stand Long | 2:40 | |
| 24 | The Tramp on the Street | 3:10 | |
| 25 | Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me | 2:54 | |
| 26 | Step It Up and Go | 3:28 | |
| 27 | The Silver in My Mother's Hair | 2:51 | |
| 28 | The Wreath of Flowers | 2:45 | |
| Disc 3 of 12 | |||
| 1 | (You're Just a Ray of) Carolina Sunshine | 2:09 | |
| 2 | Blue Days | 2:55 | |
| 3 | A Prepared Place | 2:50 | |
| 4 | Two Little Rosebuds | 2:55 | |
| 5 | Our Darling's Gone | 2:14 | |
| 6 | The Jealous Lover | 2:14 | |
| 7 | I'm Gonna Let It Shine | 2:45 | |
| 8 | When He Heard My Plea | 2:48 | |
| 9 | I've Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart | 2:47 | |
| 10 | Rainbow of Love | 2:30 | |
| 11 | When He Reached Down His Hand | 2:47 | |
| 12 | Rank Strangers | 2:41 | |
| 13 | Matthew Twenty-Four | 2:30 | |
| 14 | My Dreamboat Is Drifting | 2:40 | |
| 15 | Just a Faded Petal From a Beautiful Bouquet | 2:28 | |
| 16 | Careless Hands | 2:07 | |
| 17 | I Am Free | 2:53 | |
| 18 | Cabin on the Hill | 2:55 | |
| 19 | Things That Might Have Been | 0:58 | |
| 20 | Blue Mountain Girl | 2:21 | |
| 21 | Alabama | 2:56 | |
| 22 | The Sweetest Gift, a Mother's Smile | 2:59 | |
| 23 | John Henry | 2:43 | |
| 24 | I Will Never Marry | 2:57 | |
| 25 | The San Marino Tragedy | 2:36 | |
| 26 | Capital Letters (Write Your Name in My Heart) | 2:22 | |
| 27 | The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band | 2:33 | |
| 28 | What Good Will It Do | 2:44 | |
| Disc 4 of 12 | |||
| 1 | I Love No One but You | 2:07 | |
| 2 | Rain and Tide | 1:37 | |
| 3 | The Lonely Tomb | 2:49 | |
| 4 | Coal Miners Boogie | 2:53 | |
| 5 | When Kentucky Didn't Have Any Union Men | 2:21 | |
| 6 | Christmas Kisses | 2:30 | |
| 7 | A New Sweetheart for the New Year | 2:20 | |
| 8 | Mule Train | 2:28 | |
| 9 | Ten Pretty Flowers (To My Gal in Tennessee) | 2:26 | |
| 10 | Pretty Polly | 2:56 | |
| 11 | Little Birdie | 2:47 | |
| 12 | Stormy Waters | 2:52 | |
| 13 | I Will Lay My Burden Down | 2:25 | |
| 14 | How Can You Buy Killarney? | 2:40 | |
| 15 | The Moonshiner | 2:37 | |
| 16 | O Jerusalem Fair | 2:36 | |
| 17 | I'll Leave My Troubles Here Below | 2:29 | |
| 18 | Country Philosphy | 3:19 | |
| 19 | M O T H E R | 3:02 | |
| 20 | Bugle Call From Heaven | 2:19 | |
| 21 | Merci Beaucoup, Mon Ami | 2:52 | |
| 22 | If I Should Wander Back Tonight | 2:46 | |
| 23 | Little Birdie | 2:22 | |
| 24 | I'm Changing Business All Around | 2:06 | |
| 25 | There Is No Other | 2:22 | |
| 26 | Death Is Only a Dream | 2:22 | |
| 27 | I Can Tell You the Time | 2:10 | |
| 28 | Old Skibereen | 2:59 | |
| 29 | If I Were a Blackbird | 2:53 | |
| Disc 5 of 12 | |||
| 1 | I'll Be No Stranger There | 2:20 | |
| 2 | Hallelujah, We Shall Rise | 1:55 | |
| 3 | Whisper Goodbye | 3:35 | |
| 4 | Goodbye Boogie | 2:47 | |
| 5 | I Was a Fool (to Fall in Love With You) | 2:42 | |
| 6 | I Heard an Angel Weeping | 2:51 | |
| 7 | Don't You Want to Join That Number | 3:10 | |
| 8 | Just a Closer Walk With Thee | 3:36 | |
| 9 | Too Many Tears | 2:56 | |
| 10 | Trouble | 2:35 | |
| 11 | Why Does the Army Need My Daddy | 3:04 | |
| 12 | It Happens Every Day | 2:52 | |
| 13 | A Wife to Love and a Horse to Plow | 3:00 | |
| 14 | Honey Won't You Tell Me Please | 2:45 | |
| 15 | I Want to Be Ready | 2:50 | |
| 16 | Bound for the Kingdom | 2:53 | |
| 17 | I Don't Know Why | 3:45 | |
| 18 | The Worried Blues | 2:52 | |
| 19 | I'm Lonely for You | 2:28 | |
| 20 | A Sweeter Love Than Yours I'll Never Know | 2:52 | |
| 21 | You Gotta Eat Sometime | 2:38 | |
| 22 | Look What You've Gone and Done to Me | 2:35 | |
| 23 | Time Don't Mean Much Anymore | 2:56 | |
| 24 | Two Can't Win - One Must Lose | 2:51 | |
| 25 | Let's Live a Little (Before We Say Goodbye) | 2:46 | |
| 26 | You Sure Look Lonesome (In That Corner) | 2:36 | |
| Disc 6 of 12 | |||
| 1 | A Wayside Inn for Broken Hearts | 2:53 | |
| 2 | A Beautiful Life | 2:30 | |
| 3 | Dancing With a Memory of You | 3:11 | |
| 4 | Losing You | 2:45 | |
| 5 | No Love No More | 2:34 | |
| 6 | Frankie and Johnny | 2:28 | |
| 7 | Won't You Forgive Me | 2:38 | |
| 8 | In the Mood | 2:57 | |
| 9 | I Know My Name Will Be Called Up There | 2:53 | |
| 10 | We'll Meet Up There | 2:21 | |
| 11 | Day Dreaming | 3:04 | |
| 12 | I Don't Know What to Do | 3:02 | |
| 13 | Maybe I Was Wrong | 2:41 | |
| 14 | I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail | 2:44 | |
| 15 | Down Yonder | 1:58 | |
| 16 | Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart | 2:38 | |
| 17 | John Henry | 2:58 | |
| 18 | Nine Pound Hammer | 2:47 | |
| 19 | Slow Poke | 2:44 | |
| 20 | Detour | 2:38 | |
| 21 | Stepping on My Toes | 3:01 | |
| 22 | You're an Angel to Me | 2:17 | |
| 23 | The Life We Live | 2:40 | |
| 24 | I'd Die for the Red, White and Blue | 3:18 | |
| 25 | Zig Zag Rag | 2:48 | |
| 26 | You Played Your Part in Breaking My Heart | 2:57 | |
| 27 | I Want to Rest | 2:27 | |
| 28 | Lookin' This Way | 3:13 | |
| Disc 7 of 12 | |||
| 1 | Bob's Piano Boogie | 2:51 | |
| 2 | New Caldonia Boogie | 2:49 | |
| 3 | He'll Lead You Through the Pilgrim Land | 2:59 | |
| 4 | I'm Just a Stranger Here | 2:54 | |
| 5 | California Blues | 2:12 | |
| 6 | Mississippi River Blues | 2:43 | |
| 7 | Estes Is Bestes (Kefauver for President Fight Song) | 2:27 | |
| 8 | Tennessee Fishing Song | 2:23 | |
| 9 | Oh! Please Come Back to Me | 2:31 | |
| 10 | A Hundred Years From Now | 2:11 | |
| 11 | Estes Is Bestes (Kefauver for President Fight Song) | 2:41 | |
| 12 | Dive Bomb Boogie | 2:31 | |
| 13 | I Can't Leave You Crying in the Rain | 2:29 | |
| 14 | Give My Best Regards to Kentucky | 2:24 | |
| 15 | Bad Man Stack O Lee | 2:28 | |
| 16 | I'm Begging Back | 2:31 | |
| 17 | I'd Like to Be a Single Man | 2:46 | |
| 18 | My Red Head | 3:01 | |
| 19 | Little Cabin Door | 2:49 | |
| 20 | I'm Sorry Now | 2:26 | |
| 21 | If You Think You're Smart | 2:28 | |
| 22 | Control Over My Heart | 2:43 | |
| 23 | I Took Her by Her Little Brown Hand | 2:28 | |
| 24 | I'll Never Ever Love You Anymore | 2:39 | |
| 25 | Hold Your Horses | 2:32 | |
| 26 | The Highway Bar | 3:02 | |
| 27 | Our Love Isn't Legal | 2:47 | |
| 28 | Long Time No See | 2:30 | |
| 29 | Tennessee Boy | 3:13 | |
| Disc 8 of 12 | |||
| 1 | Somebody Else Still Loves You | 2:46 | |
| 2 | Better Late Than Never | 2:07 | |
| 3 | Indian Boogie | 2:07 | |
| 4 | I'm Waiting 'Neath the Pine | 2:50 | |
| 5 | Stars in My Crown | 2:32 | |
| 6 | In the Land of Peace and Love | 3:06 | |
| 7 | Just Say the Word | 2:07 | |
| 8 | Cherished Memories | 3:11 | |
| 9 | Weary Hobo | 2:57 | |
| 10 | Just a Memory | 2:20 | |
| 11 | The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake | 3:07 | |
| 12 | Are You Waiting Just for Me | 2:20 | |
| 13 | Little Glass of Wine | 2:58 | |
| 14 | Little Birdie | 2:00 | |
| 15 | Because You're Stepping Out on Me | 3:05 | |
| 16 | Somebody Else That Loves You | 3:07 | |
| 17 | Blue Yodel No. 1 | 2:21 | |
| 18 | Florida Blues (Instrumental Breakdown) | 2:43 | |
| 19 | The Bright Crystal Sea | 3:31 | |
| 20 | Where Will You Spend Eternity? | 2:33 | |
| 21 | Can You Give Me Any Help | 2:18 | |
| 22 | My Boogie Woogie Baby | 2:15 | |
| 23 | Lift Me Up and Lead Me On | 3:00 | |
| 24 | Just a Touch of God's Hand | 3:29 | |
| 25 | I Wonder Why You Left Me | 2:43 | |
| 26 | A Poor Boy's Prayer | 3:15 | |
| Disc 9 of 12 | |||
| 1 | Hot Water Blues | 2:47 | |
| 2 | Bucket Special | 2:15 | |
| 3 | Crying Blues | 2:10 | |
| 4 | No End to My Loving You | 2:39 | |
| 5 | The Angels Cried | 2:50 | |
| 6 | Savage Heart | 3:06 | |
| 7 | I'm Missing You Sweetheart | 2:31 | |
| 8 | Don't Cry Darling | 2:57 | |
| 9 | Little Napanee | 3:19 | |
| 10 | The Indians Dream | 3:31 | |
| 11 | Filipino Rose | 3:31 | |
| 12 | Slipping Around | 2:46 | |
| 13 | Why Pick on Me | 2:41 | |
| 14 | I'm Lonesome for You Tonight | 2:10 | |
| 15 | Heartsick Blues | 2:36 | |
| 16 | I Want You to Know | 2:47 | |
| 17 | Lord Lead Me On | 2:26 | |
| 18 | Highway to Glory Land | 2:48 | |
| 19 | Longing and My Hearts Desire | 3:03 | |
| 20 | On the Battlefield | 2:42 | |
| 21 | My Lord's Been a' Walking | 1:59 | |
| 22 | The Sweetest Song I Know | 2:22 | |
| 23 | Somebody Called My Name | 2:47 | |
| 24 | Tune in on Heaven | 2:41 | |
| 25 | There Is Glory in My Soul | 2:04 | |
| 26 | Sing to the World | 2:19 | |
| 27 | Payday in Heaven | 2:28 | |
| 28 | Hold Fast to the Right | 2:30 | |
| Disc 10 of 12 | |||
| 1 | The Glory Special | 2:22 | |
| 2 | The Love of Jesus | 2:46 | |
| 3 | Down on My Knees | 2:44 | |
| 4 | On the Jericho Road | 2:29 | |
| 5 | Mother Wears a Purple Heart | 3:10 | |
| 6 | How Can It Be Wrong | 2:32 | |
| 7 | All Because of You | 3:00 | |
| 8 | Easy Living | 2:45 | |
| 9 | On the Banks of the Hondo | 2:44 | |
| 10 | You Knocked the Pins From My Heart | 2:43 | |
| 11 | No Help Wanted Today | 2:18 | |
| 12 | Somebody Else That Loves You | 2:36 | |
| 13 | Going Home | 3:27 | |
| 14 | We Will Lead His Children Home | 2:44 | |
| 15 | I Think Lots of You | 2:42 | |
| 16 | Aches in My Heart | 2:16 | |
| 17 | Black Mountain Rag | 2:37 | |
| 18 | The Old Swinging Bridge | 2:28 | |
| 19 | Without You I Can't Go On | 2:58 | |
| 20 | Tom Cattin' Around | 2:27 | |
| 21 | Hide Me Rock of Ages | 3:20 | |
| 22 | Looking This Way | 2:32 | |
| 23 | Why Not Confess | 2:59 | |
| 24 | Put Me in Your Pocket | 2:55 | |
| 25 | Hamburger Hop | 2:20 | |
| 26 | Mistaken Love | 2:51 | |
| Disc 11 of 12 | |||
| 1 | Rainbow in the Clouds | 1:54 | |
| 2 | A Shutin's Prayer | 2:55 | |
| 3 | I'm Going Up When I Die | 3:01 | |
| 4 | The Love of God | 2:58 | |
| 5 | You're Sailing Somewhere | 3:01 | |
| 6 | You Passed Me By | 2:38 | |
| 7 | I'll Get Even With You | 2:22 | |
| 8 | I Ain't Got Time | 2:44 | |
| 9 | It Matters Not | 2:15 | |
| 10 | Little David Play on Your Harp | 3:08 | |
| 11 | I Love You Blues | 2:55 | |
| 12 | When We Say Goodbye | 3:15 | |
| 13 | Only Fooling Around | 3:27 | |
| 14 | Leon Boogie | 2:38 | |
| 15 | While the Ages Roll on Up in Heaven | 2:10 | |
| 16 | Long Sought Home | 3:00 | |
| 17 | That Settled It All for Me | 2:27 | |
| 18 | Oh! Sinner Look Back | 2:18 | |
| 19 | Talk About Jesus | 2:33 | |
| 20 | Peace Like a River | 2:43 | |
| 21 | Oh What a Saviour | 2:37 | |
| 22 | Ship Ahoy | 2:51 | |
| 23 | He Knows How Much We Can Bear | 2:27 | |
| 24 | Precious Memories | 2:43 | |
| Disc 12 of 12 | |||
| 1 | You Can't Be True Dear | 3:00 | |
| 2 | Lover | 3:11 | |
| 3 | Ain't No Grave Gonna' Hold My Body Down | 2:42 | |
| 4 | I'll Be No Stranger | 2:10 | |
| 5 | Jubilee | 2:12 | |
| 6 | I'm Not Ashamed of Jesus | 1:39 | |
| 7 | The Road to Life and Death | 2:04 | |
| 8 | Amazing Grace | 2:14 | |
| 9 | Salvation, Oh the Joyful Sound | 1:47 | |
| 10 | Bound for Canaan | 2:09 | |
| 11 | The Promised Land | 2:13 | |
| 12 | Wondrous Love | 2:33 | |
| 13 | Christian Soldier | 1:52 | |
| 14 | Soft Music | 1:48 | |
| 15 | Land of Rest | 2:01 | |
| 16 | Boylston | 1:39 | |
| 17 | The Glory of the Cross | 2:01 | |
| 18 | O Jesus, Ever With Us Stay | 1:55 | |
| 19 | Child of Thine | 1:23 | |