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The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story: Appalachia on Record 1946-1954

The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story: Appalachia on Record 1946-1954

Various Artists

Year: 2025

Genre: Folk

Format: FLAC

Media: Digital Only

Personnel

Al Hendershot

Bailey Brothers

Bassett Quartet

Bill Alford and His Tennessee Hillbillies

Bill Ward

Blue Friday & His Daniel Boone Ramblers

Bob Harman

Buffalo Johnson

Buffalo Johnson and His Herd

Buffalo Johnson and His Melody Rangers

Buffalo Johnson & the Church Brothers and Their Blue Ridge Ramblers

Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys

Byrd Brothers

Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers

Cecil and Wyona With Cuzzin Don

Cecil Gill

Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers

Charlie Duke & Band

Christian Crusaders Quartet

Cline Sluss

Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers

Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert & Curley Parker With Their Pine Ridge Boys

Emerson Leigh

Ernest Martin

Everett Callahan

Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys

Frank Hunter & His Country Boys

Freeman Barnett and His Saltwell Hollow Boys

George Allen

George Simerly and His Tennesseans

Glen Neaves and the Grayson County Boys

Guiding Light Quartet

Happy Gospel Singers

Harold Andrews and His Gulf Coast Playboys

Hugh Lee Ott

Jack Lane & His Tennessee Valley Boys

Jack Watson & His Dixie Range Riders

Jim Eanes

Jim Eanes & the Shenandoah Valley Boys

Jim Hall

Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers

Jimmy Flannary & His Mid-Westerners

Jimmy Hayes and His Cherokee Playboys

Jimmy Hutell

Jimmy Renfro and His Memory Valley Boys

Johnny Russell & His Kinfolks

Jones Creek Quartet

J.P. Sauceman

Ked Killen

Keith Buck & His Harmony Playboys

Larry Dean & His Virginia Playboys

Larry Godsey

Larry Williams

Leon Beaver & His Kennedy Cowboys

Little David

Lloyd Haynes

Lois Price & the Southern Ramblers With Eddie Dee

Mac Maguire & His Harmony Rangers

Martha Carson

Moon Mullins With Mrs. Moon Mullins

Otis Parker

Peter William Julian

Q.D. Holly & His Southern Troubadours

Raymond Webb & the Radio Center Boys

Rocky Mountain Boys

Sam Frazier

Scotty and Tar Heel Ruby

Shivel Girls Trio

Shorty Morris

'Skeets' Rigsby & His Rhythm Boys

Smiling Jack Hamlett & His Tennessee Partners

Smokey Drew

Southern Sacred Quartette

Speedy Morris & His Radio Rangers

Stoney Cooper

Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Boys

Stoney Cooper & His the Clinch Mountain Clan

Texas Slim Owenby

The Blue Mountain Boys

The Carolina Sunshine Girls

The Caudill Family

The Church Brothers and Their Blue Ridge Ramblers

The Crusaders Quartette

The Cumberland Valley Girls

The Dixie Sweethearts

The Don Daye Quintette

The Four Tones

The Hardin Brothers Quartet

The Harvey Family

The Hillbilly Ramblers

The Mello-Tone Quartette

The Mulkey Brothers

The Mullins Family

The Payne Family Quartette

The Payne Sisters

The Sauceman Brothers

The Shivel Family

The Singing Miner

The Southern Ramblers

The Stanley Brothers

The Sunset Westerners

The Tennessee Valley Boys

Tommy Andrews

Tommy Scott

[Unknown]

Wanda Wolfe & the Sunset Westerners

Wilma Lee Cooper

Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper

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