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The Rich-r-tone/Folk Star Story: Appalachia On Record, 1946-1954 (Deluxe Edition)
The Rich-r-tone/Folk Star Story: Appalachia On Record, 1946-1954 (Deluxe Edition)
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 19/09/2025
- Barcode: 4000127175496
- Edition: Box Set
- Genre: Country
- Label Family: Bear Family
- Subgenre: Bluegrass

The Rich-r-tone/Folk Star Story: Appalachia On Record, 1946-1954 (Deluxe Edition)
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TRACK LISTING
Disc 1
1: Tear Drops in the Rain - Cecil Gill
2: Say Goodbye - Cecil Gill
3: Waitin' in Old Caroline - Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers
4: Jim Hall's Boogie - Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers
5: I'll Always Find a Way - Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers
6: Come Back Again - Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers
7: As Long As You Have That Smile - Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers
8: Rainbow at Midnight - Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers
9: Alone and Blue - Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers
10: Rangers Rag - Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers
11: Blue Railroad Train - The Mulkey Brothers
12: Reno to Rio - The Mulkey Brothers
13: Something Within Me (Is Telling On You) - Buffalo Johnson
14: Where Are You Now - Buffalo Johnson
15: Where the Flowers of God Shall Bloom - Ernest Martin
16: Heaven's Highway 66 - Ernest Martin
17: Got to Humble Down - Ernest Martin
18: My Vine Covered Cabin On the Hill - Ernest Martin
19: God's Long Distance Telephone - Ernest Martin
20: Treasurers On High - Ernest Martin
21: The Foolish One - Buffalo Johnson
22: The Sweetest Dream - Buffalo Johnson
23: I Wonder What You'll Say - Larry Godsey
24: Stealin' My Heart - Larry Godsey
25: Not for Auction - Larry Godsey
26: Made Graves in Centralia - Larry Godsey
Disc 2
1: Longing for You - Ramblin' Tommy Scott
2: Mountain Ma and Pa - Ramblin' Tommy Scott
3: The Convicts Dream - George Allen
4: Someday You'll Know - George Allen
5: The Little Rosewood Casket - Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Boys
6: What Will I Do - Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Boys
7: Don't Blame My Dreams - Leon Beaver & His Kennedy Cowboys
8: It's Up to You - Leon Beaver & His Kennedy Cowboys
9: Two Little Orphans - Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee
10: Wicked Path of Sin - Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee
11: Molly and Tenbrooks - The Stanley Brothers
12: The Rambler's Blues - The Stanley Brothers
13: Day Dreaming in Sorrow - J.P. Sauceman
14: You Told Me Your Love Was True - J.P. Sauceman
15: Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home - The Stanley Brothers
16: The Girl Behind the Bar - The Stanley Brothers
17: Happy Valley Special - The Bailey Brothers
18: Rattlesnake Daddy Blues - The Bailey Brothers
19: The Pale Horse and His Rider - Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers
20: Whisper Softly - Mother's Dying - Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers
21: The Little Glass of Wine - The Stanley Brothers
22: Little Maggie - The Stanley Brothers
23: This World Can't Stand Long - Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee
24: The Tramp On the Street - Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee
25: Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me - Blue Friday & His Daniel Boone Ramblers
26: Step It Up and Go - Blue Friday & His Daniel Boone Ramblers
27: The Silver in My Mother's Hair - The Dixie Sweethearts
28: The Wreath of Flowers - The Dixie Sweethearts
Disc 3
1: (You're Just a Ray Of) Carolina Sunshine - George Allen
2: Blue Days - George Allen
3: A Prepared Place - Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers
4: Two Little Rosebuds - Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers
5: Our Darling's Gone - The Stanley Brothers
6: The Jealous Lover - The Stanley Brothers
7: I'm Gonna Let It Shine - The Dixie Sweethearts
8: When He Heard My Plea - The Dixie Sweethearts
9: I've Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart - Crusaders Quartet
10: Rainbow of Love - Crusaders Quartet
11: When He Reached Down His Hand - Crusaders Quartet
12: Rank Strangers - Crusaders Quartet
13: Matthew Twenty-four - Stoney Cooper
14: My Dreamboat Is Drifting - Stoney Cooper
15: Just a Faded Petal from a Beautiful Bouquet - Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers
16: Careless Hands - Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers
17: I Am Free - The Mullins Family with Cline
18: Cabin On the Hill - The Mullins Family with Cline
19: Things That Might Have Been - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
20: Blue Mountain Girl - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
21: Alabama - The Bailey Brothers
22: The Sweetest Gift, a Mother's Smile - The Bailey Brothers
23: John Henry - The Bailey Brothers
24: I Will Never Marry - The Bailey Brothers
25: The San Marino Tragedy - Shorty Morris
26: Capital Letters (Write Your Name in My Heart) - Shorty Morris
27: The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band - Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Clan with Wilma Lee
28: What Good Will It Do - Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Clan with Wilma Lee
Disc 4
1: I Love No One But You - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
2: Rain and Tide - Unknown Artist
3: The Lonely Tomb - Jim Hall
4: Coal Miners Boogie - The Singing Miner
5: When Kentucky Didn't Have Any Union Men - The Singing Miner
6: Christmas Kisses - Shorty Morris
7: A New Sweetheart for the New Year - Shorty Morris
8: Mule Train - Mac McGuire & His Harmony Rangers
9: Ten Pretty Flowers (To My Gal in Tennessee) - Mac McGuire & His Harmony Rangers
10: Pretty Polly - Sauceman Brothers
11: Little Birdie - Sauceman Brothers
12: Stormy Waters - Hardin Bros. Quartette
13: I Will Lay My Burden Down - Hardin Bros. Quartette
14: How Can You Buy Killarney? - Peter William Julian
15: The Moonshiner - Peter William Julian
16: O Jerusalem Fair - Hardin Bros. Quartette
17: I'll Leave My Troubles Here Below - Hardin Bros. Quartette
18: Country Philosphy - Al Hendershot
19: M O T H E R - Al Hendershot
20: Bugle Call from Heaven - Otis Parker
21: Merci Beaucoup, Mon Ami - Otis Parker
22: If I Should Wander Back Tonight - The Blue Mountain Boys
23: Little Birdie - The Blue Mountain Boys
24: I'm Changing Business All Around - Jack Lane & His Tennessee Valley Boys
25: There Is No Other - Jack Lane & His Tennessee Valley Boys
26: Death Is Only a Dream - The Stanley Brothers
27: I Can Tell You the Time - The Stanley Brothers
28: Old Skibereen - Peter William Julian
29: If I Were a Blackbird - Peter William Julian
Disc 5
1: I'll Be No Stranger There - Sauceman Brothers with their Hillbilly Ramblers Quartet
2: Hallelujah, We Shall Rise - Sauceman Brothers with their Hillbilly Ramblers Quartet
3: Whisper Goodbye - Buffalo Johnson
4: Goodbye Boogie - Buffalo Johnson
5: I Was a Fool (To Fall in Love With You) - Lloyd Haynes
6: I Heard an Angel Weeping - Lloyd Haynes
7: Don't You Want to Join That Number - Happy Gospel Singers
8: Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Happy Gospel Singers
9: Too Many Tears - Bill Ward
10: Trouble - Bill Ward
11: Why Does the Army Need My Daddy - George Simerly & His Tennesseans
12: It Happens Every Day - George Simerly & His Tennesseans
13: A Wife to Love and a Horse to Plow - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
14: Honey Won't You Tell Me Please - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
15: I Want to Be Ready - Christian Crusaders Quartet
16: Bound for the Kingdom - Christian Crusaders Quartet
17: I Don't Know Why - Bill Alford & His Tennessee Hillbillies
18: The Worried Blues - Bill Alford & His Tennessee Hillbillies
19: I'm Lonely for You - The Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers
20: A Sweeter Love Than Yours I'll Never Know - The Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers
21: You Gotta Eat Sometime - Texas Slim Owenby
22: Look What You've Gone and Done to Me - Texas Slim Owenby
23: Time Don't Mean So Much Anymore - Frank Hunter & His Country Boys
24: Two Can't Win - One Must Lose - Frank Hunter & His Country Boys
25: Let's Live a Little (Before We Say Goodbye) - Buffalo Johnson
26: You Sure Look Lonesome (In That Corner) - Buffalo Johnson
Disc 6
1: A Wayside Inn for Broken Hearts - Cecil & Wyona with Cuzzin Don
2: A Beautiful Life - Cecil & Wyona with Cuzzin Don
3: Dancing With a Monster - Smiling Jack Hamlett & His Tennessee Partners
4: Losing You - Smiling Jack Hamlett & His Tennessee Partners
5: No Love No More - Buffalo Johnson
6: Frankie and Johnny - Buffalo Johnson
7: Won't You Forgive Me - Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers
8: In the Mood - Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers
9: I Know My Name Will Be Called Up There - The Church Bros. & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers
10: We'll Meet Up There - The Church Bros. & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers
11: Day Dreaming - Buffalo Johnson & The Church Bros. & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers
12: I Don't Know What to Do - Buffalo Johnson & The Church Bros. & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers
13: Maybe I Was Wrong - The Southern Ramblers
14: I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail - The Southern Ramblers
15: Down Yonder - Wanda Wolfe & The Sunset Westerners
16: Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart - Wanda Wolfe & The Sunset Westerners
17: John Henry - Buffalo Johnson & His Herd
18: Nine Pound Hammer - Buffalo Johnson & His Herd
19: Slow Poke - Jack Watson & His Dixie Range Riders
20: Detour - Jack Watson & His Dixie Range Riders
21: Stepping On My Toes - Larry Dean & His Virginia Boys
22: You're an Angel to Me - Larry Dean & His Virginia Boys
23: The Life We Live - Jimmy Renfro & His Memory Valley Boys
24: I'd Die for the Red, White and Blue - Jimmy Renfro & His Memory Valley Boys
25: Zig Zag Rag - Little David
26: You Played Your Part in Breaking My Heart - Little David
27: I Want to Rest - Martha Carson
28: Lookin' This Way - Martha Carson
Disc 7
1: Bob's Piano Boogie - Bob (Boogie Beat) Harman
2: New Caldonia Boogie - Bob (Boogie Beat) Harman
3: He'll Lead You Through the Pilgrim Land - The Payne Family Quartet
4: I'm Just a Stranger Here - The Payne Family Quartet
5: California Blues - Charlie Duke & Band
6: Mississippi River Blues - Charlie Duke & Band
7: Estes Is Bestes (Kefauver for President Fight Song) - Jimmy Renfro & His Memory Valley Boys
8: Tennessee Fishing Song - Jimmy Renfro & His Memory Valley Boys
9: Oh! Please Come Back to Me - Rocky Mountain Boys
10: A Hundred Years from Now - Rocky Mountain Boys
11: Estes Is Bestes (Kefauver for President Fight Song) - Larry Dean & His Virginia Playboys
12: Dive Bomb Boogie - Larry Dean & His Virginia Playboys
13: I Can't Leave You Crying in the Rain - Freeman Barnett & His Saltwell Hollow Boys
14: Give My Best Regards to Kentucky - Freeman Barnett & His Saltwell Hollow Boys
15: Bad Man Stack O Lee - Moon Mullins with Mrs. Moon Mullins
16: I'm Begging Back - Moon Mullins with Mrs. Moon Mullins
17: I'd Like to Be a Single Man - Larry Dean & His Virginia Playboys
18: My Red Head - Larry Dean & His Virginia Playboys
19: Little Cabin Door - The Southern Ramblers
20: I'm Sorry Now - The Southern Ramblers
21: If You Think You're Smart - Hal Andrews & His Gulf Coast Playboys
22: Control Over My Heart - Hal Andrews & His Gulf Coast Playboys
23: I Took Her By Her Little Brown Hand - Jim Eanes & His Shenandoah Valley Boys
24: I'll Never Ever Love You Anymore - Jim Eanes & His Shenandoah Valley Boys
25: Hold Your Horses - Johnny Russell & His Kinfolks
26: The Highway Bar - Johnny Russell & His Kinfolks
27: Our Love Isn't Legal - Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys
28: Long Time No See - Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys
29: Tennessee Boy - Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys
Disc 8
1: Somebody Else Still Loves You - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
2: Better Late Than Never - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
3: Indian Boogie - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
4: I'm Waitin 'Neath the Pine - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
5: Stars in My Crown - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
6: In the Land of Peace and Love - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
7: Just Say the Word - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
8: Cherished Memories - Buster Pack & His Lonesome Pine Boys
9: Weary Hobo - Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker with Their Pine Ridge Boys
10: Just a Memory - Pee Wee Lambert & Curley Parker with Their Pine Ridge Boys
11: The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake - The Stanley Brothers
12: Are You Waiting Just for Me - The Stanley Brothers
13: Little Glass of Wine - The Stanley Brothers
14: Little Birdie - The Stanley Brothers
15: Because You're Stepping Out On Me - Smokey Drew
16: Somebody Else That Loves You - Smokey Drew
17: Blue Yodel No. 1 - Jim Eanes
18: Florida Blues (Instrumental Breakdown) - Jim Eanes
19: The Bright Crystal Sea - Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers
20: Where Will You Spend Eternity? - Cecil Surratt & His West Virginia Ramblers
21: Can You Give Me Any Help - Jimmy Hayes & His Cherokee Playboys
22: My Boogie Woogie Baby - Jimmy Hayes & His Cherokee Playboys
23: Lift Me Up and Lead Me On - Scotty & Tarheel Rubye
24: Just a Touch of God's Hand - Scotty & Tarheel Rubye
25: I Wonder Why You Left Me - Sam Frazier
26: A Poor Boy's Prayer - Sam Frazier
Disc 9
1: Hot Water Blues - Raymond Webb & The Radio Center Boys
2: Bucket Special - Raymond Webb & The Radio Center Boys
3: Crying Blues - Ked Killen
4: No End to My Loving You - Ked Killen
5: The Angels Cried - Ked Killen
6: Savage Heart - Ked Killen
7: I'm Missing You Sweetheart - Larry Williams
8: Don't Cry Darling - Larry Williams
9: Little Napanee - The Cumberland Valley Girls
10: The Indians Dream - The Cumberland Valley Girls
11: Filipino Rose - Q.D. Holly & His Southern Troubadours
12: Slipping Around - Q.D. Holly & His Southern Troubadours
13: Why Pick On Me - The Tennessee Valley Boys
14: I'm Lonesome for You Tonight - The Tennessee Valley Boys
15: Heartsick Blues - Jimmy Hutell
16: I Want You to Know - Jimmy Hutell
17: Lord Lead Me On - The Payne Family Quartette
18: Highway to Glory Land - The Payne Family Quartette
19: Longing and My Hearts Desire - Southern Sacred Quartette
20: On the Battlefield - Southern Sacred Quartette
21: My Lord's Been A' Walking - Payne Family Quartette
22: The Sweetest Song I Know - Payne Family Quartette
23: Somebody Called My Name - Payne Family Quartet
24: Tune in On Heaven - Payne Family Quartet
25: There Is Glory in My Soul - The Payne Family Quartet
26: Sing to the World - The Payne Family Quartet
27: Payday in Heaven - Byrd Brothers
28: Hold Fast to the Right - Byrd Brothers
Disc 10
1: The Glory Special - The Payne Sisters
2: The Love of Jesus - The Payne Sisters
3: Down On My Knees - Everett Callahan
4: On the Jericho Road - Everett Callahan
5: Mother Wears a Purple Heart - The Carolina Sunshine Girls
6: How Can It Be Wrong - The Carolina Sunshine Girls
7: All Because of You - Jimmy Flannary & His Mid-Westerners
8: Easy Loving - Jimmy Flannary & His Mid-Westerners
9: On the Banks of the Hondo - The Sunset Westerners
10: You Knocked the Pinks from My Heart - The Sunset Westerners
11: No Help Wanted Today - Texas Slim Owenby
12: Somebody Else That Loves You - Texas Slim Owenby
13: Going Home - The Mello-Tone Quartette
14: We Will Lead His Children Home - The Mello-Tone Quartette
15: I Think Lots of You - Harold Andrews & His Gulf Coast Playboys
16: Aches in My Heart - Harold Andrews & His Gulf Coast Playboys
17: Black Mountain Rag - Glen Neaves & The Grayson County Boys
18: The Old Swinging Bridge - Glen Neaves & The Grayson County Boys
19: Without You I Can't Go On - Speedy Morris & His Radio Rangers
20: Tom Cattin' Around - Speedy Morris & His Radio Rangers
21: Hide Me Rock of Ages - The Harvey Family With Tommy
22: Looking This Way - The Harvey Family With Tommy
23: Why Not Confess - Lois Price & The Southern Ramblers with Eddie Dee
24: Put Me in Your Pocket - Lois Price & The Southern Ramblers with Eddie Dee
25: Hamburger Hop - Emerson Leigh
26: Mistaken Love - Emerson Leigh
Disc 11
1: Rainbow in the Clouds - The Harvey Family With Tommy
2: A Shutin's Prayer - The Harvey Family With Tommy
3: I'm Going Up When I Die - The Four Tones
4: The Love of God - The Four Tones
5: You're Sailing Somewhere - 'Skeets' Rigsby & His Rhythm Boys
6: You Passed Me By - 'Skeets' Rigsby & His Rhythm Boys
7: I'll Get Even With You - High Lee Ott
8: I Ain't Got Time - High Lee Ott
9: It Matters Not - Guiding Light Quartet
10: Little David Play On Your Harp - Guiding Light Quartet
11: I Love You Blues - Scotty & Tar Heel Rubye
12: When We Say Goodbye - Scotty & Tar Heel Rubye
13: Only Fooling Myself - Keith Buck & His Harmony Playboys
14: Leon Boogie - Keith Buck & His Harmony Playboys
15: While the Ages Roll On Up in Heaven - Jones Creek Quartet
16: Long Sought Home - Jones Creek Quartet
17: That Settled It All for Me - Jones Creek Quartet
18: Oh! Sinner Look Back - Jones Creek Quartet
19: Talk About Jesus - The Harvey Family
20: Peace Like a River - The Harvey Family
21: Oh What a Saviour - The Shivel Family
22: Ship Ahoy - The Shivel Family
23: He Knows How Much We Can Bear - Shivel Girls Trio
24: Precious Memories - Shivel Girls Trio
Disc 12
1: You Can't Be True Dear - Buffalo Johnson With The Don Daye Quintette
2: Lover - Buffalo Johnson With The Don Daye Quintette
3: Ain't No Grave Gonna' Hold My Body Down - The Caudill Family
4: I'll Be No Stranger - The Caudill Family
5: Jubilee - Bassett Quartet
6: I'm Not Ashamed of Jesus - Bassett Quartet
7: The Road to Life and Death - Bassett Quartet
8: Amazing Grace - Bassett Quartet
9: Salvation, Oh the Joyful Sound - Bassett Quartet
10: Bound for Canaan - Bassett Quartet
11: The Promised Land - Bassett Quartet
12: Wondrous Love - Bassett Quartet
13: Christian Soldier - Bassett Quartet
14: Soft Music - Bassett Quartet
15: Land of Rest - Bassett Quartet
16: Boylston - Bassett Quartet
17: The Glory of the Cross - Bassett Quartet
18: O Jesus, Ever With Us Stay - Bassett Quartet
19: Child of Thine - Bassett Quartet
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