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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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  • 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)

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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  • Number of Discs: 12
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