Various Artists
Legends of Old-Time Music: Fifty Years of County Records
$49.95
sku: COUY-CD6001
4 CDs packaged in an LP-sized box set; 113 old-time performances recorded for the label from the 1960s to the 1990s. Most have never before been released on CD, with 30 previously unissued cuts heard here for the first time. Culled and recorded by the late Charlie Faurot, Barry Poss, Bobby Fulcher, Rich Nevins and others. Selections from Fred Cockerham, Kyle Creed, Tommy Jarrell, E.C. Ball, many others. Includes a booklet with annotations by Faurot and Kinney Rorrer, unpublished photos and contributed essays. More Details...
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DISC 1
- June Apple - Wade Ward
- Stilllhouse - Fred Cockerham and Kyle Creed
- As Time Draws Near - Tommy Jarrell
- Susanna Gal - Camp Creek Boys
- Jimmy Sutton - George Stoneman
- Fortune - Otis Burris and the Mountain Ramblers
- Home Sweet Home - E.C. Ball and Blair Reedy
- Cluck Old Hen - Fred Cockerham and Kyle Creed
- Pretty Little Girl - Benton Flippen and the Smokey Mountain Boys
- Charming Betsy - Gaither Carlton
- Cripple Creek - Wade Ward
- Way Down in My Soul - E.C. Ball and the Friendly Gospel Singers
- Ducks on the Millpond - Kyle Creed
- Sweet Boy's Tune - George Stoneman
- Cousin Sally Brown - Willard Watson
- Step-Back Cindy - Fred Cockerham and Kyle Creed
- Peacock Rag - E.C. Ball and Blair Reedy
- Hollyding - Wade Ward
- Old Wandering Boy - Eldridge Montgomery
- Alabama Gals - Kyle Creed and Bobby Patterson
- Pretty Saro - Gaither Carlton
- Sweet Sunny South - Oscar Jenkins, Fred Cockerham, Shag Stanley
- Roustabout - Fred Cockerham
- Dan Carter Waltz - Oscar Jenkins and Shag Stanley
- Buster Crouse's Tune - Kyle Creed
- Troubles & Trials - E.C. Ball and the Friendly Gospel Singers
- Fortune - Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham
- June Apple - Camp Creek Boys
DISC 2
- Fortune - Camp Creek Boys
- John Brown's Dream - Tommy Jarrell
- Johnson Boys - Lily May Ledford
- Little Satchel - Fred Cockerham
- Sally Ann - Ernest East and the Pine Ridge Boys
- Ebenezer - The Russell Family
- White Oak Mountain - Lily May Ledford and Rosie Ledford
- Jake Gillie - Oscar Wright
- Greasy String - Tommy Jarrell
- Shady Grove - Sidna and Fulton Myers
- Elkhorn Ridge - Oscar Wright
- Sally Ann - Oscar Jenkins and Fred Cockerham
- Wild Bill Jones - Lily May Ledford
- Old Suzanna - The Russell Family
- Green Back Dollar - Ernest East and the Pine Ridge Boys
- John Henry - Glen Smith
- Cumberland Gap - Esker Hutchins
- When Sorrows Encompass Me Around - Tommy Jarrell
- Kitty Kline - Oscar Wright
- Sail Away Ladies - The Russell Family
- Red Rocking Chair - Lily May Ledford
- Richmond - Ernest East and the Pine Ridge Boys
- Cumberland Gap - Fred Cockerham
- Puncheon Floor - Esker Hutchins and Shag Stanley
- Heaven's Light is Shining - H.O. Jenkins
- Lee County Blues - Fred Cockerham
- John Henry - Lily May Ledford
- Sail Away Ladies - Kyle Creed and Bobby Patterson
DISC 3
- Johnny Don't Get Drunk - John Ashby and the Free State Ramblers
- Big Eyed Rabbit - Matokie Slaughter
- Old Jake Gillie - The Korn Kutters
- Will You Miss Me - Joe and Jeanette Carter
- Flying Clouds - Grey Craig and the New North Carolina Ramblers
- John Hardy - Glen Smith
- The Old Ark's A-Moving - The Kimble Family
- Cleveland is Elected - Jim Willie Pruitt and the New North Carolina Ramblers
- Kitty & I - Joe and Jeanette Carter
- Mitchell Blues - Steve Ledford
- Johnny's Gone to War - Matikie Slaughter
- Old True Love - Dan Tate
- Train on the Island - The Kimble Family
- Lynchburg Town - Grey Craig and the New North Carolina Ramblers
- Free State Hornpipe - John Ashby and the Free State Ramblers
- Sourwood Mountain - Kyle Creed and Bobby Patterson
- Anchored in Love - Joe and Jeanette Carter
- Little Brown Jug - Beverly and Mildred Thompson
- 99 Years - Steve Ledford
- Mississippi Sawyer - Leake Caudle and Oscar Jenkins
- Sweet Story of Old - Joe and Jeanette Carter
- Twin Sisters - Sidna Myers
- Fox Chase Reel - John Ashby and the Free State Ramblers
- Little Johnny's Gone to War - The Kimble Family
- Big Eyed Rabbit - Steve Ledford
- Arkansas Traveler - Matokie Slaughter
- Take a Moment & Live - E.C. Ball and the Friendly Gospel Singers
- Too Young to Marry - Grey Craig and the New North Carolina Ramblers
DISC 4
- Sally Ann Johnson - Clark Kessinger
- The Wearing of the Green - Will Keys
- Brushy Fork of John's Creek - Art Stamper
- Jenny Hang the Kettle On - Virgil Anderson
- Five Miles From Town - Clyde Davenport
- Richmond - Otis Burris
- Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow - Lily May Ledford and the Coon Creek Girls
- Lost Gander - Dee Hicks
- Three Forks of Sandy - Clark Kessinger
- Bed Bug Blues - Virgil Anderson
- Cold Frosty Morning - Melvin Wine
- Chinquapin Hunting - Will Keys
- Goodbye Girls, I'm Going to Boston - Art Stamper
- Old Mister Rabbit - Clyde Davenport
- Old Jimmy Sutton - Kyle Creed and Bobby Patterson
- Man of Constant Sorrow - Delta Hicks
- Snake Chapman's Tune - Will Keys
- Durang's Hornpipe - Clark Kessinger
- Standing on the Promises - E.C. Ball and the Friendly Gospel Singers
- Old Horse and Buggy-O - Art Stamper
- Coal Creek March - Clyde Davenport
- You've Been Gone So Long - Virgil Anderson
- Moon Behind the Hill - Melvin Wine
- Shout Lulu - Dee Hicks
- Brushy Fork of John's Creek - Hiram Stamper
- Poca River Blues - Clark Kessinger
- Skipping Through the Frost and Snow - Clyde Troxell
- Devil's Dream - Clark Kessinger
- Arkansas Traveler - Wade Ward and Glen Smith