Ernest Stoneman & the Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers

Ernest Stoneman & the Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers

ASIN: B00008FP0I

Track Listings

1. Little Old Log Cain in the Lane

2. Raging Sea, How It Roars

3. Sweeping Through the Gates

4. Sourwood Mountain

5. Dying Girl's Farewell

6. Ida Red

7. Savingest Man on Earth

8. Sinless Summerland

9. All Go Hungry Hash House

10. West Virginia Highway

11. Are You Washed in the Blood

12. Old Joe Clark

13. Poor Tramp

14. I Know My Name Is There

15. Going Up Cripple Creek

16. Hallelujah Side

Tracks:

The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
How You Want It Done? - Big Bill
The (New) Call Of The Freaks - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
The School House Fire - Dixon Brothers
Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
You Got To Go Down - Blind Gary
The Old Ark's A'Moving - A.A. Gray And Seven-Foot Dilly
Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan
Get The "L" On Down The Road - Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
I Got A Bulldog - Sweet Brothers & Ernest Stoneman
Old Hen Cackle - Colman & Harper
Song From A Cotton Field - Bessie Brown
Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
Easy Rider Blues - Soileau And Robin
Hot Lips - Bill Brown And His Brownies
Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo - Uncle Dave Macon
Hastings Street - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand
Ain't That Trouble In Mind - Fields Ward & The Grayson County Railsplitters
Give The World A Smile - The Corley Family
Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long Cleve Reed And Little Harvey Hull (Down Home Boys)
Hot Town - Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra
Paddlin' Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
Plow Boy Hop - Grinnell Giggers

Album Description

Declan McManus Pumps It Up. Joe Bussard. "He's an eccentric record collector who's preserved all sorts of magical corners of music - although he says things like, 'There are no good jazz records made after 1927.'" Elvis Costello - Esquire UK October 2005

"This is the music of poor whites and blacks: wild-ass jazz and string-band hillbilly, surreal yodels and king snake moans, lightning-bolt blues and whorehouse romps and orgasmic gospel. It's all anti-pop, anti-sentimental: the raw sounds of the city gutter and the roadside ditch." Desperate Man Blues by Eddie Dean - Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000

"Joe has spent more than 50 years pursuing his purpose with a single-mindedness bordering on mania. And his purpose is no less than collecting and preserving the vast wealth of American vernacular music that was recorded on fragile shellac discs during the early decades of this century." A Visit and Interview with Record Collector Joseph E. Bussard, Jr by Marshall Wyatt - Old-Time Herald Spring 1999 - oldhatrecords.com/BussardInt.html

24 Rare Gems From The King Of Record Collectors - String Bands, Blues, Jazz, Country, Cajun, Gospel. Profusely illustrated, 28-page full-color booklet includes biographical essay, fully annotated discography, and (online) firsthand accounts of Joe's record collecting adventures. 72 minutes of newly, digitally remastered music. Jewel case, second edition.

Album Description

Re-issued with new packaging, with a 28-page color booklet and offered a new low price. Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s 1926-1937. The 24-track sampler is drawn from longtime radio broadcaster Bussard's fabled collection. The Frederick, MD-based Bussard is said to have more than 25,000 of the rarest early blues, jazz and country 78s, all meticulously catalogued in a basement-cum-vault beneath his house. The triple-fold release comes with a full-color, 72-page booklet filled with funny stories about Bussard's door-knocking searches for old shellac, more than 40 photos and complete annotation.

Customer Reviews:

ear candy.......2007-06-26

Sell your shoes cause your goin to heaven after you play this one! You can finally say you've heard it all. Top drawer assemblage of roots, blues, and just plain fun. Uncle Joe say it ain't so... give us another, PLEASE!

terrific collection of early songs.......2007-02-13

If you're interested in the history of US music, as I am, you'll find this a fine addition. Cleaned up as well as can be expected but still some hum & hiss...but not enough to be distracting.

another great release from OLD HAT........2006-12-26

everything i've ever bought on the old hat label has been fantastic, and this is no exception. a must have disc for fans of old time music. and if you have no old time music discs, this would be as good a place as any to start with. great sound and a variety of musical styles make this disc a complete winner.

Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music.......2006-07-15

A generous 24-track helping of some of record collector extraordinare Joe Bussard's favorites. The examples included run the gamut of early 20th centruy roots music ranging from Hillybilly music to Blues, Jazz, Jug Bands and beyond.

Sound quality is top notch -- these guys really know how to do 78-RPM transfers. Also Joe's records seem to be in excellent condition to begin with so not a lot of noise reduction is required. This is one of the very finest sounding discs of 78-RPM transfers that I have heard.

Packaging is also lavish with a 70 page booklet that contains annotations for each of the 24 tracks, and lots of interesting photos of vintage record labels and packaging, as well as several essays and stories about Joe's record collecting career. There's much of interest here for those who love Roots music.

A total package .......2006-02-04

I had not heard of Joe Bussard before this collection though I consider myself an avid music enthusiast and budding collector. After having heard this disc (and having read the extensive liner notes) I'm more than a little green with envy over Bussard's collection.

This disc collects some of Joe's personal favourites with names more familiar (Big Bill Broonzy, Gene Autry, Uncle Dave Macon) and some that will prove obscure to all but the most investigative record collectors (A.A. Gray and Seven-Foot Dilly, Fields Ward and the Grayson County Railsplitters, The Stripling Brothers). It's also cross-genre so if you only like country, or only blues, or only gospel, this will not be the collection for you.

Besides the songs themselves, which would be enough to make this a good buy, the packaging tells you a lot about WHO Bussard is (been collecting records since 12, once ran a pirate radio station), WHY he collects ("You ever smell the sleeves? They got that real funny wood smell to 'em.") along with some great stories about the "finds" he's made over the years. He's enough of a character that I'd love to watch the documentary about him. You also get brief bios for each of the performers included (a paragraph or two) as a nice bonus.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Twin fiddle workout "The Lost Child" has served as the radio theme for Bussard for years and I can see why. It's a keeper that alternates smooth fiddling with some nice staccato that implies the child might be "skipping" at play. Jazz-blues "The (New) Call of the Freaks" has an insistent chorus ("Stick out your cans/Here come the garbageman...") while Blind Gary (AKA Rev. Gary Davis) does a great gospel blues sermonette in "You Got to Go Down" ("You got to learn how to treat everybody/cuz you got to go down...ashes to ashes and dust to dust"). Charley Jordan's risque blues "Keep it Clean" is a standout as well. Autry's "Atlanta Bound" is far from the cheerful image of the man who sang "Rudolph": he's promising to kill the "rounder" who's dallying with his wife.

LOWS:
The only tune here I found unlistenable is the gratingly off-key family gospel tune "Give the World a Smile" by the Corley Family. Despite the nice sentimental lyric, I just couldn't stomach the singers themselves.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you have an interest in early music that's not restrictive to a single style, this is a very nice collection with some gems that would otherwise be lost.

Average customer rating:

Traditional music, Stoneman-style
From a Country Music Family Comes a Monster of a Record
Old time music at its best
Brilliant
grounded

Ernest Stoneman: 1928 Edison Recordings
Ernest V. Stoneman
Manufacturer: County Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000012FB
Release Date: 1996-05-07

Tracks:

Remember The Poor Tramp Has To Live
The Prisoner's Lament
All Go Hungry Hash House
There'll Come A Time
Sally Goodwin
Careless Love
The Eastbound Train
The Unlucky Road To Washington
The Old Maid And The Burglar
Down On The Banks Of The Ohio
We Parted At The River
It's Sinful To Flirt
He Was Nailed To The Cross For Me
When The Redeemed Are Gathering In
Goodbye Dear Old Stepstone
Fallen By The Wayside
My Mother And My Sweetheart
Midnight On The Stormy Deep
The Pretty Mohea
Watchman Ring That Bell
I Remember Calvary
He Is Coming After Me

Customer Reviews:

Traditional music, Stoneman-style.......2007-01-31

While listening to Ernest Stoneman's old-timey music, one can easily imagine the year is 1828 instead of a century later. Stoneman's performances are a door into the American past, and the voices of his ancestors resonate powerfully within him.

His material includes an instrumental ("Watchman Ring That Bell") and four gospel tunes. Other tracks have rather bleak subject matter. "The Prisoner's Lament" is obvious. "The Unlucky Road To Washington" deals with the assassination of President William McKinley. In "It's Sinful To Flirt" a woman laments a self-drowned suitor, while "Down On The Banks Of The Ohio" may be the darkest example here. The singer stabs the woman he loves and then watches her drown, all because she spurns him.

These one-of-a-kind EDISON test pressings are in remarkably superb condition; sound clarity is excellent, while their value as historic aural documents of the past is immeasureable. Album includes notes on both Stoneman and the individual songs.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 74:22

From a Country Music Family Comes a Monster of a Record.......2002-12-09

If all of you whom read this have never read the book by Ivan M. Tribe, "The Stonemans", I suggest you do. It tells of the family, the hardships, and how Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman recorded the first million selling country music song "The Sinking of the Titanic." Though some argue Vernon Dalhart was the first to record a million selling song for country music, with his "Prisoner's Song", the Stonemans are the real deal. They recorded and still record only "old timey" or "mountain music" as it was early known.

What is not argued is the fact that Pop lead off the Bristol Recordings session. He was instrumental in getting the Carters to be at the session also.

He and his family are what country music is supposed to be---and how it should be. They have been for 350 years, no typo that is 350. Unlike some black hatted fool, and his whining street beat imitation quasi EmmOnThem sound alike tramp whom could not carry any of the Stonemans' instruments to the stage for them or a tune for that matter.

If you are reading this you probably don't listen to her or him either, so run out and order this recording from Amazon.com. You will never tire from hearing what real music is supposed to be, and why it is essential to keep real country or "Old Timey" music playing. BUY IT!!!!!!!

Old time music at its best.......2002-01-27

When I purchased this CD it did not reall y know much about the artist or his work.

In a nutshell it is out standing.

This is geat music very well played that still holds up well today and will be enjoyed by all serious music fans.

The quality of the recordings is good and its is to be hoped that more Ernest Stoneman recoordings will become available on CD.

Very good and not to be missed.

Brilliant.......1998-09-16

Considering these recordings were made 70 years ago, the quality is perfect. As a follower of OldTime Country Music I found these songs to be really excellent material; hopefully someone will release more of 'Pop' Stoneman's early material.

grounded.......1998-09-01

Great pre-Depression string-band country music, from one of the pioneers. Mix of gospel and old-time, recorded at the peak of his powers. Let it rip baby, it's the real thing-ding.

Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Digipak)

Average customer rating:

ear candy
terrific collection of early songs
another great release from OLD HAT.
Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music
A total package

Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Digipak)
Uncle Dave Macon , Rev Gary Davis , Big Bill Broonzy , Stripling Brothers , Kokomo Arnold , Two Poor Boys , Long Cleve Reed , Down Home Boys , Fields Ward , Grayson County Railsplitters , Ernest Stoneman , and Sweet Brothers
Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009MGQU
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
How You Want It Done? - Big Bill
The (New) Call Of The Freaks - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
The School House Fire - Dixon Brothers
Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
You Got To Go Down - Blind Gary
The Old Ark's A'Moving - A.A. Gray And Seven-Foot Dilly
Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan
Get The "L" On Down The Road - Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
I Got A Bulldog - Sweet Brothers & Ernest Stoneman
Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
Song From A Cotton Field - Bessie Brown
Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
Easy Rider Blues - Soileau And Robin
Hot Lips - Bill Brown And His Brownies
Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo - Uncle Dave Macon
Hastings Street - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand
Ain't That Trouble In Mind - Fields Ward & The Grayson County Railsplitters
Give The World A Smile - The Corley Family
Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long Cleve Reed And Little Harvey Hull (Down Home Boys)
Hot Town - Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra
Paddlin' Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
Plow Boy Hop - Grinnell Giggers

Album Description

What is your favourite Sunday morning record? "I like old recordings. I love the things Joe Bussard puts out - he's preserving a lot of corners of music that are precious, mountain music, jazz, blues, music that was on 78. I dig that." Elvis Costello - MOJO Dec 2005

24 Rare Gems From The King Of Record Collectors - String Bands, Blues, Jazz, Country, Cajun, Gospel. Profusely illustrated, 72-page full-color booklet includes biographical essay, fully annotated discography, and firsthand accounts of Joe's record collecting adventures. 72 minutes of digitally remastered music.

Album Description

Customer Reviews:

ear candy.......2007-06-26

terrific collection of early songs.......2007-02-13

If you're interested in the history of US music, as I am, you'll find this a fine addition. Cleaned up as well as can be expected but still some hum & hiss...but not enough to be distracting.

another great release from OLD HAT........2006-12-26

Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music.......2006-07-15

A total package .......2006-02-04

Ernest Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers

Average customer rating:

Very fine Olde Tyme Music

Ernest Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
Ernest Stoneman
Manufacturer: Diamond Cut [Cit570]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000061WR
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Customer Reviews:

Very fine Olde Tyme Music.......2003-03-31

I highly recommend this Very fine Olde Tyme Music compilation. Very nicely transferred recordings.

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