The Four Virginians

Here is the complete recorded works of the Four Virginians. I posted an 8-track a couple of months ago of a later generation of this group that featured the same fiddler Richard Bigger. I hope you will enjoy their early Okeh recordings!

Richard Bigger - fiddle

Leonard Jennings - tiple

Elvin Bigger - gtr and vox

Fred Richards - guitar

unidentifed - calls

Swing Your Partner

Promenade All

New Coon in Town

One Is My Mother

Two Little Lads

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The Four Pickled Peppers

Here is a near complete collection of the Four Pickled Peppers. I'm missing two sides: The Woman I Love and My Little Nappanee. If anyone has these, please let me know.

These fellows were from an area of NC which is now called Eden. This is also the same area in which Charlie Poole lived. The primary guitarist on these sides is Norman Woodlieff who recorded 6 sides with Charlie Poole in 1925. In fact, all of these guys either knew of played with Charlie Poole. Another interesting note is that Lonnie Austin(also a Poole contemporary), the fiddler on the 1939 session was actually supposed to be playing piano on that session. The band had worked up all of their selections with piano breaks and such, but Frank Walker (who was in charge of the session) wouldn't allow a piano in a stringband, so Lonnie had to go get a fiddle from somewhere to do the session. This information comes Lonnie Austin by way of Kinney Rorrer.

Enjoy the Four Pickled Peppers!

Norman Woodlieff - gtr, vox

Esmund Harris - gtr

Hamon Newman - tnr bjo

Dallas Hubbard - bones, vox

Earl Taylor - gtr

Lonnie Austin - fiddle

Sept 30, 1938 Bluebird Session

Somebody's Darling Not Mine

Four Leaf Clover

Thirteen Steps

Poor Old Joe

Come Along Children, Come Along

When I Was a Baby

Bungalow Big Enough for Two

Jolly Group of Cowboys

August 22, 1939 Bluebird Session

I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers

I'm Not Angry With You, Darling

Long Lost Sweetheart

When The Golden Moon is Shining

From Broadway to Heaven

That Wabash Rag

Dill Pickle Rag

Baby Chile

Ramblin' John

She's A Cousin of Mine

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Wilmer Watts and the Lonely Eagles

Here is a near complete collection of Wilmer Watts' Paramount Recordings. I am missing two sides: Chain Gang Special and Take This Little Bunch of Roses. If anyone has these, please let me know as I would love to obtain copies of them. I sincerely apologize for the poor quality on some of these sides: When the Roses Bloom Again in particular. This is actually a pretty good copy, but it was just a sorry pressing by the record company. Paramount also owned a furniture factory and they mixed finely ground sawdust into the shellac that they pressed their records on to make the material go further. This is a major contributing factor as to why Paramount's records sound so bad.

Also I will mention: I DO NOT believe in using ANY TYPE of filters to remove hiss or clicks. These devices do nothing but hurt the integrity of the frequency range of the music. I will sometimes use an equalizer, but only in severe cases such as When the Roses Bloom. I get cds and downloads sometimes and it is obvious that the recordings have been filtered in some way. To me, once this is done, I'd just about rather not listen to it at all. The clarity of music is in the high frequencies and you lose that with these blasted filters. And one other thing I need to mention: some of the recordings in this download have been filtered before they came to me, so that is not my doing. Okay, I'm off the soapbox. Enjoy Wilmer!

Special thanks to Robert and Kinney for providing most of these sides.

April 1927 Paramount Session

6 sides

October 1929 Paramount Session

14 sides
 

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Clyde Moody - 40 King sides

Last week on my trip to the north country, I picked up 5 or 6 Clyde Moody King records, all of which were warped and I had to flatten them out in the oven. Once I got them playable I realized what nice stuff Clyde did for King. I've always liked Clyde Moody's singing, and I think that he is one of country's most overlooked artists. Here is a whole bunch of Clyde's King recordings that I hope y'all will enjoy. Special thanks to Jim for providing these sides.

Shenandoah Waltz

There's a Big Rock in the Road

If You Need Me I'll Be Around

Lonely Broken Heart

Next Sunday Darling in My Birthday

Where the Old Red River Flows

Waltz of the Wind

Rockin' Alone in an Old Rocking Chair

Carolina Moon

Red Roses Tied in Blue

That Little Log Cabin of Mine

There's No Room In My Heart For the Blues

The Last Goodbye

Little Blossom

I Waltz Alone

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome

Blue Mexico Skies

Over the Hill

I Dreamed You Dreamed of Me

Paid in Full

Cherokee Waltz

You'll Never Know What I've Been Through

Afraid

I Love You Because

I Won't Care A Hundred Years from Now

Tears on My Pillow

It's Too Late To Say You Were Wrong

The Angels Must Have Cried Last Night

Ivy

Six White Horses

Some Day You'll Remember

The Blues Came Pouring Down

What Can I Do

Beautiful Brown Eyes

You're A Real Sweetheart to Me

West Virginia Waltz

Tend to Your Business

Too Young

I'm Sorry If That's the Way You Feel

She Cooked My Goose

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Del Wood

Pictured above is a Del Wood record that I found last week. I've been needing a reason to post some of her piano playing, so here it is. I've put together all of her records that I have on this post. Enjoy!

Del Wood

Back Room Polka

Ragtime Annie

Ragtime Melody

Rainbow

Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Del Wood and Mr. Goon

Shanty Town

Listen to that Band

Waiting for the Robert E. Lee

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Jimmie Skinner

Here's another record that I found this past week. I really like Jimmie Skinner's music. He's one of country music's overlooked artists.....probably because of his timing. Oh well, he's still great!

On the Wrong Side of the Track

You've Been a Little Careless

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Red River Dave

I have been travelling for the last week to and from the northern midwest, and in my travels I've ran across a few 78s and LPs. Some of it is definitely worth posting, so that what my next few posts will be. Here's another Red River Dave record. I hope y'all will enjoy it.

Italian Dream Waltz

The Letter Edged in Black

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Southern Melody Boys' Complete Recordings

Two posts back I put up all of the Southern Melody Boys' recordings that I had at the time. Since then, I has acquired dubs of the rest of their records which are extremely rare. Very few folks have heard these sides. They are wonderful and I hope that you all will enjoy them!

(I will delete the previous post once this one is up)

Odus Maggard - banjo, lead vox
Woodrow Roberts - guitar, tenor

Feb. 17, 1937 - Bluebird Session, Charlotte, NC
Down in Baltimore
Dividing Line
Lonesome Scenes of Winter
Tribulation Days
If You See My Saviour
When the Autumn Leaves Fall
Carry Me Over the Tide
Wind the Little Ball of Yarn
Lonely and Sad
Sweet Locust Blossoms
I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers
Back in California

June 9, 1938 Decca Session, Charlotte, NC
When the Spring Roses are Blooming
I Been Here a Long, Long Time
Waiting for the Boatman
I Told the Stars About You

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Kenny Baker - Dry and Dusty

I'm sorry I've gone a few weeks without any posts. I was out of town for one week and then just getting back in the daily grind the rest of the time, but nevertheless.... Here's an album I picked up while I was out of town. I hope y'all will enjoy it!

Cinncinati Rag

Dry and Dusty

Jug City

Wednesday Night Waltz

Land of Lincoln

Sally Goodin'

Hollow Poplar

Sweet Bunch of Daisies

Grey Eagle

Happy Time Waltz

Marsha's Reel

Rocky Road to Dublin

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