Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Bascom Lamar Lunsford



*21-03-1882 Mars Hill, NC, +04-09-1973
By Praguefrank

SESSIONS
1922 unknown – Bascom Lamar Lunsford
32 unknown tracks recorded by Frank Brown
15 March 1924 Atlanta, GA – Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Bascom Lamar Lunsford  [vcl/banjo])
033 8578-A JESSE JAMES  OKeh 40155
034 8579-A I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND  40155
27, 28 or 29 August 1925 Asheville, NC –  Bascom Lamar Lunsford – Blackwell Lunsford  (Bascom Lamar Lunsford  [vcl/banjo], Blackwell Lunsford [fiddle])
035 9292-A FATE OF SANTA BARBARA  45008
036 9293-A SHERMAN VALLEY  45008
037 THE LAST BATTLE
038 MOUNTAIN DEW
039 NOLLPROS NELLIE
040 Unknown title
9291, 9294/6 untraced. All probably by B.L.Lunsford, titles above without master number
6 February 1928 Ashland, KY –  Bascom Lamar Lunsford, The Minstrel Of The Appalachians (Bascom Lamar Lunsford  [vcl/banjo])
041 AL-117/8* LOST JOHN DEAN  Brunswick 227 Vocalion 5246
042 AL-119*/20 GET ALONG HOME CINDY  Brunswick 228
043 AL-121/2* MOUNTAIN DEW  Brunswick 219/SF CD 40082
044 AL-123*/4 “NOL PROS“ NELLIE  Brunswick 230
045 AL-125*/6 LULU WALL Brunswick 229 Vocalion 5252
046 AL-127*/8 DARBY‘S RAM  Brunswick 228 80089
047 AL-129/30* STEPSTONE  Brunswick 231 314/SF CD 40028
048 AL-131/2* I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND  Brunswick 219/SF CD 40028
049 AL-133/4* KIDDER COLE  Brunswick 230
050 AL-135/6* ITALY  Brunswick  227 Vocalion 5246
051 AL-137/8* LITTLE TURTLE DOVE  Brunswick 229 Vocalion 5252/SF CD 40082
052 AL-139/40* DRY BONES  Brunswick 231 314/SF CD 40082
* - master
15 April 1930 Atlanta, GA –  Bascom Lunsford (Bascom Lunsford [vcl-1/speach-2/banjo], Fred Stanley [gt], Bert :ayne [fiddle], ? [speach-3])
053 W150220 TAKE ME HOME LITTLE BIRDIE -1  unissued
054 W150221 I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND -1 unissued  
055 W150228-2 SPEAKING THE TRUTH-2   15595-D
056 W150229-1 A STUMP SPEECH IN THE 10TH DISTRICT  -2-3 15595-D
Missing masters are by other artists
Bascom Lamar Lunsford recorded after 1930 (see albums list).  There are  also tracks recorded in 1935 for Columbia University and in March 1949 for The Archive of Americn folk Song at The LOC (see Smithsonian/Folkways album), totally 318 (or 350) items. Also recorded between 1939-1945 for Asch Records

ALBUMS

AAFS L 29 Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of American Presidents: [unknown artist:] Phil Sheridan; The Iron Merrimac; The Cumberland's Crew; The Battle of Antietam Creek; The Southern Soldier; Washington the Great; Zolgotz; [Bascom Lamar Lunsford:] Mr. Garfield;  Charles Giteaux; Booth Killed Lincoln (2:51);  Booth Killed Lincoln (0:41)  - 52 (1937 and 1949 recordings, reissued on Rounder 1509 in 1998)
Folkways FA 2040 Smokey Mountain Ballads: Swannanoa Tunnel; Mr. Garfield; Jennie Jenkins; Little Margaret; Banks of the Ohio; Springfield Mountain; The Death of Queen Jane; Mole in the Ground – 53 (10“ album; prob. from Library of Congress recordings, 1949)
Riverside RLP 12-645 Minstrel Of The Appalachians: Poor Jesse James;   Go To Italy;  Merry Golden Tree;  I Shall Not Be Moved;  Derby Ram;  Old Man From The North Country;  Miller's Will;  Sundown;  Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl;  Black Jack David;  Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow;  Swing Low Chariot;  Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea;  John Henry – 56 (recorded September 1956, reissued in 1960s as The Appalichan Minstrel on Washington VM 736. Bascom Lamar Lunsford [vcl/banjo], Fred English [gt])
Rounder 0065 Music From South Turkey Creek: [Bascom Lamar Lunsford:] Free A Little Bird; Old Mountain Dew; Lily Of The West; Lord Joshuay; Drinking Of The Wine; Essie Dear; On A Bright And Summer's Morning; Goodbye Dear Old Stepstone; Poor Ellen Smith; Georgia Buck ; [George Pegram and Red Parham:] Lost John; Pig In A Pen; Red And George Breakdown; Charlie Lawson; A Leaf From The Sea; Old Joe Clark; T Model Ford And Train; Mama Blues; Roll On, Buddy; Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy; Cindy; Poor Ellen Smith; Old Rattler - 76
Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40082 Ballads, Banjo Tunes And Sacred Songs Of Western North Carolina: Swannanoa Tunnel;The Mermaid Song; Ten Steps; Little Turtle Dove*; In the Shadow of the Pines; Swing Low; Bonny George Campbell; I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground*; On a Bright and Summer's Morning; To the Pines, To the Pines (In the Pines); Dry Bones*; The Last Gold Dollar; Rye Straw; Old Mountain Dew*; Italy; Death of Queen Jane; Old Stepstone*; Drinking of the Wine; Dedication  - 96 (*Brunswick and LOC recordings)

SINGLES
OKeh
15 March 1924 Atlanta, GA – Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Bascom Lamar Lunsford  [vcl/banjo])
40155 Jesse James /  I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground -24
45008 Fate Of Santa Barbara / Sherman Valley– 25 w. Blackwell Lunsford
Brunswick
219 Mountain Dew / I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - 28
227 Lost John Dean / Italy - 28 (reissued on Vocalion 5246)
228 Get Along Home Cindy / Darby‘s Ram - 28
229 Lulu Wall / Little Turtle Dove – 28 (reissued on Vocalion 5252)
230 “Nol Pros“ Nellie /  Kidder Cole - 28
231 Stepstone /  Dry Bones – 28 (reissued on Brunswick  314)
Columbia
15995-D Speaking The Truth / Stump Speech In The 10th District - 30

Austin Riley



*Oklahoma
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Peter Stepanek

SESSIONS
2007 unknown – Austin Riley
001 A 1000 MILES OF MEMORIES (3:33)
002 THAT'S WHAT I'D SAY
003 WHERE LOVE CAN GROW
004 DIXIE STYLE
005 WOULD YOU MIND
006 ANGEL HEART (unplugged)
007 DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME
008 THIS OLD HOUSE (unplugged)
009 GET YOUR THINKING DONE
010 SO LONG GOODBYE
tracks above issued on album A 1000 Miles Of Memories
2008 Nashville, TN – Austin Riley (Producer: Austin Riley, Paul Johnson)
011 A THOUSAND MILES OF MEMORIES (3:18)
012 FORGETTING HER
013 GOOD OLE HONKY TONKS
014 MORE THAN I CAN TAKE
015 BORROWED MONEY
016 YOU GO YOUR WAY
017 WHEN I'M OVER GETTING OVER YOU
018 BEFORE SHE FALLS IN LOVE
019 FAST AND TOUGH; WHERE
020 WHERE LOVE WILL GROW
tracks above issued on album A Thousand Miles Of Memories



ALBUMS

Modern Voices ? A 1000 Miles Of Memories: A 1000 Miles of Memories; That's What I'd Say; Where Love Can Grow; Dixie Style; Would You Mind; Angel Heart (Unplugged); Don't Forget About Me; This Old House (Unplugged); Get Your Thinking Done;  So Long Goodbye – 12-01-08
OTB Nashville ? (UPC634479893407) A Thousand Miles Of Memories: A Thousand Miles Of Memories; Forgetting Her; Good Ole Honky Tonks; More Than I Can Take; Borrowed Money; You Go Your Way; When I'm Over Getting Over You; Before She Falls In Love; Fast And Tough; Where  Love Will Grow - 12-09-08

Hushpuppies



By Praguefrank

SESSIONS
2006 Flytrap, ? – The Hushpuppies (Produced by Bob Carlin)
001 COTTON EYED JOE Old 97 Wreckords 001
002 LONESOME PINE SPECIAL Old 97 Wreckords 001
003 LIKES LIKKER BETTER THAN ME Old 97 Wreckords 001
004 SWEET SUMMER HAS GONE AWAY Old 97 Wreckords 001
005 MAID OF MONTEREY Old 97 Wreckords 001
006 DON'T THAT ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY Old 97 Wreckords 001
007 A MESSAGE FROM HOME SWEET HOME Old 97 Wreckords 001
008 CROQUET HABIT Old 97 Wreckords 001
009 BRANDED WHEREVER I GO Old 97 Wreckords 001
010 NEW CHARLESTON #3 Old 97 Wreckords 001
011 SINGLE GIRL Old 97 Wreckords 001
012 FANCY NANCY/HICKMAN'S RAG Old 97 Wreckords 001
013 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN Old 97 Wreckords 001
014 WAIT TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY Old 97 Wreckords 001
015 SHOO FLY Old 97 Wreckords 001
016 FLYING CLOUD Old 97 Wreckords 001 



ALBUMS

Old 97Wrecords 001 Homestead On The Farm: The Huspuppies: Cotton Eyed Joe; Lonesome Pine Special; Likes Likker Better Than Me; Sweet Summer Has Gone Away; Maid Of Monterey; Don't That Road Look Rough And Rocky; A Message From Home Sweet Home; Croquet Habit; Branded Wherever I Go; New Charleston #3; Single Girl; Fancy Nancy/Hickman's Rag; Life's Railway To Heaven; Wait Till The Clouds Roll By; Shoo Fly; Flying Cloud - 06