Clayton McMichen - Joe Davis 3510

Clayton McMichen And His Georgia Wildcats - Joe Davis 3510
Give The Fiddler A Dram / The Old Hen Cackled
recorded August 30, 1932 in New York City, New York

The reason I`ve posted this is because I was in a short discussion about the McMichen discs on the Joe Davis label on Facebook recently. This was recorded for and issued on the Varsity label originally, the Facebook discussion mentioning Joe Davis label material was mostly, if not all, rented/leased from other labels. Joe Davis shellac is usually pretty grainy, causing the discs to be pretty noisy, but this one is pretty good sound quality-wise. Enjoy!

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Georgia Fiddle Bands - Heritage 048

Here is just a GREAT LP. Trust me, just download it because if you follow my blog I know you`ll like this! How could you top a Georgia string band LP that has Lowe Stokes of The Skillet Lickers and Gordon Tanner (Gid Tanner`s son) on it?

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John Daniel Quartet - Daniel 154

Here is a great southern style gospel quartet disc. Likely recorded around 1950. Echoes From The Burning Bush is a gospel quartet standard, and this is a great, peppy version. I believe in the 1940`s they were based in Nashville and were on WSM, and possibly even performed on the Grand Ole Opry.

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Fiddlin` Sam Long - Gennett 3255

Fiddlin` Sam Long Of The Ozarks - Gennett 3255
Sandy Land / Listen To The Mocking Bird
recorded January or February 1926 in Richmond, Indiana

Here is what seems to be a pretty rare disc. Sam Long was a fiddler from southwest Missouri that apparently got to make some records as a result of a fiddling contest won in Joplin, Missouri. This was about all the information I could find on him. My copy of this disc is not in the best condition, but the sound quality is pretty listenable. Sandy Land has been issued on CD, but as far as I know his Listen To The Mocking Bird has never been re-issued, which is the main reason I`ve posted it here. Happy listening!

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Vess L. Ossman - Columbia 3525

Here`s one we are going WAY back on. Vess Ossman, the classic style banjoist, was an immensely popular recording artist in the early days. I`m not going to go into much information here about him, as there is plenty of information on the internet that is easily found.
The song is of course the great Scott Joplin ragtime number, Maple Leaf Rag. This is a single sided disc, so one tune is all we get. I`m guessing this was recorded about 1905. Sound quality is pretty good as my disc is pretty nice.

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Onie Wheeler/The Lonesome Ozark Cowboys - Agana 1352

I had someone ask me if I had this disc a few times. Apparently it`s a pretty rare disc. I think this may be the first disc issued of Onie Wheeler and his wife Jean before he started recording for Columbia. There are some Onie Wheeler LP`s here in the Archive so I`m not going to go into any particulars on him here. I will say his daughter, Karen Wheeler, has a website at www.karenwheelermusic.com that has some nice information.
I`m guessing this was recorded about 1951 or 1952, but I couldn`t really find any information about Agana and this is the only disc I`ve ever saw on the label.

Track list---
Shackles And Chains (the great Jimmie Davis song)
What`s Wrong With My Daddy (a sad number about the typical drunk daddy)

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The Bill Ring Show - #67 through #78

To all the devoted fans of The Bill Ring Show - here is all that I have left. This is the last of it! For this last Bill Ring post I`m not even going to put the track lists on here, just links to each disc to download.
I`ve had many good messages from people over this "series" and I hope you enjoy the last of it. Thanks for sticking around!

Click here to download The Bill Ring Show - #67-68

Click here to download The Bill Ring Show - #69-70

Click here to download The Bill Ring Show - #71-72

Click here to download The Bill Ring Show - #73-74

Click here to download The Bill Ring Show - #75-76

Click here to download The Bill Ring Show - #77-78