Toe River Valley Boys

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1961 unknown – The Toe River Valley Boys

001 CP-6766 MOUNTAIN’S SECRET Mountainer 1

002 CP-6767 I CAN’T THINK OF ANY REASONS  Mountainer 1

2 November 1969 Tobaccoville, NC – The Toe River Valley Boys (Charles Frenco [gt], Gus Washburn [gt/harmonica], Clarence Green [banjo/gt/mandolin], Cecil Burlesson [bass], Red Wilson [fiddle]. Producer: Gerd F. Hadeler)

003 FRANKIE SILVERS GHP LP 003

004 NEW DIXON COUNTY BLUES GHP LP 003

005 MY HOME’S ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS GHP LP 003

006 BROWN’S DREAM GHP LP 003

007 THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH GHP LP 003

008 WHEN YOU’RE LOVING ME GHP LP 003  

009 NOT GOOD ENOUGH GHP LP 003  

010 I’LL REAP A HARVEST OF BLESSINGS GHP LP 003  

011 CRICKET ON THE HEARTH GHP LP 003  

012 THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU GHP LP 003

013 MARGARET RANDOLPH WALTZ GHP LP 003

014 NATURAL BRIDGE BLUES GHP LP 003

1-4 April 1970 Lodge, NC – The Toe River Valley Boys (Charles Ranfry Jr. [gt], Clarence Greene [ld gt/mandolin], C.A. Wishburn [gt/harmonica], E.C. Miller [banjo], Cecil Burklson [bass], Oscar Wilson [fiddle]. Producer:  Gerd Hadsley)

015 TOE RIVER TRAIN GHP LP 006

016 ESTATOE GHP LP 006

017 LOVE AND WEALTH GHP LP 006

018 WALKING THE TIES GHP LP 006

019 COLD MOUNTAINS GHP LP 006

020 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES GHP LP 006

021 COME CLOSER, LORD GHP LP 006

022 THE CLINCHFIELD SPECIAL GHP LP 006

023 YOU’RE THE SAME OLD YOU TO ME GHP LP 006

024 TRAIN TIME GHP LP 006

025 WHEN YOU’RE ONLY NINE GHP LP 006

026 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES GHP LP 006

027 THE WRECK ABOVE SPRUCE PINE GHP LP 006

028 MEMORIES OF HOME GHP LP 006

1972 unknown – The Toe River Valley Boys

029 BILL CHEATHAM Mayland LP 004

030 GOLDEN SLIPPERS Mayland LP 004

031 GRAY EAGLE Mayland LP 004

032 DOWN YONDER Mayland LP 004

033 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE Mayland LP 004

034 ALABAMA JUBILEE Mayland LP 004

Ca Mid 1970s unknown – The Toe River Valley Boys

035 ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIN Mayland MA 0015   

036 FOOLISH PRIDE Mayland MA 0015   

037 TWO BABY BLUE EYES Mayland MA 0015   

038 I'LL BE ALL SMILES Mayland MA 0015   

039 HARD TIME BLUES Mayland MA 0015

040 SCOTTISH BACK STEP Mayland MA 0015  

041 WHITE HOUSE BLUES Mayland MA 0015

042 DON'T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY Mayland MA 0015

043 THE LETTER THAT WENT TO GOD Mayland MA 0015  

044 GOING BACK TO JONESBORO Mayland MA 0015

045 GOT THAT PIG AT HOME Mayland MA 0015

046 MARRY AT THE OLD HOUSE Mayland MA 0015   

ALBUMS

GHP [GER] LP 903 Toe River Valley Boys: Frankie Silvers; New Dixon County Blues; My Home’s Across The Blue Ridge Mountains; Brown’s Dream; The Little Brown Church;  When You’re Loving Me;  Not Good Enough;  I’ll Reap A Harvest Of Blessings;  Cricket On The Hearth;  The Love I Have For You; Margaret Randolph Waltz; Natural Bridge Blues - 12-69

GHP [GER] LP 906 Train Time: Toe River Train; Estatoe; Love And Wealth; Walking The Ties; Cold Mountains; Kansas City Railroad Blues; Come Closer, Lord; The Clinchfield Special; You’re The Same Old You To Me; Train Time; When You’re Only Nine; Lee Highway Blues; The Wreck Above Spruce Pine; Memories Of Home – 70

Mayland MA LP 004 Square Dancing In The Blue Ridge Mountains: Bill Cheatham; Golden Slippers; Gray Eagle;Down Yonder; Under The Double Eagle; Alabama Jubilee - 72

Mayland MA 0015 Traditional Grass: Orange Blossom Train;  Foolish Pride;  Two Baby Blue Eyes;  I'll Be All Smiles;  Hard Time Blues;Scottish Back Step;  White House Blues; Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; The Letter That Went To God; Going Back To Jonesboro; Got That Pig At Home;Marry At The Old House  - 7-

SINGLES

Mountainer (1961)

1 Mountain’s Secret / I Can’t Think Of Any Reasons -  61