Bela Lam

By Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

7 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall,  New York City – Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])

001 W81140  TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUES    unissued

002 W81141-A  ON RESURRECTION MORNING WE SHALL RISE  OKeh  45145

003 W81142-A  ROW US OVER THE TIDE  45126

004 W81143-B  POOR LITTLE BENNIE    45136 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 361

005 W81144  LISTEN TO MOCKING BIRD   unissued

006 W81145-B  WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER    45228

007 W81146-B  FOLLOW JESUS     45228

008 W81147-B  LITTLE MAUD     45177/BACM CD D 050 JSP 7761

009 W81148-B  SWEET STORY OF OLD    45145/DTD-01 BACM CD D 050

010 W81149-B  MAY DEAREST MAY     45136

BACM CD D 050 OKEH LABEL CLASSIC OLDTIME MUSIC (UK, 2003); DUSTTO-DIGITAL DTD-01 GOODBYE BABYLON (2003, 6CD BOX); 6JSP 7761 APALACHIAN STOMP DOWN (UK, 2006, 4CD BOX); BACM CD D 364 OLD TIME TUNES AND SONGS VOL. 2 (UK, 2012)

8 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall,  New York City – Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])

011 W81150-A  SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN    45126/County CO-CD-3502 JSP 7761

012 W81151-A  SWEET BYE AND BYE    45177/BACM CD D 050

COUNTY CO-CD-3502 RURAL STRINGBANDS OF VIRGINIA (1992)

15 October 1929 Richmond, VA –  Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])

013 W403124-B  TELL IT AGAIN     45456/ BACM CD D 050

014 W403125-A  IF TONIGHT SHOULD END THE WORLD  45456

015 W403126-B  GLORY BYE AND BYE    45407

016 W403127-A  CROWN HIM     45407

017 W403128  I HAD A DARLING LITTLE GIRL      unissued

018 W403129  WATERMELON ON THE VINE   unissued

SINGLES

Okeh (1927-29)

45126 Row Us Over The Tide / See That My Grave Is Kept Clean – 08-27

45136 Poor Little Bennie  / May Dearest May – 10-27

45145 On Resurrection Morning We Shall Rise / Sweet Story Of Old – 11-27

45177 Little Maud / Sweet Bye And Bye  - 02-28

45228 When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / Follow Jesus – 08-28

45407  Glory Bye And Bye /  Crown Him – 12-29

45456 Tell It Again / If Tonight Should End The World  - 09-30