Monday, April 29, 2013

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

J. C. Crowley



John Charles "J.C." Crowley, *13-11-1947 Houston, TX
By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti

SESSIONS originally member of Player


1988 Treasure Isle Recorders, 2808 Azalea Place, Nashville, TN/The Loft, Nashville, TN – J. C. Crowley (J. C. Crowley  [vcl/gt/keyboards], Josh Leo [gt], Larry Byrom [gt], Biff Watson [ac gt/keyboards], Michael Rhode [bass], Harry Stinson [drums]. Producer> Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee) [overdubs at The Loft, Nashville, TN; The Recording Arts, Nashville, TN/A+M Studio, Hollywood, CA: Lennz Castro, Marcos Loya, Francisco Gonzales, Bobby Loya, Daniel Weinstein, Tommy Morgan, Matt Benson Jr., Terry MaMillan, Steve Gibson, Sam Bush, Tom Roady, Jay Spell, Dale Armstrong, Dennis Burnside, Paul Franklin, Carl Marsh, Michael Henderson, Bonnie Raitt]
001 PAINT THE TOWN AND HANG THE MOON TONIGHT  RCA 8747-7-R /8370-1-R 8370-2-R
002 HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS  RCA 8370-1-R 8370-2-R
003 LIVING FOR THE FIRE 8634-7-R 8822-7-R 9012-7-R /8370-2-R
004 BENEATH THE TEXAS MOON  RCA 9012-7-R /8370-1-R 8370-2-R
005 SERENADE  RCA 8747-7-R /8370-1-R 8370-2-R
006 DIRTY SHOES  RCA 8370-1-R 8370-2-R
007 BOXCAR 109  RCA 8634-7-R /8370-1-R 8370-2-R
008 RIGHT AS RAIN  RCA 8370-1-R 8370-2-R
009 BEYOND THE GREAT DIVIDE  RCA 8370-1-R 8370-2-R
010 I KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT  RCA 8822-7-R/ 8370-1-R 8370-2-R

ALBUMS

RCA 8370-1-R/8370-2-R Beneath The Texas Moon: Paint The Town And Hang The Moon Tonight; Harder Than It Sounds; Living For The Fire*; Beneath The Texas Moon; Serenade; Dirty Shoes; Boxcar 109; Right As Rain; Beyond The Great Divide; I Know What I've Got – 88 (*on CD only)


SINGLES
RCA (1988)                  
8634-7-R Boxcar 109 / Living For The Fire - 07-88
8747-7-R Paint The Town And Hang The Moon Tonight / Serenade - 10-88
8822-7-R I Know What I've Got / Living For The Fire - 02-89
9012-7-R Beneath The Texas Moon / Living For The Fire - 06-89