Vern Williams (Band)

By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank

SESSIONS  see also Vern and Ray, Rose Maddox

20/21 September 1980 1750 Arch St., Berkeley, CA – Rose Maddox and Vern Williams Band (Rose Maddox [vcl], Delbert Williams [gt], Kraig Hutchens [el gt], Keith Little [banjo], Vern Williams [mandolin], J.D. Rhynes [bass gt], Ray Park [fiddle]. Producer: Chris Strachwic, Rose Maddox)
001 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER Arhoolie 45-540/5024 ARH-CD-314
002 LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME 5024 ARH-CD-314
003 OLD BLACK CHOO CHOO 5024 ARH-CD-314
004 SINGLE GIRL 5024 ARH-CD-314
005 DARK AS A DUNGEON 5024 ARH-CD-314
006 THIS OLD HOUSE 5024 ARH-CD-314
007 SALLY LET YOUR BANGS HANG DOWN 45-540/5024 ARH-CD-314
008 RUSTY OLD HALO 5024 ARH-CD-314
009 DREAM OF THE MINER'S CHILD 5024 ARH-CD-314
010 ASHES OF LOVE 5024 ARH-CD-314
011 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES 5024 ARH-CD-314
012 FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP 5024 ARH-CD-314
013 AMAZING GRACE 5024 ARH-CD-314
014 ROCKY TOP 5024 ARH-CD-314

1980/1981 1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley, CA – Vern Williams Band (Vern Williams [vcl/mandolin],  Delbert Williams [vcl/gt], Kraig Hutchens [el gt], Keith Little [vcl/banjo], Kevin Thompson [ac bass], Ed Neff [fiddle].

015 CABIN ON A MOUNTAIN Rounder 0131 CD 0131  1166-11615-2

016 COME BACK TO ME IN MY DREAMS Rounder 0131 CD 0131  

017 WHEN SPRINGTIME COMES AGAIN Rounder 0131 CD 0131  ED AN 25

018 COWBOY JACK Rounder 0131 CD 0131

019 'TIL THE DAY I DIE Rounder 0131 CD 0131  

020 FIELD OF FLOWERS Rounder 0131 CD 0131

021 OH SUSANNAH Rounder  CD 0131

022 DOWN AMONG THE BUDDED ROSES Rounder 0131 CD 0131  

023 DARLING NELLIE Rounder  CD 0131  

024 THE OLD HOME TOWN Rounder 0131 CD 0131

025 OLD KENTUCKY HOME Rounder  CD 0131

026 CLINCH MOUNTAIN HOME Rounder 0131 CD 0131  

027 BLACK EYED SUSIE Rounder 0131 CD 0131  

028 I'M WALKING THE DOG Rounder  CD 0131

029 FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP Rounder CD 0131

030 WHO'S GOING TO TOWN Rounder 0131 CD 0131

031 THINKING OF HOME Rounder  CD 0131  

032 PICTURE ON THE WALL Rounder  CD 0131

033 OLD BLACK JOE Rounder 0131 CD 0131

034 ARKANSAS TRAVELER Rounder  CD 0131

035 YOU'D BETTER GET RIGHT Rounder  CD 0131  0349-2 ED CD 7022

036 OLD FOLKS AT HOME Rounder  CD 0131 11661-0501-2

ROUNDER ED AN 25 PART 1/4 REAL MUSIC BOX 25 YEARS OF ROUNDER MUSIC BOX (1995, 9 CD BOX); EASYDISC ED CD 7022 SONGS OF THE STANLEY BROTHERS (1997); ROUNDER 11661-0501-2 4 CD BOX ROOTS MUSIC AN AMERICAN JOURNEY  (2001, 4CD); ROUNDER 1166-11615-2 TRUE BLUEGRASS OVER SIXTY MINUTES OF CLASSIC BLUEGRASS (2002); ROUNDER 82161-0349-2 LONG JOURNEY HOME BLUEGRASS SONGS OF STANLEY BROTHERS (2003)
4 April 1982 [KPFA-FM-live-Pig In A Pen] KPFA-FM Studios, Berkeley, CA – Vern Williams Band

03601 LIVE AND LET LIVE Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03602 BALD KNOB, ARKANSAS Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03603 I’M GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03604 DARLING NELLIE ACROSS THE SEA Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

19 June 1982 [KPFA-FM-live-California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival]  Nevada County Fair Grounds, Grass Valley, CA – Vern Williams Band (Vern Williams [vcl./mandolin], Del Williams [vcl/gt], Keith Little [vcl/banjo], Kevin Thompson [bass], Ed Neff [fiddle], Mike Eisler [fiddle-1])

03605 ROLL ON BUDDY Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03606 CLOSE BY -1 Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03607 MONTANA COWBOY Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03608 I’M ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OLD HOME Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03609 HAPPY I’LL BE Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03610 I HEAR A CHOO CHOO COMING Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03611 LOVE ME DARLING JUST TONIGHT Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

03612 PIG IN A PEN Arhoolie ARH-CD-514  

20/21 November 1982 Bay Records Studio, Almeda, CA – Rose Maddox and Vern Williams Band (Rose Maddox [vcl], Delbert Williams [gt], Keith Little [banjo], Vern Williams [mandolin], Kevin Thompson [bass], Ed Neff [fiddle].. Producer: Chris Strachwic and Rose Maddox)
037 WE ARE CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER 5030 ARH-CD-314
038 LIFE'S EVENING SUN 5030 ARH-CD-314
039 CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD 5030 ARH-CD-314
040 WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART 5030 ARH-CD-314
041 I CAN'T FEEL AT HOME ANYMORE 5030 ARH-CD-314
042 FARTHER ALONG 5030 ARH-CD-314
043 I'LL FLY AWAY 5030 ARH-CD-314
044 IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE 5030
045 KNEEL AT THE CROSS 5030
046 TURN YOUR RADIO ON 5030
047 BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET 5030
048 TAKE ME TO THE LIFEBOAT 5030
049 IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN 5030
050 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT 5030
12 November 1984 [live] Vancouver, British Columbia, CA – Vern Williams Band  (Vern Williams [vcl./mandolin], Del Williams [vcl/gt], Keith Little [vcl/banjo], Kevin Thompson [bass], Ed Neff [fiddle])

05001 WHEN THE GOLDEN LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

05002 CAN’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

05003 IN DESPAIR Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

June 1988 [KPFA-FM-live-California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival]  Nevada County Fair Grounds, Grass Valley, CA – Vern Williams Band

05004 TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY HOME Arhoolie ARH-CD-514

ALBUMS

Rounder 0131 Bluegrass From The Gold Country: Cabin On A Mountain;  When Springtime Comes Again; Field Of Flowers; Who's Going Down To Town?; Cowboy Jack; 'Til The Day I Die; Down Among The Budded Roses; Old Black Joe; Old Home Town;  Black Eyed Susie; Come Back To Me In My Dreams; Clinch Mountain Home - 81 (see also CD-0131)

Arhoolie 5024 This Is Rose Maddox: Philadelphia Lawyer; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; Old Black Choo Choo; Single Girl; Dark As A Dungeon; This Old House; Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down; Rusty Old Halo; Dream Of The Miner's Child; Ashes Of Love; Silver Threads And Golden Needles; Foggy Mountain Top; Amazing Grace (5:00); Rocky Top – 81 (reissued on Arhoolie ARH-CD-9062 in 2007)
Arhoolie 5030 A Beautiful Bouquet: We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder; Life's Evening Sun; Church In The Wildwood; When God Dips His Love In My Heart; I Can't Feel At Home Anymore; Farther Along; I'll Fly Away; In The Sweet Bye And Bye; Kneel At The Cross; Turn Your Radio On; Beautiful Bouquet; Take Me To The Lifeboat; If We Never Meet Again; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – 83 w. Rose Maddox (reissued in 2007 on ARG-CD-9058)
Arhoolie ARH-CD-314 Rose Of The West Coast Country: LP 5024 + When God Dips His Love In My Heart; I Can't Feel At Home Anymore; Farther Along; I'll Fly Away; Kneel At The Cross; Turn Your Radio On - 90 w. Rose Maddox
Rounder CD-0131 Bluegrass From The Gold Country: Cabin On A Mountain;  Come Back To Me In My Dreams;  When Springtime Comes Again;  Cowboy Jack; 'Til The Day I Die;  Field Of Flowers; Oh Susannah; Down Among The Budded Roses;  Darling Nellie;  The Old Home Town; Old Kentucky Home; Clinch Mountain Home;  Black Eyed Susie;  I'm Walking The Dog; Foggy Mountain Top; Who's Going To Town; Thinking Of Home;  Picture On The Wall; Old Black Joe; Arkansas Traveler; You'd Better Get Right;  Old Folks At Home – 96

Arhoolie ARH-CD-514 Traditional Bluegrass: Roll On Buddy; Close By; Montana Cowboy; I’m On My Way Back To The Old Home; Happy I’ll Be; Live And Let Live; Bald Knob, Arkansas; When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall; I Hear A Choo Choo Coming; Can’t You hear Me Calling; Traveling The Highway Home; Love Me Darling Just Tonight; In Despair; I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky; Darling Nellie Across The Sea; Pig In A Pen - 04