Harold Hensley

*03-07-1922 Whitetop, VA, + 15-09-1988

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1962 Hollywood, CA - Harold Hensley and His Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers (Harold Hensley [fiddle], Jimmy Bryant [gt], Roy Lanham [gt],Don Parmley [banjo],  Rue Barclay [bass])

001 BEAR CREEK Black Mountain 45-4550

002 ROCK ISLAND Black Mountain 45-4550

003 BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 45-4551

004 POSSUM GRAVY 45-4551

005 DIESEL-NO BRAKES 45-4553

006 BACK UP AND PUSH 45-4553

007 GEORGIA IVY 45-4554

008 LOST JOHN 45-4554

009 CUMBERLAND GAP 45-4555/CST 512

010 SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN 45-4555 /CST 530

1963 Hollywood, CA - Harold Hensley and The Virginia Mountaineers (Harold Hensley [fiddle], Jimmy Bryant [gt], Roy Lanham [gt],Don Parmley [banjo],  Rue Barclay [bass])

011 BROWN'S FERRY BLUES 4557

012 OLD DAN TUCKER 4557 /CST 554

013 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES 4558

014 SALLY ANNE 4558 /CST 554

015 MARTHA CAMPBELL 4560

016 WILDWOOD BOUQUET 4560

017 GET ALONG CINDY 4561/CST 530

018 BIG BALL IN COWTOWN 4561

1964 Hollywood, CA - Harold Hensley and The Virginia Mountaineers (Harold Hensley [fiddle], Jimmy Bryant [gt], Roy Lanham [gt],Don Parmley [banjo],  Rue Barclay [bass])

019 BULLY OF THE TOWN 4563/CST 554

020 IDA RED 4563 /CST 530

021 HOME SWEET HOME 4565

022 FIDDLIN' AROUND 4565/CST 554

023 H AND J BREAKDOWN 4566/CST 530

024 WILD INDIAN 4566/CST 554

1966 and sooner Hollywood, CA – Harold Hensley and The Virginia Mountaineers

025 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Crown CST 512  

026 OLD JOE CLARK Crown CST 512

027 DUSTY MILLER Crown CST 512  

028 BILL CHEATHAM Crown CST 512  

029 RAGGEDY ANN Crown CST 512  

030 ARKANSAS TRAVELER Crown CST 512  

031 TENNESSEE WAGONEER Crown CST 512  

032 DEVILS DREAM Crown CST 512

033 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN CST 512

034 SALLY GOODIN CST 530

035 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER CST 530

036 8TH OF JAN CST 530

037 BLACK EYED SUSAN CST 530

038 CRIPPLE CREEK CST 530

039 CHICKEN REEL CST 530

040 SKIP TO MY LOU CST 554

041 RUBBER DOLLY CST 554

042 FLOP EARED MULE CST 554

043 LOST COLONY CST 554

044 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN CST 554

1973 unknown, CA – Harold Hensley and The Western Swingers featuring Jimmy Byant and Noel Boggs

045 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ubande 1973

046 BOODLE DEE BEEP Ubande 1973

ALBUMS

Crown CLP 5512/CST 512 Orange Blossom Special And Other Hoe Down Fiddle Favorites: Orange Blossom Special; Old Joe Clark; Dusty Miller; Bill Cheatham; Raggedy Ann; Arkansas Traveler; Cumberlang Gap; Tennessee Wagoneer; Devils Dream; Bile Them Cabbage Down – 66 w. The Virginia Mountaineers

Crown CLP 5530/CST 530 Favorite Hoe Down Fiddle Hits: Ida Red; Sally Goodin; Mississippi Sawyer; 8th of Jan.; Black Eyed Susan; Sourwood Mtn; Git Along Cindy; Cripple Creek; H and J Breakdown; Chicken Reel - 66

Crown CLP 554/CST 554 Hoe Down Country: Skip To My Lou; Rubber Dolly; Bully Of The Town; Flop Eared Mule; Lost Colony; Fiddlin' Around; Fire On The Mountain; Sally Ann; Wild Indian; Old Dan Tucker – 66 (reissued in 1967 on Custom CS 1090 Hoedown Fiddle Hits with different tracks order)

SINGLES

Black Mountain (1962-64)

45-4550 Bear Creek / Rock Island – 62 Harold Hensley and His Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers

45-4551 Beverly Hillbillies / Possum Gravy  – 62 Harold Hensley and His Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers

45-4553 Diesel-No Brakes / Back Up and Push - Harold Hensley and the Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers

45-4554 Georgia Ivy / Lost John - Harold Hensley and the Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers

45-4555 Cumberland Gap / Sourwood Mountain - Harold Hensley and the Bear Creek Swamp Jumpers

4557 Brown's Ferry Blues / Old Dan Tucker – 63 Harold Hensley and the Virginia Mountaineers

4558 Columbus Stockade Blues / Sally Anne – 63 Harold Hensley and the Virginia Mountaineers

4560 Martha Campbell / Wildwood Bouquet – 63 Harold Hensley and the Virginia Mountaineers

4561 Get Along Cindy / Big Ball in Cowtown – 63 Harold Hensley and the Virginia Mountaineers

4563 Bully of the Town / Ida Red –  64 Harold Hensley and His Virginia Mountaineers

4565 Home Sweet Home / Fiddlin' Around – 64 Harold Hensley and His Virginia Mountaineers

4566 H and J Breakdown / Wild Indian – 64 Harold Hensley and His Virginia Mountaineers

Ubande (1973) w. Jimmy Bryant
1973 Boodle Dee Beep / For The Good Times - 73