Frank Necessary

Frank Marion Necessary, *20-12-1935 Bonnie’s Camp, KY, +15-12-1911

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Dick Grant
SESSIONS

1969 unknown – Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys (poss.: Frank Necessary [vcl/banjo], Larry Fowler [vcl/gt], Buck McCumbers [vcl/mandolin/fiddle/harmonica/gt], Troy Baily [bass])
001 TRAGEDY Cabut CA 2020
002 DEEP DARK MINE Cabut CA 2020
ca 1969 poss. Wheeling, WV – Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys (Frank Necessary [vcl/banjo], Larry Fowler [vcl/gt], Buck McCumbers [vcl/mandolin/fiddle/harmonica/gt], Troy Baily [bass])
003 LONESOME FEELING Cabut 1006
004 COO KOO Cabut 1006
005 NO MORE TOMORROWS Cabut 1006
006 I WISH YOU KNEW Cabut 1006
007 MAKING PLANS Cabut 1006
008 NECESSARY'S THEME Cabut 1006
009 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN Cabut 1006
010 ROCKY TOP Cabut 1006
011 BRINGING MARY HOME Cabut 1006
012 BUCK'S WEIRDO Cabut 1006
013 SLEW FOOT Cabut 1006
014 TIMBER TRAIL Cabut 1006
015 I'M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROAD MAP Cabut 1006
1972 Old Homestead Studio, Brighton, MI - Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys ( Frank Necessary [vcl/banjo],  Don Highman [vcl/gt],  Bill Highman [vcl/mandolin], Les Feiber [vcl/el bass])

016 BANJO SHUFFLE Old Homestead OHS-90010
017 CIMARRON Old Homestead OHS-90010
018 COOL WATER Old Homestead OHS-90010
019 FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Old Homestead OHS-90010
020 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Old Homestead OHS-90010
021 JOHN HENRY Old Homestead OHS-90010
022 LIMEHOUSE BLUES Old Homestead OHS-90010
023 LONG GONE Old Homestead OHS-90010
024 MANSION WAITING FOR ME Old Homestead OHS-90010
025 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD Old Homestead OHS-90010
026 TAKE THIS HAMMER Old Homestead OHS-90010
027 TOMAHAWK Old Homestead OHS-90010
028 UNCLE PEN Old Homestead OHS-90010
029 WERE YOU THERE Old Homestead OHS-90010
1970 Dayton, OH - Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys
030 STONEY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Jalyn 350
031 CAN LOVE CONQUER ME Jalyn 350
8 May 1970 Dayton, OH - Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys
032 26227 LONG BLACK VEIL Jalyn 352/JLP-161
033 26228 BLUE TRAIN Jalyn 352/JLP-161
ca 1971 Dayton, OH - Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys
034 10817A HIGHWAY OF LOVE Jalyn 359/JLP-161
035 10817B JUST A MEMORY Jalyn 359/JLP-161
1972 unknown - Paul Keller, Frank Necessary and Stone Mountain Boys
036 MAC'S JACK Kippo 112
037 LONESOME FOR YOU Kippo 112
1974 Old Homestead Studio, Brighton, MI – Stone Mountain Boys with Frank Necessary
038 TIMBER TRAIL OHS-90032
039 MY BEST TO YOU OHS-90032
040 JESSE JAMES OHS-90032
041 BLUE SHADOWS ON THE TRAIL OHS-90032
042 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS OHS-90032
043 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS OHS-90032
044 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY OHS-90032
045 WHEN IT'S NIGHTIME IN NEVADA OHS-90032
046 RED RIVER RAMBLE OHS-90032
047 LONG BLACK VEIL OHS-90032
048 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER OHS-90032
049 WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES OHS-90032
ca. 1975 Paragon Sound Studio, Silver Spring, MD - Al Jones, Frank Necessary and Spruce Mountain Boys (Frank Necessary [vcl/banjo], Al Jones [vcl/gt], Buddy Davis [vcl/mandolin], James Thomas [bass], Billy Baker [fiddle])
050 YOU'RE NOT EASY TO FORGET Rounder 0050
051 CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Rounder 0050
052 I'D RATHER BE ALONE Rounder 0050
053 LOST TO A STRANGER Rounder 0050
054 HOW THE STORY HAD TO END Rounder 0050
055 SKIP HOP AND WOBBLE Rounder 0050
056 BLUE EYED DARLING Rounder 0050
057 COME BACK TO ME IN MY DREAMS Rounder 0050
058 LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME Rounder 0050
059 HEY HEY HEY Rounder 0050
060 NO ONE BUT YOU Rounder 0050
061 LONG GONE Rounder 0050
062 LETTERS HAVE NO ARMS Rounder 0050
063 GOING HOME Rounder 0050
1979 Old Homestead Studio, Brighton, MI – Buzz Busby – Al Jones – Frank Necessary (Buzz Busby [ld vcl-4/baritone vcl-1/mandolin-1], Frank Necessary [ld vcl-6/tnr vcl-3/banjo], Al Jones [ld vcl-2/tnr vcl-5/gt])
064 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HEARTACHES -1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145
065 DON’T COME RUNNING BACK TO ME -1-3-4 Old Homestead OHS-90145
066 MARCHING THROUGH DIXIE –instr.- Old Homestead OHS-90145
067 STONE WALL -1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145
068 QUINCY’S SPECIAL –instr.- Old Homestead OHS-90145
069 STONY MOUNTAIN, WEST VIRGINIA -1-5-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145
070 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUEGRASS -3-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145
071 SOUTH TO OLD MEXICO  -1-5-6Old Homestead OHS-90145
072 NOBODY’S DARLING BUT MINE -1-5-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145
073 IT’S A LONG LONG WAY -4-5 Old Homestead OHS-90145
074 BANJO RIFF –instr.-  Old Homestead OHS-90145
075 LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE -1-4-5 Old Homestead OHS-90145
076 SHE’S JUST A CUTE THING -1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145
077 PLANT SOME FLOWERS BY MY GRAVESIDE – 1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145
ca 1980 poss. Dayton, OH – Frank Necessary and Wheeling Grass
078 SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN Jalyn JLP-161
079 LITTLE MAGGIE Jalyn JLP-161
080 I STILL MISS SOMEONE Jalyn JLP-161
081 CALHOUN COUNTY Jalyn JLP-161
082 BLUE RIDGE CABIN HOME Jalyn JLP-161
083 JOHN HARDY Jalyn JLP-161
084 MIDNIGHT TRAIN Jalyn JLP-161
085 I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED Jalyn JLP-161
Tracks above may have been recorded in early 1970s
7 December 1984 Webco Recording Studio, 8705 Deanna Drive, Gaithersburg, MD - Al Jones, Frank Necessary and Spruce Mountain Boys (Frank Necessary [vcl/banjo], Al Jones [vcl/gt], Buzz Busby [mandolin], Karen Spence [vcl/bass], Bill Sage [bass])

086 MY FRIEND DON RENO Webco WLPS-0113
087 STEPPIN' OUT ON YOU Webco WLPS-0113
088 TEAR DROPS MIXED WITH RAIN Webco WLPS-0113
089 OUT IN THE COUNTRY Webco WLPS-0113
090 YELLOW STONE GAP KENTUCKY Webco WLPS-0113
091 FORGOTTEN HOW TO PRAY Webco WLPS-0113
092 CROSSING THE SUMMIT Webco WLPS-0113
093 DREAMIN' AND GRIEVIN' Webco WLPS-0113
094 YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE Webco WLPS-0113
095 SHUFFLE OF MY FEET Webco WLPS-0113
096 REACHING FOR THE SUN Webco WLPS-0113
097 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN Webco WLPS-0113
2003 unknown – Frank Necessary and Al Jones

098 CRIPPLE CREEK

099 I AM THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES

100 I'M ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OLD HOME

101 COREY IS GONE

102 BIG COUNTRY

103 LITTLE MAGGIE

104 BLUE AND LONESOME

105 MARY ANN

106 HEY, HEY, HEY

107 LOST TO A STRANGER

108 WILL YOU BE LOVIN' ANOTHER MAN

109 JUST A MEMORY

110 FOGGIE MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN

111 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

tracks above issued on album Bluegrass Favorites

 

ALBUMS
Cabut LP 1006 No More Tomorrows: Lonesome Feeling; Coo Koo; No More Tomorrows; I Wish You Knew; Making Plans; Necessary's Theme; Give Mother My Crown; Rocky Top; Bringing Mary Home; Buck's Weirdo; Slew Foot; Timber Trail; I'm Using My Bible For A Road Map - 70
Old Homestead OHS-90010 Cimarron: Cimarron; Long Gone; Banjo Shuffle; Fair & Tender Ladies; Take This Hammer; Limehouse Blues; Mansion Waiting For Me; Cool Water; Sitting On Top Of The World; Tomahawk; John Henry; Uncle Pen; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Were You There - 72
Old Homestead OHS-90032 Songs Of The Pioneers: Timber Trail; My Best To You; Jesse James; Blue Shadows On The Trail; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Ghost Riders In The Sky; When It's Nightime In Nevada; Red River Ramble; Long Black Veil; Philadelphia Lawyer; Where The Soul Never Dies - 75
Rounder 0050 Al Jones and Frank Necessary and The Spruce Mountain Boys: You're Not Easy To Forget; Crying My Heart Out Over You; I'd Rather Be Alone; Lost To A Stranger; How The Story Had To End; Skip Hop And Wobble; Blue Eyed Darling; Come Back To Me In My Dreams; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; Hey Hey Hey; No One But You; Long Gone; Letters Have No Arms; Going Home - 76
Jalyn JLP-161 Frank Necessary and The Wheeling Grass: Sweethearts In Heaven; Long, Black Veil; Little Maggie; Blue Train; I Still Miss Someone; Calhoun County; Highway Of Love; Just A Memory; Blue Ridge Cabin Home; John Hardy; Midnight Train; I Know You're Married - 80
Old Homestead OHS-90145 Frank Necessary and Al Jones: What Do You Know About Heartaches; Don’t Come Running Back To Me; Marching Through Dixie; Stone Wall; Quincy’s Special; Stony Mountain, West Virginia;Silver Dew On The Bluegrass; South To Old Mexico; Nobody’s Darling But Mine; It’s A Long Long Way; Banjo Riff; Long Black Limousine; She’s Just A Cute Thing; Plant Some Flowers By My Graveside - 81
Webco WLPS-0113 Traditional Bluegrass At Its Best: My Friend Don Reno; Steppin' Out On You; Tear Drops Mixed With Rain; Out In The Country; Yellow Stone Gap Kentucky; Forgotten How To Pray; Crossing The Summit; Dreamin' And Grievin' ; You Don't Love Me Anymore; Shuffle Of My Feet; Reaching For The Sun; Give Mother My Crown – 85

Frank Necessary ? Bluegras Favorites: Cripple Creek; I Am Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes; I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home; Corey Is Gone; Big Country; Little Maggie; Blue And Lonesome; Mary Ann; Hey, Hey, Hey; Lost To A Stranger; Will You Be Lovin' Another Man; Just A Memory; Foggie Mountain Breakdown; Will The Circle Be Unbroken – 03 w. Al Jones

SINGLES
Cabut (1969)
CA 2020 Tragedy / Deep Dark Mine - 69
Jalyn (1972)
45-350 Stone Mountain Breakdown / Can Love Conquer Me - 70
45-352 Long Black Veil / Blue Train - 70
45-359 Highway Of Love / Just A Memory - 71
Kippo (1972)
112 Mac's Jack / Lonesome For You - 72