Jim Ringer

*29-02-1936 Yell County, AR, +17-03-1992

2nd version

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca September 1972 unknown – Jim Ringer (Jim Ringer, Mary McCaslin, Jay Ungar, Jon Wilcox, Red Crummy, Jane Voss, Ed Hamlett, Nancy Katz, Caroline Paton)

001 WAITIN' FOR THE HARD TIMES TO GO Folk-Legacy FSI-47
002 PARADISE Folk-Legacy FSI-47
003 EVERY BUSH AND TREE Folk-Legacy FSI-47
004 TOWSER JENKINS Folk-Legacy FSI-47
005 I GOTTA GET DRUNK Folk-Legacy FSI-47
006 GRANNY'S SONG Folk-Legacy FSI-47
007 CALIFORNIA JOE Folk-Legacy FSI-47
008 DREARY BLACK HILLS Folk-Legacy FSI-47
009 GROUND SO POOR THAT GRASS WON'T GROW Folk-Legacy FSI-47
010 OLD BILL PICKETT Folk-Legacy FSI-47
011 GOING AWAY Folk-Legacy FSI-47
012 GIRL I LEFT BEHIND Folk-Legacy FSI-47
013 BLACK WATERS Folk-Legacy FSI-47
014 I BELIEVE IF I LIVE MY LIFE AGAIN Folk-Legacy FSI-47
1973 Earth Audio Techniques, Inc., North Ferrisburg, VT – Jim Ringer (Jim Ringer [vcl/gt], Mary McCaslin [rh gt/bck vcl], Martin Grosswendt [dobro/steel], Paul Combs [bass], Jay Ungar [fiddle/mandolin], Abby Newton [cello], Saul Broudy [harmonica], Doug McClaran [piano]. Producer: Jim Ringer, Michael Coufure)
015 WILLING Philo PH-1012
016 SMOKEY JOE Philo PH-1012
017 OPEN DOOR AT HOME Philo PH-1012 PHCD-1202
018 CONVICT Philo PH-1012
019 MUSIC MAN Philo PH-1012
020 BABY ROCKED HER DOLLY Philo PH-1012
021 GOOD TO GET HOME Philo PH-1012 PHCD-1202
022 STREAMLINED CANNONBALL Philo PH-1012 PHCD-1202
023 THEY'LL KNOW WHO I AM Philo PH-1012
024 BLUE DIAMOND MINES Philo PH-1012
025 JODY Philo PH-1012
026 OLD FATHER TIME Philo PH-1012
027 FALSE FRIENDS AT THE BAR Philo PH-1012
028 MY VALLEY'S RED VINE Philo PH-1012
1974 poss. Earth Audio Techniques, Inc., North Ferrisburg, VT – Jim Ringer (Jim Ringer [vcl/gt], David Bromberg [gt/mandolin], Martin Grosswendt [dobro/ bottleneck gt], Warren Nichols [steel/ trombone/ banjo], Alfred Getler/ Hugh McDonald, [bass], Steve Mosley [drums], Jay Unger [fiddle/hmny vcl], Doug McClaran [piano], Peter Ecklund [trumpet/ fluglehorn], Lyndon Hardy, Mary McCaslin [hmny vcl])

029 I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED (BUT I LOVE YOU STILL) Philo PH-1021
030 AS LONG AS I LIVE Philo PH-1021
031 SAGINAW MICHIGAN Philo PH-1021 PHCD-1202
032 ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS Philo PH-1021 PHCD-1202
033 UNCLE PEN Philo PH-1021
034 MRS. DeLION'S LAMENT Philo PH-1021
035 NEW LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Philo PH-1021
036 TULSA Philo PH-1021 PHCD-1202
037 GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE Philo PH-1021
038 JIM'S CALIFORNIA BLUES Philo PH-1021
039 BATCHELOR'S HALL Philo PH-1021
040 SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD Philo PH-1021
February/March 1977 Earth Audio Techniques, Inc., North Ferrisburg, VT– Jim Ringer (Jim Ringer [vcl/rh gt], Mary McCaslin [ld gt/bck vcl], Lew London [dobro/ld gt/bck vcl], Winnie Winston [steel/ banjo], Tony Markellis [bass], Clark Pierson [drums], Jay Unger [fiddle/ mandolin], Abby Newton [cello], Saul Broudy [harmonica/hmny vcl], Doug McClaran [piano/el  piano], Peter Ecklund [horns], Priscilla Herdman [bck vcl])
041 THE HUBBARDVILLE STORE Philo PH-1047 PHCD-1202
042 RACHEL Philo PH-1047 PHCD-1202
043 THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY IN TIJUANA Philo PH-1047
044 BAND OF JESSE JAMES Philo PH-1047 PHCD-1202
045 NEW HARMONY Philo PH-1047 PHCD-1202
046 KAY Philo PH-1047
047 BAD NEWS Philo PH-1047
048 SHE SANG HYMNS OUT OF TUNE Philo PH-1047
049 SEASONS OF MANCEAU Philo PH-1047
050 BILL'S JUST A PICTURE Philo PH-1047
051 AMANDA Philo PH-1047 PHCD-1202
052 TRAMPS AND HAWKERS Philo PH-1047 PHCD-1202
September 1978/March 1978 Earth Audio Techniques, Inc., North Ferrisburg, VT – Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer (Larry Blom [vcl/dobro], Ken Bloom [gt/Northumbrian small pipes/harp], Dick Fegy [el gt], Winnie Winston [steel], Jay Ungar [mandolin/fiddle/ synthesizer], Tony Markellis [bass], Billy Mundi/Steve Mosley [drums/percussion])
053 COPPERFIELDS Philo PH-1055
054 MAMA LOU Philo PH-1055
055 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MET MY BABY Philo PH-1055
056 STRAWBERRY ROAN Philo PH-1055
057 CANAAN'S LAND Philo PH-1055
058 RANK STRANGERS Philo PH-1055
059 GERONIMO'S CADILLAC Philo PH-1055
060 THE BRAMBLE AND THE ROSE Philo PH-1055 PHCD-1149
061 LONESOME ROAD Philo PH-1055
062 STAGES OF MY LIFE Philo PH-1055
063 OH DEATH Philo PH-1055
064 HIT THE ROAD JACK Philo PH-1055
poss. 1970s Criterion Studio, Hollywood, CA – Jim Ringer
065 RANK STRANGERS Philo PHCD-1202
066 STRAWBERRY ROAN Philo PHCD-1202
1981 Criterion Studio, Los Angeles, CA – Jim Ringer (Jim Ringer [gt] + The Dillards (Rodney Dillard [gt/vcl], Dean Webb [mandolin/vcl], Joe Villegas [bass/vcl], Eddie Ponder [drums] Pete Grand [steel]) + The Burrito Brothers (Gib Guilbeau [fiddle/vcl], John Beland [gt/vcl], Skip Battin [bass] + Sneaky Pete Kleinow [steel]) + The Hot Band (Glen D. Hardin [keyboard], Emory Gordy, Jr. [bass], Billy Thomas [drums] + Bob Bigelow [mandolin], Mickey McGee [drums], Mogan Stoddard [keyboard/accordion], Linda Dillard, Herb Pedersen [bck vcl]. Producer: Larry Murray)
067 ROSEVILLE FAIR Flying Fish FF-242
068 BUGLER Flying Fish FF-242
069 WILD HORSES Flying Fish FF-242
070 DUSTY DESERT WIND Flying Fish FF-242 Philo PHCD-1202
071 STILL GOT THAT LOOK Flying Fish FF-242 Philo PHCD-1202
072 FAMILY TREE Flying Fish FF-242
073 BRAND NEW JOLE BLON Flying Fish FF-242
074 LINDA'S OOUT THERE ON HER OWN Flying Fish FF-242 Philo PHCD-1202
075 BAYOU BLUES Flying Fish FF-242
076 WHISKEY AND COCAINE Flying Fish FF-242


ALBUMS
Folk Legacy FSI-47 Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go: Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go; Paradise; Every Bush And Tree; Towser Jenkins; I Gotta Get Drunk; Granny's Song; California Joe; Dreary Black Hills; Ground So Poor That Grass Won't Grow; Old Bill Pickett; Going Away; The Girl I Left Behind; Black Waters; I Believe If I Live My Life Again - 72
Philo 1012 Good To Get Home: Willing; Smokey Joe; Open Door At Home; The Convict; Music Man; Baby Rocked Her Dolly; Good To Get Home; Streamlined Cannonball; They'll Know Who I Am; Blue Diamond Mines; Jody; Old Father Time; False Friends At The Bar; My Valley's Red Vine – 07-74
Philo 1021 Any Old Wind That Blows: I Know You're Married But I Love You Still; As Long As I Live; Saginaw, Michigan; Any Old Wind; Uncle Pen; Mrs.Delions' Lament; New Lee Highway Blues; Tulsa; Good Woman's Love; Jim's California Blues; Batchelor's Hall; Sittin' On Top Of The World - 75
Philo PH-1047 Tramps And Hawkers: The Hubbardville Store; Rachael; (That Happens Every Day) In Tijuana; The Band Of Jesse James; New Harmony; Kay; Bad News; She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune; The Seasons Of Manceau; Bill's Just A Picture; Amanda; Tramps And Hawkes – 15-08-77

Philo PH-1055 The Bramble And The Rose: Copperfields; Mama Lou; I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby; Strawberry Roan; Canaan's Land; Rank Strangers; Geronimo's Cadillac; The Bramble And The Rose; Lonesome Road; Stages Of My Life; Oh Death; Hit The Road Jack – 15-11-78 w. Mary McCaslin
Flying Fish FF-242 Endangered Species: Roseville Fair; Bugler; Wild Horses; Wild Women; Dusty Desert Wind; Still Get That Look; Family Tree; Brand New Jole Blon; Linda's Out There On Her Own; Bayou Blues; Whiskey And Cocaine - 81
Philo CD PH-1202 The Band Of Jesse James/The Best Of Jim Ringer: The Streamlined Cannonball; Open Door at Home; Good to Get Home; Saginaw, Michigan; Tulsa; Any Old Wind; Rachel; Tramps and Hawkers; New Hormony; The Hubbardville Store; The Band of Jesse James; Amanda; Dusty Desert Wind; Still Got That Look; Linda's on Her Own; Rank Strangers*; Strawberry Roan* – 16-07-96  (*previously unissued)