Clark Kessinger

*27-07-1896 South Hills, Kanawha County, WV, +04-06-1975

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS see also Kessinger Brothers

1964 WRDS Radio Station, Rosscommon, MI  – Clark Kessinger (Clark Kessinger [fiddle], Gene Meade [gt], Wayne Hauser [banjo]. Producer: Ken Davidson)

001 RAGTIME ANNIE   Kanawha 304

002 SALLY ANN JOHNSON   Kanawha 304

003 RED BIRD   Kanawha 304

004 SALT RIVER   Kanawha 304

005 OVER THE WAVES   Kanawha 304

006 POCA RIVER BLUES   Kanawha 304

007 CHINKY-PIN   Kanawha 304

008 FLOP EARED MULE   Kanawha 304

009 CHICKEN IN THE BARNYARD   Kanawha 304

010 TURKEY KNOB   Kanawha 304

011 LEATHER BRITCHES   Kanawha 304

012 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND   Kanawha 304

013 DANCE ALL NIGHT   Kanawha 304

014 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ   Kanawha 304

015 SANDY RIVER   Kanawha 304

016 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS Kanawha 304

017 SALLY GOODWIN   Kanawha 304

018 RICHMOND POLKA   Kanawha 304

September 1966/May 1967 WCAW Radio Station, Charleston, WV – Clark Kessinger (Clark Kessinger [fiddle], Gene Meade [gt]. Producer: Ken Davidson)

019 LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD Kanawha 306

020 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE Kanawha 306

021 WILSON'S HORNPIPE Kanawha 306

022 SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES Kanawha 306

023 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE Kanawha 306

024 DONE GONE Kanawha 306

025 THREE FORKS OF SANDY Kanawha 306

026 OLD JAKE GILLIE Kanawha 306

027 DURANG HORNPIPE Kanawha 306

028 KANAWHA MARCH Kanawha 306

029 WEST VIRGINIA HORNPIPE Kanawha 306

030 DEVIL'S DREAM Kanawha 306

031 BLACK HAWK WALTZ Kanawha 306

April 1968 [live-Union Grove Fiddlers‘ Contest] Union Grove, NC – Clark Kessinger (Clark Kessinger [fiddle], Gene Meade [gt], Gene Parker [banjo]. Producer: Ken Davidson)

03101 TROMBONE RAG Kanawha 312  

03102 DILL PICKLE RAG Kanawha 312  

03103 ROSE OF MY HEART WALTZ Kanawha 312  

03104 ROUND TOWN GAL Kanawha 312 

03105 WHISTLING RUFUS Kanawha 312 

03106 SALLY GOODIN Kanawha 312 

03107 DURANG'S HORNPIPE Kanawha 312 

03108 ARKANSAS TRAVELLER Kanawha 312

03109 OLD JOE CLARK Kanawha 312 

03110 DOWN YONDER Kanawha 312 

03111 TURKEY IN THE STRAW Kanawha 312 

03112 GOLDEN SLIPPERS Kanawha 312 

03113 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND Kanawha 312 

03114 POCA RIVER BLUES Kanawha 312   

1968 unknown – Clark Kessinger (Clark Kessinger [fiddle], Gene Meade [gt], Gene Parker [banjo]. Producer: Ken Davidson)

032 FISHER'S HORNPIPE Kanawha 327 

033 GOODNIGHT WALTZ Kanawha 327 

034 SOLDIER'S JOY Kanawha 327 

035 DID YOU EVER SEE THE DEVIL, UNCLE JOE? Kanawha 327

036 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT, MISTER? Kanawha 327

037 FORKED DEER Kanawha 327

038 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Kanawha 327

039 WHEN YOU GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM Kanawha 327

040 CHINESE BREAKDOWN Kanawha 327

041 WHISTLING RUFUS Kanawha 327

042 OLD JOE CLARK Kanawha 327

043 ALABAMA JUBILEE Kanawha 327

10 April 1971 Vance Motor Inn, Statesville, NC - Clark Kessinger with Gene Meade (Clark Kessinger [fiddle], Gene Meade [gt/vcl-1]. Producer: Ken Irwin)

044 RICKETT'S HORNPIPE Rounder 0004

045 ROSE O' MY HEART WALTZ Rounder 0004

046 BITTER CREEK Rounder 0004

047 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM WALTZ Rounder 0004

048 RED BIRD Rounder 0004

049 TENNESSEE WALTZ Rounder 0004

050 THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING Rounder 0004

051 WILD HORSE Rounder 0004

052 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Rounder 0004

053 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN -1 Rounder 0004

054 LOST INDIAN Rounder 0004

055 GOOD NIGHT WALTZ Rounder 0004  

 

ALBUMS

Kanawha 304 The Legend of Clark Kessinger: Ragtime Annie; Sally Ann Johnson; Red Bird; Salt River; Over The Waves; Poca River Blues; Chinky-Pin; Flop Eared Mule; Chicken In The Barnyard; Turkey Knob; Leather Britches; Billy In The Low Ground; Dance All Night; Wednesday Night Waltz; Sandy River; Hell Among The Yearlings Sally Goodwin; Richmond Polka – 64 (reissues: Folk Promotions FP 828 (1965), Folkways FA 2336 (1966), County 733 (1972), County CD-2713 (1996))

Kanawha 306 The Legend of Clark Kessinger, vol. II/Sweet Bunch Of Daisies: Listen To The Mocking Bird; Under The Double Eagle; Wilson's Hornpipe; Sweet Bunch Of Daisies; Paddy On The Turnpike; Done Gone; Three Forks Of Sandy; Old Jake Gillie; Durang Hornpipe; Kanawha March; West Virginia Hornpipe; Devil's Dream; Black Hawk Waltz – 07-67 (reissued on County 747 (1974))

Kanawha 312 Clark Kessinger Live at Union Grove: Trombone Rag;  Dill Pickle Rag;  Rose Of My Heart Waltz;  Round Town Gal; Whistling Rufus; Sally Goodin; Durang's Hornpipe; Arkansas Traveller; Old Joe Clark; Down Yonder; Turkey In The Straw; Golden Slippers; Billy In The Lowground; Poca River Blues - 68 (reissues: Matchbox SDM 231 (1968), Folkways FA 2337 (1976), Tri-Agle-Far TR 701 (2003), Autogram AMLP 905 (Germany, 2009))

Rounder 0004 Old-Time Music With Fiddle And Guitar:  Rickett's Hornpipe; Rose O' My Heart Waltz; Bitter Creek; When I Grow Too Old To Dream Waltz; Red Bird; Tennessee Waltz; Three O'clock In The Morning; Wild Horse; The Waltz You Saved For Me; Sunny Side Of The Mountain; Lost Indian; Good Night Waltz - 72 w. Gene Meade

Kanawha 327 Clark Kessinger Memorial Album:  Fisher's Hornpipe;  Goodnight Waltz;  Soldier's Joy;  Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe?; May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister?; Forked Deer; Blackberry Blossom; When You Grow Too Old To Dream; Chinese Breakdown; Whistling Rufus; Old Joe Clark; Alabama Jubilee - 76