Karl Davis, *17-12-1905, + 30-05-1979
Hartford C. Taylor, *11-04-1905, + 18-10-1963
2nd version
By Tony Russell, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst,
Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Walter Gabriel, Uwe Hollihn
SESSIONS
ca December 1931 Grafton, WI – The Renfro Valley Boys (Hartford Taylor
[vcl/gt], Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], prob. John Lair [harmonica]
R01 L-1315-2 MY RENFRO VALLEY HOME Paramount 3315
R02 L-1317-2 THE OLD GREY GOOSE IS DEAD 3315
R03 L-1320-2 I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES 3316
R04 L-1321-1 TWENTY ONE YEARS Paramount 3311 Broadway 8318
R05 L-1322-1 I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME Paramount 3311 Broadway 8318
R06 L-1323-1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS 3316
R07 L-1324-1 LORENA 3321 8334/OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
R08 L-1325-1 WHO'S GONNA SHOE YOUR PRETTY LITTLE FEET 3321
8334/OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
L 1316 by Lonnie Glosson, L 1318/19 untraced
11 April 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, IL – Cumberland Ridge Runners (Hartford Taylor [gt/vcl],
Karl Davis [mandolin], Red
Foley [bass],
oss. Linda Parker [vcl],
Homer Slim Miller [fiddle],
John Lair [vcl])
C01 C
534-4 SALLY'S NOT THE SAME OLD SALLY ANY
MORE Banner 32773 Melotone M12702 Oriole 8235 Perfect 12914/OHCS 137 OHCD-4137 [take-1] Conqueror
8161
12 April 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, IL – Cumberland Ridge Runners (Hartford Taylor [gt/vcl],
Karl Davis [mandolin], Red
Foley [bass]
Linda Parker [vcl],
Homer Slim Miller [fiddle],
John Lair [vcl])
C02 C 539-3
GOOFUS Banner 33022 Melotone 12981 Conqueror 8160 Perfect 12993 Oriole 8324 Romeo 5324/OHCD 4137
C03 C 540-1
RIDIN' ON A HUMP BACKED MULE Conqueror 8162/OHCD 137 OHCD 4137
C04 C 541-2
OLD RATTLER Banner 32773 Conqueror
8161Melotone 12702 Perfect 12914 Oriole 8235 Romeo 5235/OHCD 137 OHCD 4137
C05 C 542-1
NOBODY'S DARLING ON EARTH Conqueror 8162/OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
C06 C 543-2
ROUNDIN' UP THE YEARLINGS Banner 33022 Melotone 12981 Conqueror 8160 Perfect
12993 Oriole 8324 Romeo 5324/OHCD 4137
Note: for
Red Foley’s masters with Cumberland Ridge Runners see Red Foley
22 March 1934 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, IL - Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/gt], Harty Taylor [vcl/gt])
001 CP 1019-1 I'M HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL Banner 33118 Melotone 13085
Conqueror 8310 Vocalion 03056 Oriole 8300 Romeo 5300 Perfect 13023/Cattle
CCD-245 OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
002 CP 1020-1 I DREAMED I SEARCHED HEAVEN FOR YOU Banner 33118 Melotone 13085
Conqueror 8310 Vocalion 03056 Oriole 8300 Romeo 5300 Perfect 13023/BACM CD D
168 OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
1 November 1935 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL –
Karl and Harty of The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Karl Davis [vcl/gt], Harty
Taylor [gt/vcl], Josie Ellers [vcl-1], Homer Miller or Tex Atchison [fiddle])
003 C 1157-1 THERE’LL COME A TIME unissued
004 C 1158-1 TWO BABES unissued
005 C 1159-1 THERE’S A BEAUTIFUL HOME Conqueror 8605 ARC 60252/OHCS 137 OHCD
4137
006 C 1160-1 THE OLD MAID -1 Conqueror 8616/OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
007 C 1161-1 MY BLUE EYED BABY Conqueror 8616
008 C 1162-1 FRIENDLESS AND SAD Conqueror 8605 ARC 60252/OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
20 January 1936 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL –
Karl and Harty of The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Karl Davis [vcl/gt], Harty
Taylor [gt/vcl], Red Foley [bass], Homer Miller or Tex Atchison [fiddle])
009 C 1202-1 NO PLACE TO PILLOW MY HEAD ARC 60461 Conqueror 8626/ BACM CD D 168
010 C 1203-1 WE BURIED HER BENEATH THE WILLOW ARC 60461 Conqueror 8626/ BACM CD
D 168
011 C 1205-2 I'M S-A-V-E-D Conqueror 8660 ARC 61054/OHCS 137 OHCD 4137
012 C 1211-1 SONG OF THE BLIND unissued
013 C 1212-1 I NEED THE PRAYERS OF THOSE I LOVE unissued
4 March 1936 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Karl and
Harty of The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Karl Davis [vcl/gt], Harty Taylor
[gt/vcl], Red Foley [bass], Homer Miller or Tex Atchison [fiddle])
014 C 1202-3 NO PLACE TO PILLOW MY HEAD unissued
015 C 1203-4 WE BURIED HER BENEATH THE WILLOW unissued
016 C 1212-3 I NEED THE PRAYERS OF THOSE I LOVE ARC 61054 Conqueror 8660/OHCS
137 OHCD 4137
7 October 1936 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL –
Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty Taylor [vcl/gt])
017 C 1525-2 THE PRISONER’S DREAM Conqueror 8728 ARC 70560/Cattle CCD-243 OHCS
137 OHCD 4137
018 C 1526-2 THE HOUSE WHERE WE WERE WED Conqueror 8728 ARC 70457/Cattle
CCD-243
019 C 1527-1 I’M GOING HOME THIS EVENING Conqueror 8833/ BACM CD D 168
020 C 1528-1 THE HYMNS MY MOTHER SANG Conqueror 8729/Cattle CCD-243
021 C 1529-2 THEY ARE ALL GOING HOME BUT ONE Conqueror 8729/Cattle CCD-243/OHCD
4137
022 C 1530-2 OUR PARTNER’S PHONOGRAPH RECORD (SONG OUR PARTNERS SANG) Conqueror
8730
023 C 1531-1 THE HOLINESS MOTHER unissued
024 C 1532-1 TOMBIGBEE RIVER FAREWELL ARC 70169/ BACM CD D 168 OHCD 4137
025 C 1533-1 DARLING THINK OF WHAT YOU’VE DONE Conqueror 8730 ARC 70153/OHCS
137 OHCD 4137
026 C 1534-1 I AM JUST WHAT I AM unissued
25 January 1937 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL –
Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty Taylor [vcl/gt])
027 C 1763-1 ANSWER TO THE PRISONER’S DREAM Conqueror 8833 ARC 70560/ BACM CD D
168
028 C 1764-1,2 FROM A CABIN IN KENTUCKY unissued
029 C 1765-1,2 WE ARE DRIFTING DOWN THE RUGGED STREAM OF TIME unissued
030 C 1766-1,2 THE OLD CHAIN GANG unissued
031 C 1767-1,2 THE HOUND DOG BLUES unissued
19 February 1940 Chicago, IL – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty
Taylor [vcl/gt], Alan Crockett [fiddle])
032 WC 2927-A SHE DID NOT GET HER BABY OUT OF JAIL Conqeuror 9408 Vocalion
05439
033 WC 2928-A READ THE BIBLE OKeh 05640
034 WC 2929-A I DIDN‘T HEAR ANYONE PRAY Conqueror 9408 9796 Vocalion 05439
035 WC 2930-A HOLINESS MOTHER OKeh 05640
20 February 1940 Chicago, IL – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty
Taylor [vcl/gt], Alan Crockett [fiddle])
036 WC 2935-A LITTLE SWEETHEART, I’M IN PRISON Conqueror 9406 9796 Vocalion
05549
037 WC 2936-A TWO-FACED PREACHER Conqueror 9406 9687 Vocalion 05549/ BACM CD D
168
038 WC 2937-A SEVEN BEERS WITH THE WRONG WOMAN Conqueror 9407 9687 Vocalion
05500/Cattle CCD-245
039 WC 2938-A DON’T MONKEY ’ROUND MY WIDDER Vocalion 05500/Cattle CCD-245 OHCD
4137
24 January 1941 Chicago, IL – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty
Taylor [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
040 C 3559-1 LOOK AT WHAT THOSE BLUE EYES DID TO ME Conqueror 9688 OKeh 06163
Columbia 38139 20414/BACM CD D 430 OHCD 4137
041 C 3560-1 GOSPEL CANNON BALL Conqueror 9689 OKeh 06207/Cattle CCD-245
042 C 3561-1 LET’S ALL HAVE ANOTHER BEER Conqueror 9690 OKeh 06066/Cattle
CCD-245
043 C 3562-1 SWEET MAMA PUT HIM IN LOW Conqueror 9842 OKeh 06066/Cattle CCD-245
044 C 3563-1 KENTUCKY Conqueror 9688 OKeh 06163 Columbia 38139 20414/OHCD 4137
045 C 3564-1 FIFTY-ONE BEERS Conqueror 9690 OKeh 06115//Cattle CCD-245
046 C 3565-1 I HEARD THE WICKED PRAY Conqueror 9688 OKeh 06207/Cattle CCD-245
047 C 3566-1 YOU DIDN’T WANT A SWEETHEART Conqueror 9842 OKeh 06115/Cattle
CCD-245
8 June 1941 Chicago, IL – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty
Taylor [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
048 C 3853-1 HYMNS THEY SANG (AT MOTHER’S GRAVE) unissued
049 C 3854-1 DON’T BE BLUE, LITTLE PAL, DON’T BE BLUE Conqueror 9841 OKeh
06301/ BACM CD D 168
050 C 3855-1 ANGEL OF EAST TENNESSEE Conqueror 9840 OKeh 06385/Cattle CCD-245
OHCD 4137
051 C 3856-1 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Conqueror 9841 OKeh 06301/ BACM CD D 168
052 C 3857-1 TRAINING CAMP BLUES Conqueror 9840 OKeh 06385/Cattle CCD-245
053 C 3858-1 HE’S A RING TAIL TORNADO Conqueror 9843 OKeh 06586/ BACM CD D 430
054 C 3859-1 SOME GIRLS DO AND SOME GIRLS DON’T Conquror 9843 OKeh 06586/Cattle
CCD-245
055 C 3860-1 CONCERTINA WALTZ unissued
27 January 1942 Chicago, IL – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis [vcl/mandolin], Harty
Taylor [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
056 C 4171-1 I HIDE MY FACE AND CRY unissued/[va] Time-Life TLCW-05 BACM CD D
168
057 C 4172 GIRLS, DON’T REFUSE TO KISS A SOLDIER OKeh 6666 (unissued)
058 C 4173-1 YOU LET ME DOWN OKeh 06622 Columbia 37414 20141/ BACM CD D 168
059 C 4174 TEARS IN MY BEER OKeh 6666 (unissued)
060 C 4175 I GET THE SAME OLD STORY unissued
061 C 4176-1 TRUCK DRIVIN‘ SWEETHEART OKeh 06622 Columbia 37414 20141/ BACM CD
D 168 OHCD 4137
062 C 4177 STEPPING STONES TO HEAVEN unissued
063 C 4178 WHEN I LAID MY BIBLE DOWN unissued
10 November 1944 [no.86] C.P. McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood,
CA - Uncle Henry‘s Original Kentucky Mountaineers and Karl and Harty (Henry
Warren [vcl] + unknown musicians)
064 313 WOULD YOU CARE IF JESUS LEFT YOU? 48035 AD-136
4 December 1945 CBS Studio, Radio Station WBBM, The Wrigley Building, 410 North
Michigan Ave., Chicago IL – Karl and Harty
065 CCO 4484 MERCY ON YOUR SOUL 37802 20353/CCD-245
066 CCO 4485 MEAN MEAN MAMA 37802 20353/CCD-245
067 CCO 4486 WHEN THE ATOM BOMB FELL 36982 20023/CCD-245
068 CCO 4487 WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WOMEN TODAY Harmony 1076/ BACM CD D 168
069 CCO 4488 THERE’S NOTHING IN THE WORLD A MAN WON’T DO 37281 20105/CCD-245
070 CCO 4489 AIN’T YOU ASHAMED? Harmony 1076/ BACM CD D 168
071 CCO 4490 WHY DO GIRLS WEAR BREECHES 37281 20105/CCD-245
072 CCO 4491 DON’T LET THAT SWEET FACE FOOL YOU 36982 20023/CCD-245
October 1946 Chicago, IL – The Ranch House Boys
B01 1164G THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Gold Seal 331
B02 1165B DOWN IN THE VALLEY Gold Seal 331 /BACM CD D 168
25 March 1947 [no.560] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA
– Karl and Harty (Karl Davis and Hartford Taylor) [tracks probably transferred
from Capitol transcriptions]
073 1777 THE B-I-B-L-E Capitol 415
(G-59?)/LP 5121 BACM CD D 430
074 1778 THAT PRETTY LITTLE FACE 415/LP 5121 BACM CD D 430
075 1779 TRUE LOVE 40044/LP 5121
076 1780 LIPS THAT TOUCH THE LIQUOR (SHALL NEVER TOUCH MINE) unissued (G 60?)
13 May 1947 [no 603] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA –
Karl and Harty (Karl Davis and Hartford Taylor)
077 1908 TEXAS CITY DISASTER rejected
078 1909 BLONDES, BRUNETTES AND RED HEADS A40025/Cattle CCD-245
079 1910 PRETTY THING A 40044/LP 5121
080 1911 CHEATIN’ WOMEN A40025/Cattle CCD-245
10 October 1947 [no.712] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood
38, CA – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis and Hartford Taylor)
081 2295 SHE'S GOT THE CUTEST EYES 40135/ BACM CD D 168
082 2296 DON'T MIX WHISKEY WITH WOMEN 40067/ BACM CD D 168
083 2297 YOU COOKED YOUR GOOSE WITH ME 40067/ BACM CD D 168
084 2298 SINGLE MAN BLUES 40135/ BACM CD D 168
29 December 1947 [no.898] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood,
CA – Karl and Harty
085 2995 SWEETEST MOTHER 40111/LP 5121
086 2996 A SONG FOR MOTHER 40111/LP 5121
087 2997 RENO BOUND 40089/Cattle CCD-245
088 2998 I CAN'T WIN FOR LOSIN' 40089/Cattle CCD-245
RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
1947-ca 1951 [Capitol transcriptions] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Karl and Harty (Karl Davis and Hartford Taylor, Shelby Jean Davis [vcl-1] (incomplete info))
IN THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE G 59
THAT BEAUTIFUL CHAIR G 59
B-I-B-L-E G 59
I’LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT G 59
LORD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL G 59
DADDY G 60
LIPS THAT TOUCH THE LIQUOR (SHALL NEVER TOUCH MINE) G 60
F-R- DOUBLE E FROM S-I-N G 60
GOSPEL CANNONBALL G 60
I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU G 61
WHY DO GIRLS WEAR BRITCHES G 61
KATRINA POLKA G 61
OLD SMOKEY G 61
YOU GOTTA LIVE YOUR RELIGION EVERY DAY G 61
A SONG FOR MOTHER G 62
I’M S-A-V-E-D G 62
GIVE ME THE ROSES NOW G 62
THIS TRAIN G 62
TWO LITTLE ROSEBUDS G 62
DON’T SAY GOODBYE IF YOU LOVE ME G 63
NOBODY’S DARLIN‘ G 63
POND LILLY WALTZ G 63
WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN G 63
MEAN MEAN MAMA G 63
YOU MAY HAVE YOUR PICTURE G 64
KENTUCKY G 64
DON’T LET THAT SWEET FACE FOOL YOU G 64
THEY’RE ALL GOING HOME BUT ONE G 64
LOOK WHAT THOSE BLUE EYES DID TO ME G 65/LP 5121
LITTLE OLD RAGDOLL G 65
READ THE BIBLE G 65
I WANT A PARDON FOR DADDY G 65
SWEETEST MOTHER G 65
GATHERING FLOWERS FROM THE HILLSIDE G 66
THERE’S NOTHING IN THE WORLD A MAN WON’T DO G 66
AIN‘T YOU ASHAMED OF THE WAY YOU TWO TIMED ME G 66
WHEN THE ATOM BOMB FELL G 66
ON THE SUNNYSIDE OF LIFE G 66
I GET THE SAME OLD STORY ALL THE TIME G 67/ BACM CD D 430
IF IT’S WRONG TO LOVE YOU -1 G 67/ BACM CD D 430
SMILES ARE MADE OUT OF SUNSHINE -1 G 67/ BACM CD D 430
RENFRO VALLEY MARCH G 67/ BACM CD D 430
I JUST KEEP FROM CRYING SOMETIMES G 67/ BACM CD D 430
CAUSE I DON’T MEAN TO CRY WHEN YOU’RE GONE G 68/ BACM CD D 430
WAY BEYOND THE BLUE G 68/ BACM CD D 430
THERE’S A BLUE HEART TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS -1 G 68/ BACM CD D 430
BABES IN THE WOOD -1 G 68/ BACM CD D 430
I’M TIRED OF LIVING ALONE G 68/ BACM CD D 430
LEGEND OF THE ROBIN’S RED BREAST G 99
SINGLE MAN BLUES G 99
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WOMEN TODAY G 99
I’M HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL G 99
MY FATHER’S WHISKERS G 99/ BACM CD D 430
YOU DIDN’T WANT A SWEETHEART G 100
PUT MY LITTLE SHOES AWAY -1 G 100/ BACM CD D 430
GATHERING BUDS -1 G 100/ BACM CD D 430
TAKE ME BACK AGAIN G 100/ BACM CD D 430
LITTLE SWEETHEART I AM IN PRISON G 100
I’VE WAITED TOO LONG G 101/ BACM CD D 430
I’LL COME BACK TO YOU G 101
SHAKE HANDS WITH MOTHER AGAIN G 101/ BACM CD D 430
HOUSE WHERE WE WERE WED G 101
GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN G 101/ BACM CD D 430
DARLING, THINK OF WHAT YOU’VE DONE G 102
I BELIVE THAT GOOD OLD BIBLE
G 102
BLUE RAILROAD TRAIN G 102/ BACM CD D 430
SINGLE GIRL G 102
WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY G 102/ BACM CD D 430
WHEN THE FIRE COMES DOWN
G 115
PRISONER’S DREAM G
115
IT’S HARD TO PLEASE YOUR MIND G 115
WOULD YOU CARE IF JESUS LEFT YOU G 115
HISTORY SONG G 117/ BACM
CD D 430
OLD SPANISH TUNE G
117/ BACM CD D 430
A BIBLE LESSON G 117/ BACM CD D 430
SCATTERIN‘ PRECIOUS SEEDS
G 117
MOTHER AND DAD G 117/
BACM CD D 430
DUST ON THE BIBLE G
117/ BACM CD D 430
I CAN’T WIN FOR LOSIN‘ G 118
WATCHIN’ THE GIRLS GO BY
G 118/ BACM CD D 430
LEAF OF LOVE G 118/ BACM
CD D 430
I SEE A BRIGHT LIGHT SHINING
G 118/ BACM CD D 430
PUT THE KEY TO YOUR HEART IN MY HAND G 118
CHEATIN‘ WOMAN G 135/LP 5121
PRETTY THING G 135/LP 5121
TRUE LOVE G 135/LP
5121
BLONDES, BRUNETTES AND REDHEADS G 135/LP 5121
AWAY FROM YOU G
136/LP 5121
RENO BOUND G 136/LP
5121
THE AUTOMOBILE OF LIFE G 136/LP 5121
YOU COOKED YOUR GOOSE WITH ME G 136/LP 5121
WALTZ OF THE WIND G
136/LP 5121
ALBUMS
Old Homestead OHCS 137 Karl/Harty With The Cumberland Ridge Runners: Old
Rattler; Sally's Not The Same Old Sally; I'll Be All Smiles Tonight; Ridin' On
A Hump Back Mule; Nobody's Darling On Earth; I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of
Jail; I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You; Friendless And Sad; The Old Maid;
Whose Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet; Lorrena; The Prisoner's Dream;
Darling Think Of What You've Done; There's A Beautiful Home; I Need The Prayers
Of Those I Love; I'm S-A-V-E-D - 81
Cowgirlboy [GER] LP-5121 Their Early Mountain Favorites: Cheatin' Women; Pretty
Thing [Transcription]; True Love [Transcription]; Blondes, Brunettes And
Redheads; Away From You; Reno Bound; Automobile Of Life; You Cooked Your Goose
With Me; Waltz Of The Wind; That Pretty Little Face; B-I-B-L-E; Sweetest
Mother; Song For Mother; Pretty Thing; True Love; Look What Those Blue Eyes Did
To Me - 94
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-245 Memories Of The WLS National Barn Dance Days:
House Where We Were Wed; Seven Beers With The Wrong Woman; Don't Monkey 'Round
My Widder; Gospel Cannonball; Let's All Have Another Beer; Sweet Mama Put Him
Low; Fifty-One Beers; I Heard The Wicked Pray; You Didn't Want A Sweetheart;
Angel Of East Tennessee; Training Camp Blues; Some Girls Do And Some Girls Don't;
Mercy On Your Soul; Mean Mean Mama; When The Atom Bomb Fell; There's Nothing In
This World A Man Won't Do; Why Do Girls Wear Breeches; Don't Let That Sweet
Face Fool You; I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail; The Prisoner's Dream; Hymns
My Mother Sang; They Are All Going Home But One; Blondes, Brunettes, And Red
Heads; Cheatin' Women; Reno Bound; I Can't Win For Losin' - 01
Old Homestead OHCD-4137 Karl And Harty With The Cumberland Ridge Runners: Old
Rattler; Sally's Not The Same Old Sally; I'll Be All Smiles Tonight; Ridin' On
Ahump Back Mule; Nobody's Darlin' On Earth; I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of
Jail; I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You; Friendless And Sad; Old Maid; Whose
Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet; Lorrena; Prisoner's Dream; Darling Think Of
What You've Done; There's A Beautiful Home; I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love;
I'm S-A-V-E-D; Goofus; Roundin' Up The Yearlings; Take Me Back To Renfro
Valley; Kentucky; Look What Those Blue Eyes Did To Me; They're All Going Home
But One; Truck Driver's Sweetheart; Angel Of East Tennessee; Tombigbee River
Farewell; Don't Monkey With My Widder - 03
BACM [UK] CD D 168 Old Time Harmony Singing: Twenty One Years; I Wonder How The
Old Folks Are At Home; I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You; We Buried Her
Beneath The Willow; No Place To Pillow My Head; I'm Going Home This Evening;
Tombigbee River Farewell; Answer To The Prisoner's Dream; Two Faced Preacher;
Don't Be Blue Little Pal; I'll Always Love You; I Hide My Face And Cry; You Let
Me Down; Truck Driver's Sweetheart; What's Wrong With The Women Today; Ain't
You Ashamed; She's Got The Cutest Eyes; Single Man Blues; Down In The Valley;
You Cooked Your Goose With Me; Don't Mix Whiskey With Women – 25-09-06
BACM [UK] CD D 430 Old Time Harmony Singing, vol. 2: Look At
What Those Blue Eyes Did To Me; Wreck On The Highway; Blue Railroad Train; The
History Song; Old Spanish Tune; A Bible Lesson; Mother And Dad; Dust On The
Bible; Watching The Girls Go By; Leaf Of Love; I See A Bright Light Shining;
He’s A Ring Tail Tornado; I Get The Same Old Story; Renfro Valley March
(Instr.); I Can’t Keep From Crying ; Sometimes; Cause I Don’t Mean To Cry When
You’re Gone; Way Beyond The Blue; I’m Tired Of Living Alone; My Father’s
Whiskers; Take Me Back Again; I’ve Waited Too Long To Prepare; Shake Hands With
Mother Again; Gold Watch And Chain; If It’s Wrong To Love You; Smiles Are Made
Out Of The Sunshine; There’s A Blue Heart Tonight In The Mountains; Babes In
The Wood; Put My Little Shoes Away; Gathering Buds; That Pretty Little Face;
The B.I.B.L.E - 13
SINGLES
Paramount (1931) aka Reenfro Valley Boys
3311 Twenty One Years / I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home – 32 (also
Broadway 8318)
3315 My Renfro Valley Home / The Old Grey Goose Is Dead – 32
3316 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes / The Yellow Rose Of Texas – 32
3321 Lorena / Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet – 32 (also Broadway
8334)
ARC / Columbia (1934-45)
Melotone
M13085 I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail / I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You – 34 as by Taylor and Davis (also on Banner 33118, Romeo 5360, Oriole 8360, Perfect 13023)
M6-02-52 (Cumberland Ridge Runners:) There's A Beautiful Home / Friendless And Sad - 02-36
M6-02-54 The Old Maid / My Blue Eyed Boy (Cumberland Ridge Runners:) – 02-36
M6-04-61 We Buried Her Beneath The Willow / No Place To Pillow My Head - 04-36 w. Cumberland Ridge Runners
M6-10-54 I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love / I'm S-A-V-E-D - 10-36 Karl Davis
M7-01-53 The Prisoner's Dream / Darling, Think Of What You've Done – 01-37
M7-01-69 Tonigbee River Farewell / They Are All Going Home But One - 01-37
M7-04-57 The House Where We Were Wed / I'm Going Home This Evening - 04-37
M7-05-60 Answer To Prisoner's Dream / The Hymns My Mother Sang - 05-37
M8-02-53 Susie Brown / What Would You Give In Exchange – 02-38
Vocalion
05439 I Didn't Hear Anyone Pray / She Did Not Get Her Baby Out Of Jail - 04-40
05500 Don't Monkey 'Round My Widder / Seven Beers With The Wrong Woman - 05-40
05549 Little Sweetheart I'm In Prison / Two Faced Preacher - 06-40
Okeh
05640 Read The Bible / Holiness Mother - 07-40
06066 Sweet Mama Put Him In Low / Let's All Have Another Beer - 03-41
06115 Fifty One Beers / You Didn't Want A Sweetheart - 04-41
06163 Kentucky / Look At What Those Blue Eyes Did To Me - 04-41
06207 I Heard The Wocked Pray / Gospel Cannon Ball - 05-41 (reissue)
06301 Don't Be Blue Little Pal Don't Be Blue / I'll Always Love You - 07-41
06385 Training Camp Blues / Angel Of East Tennessee - 09-41
06586 He's A Ringtail Tornado / Some Girls Do And Some Girls Don't - 02-42
06622 You Let Me Down / Truck Driver's Sweetheart - 04-42
06666 Girls Don't Refuse To Kiss A Soldier / Tears In My Beer - 06-42
Conqueror
8605 There's A Beautiful Home / Friendless And Sad - 02-36
8660 I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love / I'm S-A-V-E-D - 06-36
8728 The House Where We Were Wed / The Prisoner's Dream - 12-36
8729 They Are All Going Home But One / The Hymns My Mother Sang - 12-36
8730 Your Partner's Phonograph Record / Darling, Think Of What You've Done -
12-36
8833 Answer To The Prisoner's Dream / I'm Going Home This Evening - 08-37
9406 Little Sweetheart I'm In Prison / Two Faced Preacher - 09-40 (reissue)
9407 Seven Beers With The Wrong Woman / Don't Monkey 'Round My Widder - 09-40
(reissue)
9408 She Did Not Get Her Baby Out Of Jail / I Didn't Hear Anyone Pray - 09-40
9687 Seven Beers With The Wrong Woman / Two Faced Preacher - 04-41 (reissue)
9688 Kentucky / Look At What Those Blue Eyes Did To Me - 04-41
9689 I Heard The Wicked Pray / Gospel Cannon Ball - 04-41
9690 Let's All Have Another Beer / Fifty One Beers - 04-41
9796 I Didn't Hear Anyone Pray / Little Sweetheart, I'm In Prison - 10-41
(reissue)
9840 Angel Of East Tennessee / Training Camp Blues - 11-41
9841 I'll Always Love You / Don't Be Blue, Little Pal, Don't Be Blue - 11-41
9842 Sweet Mama Put Him In Low / You Didn't Want A Sweetheart - 11-41 (reissue)
9843 He's A Ringtail Tornado / Some Girls Do And Some Girls Don't - 11-41
Columbia
36982 Don't Let That Sweet Face Fool You / When The Atom Bomb Fell - 05-46
37281 Why Do Girls Wear Breeches / There's Nothing In The World A Man Won't Do
- 02-47
37414 You Let Me Down / Truck Drivin' Sweetheart - 06-47 (reissue)
37802 Mean, Mean, Mama / Mercy On Your Soul - 08-47
38139 Look What Those Blue Eyes Did To Me / Kentucky B. - 03-48 (reissue)
20023 Don't Let That Sweet Face Fool You / When The Atom Bomb Fell – 48
(reissue)
20105 Why Do Girls Wear Breeches / There's Nothing In The World A Man Won't Do
– 48 (reissue)
20141 You Let Me Down / Truck Drivin' Sweetheart - 48 (reissue)
20353 Mean, Mean, Mama / Mercy On Your Soul – 48 (reissue)
20414 Look What Those Blue Eyes Did To Me / Kentucky B. - 48 (reissue)
1076 What's Wrong With The Women Today / Ain't You Ashamed – 49 (released on Harmony)
Gold Seal (1946)
331 Down In The Valley / The Yellow Rose Of Texas – 12-46 The Ranch House Boys
Capitol (1947-48)
415 That Pretty Little Face / The B-I-B-L-E – 05-47
A 40025 Blondes, Brunettes And Red Heads / Cheatin' Women – 10-47 (released on
Capitol Americana)
40044 Pretty Thing / True Love – 11-47
40067 You Cooked Your Goose With Me / Don't Mix Whiskey With Women – 01-48
40089 Reno Bound / I Can't Win For Losin' – 02-48
40111 The Sweetest Mother / A Song For Mother – 05-48
40135 Single Man's Blues / She's Got The Cuttiest Eyes – 48
48035 [Uncle Henry:] Precious Memories / [Uncle Henry w. Karl and Harty:] Would
You Care If Jesus Left You - 52
