Ernest Charles Thacker, *1971 Elyria, OH,
+10-04-2018
By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS see also
America’s Bluegrass Band
25 September 1990 River Track Studio, Louisa, KY – Ralph
Stanley and Ernie Thacker (Ernie Thacker [gt], Ralph Stanley [banjo], Ralph
'Hank' Smith [gt], Ralph Stanley II [gt], Jack Cooke [bass], Curly Ray Cline
[fiddle])
001 DON'T ASK ME WHY River Track Studio RTS-1525
002 I THINK I'LL GO AWAY River Track Studio RTS-1525
003 BUCKWHEAT River Track Studio RTS-1525
004 HOLDIN' ON River Track Studio RTS-1525
005 SWEETEST LOVE River Track Studio RTS-1525
006 WEARY HEART YOU STOLE AWAY River Track Studio RTS-1525
007 KITTEN AND THE CAT River Track Studio RTS-1525
008 JEALOUS River Track Studio RTS-1525
009 PAINT THE TOWN River Track Studio RTS-1525
010 HOME IN THE MOUNTAIN River Track Studio RTS-1525
1992 unknown - Ernie Thacker and Junior Blankenship
010a OLD VIRGINIA LTD 162
010b I HOPE YOU'VE LEARNED LTD 162
010c WEEPING WILLOW
LTD 162
010d JESUS IS CALLING LTD 162
010e DARK HOLLOW LTD 162
010f ON AND ON LTD 162
010g BABY GIRL LTD 162
010h I'M ONLY HUMAN LTD 162
010i WHEEL HOSS LTD 162
010j OLD HOME TOWN LTD 162
010k SITTIN' ALONE IN THE MOONLIGHT LTD 162
010l DADDY HOW I MISS YOU LTD 162
Ca 1994 unknown - Ernie Thacker and Junior Blankenship Band (Ernie Thacker [vcl/mandolin], Junior
Blankenship [vcl/gt],
Barry Clevenger [banjo],
Butch Bailey [vcl/bass], Art Stamper [fiddle])
011 TRAIN KEEPS RIDING Copper Creek CCCD 0136
012 HOME AGAIN Copper Creek CCCD 0136
013 KENTUCKY BANJO Copper Creek CCCD 0136
014 SING ME BACK HOME Copper Creek CCCD 0136
015 BLUE RIDGE CABIN HOME Copper Creek CCCD 0136
016 LEAVING YOU TODAY Copper Creek CCCD 0136
017 USED TO BE Copper Creek CCCD 0136
018 I'M LONESOME WITHOUT YOU Copper Creek CCCD 0136
019 TENNESSEE BLUES Copper Creek CCCD 0136
020 NO MOTHER OR DAD Copper Creek CCCD 0136
021 GREMIS Copper Creek CCCD 0136
022 WITHOUT YOU Copper Creek CCCD 0136
023 I'M READY TO GO HOME Copper Creek CCCD 0136
1995 unknown - Ernie Thacker and Junior Blankenship Band
024 TEARS OF GOLD Atteiram API-CD-1730
025 KENTUCKY MANDOLIN Atteiram API-CD-1730
026 BEAUTIFUL LIFE Atteiram API-CD-1730
027 FADED LOVE Atteiram API-CD-1730
028 OLD VIRGINIA Atteiram API-CD-1730
029 ROCK SALT AND NAILS Atteiram API-CD-1730
030 OUR LAST GOODBYE Atteiram API-CD-1730
031 CHALK UP ANOTHER NEW Atteiram API-CD-1730
032 BILL CHEATHAM Atteiram API-CD-1730
032a I’M LOST AND
I’LL NEVER FIND THE WAY Atteiram API-CD-1730
032b LEAVIN‘ YOU
TODAY Atteiram API-CD-1730
032c RED HAIRED BOY Atteiram API-CD-1730
032d TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE Atteiram API-CD-1730
2000 unknown – Ernie Thacker and Route 23 (Ernie Thacker
[vcl/gt], Mike Mullins [banjo/hmny vcl], Matt Stacy [mandolin/hmny vcl], Matthew
Thacker [bass/hmny vcl])
033 WILD HORSES Crosscut CR 1117
034 MIAMI, MY AMY Crosscut CR 1117
035 MOLLY Crosscut CR 1117
036 TOO LATE FOR LOVIN' Crosscut CR 1117
037 WHISKEY AND WOMEN Crosscut CR 1117
038 BACKBONE JOB Crosscut CR 1117
039 REBECCA Crosscut CR 1117
040 SIX MORE MILES Crosscut CR 1117
041 LONELY AND BLUE Crosscut CR 1117
042 WORRIES AND TROUBLES Crosscut CR 1117
043 WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY Crosscut CR 1117
2001 unknown – Ernie Thacker
044 LITTLE PIECE OF LAND Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
045 FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
046 ANOTHER PIECE OF MY HEART Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
047 MOMMA PREACHED AND DADDY PLOWED Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
048 OLD KENTUCKY HOME Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
049 OLD BARN Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
050 YOUR OWN BRAND OF MISERY Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
051 THE CHILL OF LONESOME Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
052 HIGHWAY OF SORROW
Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
053 WHISKEY AND WOMEN Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
054 OLD TIME DRUNKARD Doobie Shea DS CD 2004
Fall 2006 Rivertrack Studio, Fort Gay, WV – Ernie Thacker (Ernie
Thacker [vcl/gt], Dick Roach [vcl/banjo], Brandon Shupping [mandolin], Matthew
Thacker [vcl/bass gt], + John Rigsby [fiddle])
055 THE BALLAD OF CHARLIE DILL Pinecastle PRC 1167
056 DETROIT CITY CHILL Pinecastle PRC 1167
057 THIS DRINKIN' WILL KILL ME Pinecastle PRC 1167
058 FRIDAY ONCE AGAIN Pinecastle PRC 1167
059 THE HANGMAN Pinecastle PRC 1167
060 KEITH, HOW MANY? Pinecastle PRC 1167
061 I WISH YOU KNEW Pinecastle PRC 1167
062 CHURCH UPON THE HILL Pinecastle PRC 1167
063 PICKIN' UP THE PIECES Pinecastle PRC 1167
064 ROLLIN' ON THESE RUBBER WHEELS Pinecastle PRC 1167
065 SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN Pinecastle PRC 1167
066 WORD OF MOUTH Pinecastle PRC 1167
ALBUMS
River Track Studio RTS 1525 Holdin' On: Don't Ask Me Why; I Think
I'll Go Away; Buckwheat; Holdin' On; Sweetest Love; Weary Heart You Stole Away;
Kitten And The Cat; Jealous; Paint The Town; Home In The Mountain – ca 90 w.
Ralph Stanley (reissued on Crosscut CR 1121)
LTD LTD 162 Old Virginia: Old Virginia; I Hope You've
Learned; Weeping Willow; Jesus Is Calling; Dark Hollow; On And On; Baby Girl; I'm Only Human; Wheel Hoss; Old Home Town; Sittin' Alone In The Moonlight; Daddy How I Miss You – 92 w.Junior Blankenship
(Cassette)
Copper Creek CCCD 0136 Tennessee Blues: Train
Keeps Riding; Home Again; Kentucky Banjo;
Sing Me Back Home; Blue Ridge Cabin Home;
Leaving You Today;
Used to Be; I'm Lonesome Without You; Tennessee
Blues;
No Mother Or Dad;
Gremis; Without You;
I'm Ready To Go Home - 95 Ernie Thacker and
Junior Blankenship Band
Atteiram API-CD 1730
Tears Of Gold: I’m Lost And I’ll Never
Find The Way; Leavin‘ You Today; Rock Salt And Nails; Red Haired Boy; Old
Virginia; Faded Love; Beautiful Life; Our Last Goodbye; Chalk Up Another One;
Bill Cheatham; Takes One To Know One; Kentucky Mandoline; Tears Of Gold - 95 Ernie Thacker and Junior Blankenship Band
Crosscut CR 1117 Backbone Job: Wild Horses; Miami, My Amy; Molly; Too
Late For Lovin'; Whiskey and Women; Backbone Job; Rebecca; Six More Miles; Lonely and Blue; Worries and Troubles; Where There's A Will
There's A Way - 00 w. Route 23
Doobie Shea DS-CD 2004 The Chill Of Lonesome: Little Piece
Of Land; Father, Son and Holy Ghost; Another Piece Of My Heart; Momma Preached
And Daddy Plowed; Old Kentucky Home; Old Barn; Your Own Brand Of Misery; The
Chill Of Lonesome; Highway Of Sorrow; Whiskey And Women; Old Time Drunkard. -
30-01-02
Pinecastle PRC 1167 The Hangman: The Ballad Of Charlie Dill;
Detroit City Chill; This Drinkin' Will Kill Me; Friday Once Again; The Hangman; Keith, How Many?; I Wish You Knew; Church Upon The Hill; Pickin' Up The Pieces; Rollin' On These Rubber Wheels; Sunday Morning Coming Down; Word Of Mouth - 08
