Eric Weissberg

*16-08-1939 New York, +22-03-2020
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS  see also The Greenbriar Boys, recorded with many folk musicians
1958 unknown, CA – Dick Weisman, Billy Faier, Eric Weissberg (Dick Weisman [vcl-7/banjo-1], Billy Faier [vcl-9/banjo-2], Eric Weissberg [vcl-8/banjo-3], Dick Rosmini [vcl-6/gt-4], Frank Hamilton [gt-10]. Producer: Kenneth S.Goldman)

000 BUCK DANCER'S CHOICE -2 -4 Judson J 3017

000 LITTLE BIRDIE -1 Judson J 3017

001 GLORY, GLORY -3 Judson J 3017

000 OLD JOE CLARK -2-4-6 Judson J 3017

002 CHILLY WINDS -1-3-7-8 Judson J 3017

000 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES / SHOUT LULU -1-4 Judson J 3017

000 PIGTOWN FLING -2 Judson J 3017

000 CAPE COD BLUES -1 Judson J 3017

003 HARD, AINT IT HARD -3 Judson J 3017

000 RED WING -2  Judson J 3017

000 A DAY IN THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAINS -1-7 Judson J 3017

004 YOU CAN DIG MY GRAVE -2-3-8-9 Judson J 3017

000 SOURWOOD MOUNTAINS -1 Judson J 3017

005 900 MILES -3-4 Judson J 3017

000 CRIPPLE CREEK -2-10 Judson J 3017

000 BLUE GOOSE -1 Judson J 3017 

ca early 1960s unknown – Eric Weissberg
006 JESSE JAMES SFWCD 40163
SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS SFWCD 40163 CLASSIC BLUEGRASS FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS. VOL. 2 (1965)
1962 unknown - Oscar Brand w. Eric Weissberg (Oscar Brand [vcl/gt], Eric Weissberg [banjo], Dave Sear [banjo])
B01 HULLABALOO BELAY Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B02 JOHNNY COME DOWN TO HILO Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B03 COME ALL YE YOUNG SAILORS Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B04 JOHNNY BOOKER Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B05 BLOW YE WINDS IN THE MORNING Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B06 A YANKEE SHIP Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B07 PAUL JONES Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B08 HIGH BARBAREE Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B09 RIO GRANDE Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B10 THE OCEAN WAVES MAY ROLL Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B11 HAUL AWAY, JOE Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966
B12 JOHNSON' ALE Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B13 WILLIAM KIDD Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966 
B14 WHISKEY JOHNNY Audio Fidelity AFLP 1966

1962 Hollywood, CA – Eric Weissberg, *with Marshall Brickman (Eric Weissberg [banjo], Marshall Brickman [gt-1/banjo-2])

007 LOP-EARED MULE -1 Elektra EKS 7217

008 WILDWOOD FLOWER -1 Elektra EKS 7217

009 JOHN HARDY Elektra EKS 7217

010 NINE HUNDRED MILES Elektra EKS 7217

011 LONESOME ROAD BLUES -1 Elektra EKS 7217

012 BLUEGRASS MEDLEY Elektra EKS 7217

013 DEVIL'S DREAM* -2  Elektra EKS 7217

1962 Hollywood, CA – Marshall Brickman (Marshall Brickman [gt], Eric Weissberg [banjo])

000 FORTY WINKS Elektra EKS 7217

16 October 1962 unknown - Sunny Schwartz With Fred Hellerman And Eric Weisberg (Sunny Schwartz [vcl], Fred Hellerman [gt], Eric Weissberg [banjo])

S01 THE CUCKOO Cameo CS 1030

S02 TWO BROTHERS Cameo CS 1030

S03 BABY, LIE EASY Cameo CS 1030

S04 EVERY NIGHT Cameo CS 1030

S05 LITTLE BROWN DOG Cameo CS 1030

S06 WHERE DOES IT LEAD Cameo CS 1030

S07 MAID OF CONSTANT SORROW Cameo CS 1030

S08 THE WATER IS WIDE Cameo CS 1030

S09 DIRTY OLD TOWN Cameo CS 1030

S10 MADAME JEANETTE Cameo CS 1030

S11 FLOWERS OF PEACE Cameo CS 1030

S12 FERNARIO Cameo CS 1030

1963 World Pacific Studios, 8715 West Third St., Los Angeles, CA - Eric Weissberg and Marshall Brickman (Eric Weissberg  [banjo-1/mandolin-2], Marshall Brickman [banjo-3/gt-4], Clarence White [gt-5], Jimmy bond [bass], Gordon Terry [fiddle-6])
014 SHUCKIN' THE CORN -2-3-6 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
015 PONY EXPRESS -1 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
016 NO TITLE YET BLUES -1-5-6 Elektra EKS 7238  
017 OLD JOE CLARK -1 Elektra EKS 7238   WB BS 2673
018 EIGHT MORE MILES TO LOUISVILLE -1-4-5 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
019 FAREWELL BLUES -1-4-5 Elektra EKS 7238   WB BS 2673
020 LITTLE MAGGIE -1-3 Elektra EKS 7238 WB BS 2673
000 BLACK ROCK TURNPIKE -3 Elektra EKS 7238 
021 EARL'S BREAKDOWN -1-3 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
022 REUBEN'S TRAIN -1-3-6 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
023 RIDING THE WAVES -2-3 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
000 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN -6 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
024 EIGHTH OF JANUARY -1 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
025 BUGLE CALL RAG -1-3-4 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
000 HARD AIN'T IT HARD -3 Elektra EKS 7238 WB BS 2673
026 MOUNTAIN DEW -2-3 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
027 BUFFALO GALS -1 Elektra EKS 7238  WB BS 2673
028 RAWHIDE -2-3  Elektra EKS 7238 WB BS 2673
1971 unknown, GA – Eric Weisberg and Steve Mandell
029 PGA0035 DUELING BANJOS WB 7659/BS 2673
030 PGA0036 END OF THE ROAD WB 7659/BS 2673
late 1972/1973 914 Studios, Blauvelt, NY – Eric Weissberg and Deliverance (Eric Weissberg [ac gt/banjo/steel/fiddle/dobro/mandolin/jew’s harp], Steve Mandell [ac gt/banjo-1], Charlie Brown [gt/harmonica], Tony Brown [el bass/bass gt], Richard Crooks [drums/percussion], Flying Spur String Ensemble by Eric Tom McFaul [piano-2]. Producer: Eric Weissberg, Steve Mandell)
031 UNCLE PEN -1 WB BS 2720 
032 HARD HEARTED WB BS 2720 
033 THANKS FOR BEIN' YOU AND LOVIN' ME BS 2720
034 SOMEWHERE IN TIME WB BS 2720 
035 RTN0692* CONCRETE CANYON BOOGIE WB BS 2720 
036 RIDE IN THE COUNTRY WB BS 2720
037 SCALDED CAT WB WB 7718/BS 2720
038 LEND ME YOUR HEART WB BS 2720
039 BLESSED IS THE MAN -1 WB BS 2720 
040 OPENING DAY WB BS 2720 
041 'TIL THE END OF THE WORLD ROLLS AROUND -1 WB BS 2720  
042 QNY0538 REUBEN’S TRAIN WB7718
*recorded or overdubbed in Nashville, TN
1975 unknown – Eric Weissberg and Deliverance
043 YAKITY YAK Epic 8-50072
044 MEADOW MUFFINS Epic 8-50072
6-7 April 1976 Plaza Sound,Studio, New Yor City - Jim Burroughs With Eric Weissberg And Deliverance (Jim Burroughs [vcl], Eric Weissbeg [gt/ banjo/ mandolin], Charlie Brown [gt], John Crowder [bass], Richard Crooks [drums] + Frank Owens [harpsichord], George Marge [flute/ oboe/ recorders]. Producer: Jim Burroughs)
045 FISH AND TEA AFSD 6278
046 BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL AFSD 6278  
047 DEATH OF WARREN AFSD 6278  
048 HOW HAPPY THE SOLDIER AFSD 6278  
049 KATIE CRUEL AFSD 6278  
050 BATTLE OF TRENTON AFSD 6278  
051 BARBARA ALLEN AFSD 6278  
052 RIFLEMEN OF BENNINGTON AFSD 6278  
053 FATE OF "JACK" BURGOYNE AFSD 6278  
054 YANKEE MAN O' WAR AFSD 6278
055 JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER AFSD 6278  
056 SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS AFSD 6278  
057 DOODLE DANDY AFSD 6278
058 CHESTER AFSD 6278  

ALBUMS

Judson J 3017 Banjos, Banjos And More Banjos: Buck Dancer's Choice; Little Birdie; Glory, Glory; Old Joe Clark; Chilly Winds; East Tennessee Blues / Shout Lulu; Pigtown Fling; Cape Cod Blues; Hard, Aint It Hard; Red Wing; A Day In The Kentucky Mountains; You Can Dig My Grave; Sourwood Mountains; 900 Miles; Cripple Creek; Blue Goose – 58 (also as Washington WLP 704 Five-String Banjo Jamboree: A Treasury Of Banjo Music)

Audio Fidelity AFLP-1966 Rollicking Sea Shanties:Hullabaloo Belay; Johnny Come Down To Hilo; Come All Ye Young Sailors; Johnny Booker; Blow Ye Winds In The Morning; A Yankee Ship; Paul Jones; High Barbaree; Rio Grande; The Ocean Waves May Roll; Haul Away, Joe; Johnson' Ale; William Kidd; Whiskey Johnny – 62 Oscar Brand

Elektra EKL 217/EKS 7217  Folk Banjo Styles: [Eric Weissberg:] Flop-Eared Mule; Wildwood Flower; John Hardy; Nine Hundred Miles; Lonesome Road Blues; [Tom Paley:] Wild Bill Jones; Pretty Polly; Rabbit, Where's Your Mammy; Handsome Molly; John Henry; The Eighth Of January; Marching Through Georgia; [Art Rosenbaum:] Callahan; Coal Creek March; Across The Sea; Harlan County Farewell Tune; Swannanoa Tunnel; Spanish Fandango; Goodbye Old Booze; [Eric Weissberg:]  Bluegrass Medley; [Marshall  Brickman:] Forty Winks; [Eric Weissberg and Marshall Brickman:] Devil's Dream – 62

Cameo C/CS 1030 Sunny’s Gallery Of Folk Ballads: The Cuckoo; Two Brothers; Baby, Lie Easy; Every Night; Little Brown Dog; Where Does It Lead; Maid Of Constant Sorrow; The Water Is Wide; Dirty Old Town; Madame Jeanette; Flowers Of Peace; Fernario – 02-63   Sunny Schwartz With Fred Hellerman And Eric Weisberg (rev. Feb. 9, info on Philadelphia Daily News)

Elektra EKL-238/EKS-7238 New Dimensions In Banjo And Bluegrass: Shuckin' The Corn; Pony Express; No Title Yet Blues;  Old Joe Clark;  Eight More Miles To Louisville; Farewell Blues;  Little Maggie; Black Rock Turnpike; Earl's Breakdown; Reuben's Train;  Riding The Waves; Fire On The Mountain; Eighth Of January; Bugle Call Rag; Hard Ain't It Hard; Mountain Dew; Buffalo Gals; Rawhide – 09-63 W. Marshal Brickman
Warner Brothers BS 2673 Dueling Banjos : From The Original Sound Track Of Deliverance: Dueling Banjos*;  Little Maggie; Shuckin' The Corn; Pony Express;  Old Joe Clark; Eight More Miles To Louisville; Farewell Blues; Earl's Breakdown; End Of A Dream*;  Buffalo Gals; Reuben's Train; Riding The Waves; Fire On The Mountain; Eighth Of January; Bugle Call Rag; Hard Ain't It Hard;. Mountain Dew;  Rawhide  – 73 w. Marshal Brickman or *Steve Mandell (most tracks from EKS 7238)
Warner Brothers BS 2720 Rural Free Delivery: Uncle Pen; Hard Hearted; Thanks For Bein' You And Lovin' Me; Somewhere In Time; Concrete Canyon Boogie; Ride In The Country; Scalded Cat; Lend Me Your Heart; Blessed Is The Man; Opening Day; 'Til The End Of The World Rolls Around - 09-73 w. Deliverance (MX: S40,532/33)

Audio Fidelity AFSD 6278 Songs Of Rebellion: Fish And Tea; Battle Of Bunker Hill; Death Of Warren; How Happy The Soldier; Katie Cruel; Battle Of Trenton; Barbara Allen; Riflemen Of Bennington; Fate Of "Jack" Burgoyne; Yankee Man O' War; Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier; Surrender Of Cornwallis; Doodle Dandy; Chester    – 76 Jim Burroughs With Eric Weissberg And Deliverance

Elektra [BRA] 22.016 Dueling Banjos – Deliverance II: No Title Yet Blues ; Black Rock Turnpike; Lonesome Road Blues; Nine Hundred Miles; John Henry; Marching Through Georgia; Reuben's Train; Old Joseph; Banjo in the hollow; Somebody Touched Me; Lonesome Indian; Old Mand At The Mill; Cold Trailin' ; Harlan County Farewell Tune; Bluegrass Medley; Forty Winks; Devil's Dream; Flop-Eared Mule; Wildwood Flower; Duelin' Banjo – 79 Eric Weissberg And Steve Mandell, Marshall Brickman, The Dillards, Tom Paley, Art Rosenbaum

EPs

Warner Brothers S 2683 Dueling Banjos - From The Original Sound Track Of "Deliverance": Eight More Miles To Louisville;  Dueling Banjos;  Little Maggie /  Pony Express;  Buffalo Gals;  Eight Of January – 73 (33 RPM)

SINGLES
Warner Brothers (1971-73)

PRO 539 Dueling Banjos / Dueling Banjos – 11-72 w. Steve Mandell (promo)

WB 7659 Dueling Banjos / End Of A Dream – 11-72 w. Steve Mandell

WB 7659 Dueling Banjos [Short Version] / Dueling Banjos [Long Version] – 11-72 w. Steve Mandell (promo)
WB 7718 Scalded Cat / Reuben’s Train – 06-73 w. Deliverance
WB 7756 Concerte Canyon Boogie / Opening Day – 11-73 w. Deliverance

GWB 0309 Dueling Bamjos / Reuben’s Train – (Back To Back Hits)
Epic (1975)
8-50072 Yakity yak / Meadow Muffins – 75 w. Deliverance