Fred Pike

*27-10-1932 N.Smithfield, RI, + 12-03-2001

By Praguefrank, Peter Stepanek, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1963 unknown - Randy Hawkins and Fred Pike and The Bluegrass Nighthawks

001 PIKE'S TUNE Boney BON 103

002 DREAM, DREAM, DREAM Boney BON 103

1967 AAA Recording Studios, Boston, MS - Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings and The Twin River Boys (Bill Rawlings [gt], Fred Pike [banjo],  Jim Gaudreau [mandolin],Mark Kitchin [bass],  Rocky Chase [fiddle])

003 HICKORY HOLLOW Osage MG 201039 

004 DIXIE BREAKDOWN Osage MG 201039 

005 BREAKDOWN Osage MG 201039 

006 MAPLE SUGAR Osage MG 201039 

007 WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART Osage MG 201039 

008 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK Osage MG 201039 

009 GOLDEN SLIPPERS Osage MG 201039 

010 TEARDROPS IN MY EYES Osage MG 201039 

011 I'LL NEVER SEE MY HOME AGAIN Osage MG 201039 

012 WALKIN' SHOES Osage MG 201039 

013 HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM Osage MG 201039 

014 SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE Osage MG 201039 

015 DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW Osage MG 201039

016 LONESOME INDIAN Osage no #

017 HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE Osage no #

December 1975 Revonah Records Studio, Ferndale, NY - Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell and The Kennebec Valley Boys (Fred Pike [gt/ banjo], Bill Kimball [gt], Sam Tidwell [mandolin], Bob Denoncourt [bass]. Producer: Paul Gerry)

018 THE LAST LOG DRIVE Revonah RS 922 

019 TENNESSEE Revonah RS 922 

020 ROUSTABOUT Revonah RS 922 

021 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Revonah RS 922 

022 HEADED HOME FOR MAINE Revonah RS 922 

023 HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER Revonah RS 922 

024 HELLO MARY LOU Revonah RS 922 

025 KATY KLEIN Revonah RS 922 

026 THE OLD HOME PLACE Revonah RS 922

027 STEEL GUITAR RAG Revonah RS 922 

028 GEORGIA ROSE Revonah RS 922 

029 IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN Revonah RS 922

1976 Diamond B Sound Studios, Old South Rd., Berwick, ME – The Kennebec Valley Boys (Fred Pike [gt/banjo], Bill Kimball [vcl-1/gt], Sam Tidwell [mandolin/ banjo], Bob Denencourt [vcl-2/bass]. Producer: Country Al Green)

030 DELTA QUEEN -1 Interstate IS 76-200

031 EIGHT MORE MILES -1 Interstate IS 76-200

032 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL -1 Interstate IS 76-200

033 BALLAD OF JESSE JAMES -2 Interstate IS 76-200

034 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL –instr.- Interstate IS 76-200

September/October 1977 poss. Revonah Records Studio, Ferndale, NY – Fred Pike (Fred Pike [ld/rh gt/mandolin], Dave Dalton [rh gt], Perley Curtis [dobro], Fred Latz [banjo], Bob Denoncourt [bass], Tim Farrell [fiddle]. Producer: Paul Gerry)

035 SOUTHERN RAIN Revonah RS 929

036 ALABAMA JUBILEE Revonah RS 929

037 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Revonah RS 929

038 SPANISH GRASS  JIMMY G'S GAS PIPE Revonah RS 929

039 SLEDD RIDE Revonah RS 929

040 OLD JOE CLARK Revonah RS 929

041 DAYBREAK IN DIXIE Revonah RS 929

042 BLACKBERRY RAG Revonah RS 929

043 MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN Revonah RS 929

044 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW Revonah RS 929

045 HUCKLEBERRY HORNPIPE Revonah RS 929

1980 unknown - Fred Pike and Al Hawkes

046 DADDY'S OLE TIME GUITAR Event E 176

047 DOWNEAST GUITAR PICKIN' MAN Event E 176

 

ALBUMS

Osage MG 201039 Play Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music: Hickory Hollow;  Dixie Breakdown;  Maple Sugar;  We'll Meet Again Sweetheart;  Grandfather's Clock;  Golden Slippers;  Teardrops In My Eyes;  I'll Never See My Home Again;  Walkin' Shoes;  Homestead On The Farm;  Sunny Side Of Life;  Dig A Hole In The Meadow - 06-67 Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings and The Twin River Boys

Interstate IS-76200 Maine Train:  [Dick Curless:] Maine Train; Good Ole U.S.A.; Walls Of Quebec; Pinch O' Powder; Happy Birthday, America; [The Kennebec Valley Boys:] Delta Queen; Eight More Miles; America The Beautiful; Ballad Of Jesse James; Orange Blossom Special - 76
Revonah RS 922 The Last Log Drive: The Last Log Drive;  Tennessee;  Roustabout;  Blackberry Blossom;  Headed Home For Maine;  Holding Things Together;  Hello Mary Lou;  Katy Klein;  The Old Home Place;  Steel Guitar Rag;  Georgia Rose;  If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again - 76  Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell and The Kennebec Valley Boys

Revonah RS 929 Fred Pike And The Flat Top Guitar:  Southern Rain; Alabama Jubilee;  Black Mountain Rag; Spanish Grass  Jimmy G's Gas Pipe;  Sledd Ride;  Old Joe Clark;  Daybreak In Dixie;  Blackberry Rag;  My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean;  Bury Me Beneath The Willow;  Huckleberry Hornpipe – 78

SINGLES

Boney (1963)

BON 103 Pike's Tune / Dream, Dream, Dream – 23-12-63 (Randy Hawkins and Fred Pike and The Bluegrass Nighthawks)

Osage (1967)

No # Lonesome Indian / He Was A Friend Of Mine – 67 Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings and The Twin River Boys

Event (1980)

E 176  Daddy's Ole Time Guitar / Downeast Guitar Pickin' Man – 80 Fred Pike and Al Hawkes