Ramona Jones

Ramona Riggins, *28-01-1924 Prairie Creek, IN, +17-11-2015

3rd version

By Praguefrank , Dick Grant, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

ca. February 1962 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Ramona Jones (Producer: Tommy Hill)

001 5288 DON‘T SELL DADDY ANYMORE WHISKEY Starday 589

002 5289 DOWN BY THE RIVER  SLP-385

003 5290 FIDDLER JOE  589

004 5291 HOLD FAST TO THE RIGHT SEP-217

005 5292 FROM JERUSALEM TO JERICHO  unissued

006 5293 GENTLE NETTIE MOORE unissued

11 March 1964 [14:00-17:30] Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ramona Jones (Ra,ona Jones [vcl], Ray Edenton [gt], Joe Tanner [gt], Harold Bradley [bass gt], Grandpa Jones [banjo], Jerry Byrd [bass], James Isbell [drums], Onie Wheeler [harmonica] + Maybelle and Helen Carter. Producer: Fred Foster)

007 C3W-476 LONESOME TRAIN Monument  unissued/BCD 15788

008 C3W-477 SANDY LAND  45-853/BCD 15788

009 C3W-478 SEND ME A RED ROSE 45-853/BCD 15788

BEAR FAMILY BCD-15788 GRANDPA JONES EVERYBODY'S GRANDPA (GER, 1997, 5CD BOX)

1973 poss. Nashville, TN – Ramona Jones (Ramona Jones [fiddle], Ray Edenton [gt], Red Rector [mandolin], Mark Jones [banjo], Joe Zinkan [bass])

010 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

011 CRICKET ON THE HEARTH Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

012 WAKE UP SUSAN Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

013 SOLDIERS JOY Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

014 GONNA GO HUNTING FOR THE BUFFALO Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

015 OLD JOE CLARK Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

016 CRUEL WILLIE Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

017 VALLEY FORGE Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

018 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

019 LIBERTY Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

020 BILL CHEATUM Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

021 ARKANSAS TRAVELER Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

022 OLD MAN AND OLD WOMAN Happy Valley PRP 43871-2

Ca 1974 unknown – Ramona Jones (Ramona Jones [fiddle], Alisa Jones [vcl/dulcimer], Grandpa Jones [banjo], Mark Jones [], Cathy Barton [] + The Simmons Family)

026 RED HAIRD BOY NR-10274 

027 DRY AND DUSTY NR-10274 

028 OVER THE WATEFALL NR-10274 

029 CROOKED STOVE PIPE NR-10274 

030 ANGELINE THE BAKER NR-10274 

031 REMEMBER ME NR-10274

032 DEVILISH MARY NR-10274

033 RAG TIME ANNIE NR-10274 

034 OLD FIDDLER JOE NR-10274

035 8TH OF JANUARY NR-10274 

1976 Arthur Smith Studio, 5457 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC - Grandpa Jones and Ramona Jones and Brown's Ferry Four (Grandpa Jones [vcl/gt/banjo], Ramona Jones [vcl-1/fiddle], Dayle Dykes [el ld gt], Arthur Smith [gt/fiddle], Clay Smith [gt], Tommy Faile [bass], David Brakefield [drums]. Producer: Arthur Smith)

036 KENTUCKY -1 CMH-9007
037 MOUNTAIN LAUREL -1 CMH-9007
038 SWEEPING THROUGH THE GATES -1 CMH-9007
039 THERE'S A HAND THAT'S A-WAITING -1 CMH-9007
040 OLD CAMP MEETING TIME -1 CMH-9007
041 I'LL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING -1 CMH-9007
042 DARK AS A DUNGEON -1 CMH-9007
043 ROSALEE -1 CMH-9007
044 GONE HOME -1 CMH-9007

1983 [live] The Grandpa Jones Dinner Theatre, Mountain View, AR – Ramona Jones (Ramona Jones [vcl/fiddle/ mandolin], Mark Jones [gt/ Dobro/ banjo/ bass], Dale Sledd [vcl/gt/ Dobro], Myron Smith [steel], Alisa Jones [dulcimer], Cathy Barton Para [dulcimer/banjo],  Ron Wall [autoharp], Jerry Dooley [drums],  Gene Reasoner [piano])

04401 MIDNIGHT FLYER History HLPS 1994  

04402 DOWN HOME WALTZ History HLPS 1994   

04403 BLACK EYED SUSIE History HLPS 1994  

04404 RACHEL History HLPS 1994

04405 MOUNTAIN VIEW I HEAR YOUR MUSIC RINGING History HLPS 1994  

04406 ARKANSAS History HLPS 1994   

04407 DELIVERANCE WILL COME History HLPS 1994  

04408 MAIDENS PRAYER History HLPS 1994

04409 HAD A BIG TIME TODAY History HLPS 1994

04410 BACK TO THE COUNTRY ROADS History HLPS 1994   

04411 10TH OF NOVEMBER History HLPS 1994  

04412 GOIN' ACROSS THE SEA History HLPS 1994  

04413 I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD History HLPS 1994  

1 March 1984 Burns Station Sound Studio, Burns, TN – Ramona Jones (Ramona Jones [fiddle], Dale Sledd [gt], Thom Bresh [gt], Larry Sledge [mandolin], Mark Jones [banjo], Cathy Barton paja [old time banjo], Billy Linneman [bass], Buddy Spicher [fiddle/viola]. Producer: Buddy Spicher)

045 RUN REBEL RUN      County CO-783                                                 

046 GOODBYE MY BLUE DELL  County CO-783                                              

047 LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD     County CO-783                                      

048 WHEN THEY RING THEM GOLDEN BELLS   County CO-783                                 

049 OLD JOE      County CO-783                                                       

050 HICKMAN COUNTY HOEDOWN County CO-783 

2 March 1984 Burns Station Sound Studio, Burns, TN – Ramona Jones (Ramona Jones [fiddle], Dale Sledd [gt], Thom Bresh [gt], Larry Sledge [mandolin], Mark Jones [banjo], Cathy Barton paja [old time banjo], Billy Linneman [bass], Buddy Spicher [fiddle/viola]. Producer: Buddy Spicher)

051 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST   County CO-783  CMH CD-1778                                       

052 SHAMUS O' BRIEN     County CO-783                                                

053 LADY'S FANCY   County CO-783                                                     

054 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR  County CO-783                                       

055 BIG MAMOU     County CO-783                                                      

056 PRAIRIE CREEK   County CO-783                                                     

CMH CD-1778 RHYTHM OF THE MOUNTAINS THE MUSIC OF APPALACHIA (1994, 4CD BOX)

1987 unknown – Ramona Jones (Ramona Jones [fiddle/viola/ autoharp], Danny Dozer [gt],  Alisa Jones Wall [dulcimer], Mark Jones [banjo/bass], Cathy Barton Pula [banjo/dulcimer], Larry Sledge [mandolin])

057 CHRISTMAS TIME A-COMIN' RJ 32087

058 SILVER BELLS RJ 32087

059 O CHRISTMAS TREE RJ 32087 

060 AWAY IN A MANGER RJ 32087 

061 HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING RJ 32087 

062 JINGLE BELLS RJ 32087

063 WINTER WONDERLAND RJ 32087 

064 O COME LITTLE CHILDREN RJ 32087

065 THE FRIENDLY BEASTS RJ 32087 

066 THE HOLLY AND THE IVY RJ 32087

067 WHAT CHILD IS THIS RJ 32087

068 JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS RJ 32087   

Unknown info (probably early 1980s)

CLUCK OLD HEN CMH CD-1779

CMH CD-1779 THAT'S BLUEGRASS CMH RECORDS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION  (1995)

Singles on Buddah and Jet Stream are by different (soul) singer.

ALBUMS

Happy Valley no # Back Porch Fiddlin', vol 1: Bile Them Cabbage Down; Cricket On The Hearth; Wake Up Susan; Soldiers Joy; Gonna Go Hunting For The Buffalo; Old Joe Clark; Cruel Willie; Valley Forge; Orange Blossom Special; Liberty; Bill Cheatum; Arkansas Traveler; Old Man And Old Woman - 73 (MX: PRP 43871/2)

Happy Valley NR 10274 Stone County Fiddlin': Red Haird Boy; Dry And Dusty; Over The Watefall; Crooked Stove Pipe; Angeline The Baker; Remember Me; Devilish Mary; Rag Time Annie; Old Fiddler Joe; 8th Of January – ca 74

CMH CMH-9007 The Grandpa Jones Story: Sweet Dreams Of Kentucky; My Carolina Sunshine; Jesse James; It's Raining Here This Morning; Eight More Miles To Louisville; Tragic Romance; Kentucky; Old Rattler; Mountain Laurel; I'm On My Way Back Home; Sweeping Through The Gates; There's A Hand That's A-Waiting; Old Camp Meeting Time; Closer To God Than Ever Before; I'll Meet You In The Morning; You'll Make Our Shack A Mansion; Dark As A Dungeon; I'm On My Way Somewhere; Rosalee; Gone Home - 77 w. Grandpa Jones and Brown's Ferry Four  (double)

History HLPS 1994 Ramona Jones, Family and Friends Live: Midnight Flyer; Down Home Waltz;  Black Eyed Susie;  Rachel; Mountain View I Hear Your Music Ringing; Arkansas;  Deliverance Will Come; Maidens Prayer; Had A Big Time Today; Back To The Country Roads;  10th Of November; Goin' Across The Sea; I Just Want To Thank You Lord - 83

County CO-783 Lady’s Fancy: Run Rebel Run; Goodbye My Blue Dell; Whiskey Before Breakfast; Shamus O' Brien; Listen To The Mockingbird; When They Ring Them Golden Bells; Old Joe; Lady's Fancy; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; Big Mamou; Prairie Creek; Hickman County Hoedown County - 84

Grandpa Jones RJ 32087 Old Time Christmas: Christmas Time A-Comin'; Silver Bells; O Christmas Tree; Away In A Manger; Hark The Herald Angels Sing; Jingle Bells; Winter Wonderland; O Come Little Children; The Friendly Beasts; The Holly And The Ivy; What Child Is This; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas -  87

SINGLES

Starday (1962)      

45-589 Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey / Fiddler Joe - 04-62

Monument (1964)       

45-853 Sandy Land / Send Me A Red Rose - 07-64