James Reams (and The Barnstormers)

James Calvin Reams, *10-01-1956 London, KY, +17-06-2022

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van DeVorst

SESSIONS

1994 unknown – James Reams (James Reams [vcl/gt], John Herald [gt], Tom Paley [banjo], David Hamburger [dobro], Adam Kreiswirth [mandolin], Hank Bones [bass], Bill Christopherson [fiddle])
001 STANDING ON THE BEDSIDE Leghorn LH 004
002 TURKEY BUZZARD Leghorn LH 004
003 BALLAD OF A FEW DAYS Leghorn LH 004
004 BUSH AND TREE Leghorn LH 004
005 CAN‘T EXCHANGE IT Leghorn LH 004
006 SALVATIONS PLANS Leghorn LH 004
007 DRY AND DUSTY Leghorn LH 004
008 DAISY DEAN Leghorn LH 004
009 JOY JOY JOY Leghorn LH 004
010 RENFRO VALLEY HOME Leghorn LH 004
011 SILVERY COLORADO Leghorn LH 004 Like a Flowing River  
012 YOU MARRIED MY DAUGHTER BUT DIDN’T Leghorn LH 004
013 LITTLE JOE Leghorn LH 004
014 WINSBORO COTTON MILL BLUES Leghorn LH 004
015 LEGHORN STOMP Leghorn LH 004  
2000 unknown – James Reams (James Reams [vcl/gt], John Herald [gt], Danny Kalb [gt], David Hamburger [dobro], Adam Kreiswirth [mandolin], Orrin Star [banjo/mandolin], Tom Paley [banjo], Carl Hayano/ Hank Bones [bass], Bill Christophersen/ Kenny Kosek [fiddle], David Roche, Bev Grant [bck vcl])
016 JUST A YEAR AGO TODAY Redbird Music MRM 001
017 SWEET SUNNY SOUTH Redbird Music MRM 001
018 BROKEN DOWN GAMBLER Redbird Music MRM 001
019 THE BLACKEST CROW Redbird Music MRM 001 Like a Flowing River   
020 OTTO WOOD THE BADMAN Redbird Music MRM 001
021 JUST LOVING YOU Redbird Music MRM 001
022 YOU'VE GOT TO SHOVEL Redbird Music MRM 001
023 BLUES FOR LOUISIANA Redbird Music MRM 001
024 OH SO MANY YEARS Redbird Music MRM 001
025 OH MY LITTLE DARLING/DID YOU EVER SEE THE DEVIL Redbird Music MRM 001
026 BIG BLACK SHOTGUN Redbird Music MRM 001
027 RAILROADING ON THE GREAT DIVIDE Redbird Music MRM 001
028 JUST A SONG OF OLD KENTUCKY Redbird Music MRM 001   
2001 unknown – James Reams and The Barnstormers (James Reams [vcl/gt], Mickey Maguire [banjo], Scott Risner [mandolin],  Carl Hayano [bass/hmny vcl], Mark Farrell [fiddle/ mandolin/ hmny vcl], Kenny Kosek [fiddle]. Producer: James Reams)
029 FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES Copper Creek CCCD 0195  
030 HARD TO LOVE Copper Creek CCCD 0195
031 COAL DUST IN MY SOUL Copper Creek CCCD 0195 Like a Flowing River    
032 BARNSTORMIN' Copper Creek CCCD 0195  
033 THE CINCINNATI SOUTHERN Copper Creek CCCD 0195 Like a Flowing River  
034 BLACK-EYED SUZY Copper Creek CCCD 0195
035 THE FIRST WHIPPOORWILL Copper Creek CCCD 0195
036 BLACK MOUNTAIN BLUES Copper Creek CCCD 0195  
037 DOGWOOD TREE Copper Creek CCCD 0195  
038 ROLLIN' ON Copper Creek CCCD 0195
039 BUFFALO CREEK FLOOD Copper Creek CCCD 0195 Like a Flowing River  
040 BIRCH BROOK EXIT Copper Creek CCCD 0195  
041 KENTUCKY RIVER MOTHER'S PRAYER Copper Creek CCCD 0195  
042 ROSES IN THE SNOW Copper Creek CCCD 0195
2002 unknown - James Reams and Walter Hensley (Barons of Bluegrass: James Reams [vcl/gt], Walter Hensley [gt/banjo], Mark Farrell [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Carl Hayano [vcl/bass], Barry Mitterhoff [mandolin], Bob Mastro [fiddle]. Producer: James Reams)
043 LIVING WITHOUT YOU Copper Creek CCCD 0214 Like a Flowing River  
044 LADY LIBERTY Copper Creek CCCD 0214
045 WHO'S GOING DOWNTOWN Copper Creek CCCD 0214
046 LONESOME OLD HOME Copper Creek CCCD 0214
047 CROSSING JORDAN Copper Creek CCCD 0214 Like a Flowing River  
048 GREENVILLE TRESTLE HIGH Copper Creek CCCD 0214
049 THE LOST AND FOUND Copper Creek CCCD 0214
050 CAN'T WIN, CAN'T PLACE, CAN'T SHOW Copper Creek CCCD 0214
051 BRUSH ARBOR Copper Creek CCCD 0214
052 GOODBYE AND SO LONG TO YOU Copper Creek CCCD 0214
053 DIESEL SMOKE, DANGEROUS CURVES Copper Creek CCCD 0214 Like a Flowing River  
054 UPPER ELK CREEK Copper Creek CCCD 0214 Like a Flowing River  
055 WALKING IN OLD-TIME RELIGION Copper Creek CCCD 0214
2004 unknown – James Reams and The Barnstormers (James Reams [vcl/gt], Mickey Maguire [banjo], Carl Hayano [vcl/bass], Mark Farrell [vcl/fiddle/ mandolin] + Barry Mitterhoff [mandolin], Kenny Kosek [fiddle])
056 HEAD OF THE HOLLER Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
057 CRUEL WILLIE Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
058 AIN'T A BUMP IN THE ROAD Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
059 LOST TRAIN BLUES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
060 HILLS OF MY COUNTY Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004 Like a Flowing River  
061 ERIN'S FLIGHT Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
062 YOU BETTER WAKE UP Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
063 LAZARUS Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
064 EYE OF THE STORM Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004 Like a Flowing River  
065 LOST FOREST Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
066 TROUBLED TIMES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004 Like a Flowing River  
067 COOL DOWN ON THE BANKS OF JORDAN Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
068 WINSBORO COTTON MILL BLUES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004
069 COLD STATESVILLE GROUND Mountain Redbird MRM CD 004 .
2006 unknown - James Reams, Walter Hensley and the Barons of Bluegrass (James Reams [vcl/gt], Walter Haynes [vcl/banjo], The Barons of Bluegrass: Mark Farrell [baritone vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Jon Glik [mandolin/fiddle], Carl Hayano [tner vcl/bass]. Producer: James Reams)
070 I CAUGHT A KEEPER Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
071 HUMP-BACKED MULE Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
072 KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
073 ROAD TO COLUMBUS Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
074 WHERE NO HEART GOES HUNGRY Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005 Like a Flowing River  
075 WE'RE THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE JUKEBOX PLAY Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005 Like a Flowing River  
076 DREAMING OF A LITTLE CABIN Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
077 WILD CARD Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
078 YOU DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
079 OLD CANE PRESS Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
080 YOU MUST WALK THE LINE Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
081 WORKING ON A BUILDING Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005
2010 unknown – James Reams and The Barnstormers (James Reams [vcl/gt], Doug Nicolaisen [banjo],Nick Sullivan [vcl/bass], Mark Farrell [vcl/fiddle/ mandolin] +Barry Mitterhoff [mandolin], Kenny Kosek [fiddle])
082 ONE FOOT IN THE HONKY TONK Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006 Like a Flowing River  
083 CORNBREAD, MOLASSES AND SASSAFRAS TEA Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006
084 ALMOST HEAR THE BLUES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006 Like a Flowing River  
085 SUSQUEHANNA GETAWAY Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006  
086 CITY THAT LIES FOURSQUARE Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006  
087 BAILING AGAIN Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006  
088 GOIN' HOME Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006
089 SNAKE EYES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006  
090 FLORIDA BLUES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006  
091 I CAN'T SETTLE DOWN Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006
092 IN THE CORNER AT THE TABLE BY THE JUKEBOX Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006
093 ROCKY CREEK Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006  
094 RIVER RISING Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006 Like a Flowing River  
095 KING OF THE BLUES Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006 Like a Flowing River  
096 PASSAMAQUODDY Mountain Redbird MRM CD 006
2015 poss. New York City – James Reams and The Barnstormers (James Reams [vcl/gt], Mark Farrell [vcl/mandolin/ fiddle], Bill Parker [vcl/mandolin],Doug Nicolaisen / Tyler James [banjo], Evan Ward [vcl/banjo], Nick Sullivan [vcl/bass], Dan Meyer [bass], Kenny Kosek/ Michael Rolland [fiddle], Dick Brown [hmny vcl]. Producer: James Reams)
097 BORN TO ROLL MRMCD 008 Like a Flowing River  
098 SPECIAL MRMCD 008  
099 ACRE BY ACRE MRMCD 008
100 I AM A STRANGER HERE MRMCD 008
101 ANGEL OF THE EVENING MRMCD 008  
102 ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES MRMCD 008 Like a Flowing River   
103 $100 FUNERAL MRMCD 008
104 MAJOR BREAKDOWN MRMCD 008  
105 LORD, LEAD THE WAY MRMCD 008  
106 LONG GONE OUT WEST BLUES MRMCD 008
107 SONGBIRD MRMCD 008 Like a Flowing River  
2021 or sooner unknown – James Reams
108 I'M GETTIN READY TO GO
109 RED ROCKING CHAIR
2021 [live] unknown – James Reams
10901 CAN'T WIN CAN'T PLACE CAN'T SHOW
10902 FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES
10903 PUT A BUMP IN THE ROAD   
10904 I CAUGHT A KEEPER  
10905 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
10906 KENTUCKY RIVER  
10907 KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN
Tracks above issued on album Like a Flowing River and Soundtrack Album
 

ALBUMS

Leghorn LH 004 Kentucky Songbird: Standing On The Bedside; Turkey Buzzard; Ballad Of A Few Days; Bush And Tree; Can‘t Exchange it; Salvations Plans; Dry And Dusty; Daisy Dean; Joy Joy Joy; Renfro Valley Home; Silvery Colorado; You Married My Daughter But Didn’t; Little Joe; Winsboro Cotton Mill Blues; Leghorn Stomp - 94

Mountain Redbird Music MRM 001 The Blackest Crow: Just A Year Ago Today; Sweet Sunny South; Broken Down Gambler; The Blackest Crow; Otto Wood The Badman; Just Loving You; You've Got To Shovel; Blues For Louisiana; Oh So Many Years; Oh My Little Darling/Did You Ever See The Devil; Big Black Shotgun; Railroading On The Great Divide; Just A Song Of Old Kentucky  - 00

Copper Creek CCCD 0195.Barnstormin': Freight Train Blues;  Hard To Love;  Coal Dust In My Soul;  Barnstormin';  The Cincinnati Southern;  Black-Eyed Suzy;  The First Whippoorwill;  Black Mountain Blues;  Dogwood Tree;  Rollin' On;  Buffalo Creek Flood;  Birch Brook Exit; ; Kentucky River Mother's Prayer;  Roses In The Snow- 22-03-01 w.The Barnstormers

Copper Creek CCCD 0214 The Barons Of Bluegrass: Living Without You; Lady Liberty; Who's Going Downtown; Lonesome Old Home;Crossing Jordan;Greenville Trestle High;The Lost And Found; Can't Win, Can't Place, Can't Show; Brush Arbor; Goodbye And So Long To You;Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves;Upper Elk Creek; Walking In Old-Time Religion – 17-09-03 James Reams and Walter Hensley and Barons of Bluegrass

Mountain Redbird Music MRM-CD 004 Troubled Times: Head Of The Holler; Cruel Willie; Ain't A Bump In The Road; Lost Train Blues; Hills Of My County; Erin's Flight; You Better Wake Up; Lazarus; Eye Of The Storm; Lost Forest; Troubled Times; Cool Down On The Banks Of Jordan; Winsboro Cotton Mill Blues; Cold Statesville Ground.- 01-03-05 w the Barnstormers

Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD005 Wild Card: I Caught A Keeper; Hump-Backed Mule; Kentucky Mountain; Road To Columbus; Where No Heart Goes Hungry; We're The Kind Of People That Make The Jukebox Play; Dreaming Of A Little Cabin; Wild Card; You Don't Tell Me That You Love Me Anymore; Old Cane Press; You Must Walk The Line; Working On A Building – 29-03-06 James Reams, Walter Hensley and The Barons Of Bluegrass

Mountain Redbird Music MRM-CD 006 One Foot In The Honky Tonk: One Foot In The Honky Tonk; Cornbread, Molasses and Sassafras Tea;  Almost Hear The Blues;  Susquehanna Getaway;  City That Lies Foursquare;  Bailing Again;  Goin' Home;  Snake Eyes;  Florida Blues;  I Can't Settle Down;  In The Corner At The Table By The Jukebox;  Rocky Creek;  River Rising;  King Of The Blues;  Passamaquoddy – 22-03-11 w the Barnstormers

Mountain Redbird Music MRMCD-008 Rhyme And Seasons:  Born To Roll;  Special;  Acre By Acre; I Am A Stranger Here;  Angel Of The Evening;  Rough Around The Edges;  $100 Funeral; Major Breakdown;  Lord, Lead The Way;  Long Gone Out West Blues;  Songbird – 29-03-16

Backyard Green Films ? Like a Flowing River and Soundtrack Album: Born to Roll; Can't Win Can't Place Can't Show (Live); We're the Kind of People Who Make the Jukebox Play; King of the Blues; Freight Train Blues (Live);  One Foot in the Honkytonk; Eye of the Storm;  Cincinatti Southern; You Can Almost Hear the Blues;  Rough Around the Edges;  Put a Bump in the Road (Live);  I Caught a Keeper (Live);  Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves;  Livin' Without You;  Orange Blossom Special (Live);  Kentucky River (Live); I'm Gettin Ready to Go;  Kentucky Mountain (Live);  Songbird;  Coal Dust in My Soul;  Buffalo Creek Flood;  Red Rocking Chair;  Upper Elk Creek;  Hills of My County;  Rising River;  The Blackest Crow;  Troubled Times;  Where No Heart Goes Hungry;  The Silvery Colorado;  Crossing Jordan – 04-02-22 (double)