Estil Cortez Ball, *01-10-1913 Grayson County, VA,
+14-07-1978
By Praguefrank, Uwe Hollihn
SESSIONS
1941 or sooner [Alan Lomax field recordings] West Jefferson, NC or Grundy, VA – Slim Ball, *and Orna Ball00001 636-A MOTHER'S PRAYERS (WERE NOT IN VAIN)* Old Dominion 636/ CCCD 0141 CDBE 629099
00002 636-B WHEN I GET HOME I'M GONNA BE SATISFIED Old Dominion 636/ CCCD 0141 CDBE 629099
BE! SHARP CDBE 629099 STARDAY CUSTOM SERIES #500 - 675 (GER, 2017, 10CD)
1964 unknown – E.C. Ball and The Friendly Gospel Singers
001 TAKE A MOMENT AND LIVE 5-4922
002 EVERYTIME I KNEEL AND PRAY 5-4922
003 I SEE GOD IN EVERYTHING 5-4922
004 I AM A PILGRIM 5-4922
1967 unknown – E. C. Ball and The Friendly Gospel Singers (Estil C. Ball [ld vcl/ac gt], Orna Ball [alto vcl], Charles Hodger [tnr vcl], Charles Harless [bass vcl]. Producer: Charles Faurot)
004a TAKE A MOMENT AND LIVE County 711
004b WHERE WE'LL NEVER GROW OLD County 711
004c I WANT MY LORD TO BE SATISFIED WITH ME County 711
004d JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS County 711
005 PICTURE ON THE WALL County 711
006 HOLY MANNA County 711
007 WAY DOWN DEEP IN MY SOUL County 711
008 BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM County 711
009 HE'S MY GOD County 711
010 HEAVEN'S JUBILEE County 711
011 WHERE COULD I GO County 711
012 HOME SWEET HOME County 711
Ca 1967 unknown – E. C. Ball and The Friendly Gospel Singers
013 PALMS OF VICTORY County 2202
014 STANDING ON THE PROMISES County 2202 /CCCD 0141
015 OLD GOSPEL SHIP County 2202
016 PASSING AWAY County 2202 /CCCD 0141
017 TRIBULATIONS CCCD 0141
018 THE FOX CCCD 0141
019 I WANT TO LIVE CCCD 0141
020 IN THE SHELTER OF HIS ARMS CCCD 0141 \
021 BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES CCCD 0141
Ca 1969 unknown – E. C. Ball
022 ROSEWOOD CASKET Copper Creek CCCD 0141
1972 Grassy Creek, NC – E. C. Ball (Estil Cortez Ball [vcl/ac gt], Orna Ball [vcl])
023 TROUBLES, TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS Rounder 0026 CD 11577
024 WHEN I CAN READ MY TITLES CLEAR Rounder 0026 CD 11577
025 BORN TO SERVE THE LORD Rounder 0026 CD 11577
026 CHOW TIME Rounder 0026 CD 11577
027 AUNT DINAH'S QUILTING PARTY Rounder 0026 CD 11577
028 DO YOU CALL THAT RELIGION? Rounder 0026 CD 11577
029 THE CABIN IN THE VALLEY Rounder 0026 CD 11577
030 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME Rounder 0026 CD 11577
031 I SEE GOD IN EVERYTHING Rounder 0026 CD 11577
032 HOUSE OF GOLD Rounder 0026 CD 11577
033 AIN'T NO GRAVE CAN HOLD MY BODY DOWN Rounder 0026 CD 11577
034 RAGGIN' THE WIRES Rounder 0026 CD 11577
035 THE EARLY BIRD ALWAYS GETS THE WORM Rounder 0026 CD 11577
036 JOHN THE BAPTIST Rounder 0026 CD 11577
037 I'M GLORY BOUND Rounder 0026 CD 11577
038 THE PARTING HAND Rounder 0026 CD 11577
039 JACOB’S LADDER CD 11577
29 February/1 March 1976 Rugby, VA – E.C. and Orna Ball (E.C. Ball [vcl/gt/ banjo], Orna Ball [vcl/accordion/ pump organ],Blair and Elsie Reedy [vcl])
040 I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MY LORD Rounder 0072
041 EVERY TIME I KNEEL AND PRAY Rounder 0072
042 HERE AND THERE Rounder 0072
043 ONE DAY I WILL Rounder 4507/0072
044 HOLD TO GOD'S UNCHANGING HAND Rounder 0072
045 BLUES IN THE MORNING Rounder 0072
046 I'VE BEEN A HARD-WORKING PILGRIM Rounder 4507/0072
047 FATHERS HAVE A HOME SWEET HOME Rounder 0072
048 GO DOWN MOSES Rounder 4507/ 0072
049 PRETTY POLLY Rounder 0072
050 CRAZY FINGERS Rounder 0072
051 IF YOU BELIEVE Rounder 4507/0072
052 OLD TIME RELIGION Rounder 0072
053 PLAIN OLD COUNTRY LAD Rounder 0072
054 SUGARFOOT RAG Rounder 0072
055 JUBILEE Rounder 0072
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECORDINGS (incomplete)
1937 Galax Fiddler’s Convention, Galax, VA – E. C.
Ball
INTRODUCTION BY JOHN LOMAX CCCD 0141
JENNY JENKINS CCCD 0141
PRETTY POLLY CCCD 0141
HUNGRY HAS BONES
1941 Rugby, VA – Estil C. Ball and Pearl Jacob Borusky
PRETTY POLLY LC
9
1941 Antigo, WI – Estil C. Ball and Pearl Jacob
Borusky
THE RICH OLD HAMMER
LC 9
1941 unknown – Estil C. Ball
BOBBY HALSEY CCCD 0141
NINE POUND HAMMER CCCD 0141
27 June 1967 Rugby, VA – Estil C. Ball
GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK CCCD 0141 CO-CD-2744
LITTLE LIZA JANE CCCD 0141
WARFARE CCCD 0141
From above or
in 1971:
VIRGINIA RAG CO-CD-2744
WALKING THE WIRES CO-CD-2744
CANNON BALL BLUES CO-CD-2744
COUNTY CO-CD-2744 RURAL PARLOR GUITAR (2009)
RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS (incomplete)
6, 13 May 1972 WKSK West Jefferson, NC – E.C. Ball
with Orna Ball
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN (THEME) CD 11577
I WANT TO BE READY CD 11577
IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN CD 11577
SWEETEST MOTHER CD 11577
CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD CD 11577
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
CD 11577
HE'S A WONDERFUL SAVIOR CD 11577
16 January 1975 WKSK West Jefferson, NC – E.C. Ball
with Orna Ball
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
CD 11577
Ca 1975 unknown – E.C. Ball and Orna
TEN THOUSAND ANGELS CCCD 0141
HOW GREAT THOU ART CCCD 0141
SWEET BYE-AND-BYE CCCD 0141
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS CCCD 0141
10 November 1975 WAMU Station, Washington, D.C. – E.
C. Ball with Orna Ball
HOME SWEET HOME CCCD 0141
MARCH AROUND THE THRONE CCCD 0141
GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN CCCD 0141
ALBUMS
County 711 E.C. Ball And The Friendly Gospel Singers: Take A
Moment And Live; Where We'll Never Grow Old; I Want My Lord To Be Satisfied
With Me; Just A Little Talk With Jesus; Picture On The Wall; Holy Manna; Way Down
Deep In My Soul; Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem; He's My God; Heaven's Jubilee; Where
Could I Go; Home Sweet Home - 67
Rounder 0026 E.C. Ball: Troubles, Trials, Tribulations; When I Can
Read My Titles Clear; Born To Serve The Lord; Chow Time; Aunt Dinah's Quilting
Party; Do You Call That Religion?; The Cabin In The Valley; Give Me Just A
Little More Time; I See God In Everything; House Of Gold; Ain't No Grave Can
Hold My Body Down; Raggin' The Wires; The Early Bird Always Gets The Worm; John
The Baptist; I'm Glory Bound; The Parting Hand – 73 w. Orna Ball (MX 21294)
Rounder 0072 Fathers Have A Home Sweet Home: I Want
To Know More About My Lord; Every Time I Kneel And Pray; Here And There; One Day
I Will; Hold To God's Unchanging Hand; Blues In The Morning; I've Been A
Hard-Working Pilgrim; Fathers Have A Home Sweet Home; Go Down Moses; Pretty
Polly; Crazy Fingers; If You Believe; Old Time Religion; Plain Old Country Lad;
Sugarfoot Rag; Jubilee - 76
Rounder CD 11577 E.C. Ball: [original
album:] Troubles, Trials, Tribulations; When I Can Read My Titles Clear; Born To
Serve The Lord; Chow Time; Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party; Do You Call That
Religion?; The Cabin In The Valley; Give Me Just A Little More Time; I See God In
Everything; House Of Gold; Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down; Raggin' The
Wires; The Early Bird Always Gets The Worm; John The Baptist; I'm Glory Bound; The
Parting Hand; [bonus tracks:] The Parting Hand; Black Mountain Rag**;Jacob's Ladder; When The
Saints Go Marching In (Theme)*; I Want To Be Ready*; If I Could Hear My Mother
Pray Again*; Sweetest Mother*; Church In The Wildwood*; The Old Rugged Cross*; He's
A Wonderful Savior* – 96 (*rec. May 6 And 13, 1972 WKSK, West Jefferson, NC; **
Jan. 16, 1975 WKSK, West Jefferson, NC)
Copper Creek CCCD-0141 E.C. Ball And Orna: Through The
Years, 1937-1975: Introduction By John Lomax; Jenny Jenkins;
Pretty Polly; Commentary; Bobby Halsey; Nine Pound Hammer; Mother's Prayers
(Were Not In Vain); When I Get Home I'm Gonna Be Satisfied; Grandfather's Clock;
Little Liza Jane; Warfare; Commentary; Tribulations; The Fox; Standing On The Promises;
I Want To Live; In The Shelter Of His Arms; Passing Away; Bringing In The
Sheaves; Rosewood Casket; Ten Thousand Angels; How Great Thou Art; Sweet Bye-And-Bye;
What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Home Sweet Home; Commentary; March Around The
Throne; God Be With You Till We Meet Again – 97 (Tracks 1, 2, 3 rec. 1937 for
Library of Congress; Tracks 4, 12 rec. mid-1970s for Blue Ridge Institute •
Ferrum College; Tracks 5, 6 rec. 1941 for Library of Congress; Tracks 7, 8 rec.
for Starday Records, early 1950s; Tracks 9 to 11 rec. 1967 for Library of
Congress; Tracks 13 to 19 rec. circa 1967 for County Records; Track 20 rec.
circa 1969 for County Records; Tracks 21 to 24 rec. circa 1975; Tracks 25 to 28
rec. radio station WAMU 11/10/1975)
Old Dominion 5-4922 Take a Moment and Live; Everytime I Kneel and Pray / I See God in Everything; I Am a Pilgrim – 01-65 w. The Friendly Gospel Singers
County 2202 Palms Of Victory: Palms Of Victory: Standing On The Promises; Old Gospel Ship; Passing Away – 6-? (MX: 4501/4502)
Rounder 4507 E.C. And Orna Ball: Go Down, Moses; I've Been A Hard Working Pilgrim; One Day I Will; If You Believe – 76
SINGLES
Old Dominion (Starday custom)
45-636 Mother’s Prayers (Were Not In Vain) (w.Orna Ball) / When I Get Home (I’m Gonna Be Satisfied) – 06-57
No comments:
Post a Comment