Roane County Ramblers

2nd version

By Tony Russell,  Henk Scholts, Praguefrank, Thieu Van DeVorst

SESSIONS

15 October 1928 Johnson City, TN - Roane County Ramblers (Luke Brandon [gt], Howard Wyatt [banjo], John Kelly [mandolin], Jimmy McCarroll [fiddle])

001 W147182-2  HOME TOWN BLUES Columbia 15328 D/County 403 CO-CD-3530 LP 100 BCD 16097 JSP 7740

002 W147183-2  SOUTHERN NO.111 15328 D/County 403 CO-CD-3530 Vetco 102 BCD 16097

003 W147184-1  STEP HIGH WALTZ 15377 D/ County 403 CO-CD-3530 BCD 16097

004 W147185-1 TENNESSEE WALTZ 15377 D/ County 403 CO-CD-3530 BCD 16097

OLD TIMEY LP 100 OLD TIME SOUTHERN DANCE MUSIC : THE STRING BANDS VOL 1SONG 1 HOMETOWN BLUES (1965); VETCO 102 SONGS OF THE RAILROAD 1924/1934 (1972); JSP 7740 MOUNTAN BLUES 1927/1938 (UK, 2005, 4CD); BEAR FAMILY  BCD 16097 JOHNSON CITY SESSIONS 1928/1929 (GER, 2013, 4CD

15 April 1929 Atlanta, GA –  Roane County Ramblers  (Luke Brandon [gt], Howard Wyatt [banjo], John Kelly [mandolin], Jimmy McCarroll [fiddle])

005 W148279-2 McCARROLL'S BREAKDOWN 15438 D/County 403 CO-CD-3530

006 W148280-2 GREEN RIVER MARCH 15438 D/County 403 CO-CD-3530

007 W148281 GREEN VALLEY WALTZ   unissued

008 W148282 BIRD DOG WALTZ  unissued

009 W148283-2 ROANE COUNTY RAG 15398 D/County 403 CO-CD-3530

010 W148284-1 EVERYBODY TWO STEP 15398 D/County 403 CO-CD-3511 CO-CD-3530

COUNTY CO-CD-3511  RURAL STRING BANDS OF TENNESSEE (1997)

21 October 1929 Johnson City, TN –  Roane County Ramblers  (Luke Brandon [gt], Arman “Curly” Fox [gt], Howard Wyatt [banjo], John Kelly [mandolin], Jimmy McCarroll [fiddle])

011 W149208-1 FREE A LITTLE BIRD – MODEL 1930 15498 D/County 403 CO-CD-3530 BCD 16097

012 W149209-2 JOHNSON CITY RAG 15498 D/ County 403 County 501 507 CO-CD-3530 BCD 16097

013 W149210-2 CALLAHAN RAG 15570 D/ County 403 CO-CD-3530 BCD 16097

014 W149211-2 ALABAMA TROT 15570 D/ County 403 CO-CD-3511 CO-CD-3530 BCD 16097

015 W149212  BIG FOOTED NIGGER    unissued

016 W149213  SMOKY MOUNTAIN WALTZ    unissued

COUNTY 501 A COLLECTION OF MOUNTAIN FIDDLE MUSIC - ORIGINAL RECORDINGS BY GREAT OLD-TIME BANDS ‎(1964); COUNTY 507 OLD-TIME FIDDLE CLASSICS (1965)

21 October 1929 Johnson City, TN – Wyatt and Brandon (Luke Brandon [vcl/gt], Howard Wyatt [vcl/banjo/mandolin])

W01 W149214-2  EVALINA  15523-D

W02 W149215-2  LOVER'S FAREWELL   15523-D

ALBUMS

County 403  Roane County Ramblers: 1928-29: Green River March; Southern No. 111; Callahan Rag;  Everybody Two-Step; Step High Waltz;  Mccarroll's Breakdown;  Free A Little Bird As Can Be [Free A Little Bird – 1930 Model]; Hometown Blues;  Roane County Rag;  Tennessee Waltz;  Alabama Trot;  Johnson City Rag - 71     

County CO-CD-3530 Roane County Ramblers - Complete Recordings 1928-29: Callahan Rag; Hometown Blues [Home Town Blues ]; Johnson City Rag; Everybody Two Step; Green River March; Roan County Rag; Step High Waltz; Free A Little Bird - 1930 Model; Southern No.111; Alabama Trot; Tennessee Waltz;   Mccarroll's Breakdown - 04

                                              

SINGLES

15328-D Home Town Blues / Southern No.111 – 01-29

15377-D Step High Waltz / Tennessee Waltz – 03-29

15398-D Roane County Rag / Everybody Two Step – 06-29

15438-D Mccarroll's Breakdown / Green River March – 09-29

15498-D Free A Little Bird – 1930 Model / Johnson City Rag – 12-29

15523-D Evalina / Lover's Farewell  - 03-30

15570-D Callahan Rag / Alabama Trot – 07-30