Mountain Ramblers

 By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
Summer 1959 [field recordings] around Galax, VA – The Mountain Ramblers (James Lindsey [vcl/gt], Eldridge Montgomery [gt], Cullen Galyean [vcl/banjo/ fiddle],  Charles Hawks [banjo], Thurman Pugh [bass])
00001 COTTON EYED JOE  EP 80056/SD 1347
00002 BIG TILDA EP 80055/ SD 1347  
00003 JOHN HENRY SD 1347
00004 ROSEWOOD CASKET EP 80056/SD 1347  
00005 SILLY BILL EP 80055/SD 1347  
00006 BIG BALL IN BOSTON EP 80056/SD 1347  
00007 THE OLD HICKORY CANE SD 1347  
00008 LIZA JANE EP 80055/SD 1347
00009 SHADY GROVE EP 80056/ SD 1347
00010 JESSE JAMES EP 80055

00011 OLD JOE CLARK SD 1350
ATLANTIC SD 1350 AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC FOR CHILDREN (1960)
1969 unknown – The Mountain Ramblers (Jim McKinnon [gt], Carson Cooper [banjo], James Lindsey [mandolin], Thurman Pugh [bass], Joe Drye [fiddle]. Producer: David Freeman)
001 CRIPPLE CREEK County 720
002 BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL County 720
003 SUGAR IN THE GOURD County 720
004 CAROLINA RAG County 720
005 DANCE AROUND MOLLY County 720
006 LINDA SUE County 720
007 WAKE UP SUSAN County 720
008 PRETTY LITTLE WIDOW County 720
009 POLK COUNTY BREAKDOWN County 720
010 TOMMY'S WALTZ County 720
011 TENNESSEE WAGONER County 720
012 SALLY ANN County 720
1970 unknown - The Mountain Ramblers (Don Blevins [gt], Darrell Rowland [gt],  James Lindsey [mandolin], Carson Cooper [banjo], Thurmond Pigh [bass],  Joe Drye [fiddle]. Producer: Gerd F. Hadeler)
013 RAINDROPS ON MY WINDOW PANE LP 908  
014 THOUGHTS OF YOU LP 908  
015 WIND OF HATE LP 908  
016 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW LP 908
017 LITTLE WHITE CHURCH LP 908  
018 IF IT'S BLUEGRASS I'M FOR IT LP 908  
019 HOUSE OF LONELY MEMORIES LP 908  
020 TEMPTATION MUST GO LP 908
021 LOVE SONG OF SEASONS LP 908  
022 OLD HICKORY CANE LP 908  
023 OLD COUNTRY BAPTIZING LP 908
024 I WANT YOU TO KNOW LP 908  
Ca 1977 unknown – The Mountain Ramblers (Larry Lindsay [vcl/gt], Eldridge Montgomery [vcl/gt],  James Lindsay [mandolin], Wendell Cockerham [banjo], Thurman Pugh [bass], Joe Drye [fiddle])
025 GREENER PASTURES Heritage XVII
026 FANCY GAP Heritage XVII
027 HILLS OF GRAYSON Heritage XVII
028 BACK TO THE OLD HOME Heritage XVII
029 RINGING CHURCH BELLS Heritage XVII
030 BLUE RIDGE BANJO Heritage XVII
031 MANSIONS IN HEAVEN Heritage XVII
032 SUGAR GROVE Heritage XVII
033 LOVE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES Heritage XVII
034 LONELY Heritage XVII
035 DRYE RUN Heritage XVII
036 FOOTPRINTS Heritage XVII
1986 Heritage Studios, Hollywood, CA – The Mountain Ramblers (Larry Lindsey [vcl/gt], Ronnie Higgins [vcl/gt], Wendel Cockerham [banjo], James Lindsey [vcl/mandolin],  Thurman Pugh [vcl/bass], Joe Drye [fiddle], Wade Petty [fiddle], Dana Higgins [vcl])
037 WHERE WE NEVER GROW OLD Heritage HRC 1218
038 JOURNEY'S END Heritage HRC 1218   
039 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN Heritage HRC 1218   
040 MOTHER READ THE BIBLE Heritage HRC 1218   
041 AMAZING GRACE Heritage HRC 1218  
042 I FEEL LIKE TRAVELING ON Heritage HRC 1218  
043 STREETS OF GOLD Heritage HRC 1218   
044 MY LORD KEEPS A RECORD Heritage HRC 1218   
045 JESUS SAVIOUR, PILOT ME Heritage HRC 1218  
046 HAVE YOU SOMEONE Heritage HRC 1218   
047 LEST I FORGET Heritage HRC 1218   
048 SPRINGTIME IN HEAVEN Heritage HRC 1218  
November 2005/March 2006  Eastwood Recording, Cana, VA – The Mountain Ramblers (Larry Lindsey [vcl/gt], Ronnie Higgins [vcl/gt], Patrick Lindsey [mandolin], Jimmy Zeh [banjo], Ronnie Gravley [vcl/bass],  Jimmy Edmonds [fiddle], Dana Lindsey Higgins [vcl])
049 THE VISION
050 MALESIA
051 VOICES IN THE WIND
052 BLUE MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS
053 TIME AND TIME AGAIN
054 MITCHELL'S MARCH
055 CLEAR COLD WATER
056 STREETS OF GOLD
057 NO ONE SAID HELLO
058 TAKE ME BACK TO THE BLUE RIDGE
059 MEMORIES OF THE PAST
060 WHISPERING BREEZE
061 AN EMPTY CHAIR
062 GREY EAGLE
Tracks above issued on album Visions

ALBUMS
Atlantic SD 1347 Blue Ridge Mountain Music: Cotton Eyed Joe; Big Tilda; Jennie Jenkins [Estil C. Ball and Orna Ball ]; Jimmy Sutton [Spence Moore and Roy Birns]; John Henry; Rosewood Casket; Silly Bill; Big Ball In Boston; Chilly Winds [Wade Ward]; The Old Hickory Cane; John Brown [Hobart Smith]; Poor Ellen Smith [Hobart Smith]; Liza Jane; Shady Grove – 11-60 (+ various artists tracks)
County 720 Mountain Dance Music From The Blue Ridge.:  Cripple Creek; Behind The Eight Ball; Sugar In The Gourd; Carolina Rag; Dance Around Molly; Linda Sue; Wake Up Susan; Pretty Little Widow; Polk County Breakdown; Tommy's Waltz; Tennessee Wagoner; Sally Ann - 69 w. Joe Drye
GHP [GER] LP 908 The Mountain Ramblers: Raindrops On My Window Pane; Thoughts Of You; Wind Of Hate; Will You Love Me Tomorrow; Little White Church; If It's Bluegrass I'm For It; House Of Lonely Memories; Temptation Must Go; Love Song Of Seasons; Old Hickory Cane; Old Country Baptizing; I Want You To Know – 71
Heritage XVII Hills Of Grayson :Greener Pastures; Fancy Gap; Hills Of Grayson; Back To The Old Home; Ringing Church Bells; Blue Ridge Banjo; Mansions In Heaven; Sugar Grove; Love Light In Your Eyes; Lonely; Drye Run; Footprints - 78
Heritage HRC 1218 Hymns Of The Hills: Where We Never Grow Old; Journey's End;  When The Saints Go Marching In;  Mother Read The Bible;  Amazing Grace;  I Feel Like Traveling On;  Streets Of Gold;  My Lord Keeps A Record;  Jesus Saviour, Pilot Me;  Have You Someone;  Lest I Forget;  Springtime In Heaven - 86
Mountain Ramblers Publishing  ? Visions: The Vision; Malesia; Voices In The Wind; Blue Majestic Mountains; Time And Time Again; Mitchell's March; Clear Cold Water; Streets Of Gold; No One Said Hello; Take Me Back To The Blue Ridge; Memories Of The Past; Whispering Breeze; An Empty Chair; Grey Eagle. - 06


EPs
Atlantic [ITA] EP 80055 Blue Ridge Nountain Music: Big Tilda; Silly Bill / Liza Jane; Jesse James - 61 w. Neil Morris
Atlantic [ITA] EP 80056 Blue Ridge Mountain Music: Cotton Eyed Joe; Rosewood Casket / Big Ball In Boston; Shady Grove - 61