(Fiddlin') Red Herron

 Fred Herron, *01-12-1919 Cincinnati, OH, + 09-01-1992
3rd version
By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
January 1947 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Fiddlin Red Herron
001 K2362 BILLY IN THE LOWLAND King 219-13 629/LP562
002 K2363 SOLDIER’S JOY Federal 45-10010 EP 239/219-13 LP562 Gusto GT7-0963-2
003 K2364 CINDY Federal 45-10018/LP562 King KSCD 0318
004 K2365 LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD 629 EP-239/219-13 LP562 KSCD 0318 GT7-0963
KING KSCD-0318 LEGENDS OF THE FIDDLE: 20 BLUEGRASS CLASSICS (2003); BACM CD D 394 FEDERAL CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE FEDERAL 10000 SERIES (UK, 2009)
December 1947 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Fiddlin Red Herron
005 K2784 SALLY GOODIN 801 EP-240/219-13 LP562 KSCS 0318 GT7-0963 BACM CD D 093
006 K2785 DEVIL’S DREAM 45-10024 EP240/LP562 GT7-0963 BACM CD D 394
007 K2786 OVER THE WAVES WALTZ 801 EP 240/219-13 GT7-0963 BACM CD D 148
008 K2787 FIFTY YEARS AGO 45-10010-BACM CD D 394
009 K2788 BACK UP AND PUSH 45-10024 EP240/LP-562 GT7-0963 BACM CD D 394
010 K2789 CRIPPLE CREEK Federal 10018 EP 239/219-13 LP562 KSCD 0318 GT7-0963 BACM CD D 394
011 K2790 CLUCK OLD HEN unissued
012 K2791 GOODNIGHT WALTZ 712 EP239/219-13 GT7-0963
013 K2792 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ unissued
BACM CD D 093 SOPPIN'UP THE GRAVY VOL.1 (UK, 2004); BACM CD D 148 ANOTHER TASTE OF KING RECORDED 1946/1954 (UK, 2006);
1980 [The Clayton McMichen story] poss. John Wagner Recording Studios, Inc., 12000 Candelaria N.E. Suite E, Albuquerque, NM  - Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman, Joe Maphis, Jackson D. Kane, and Fiddlin’ Red Herron (Producer: Martin Haerle)
M01 GIVE THE FIDDLER A DRAM  CMH-9028  
M02 IN THE PINES  CMH-9028  
M03 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN -instr.- CMH-9028  
M04 FIFTY YEARS AGO WALTZ -instr.-  CMH-9028  
M05 HELL BROKE LOOSE IN GEORGIA -instr.-  CMH-9028  CD 5905
M06 TROUBLE IN MIND  CMH-9028  
M07 MCMICHEN’S REEL -instr.- CMH-9028  CD 5905
M08 PEACH PICKIN’ TIME IN GEORGIA  CMH-9028  
M09 LIMEHOUSE BLUES -instr.-  CMH-9028  
M10 THE CONVICT AND THE ROSE  CMH-9028  
M11 CARROLL COUNTY BLUES -instr.-  CMH-9028  
M12 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN  CMH-9028  
M13 I’M LOOKING OVER A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER  CMH-9028  
M14 DREAMY GEORGIANA MOON  CMH-9028  
M15 WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE -instr.- CMH-9028  
M16 IDA RED  CMH-9028  
M17 ROCK JENNY ROCK -instr.-  CMH-9028  
M18 ARKANSAS TRAVELER -instr.-   CMH-9028  
M19 BILE ’EM CABBAGE DOWN  CMH-9028  
M20 MEDLEY. IN THE BLUE HILLS OF VIRGINIA/BACK TO OLD SMOKY MOUNTAIN  CMH-9028  
M21 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN -instr.-
M22 THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE  CMH-9028  
M23 DARKTOWN STRUTTERS’ BALL  CMH-9028  
M24 GOODNIGHT WALTZ -instr.-  CMH-9028  
M25 FAREWELL BLUES -instr.-   CMH-9028  
M26 SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES CMH-9028
CMH CD-5905 WORLD'S GREATEST BLUEGRASS PICKERS (1991)
1990 or sooner unknown – Fiddlin‘ Red Herron, *with Joe Maphis
014 DEVIL’S DREAM* CD 8004 CD 1778
015 DEVIL’S DREAM REPRISE* CD 8004 CD 1778
016 ARKANSAS TRAVELER CD 8005 CD 9037 CD 1778
017 GIVE THE FIDDLE A DRUM* CD-9037 CD 8002 CD-1778
CMH CD 9037 FIDDLER’S HALL OF FAME (1990); CMH CD-8002/5 MOUNTAIN MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME ONE/FOUR (1994; ALSO AS PART OF BOX CD-1778, 1995)


ALBUMS
King 219-13 Square Dances: Listen To The Mocking Bird; Goodnight Waltz; Sally Goodin; Devil's Dream; Billy In The Lowland; Over The Waves; Soldier's Joy; Cripple Creek – 53 (10“ LP)
King 562 Square Dance Music: Billy In The Lowland; Sally Goodin; Devil's Dream; Back Up And Push; Silver Bells*; Snow Deer*; Cripple Creek; Soldier's Joy; Cindy; Listen To The Mocking Bird; Black Mountain Rag*; Come Here Son* – 58 Red Herron Orchestra with Charlie Linviles and Curly Fox* (MX: K 12-125/6)
CMH CMH-9028 The Clayton McMichen Story: Give The Fiddler A Dram; In The Pines; Fire On The Mountain (Instrumental); Fifty Years Ago Waltz (Instrumental); Hell Broke Loose In Georgia (Instrumental); Trouble In Mind; Mcmichen’s Reel (Instrumental); Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia; Limehouse Blues (Instrumental); The Convict And The Rose; Carroll County Blues (Instrumental); House Of The Rising Sun; I’m Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover; Dreamy Georgiana Moon; Waiting For The Robert E. Lee (Instrumental); Ida Red; Rock Jenny Rock (Instrumental); Arkansas Traveler (Instrumental); Bile ’Em Cabbage Down; Medley. In The Blue Hills Of Virginia ; Back To Old Smoky Mountain; Sweet Georgia Brown (Instrumental);  They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree; Darktown Strutters’ Ball; Goodnight Waltz (Instrumental); Farewell Blues (Instrumental); Sweet Bunch Of Daisies – 81 Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman, Joe Maphis, Jackson D. Kane, and Fiddlin’ Red Herron
Gusto GT7-0963 Fiddlin‘ Red Herron: Sally Goodin'; Devil's Dream;  Over The Waves;  Back Up And Push;  Soldier's Joy;  Cripple Creek;  Goodnight Waltz;  Listen To The Mockingbird – 09 (sampler)

EPs
King EP 239 Fiddlin‘ Red Herron, vol. 1: Listen To The Mocking Bird;  Cripple Creek / Goodnight Waltz;  Soldier's Joy – 53 (MX: KEP 79/80)
King EP 240 Fiddlin‘ Red Herron, vol. 2: Sally Goodin;  Over The Waves /  Back Up And Push; Devil's Dream – 53  (MX: KEP 81/82)
Note: Vol. 1 and vol. 2 are on covers, not on labels



SINGLES
King
629 Billy In The Lowland / Listen To The Mockingbird – 16-06-47
712 Goodnight Waltz / [Nelson King: Deck of Cards] - 05-48 (rev. June 5)
801 Sally Goodin / Over The Waves Waltz – 09-49
Federal
45-10010 Fifty Years Ago / Soldier s Joy – 16-04-51 (adv. Apr. 28)
45-10018 Cindy / Cripple Creek – 21-05-51
45-10024 Devil’s Dream / Back Up And Push – 09-51 (rev. Sept. 15)