Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Dee Stone

Dee Collins Stone

 by Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1948 Chicago, IL - Dee Stone  and  The Melody-Hill-Billys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Jim Wyatt [vcl -1/gt], Roy Fulcher [gt], Ted Prillaman [banjo])
001 BLUE RIDGE WALTZ -1 Mutual M-300
002 FIDDLER’S DREAM -instr,-    M-300/JSP CD-77110
JSP CD 77110  AUTHENTIC RARE BLUEGRASS : HISTORIC CUTS SELECTED FOR QUALITY : INDEPENDENT LABEL SIDES, 1951-1954 (UK, 2008, 4CD)
1948 Chicago, IL - Dee Stone  and  Ted Prillman's Virginia Ramblers (Dee Stone [fiddle], Jim Wyatt [vcl -1/gt], Roy Fulcher [gt], Ted Prillaman [banjo])
003 UB-9656 ANSWER TO LITTLE PAL -1Mutual M-201 Liberty 201/JSP CD-77110  
004 UB-9657 SQUARE DANCE POLKA [SQUARE DANCE RAG*] -instr.- M-201*  201B/JSP  CD-77110
005 WHY DID WE EVER PART Liberty unissued
1950 WPAQ Radio Station, Mt. Airy, NC - Dee Stone  and  The Melody Hillbillys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Fred Murphy [vcl -1/gt], Dewey Murphy [mandolin], John Murphy [bass])
006 IS THERE ANY HARM TO DREAM -1 Mutual M-203/JSP CD-77110 Juneberry CDR MP3-201
007 MOUNTAIN SWING -instr.- Mutual M-203/JSP CD-77110
1951 unknown - Dee Stone  and  The Melody Hill-Billys
008 I’M LOST WITHOUT YOU Mutual M-216JSP CD 77110
009 HEADS YOU WIN TAILS I LOSE  M-216/CD-77110
1952 WPAQ Radio Station, Mt. Airy, NC - Dee Stone  and  His Melody Hillbillys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Leonard Wall [vcl/gt], Joe Fulcher [vcl/gt], Paul Jefferson [banjo], Harold Jorden [bass])
010 1212 NO ROOM IN YOUR LIFE FOR ME NOW Blue Ridge 203/CC-LP-10 JSP CD-77110
011 1400 PILOT MOUNTAIN RAG -instr.- Blue Ridge 203/CC-LP-10 JSP CD-77110
COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS CC LP-10 ANTHOLOGY OF RECORDED BLUEGRASS, Vol.1. (GER, 1983)
1952 or 1953 unknown – Dee Stone
012 DON’T SWEETHEART Blue Ridge unissued
1953 Radio Station, Hickory, NC - Dee Stone  and  His Virginia Mountain Boys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Leonard Wall [vcl/gt], Joe Fulcher [vcl/gt], Paul Jefferson [banjo], Harold Jorden [bass])
013 1467  COUNTIN’ THE DAYS Blue Ridge 304/CC-LP 10 JSP CD-77110  
014 1866  HIGHWAY 220 -instr.- Blue Ridge 304/CC-LP-10 JSP CD-77110
1956 unknown - Dee Stone and  His Virginia Mountain Boys (+ Horace King [piano])
015 G7OW-725 SUN OF LOVE Eastern ER 5619
016 G7OW-726 DRFTING DOWN THIS LONELY ROAD ER 5619
1960 unknown - Dee Stone
017 CP-4247  MORNING BREEZE -instr.- Eastern ER-45601
018 CP-4248  NASHVILLE MOOD -instr.- ER-45602
1960 unknown - Dee Stone
019 L8OW-1892/E 12460-1 AFTER THE DANCE Eastern 1890
020 L8OW-1893/E 12460-2 OCEAN OF DREAMS 1890



SINGLES
Mutual (1948-51)
M-300 Blue Ridge Waltz / Fiddler’s Dream - 48
M-201 Answer To Little Pal / Square Dance Polka - 49 (also issued on Liberty 201 in December 1949, 45 RPM issued in 1951)
M-203 Is There Any Harm To Dream / Mountain Swing - 50
M-216 I’m Lost Without You / Heads You Win Tails I Lose - 51
Blue Ridge (1952-53)
203 No Room In Your Life For Me Now / Pilot Mountain Rag - 52
304 Countin’ The Days / Highway 220 - 53
Eastern (1960-)
ER-45601/2 Morning Breeze / Nashville Mood – 60
ER 1892 After The Dance / Ocean Of Dreams – 05-60
ES-5619 After The Dance / Drifting Down This Lonely Road – 05-60

      







Original Snakeskins

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2006 poss. Melbourne, VIC, AUS – The Original Snakeskins
001 I GOT IN TROUBLE
002 63 MILES
003 RIVER SONG
004 I WASN'T LONELY
005 UNDONE
006 NEAR THE BOTTLE IS ME
007 EL CAPITAN
008 SAVE THIS SOUL
009 BARTENDERS BLUES
010 PRETTY BABY
Tracks above issued on album We Got Trouble
2010 poss. Melbourne, VIC, AUS – The Original Snakeskins (Anne Unger [vcl], Andrew Langton Joy [gt/ mandolin/ banjo /ukulele], Drew Gallus [gt/ steel/ dobro], Steve Hyde [bass],  Alan Rose [harmonica] + Quentin Frayne [drums],  Cathy Boerema [fiddle])
011 DARKEST HOUR
012 JESUS AND JEZEBEL
013 LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER
014 WALKING MAN'S BLUES
015 JOHN PRICE'S GHOST
016 TRAVELLER'S PRAYER
017 STEALIN' STEALIN'
018 WIND WILL BLOW
019 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN
Tracks above issued on album Along For The Ride
2010 [live[ unknown - The Original Snakeskins
01901 ROCKY ROAD BLUES Along For The Ride


ALBUMS
Original Snakeskins [AUS] ? We Got Trouble
: I Got In Trouble; 63 Miles; River Song; I Wasn't Lonely; Undone; Near The Bottle Is Me; El Capitan; Save This Soul; Bartenders Blues; Pretty Baby - 06
Original Snakeskins [AUS] ? Along For The Ride: Darkest Hour; Jesus and Jezebel; Look Over Your Shoulder; Walking Man's Blues; John Price's Ghost; Rocky Road Blues; Traveller's Prayer; Stealin' Stealin'; Wind Will Blow; Life's Railway To Heaven -  31-01-11









Cooke Duet (and Sons)

 Hubert Cooke
Jeanette Cooke

by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
  

1965 unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
001 5-5479A THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE 5-5479
002 5-5479B WHERE WILL I SHELTER MY SHEEP 5-5479 5
003 5-5861A AIN'T NO GRAVE  5-5861/7-7535 23811-2 FRC-CD-647
004 5-5861B A BETTER PLACE TO GO 5-5861/7-7535 23811-2
1966 unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
005 A LMOST HOME 6-6591      
006 ONE HOUR WITH GOD  6-6591
007 I‘LL FOLLOW THEE 6-6591  
008 BORN TO SERVE THE LORD 6-6591  
009 GIVE UP 6-6591   
1966 unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
010 FAMILY CIRCLE 7-7535 23811-2
011 DEATH IS ONLY A DREAM 7-7535 23811-2
012 COME SPRING 7-7535 23811-2
013 KING JESUS 7-7535 23811-2
014 BANKS OF JORDAN 7-7535 23811-2 FRC-CD-647
015 ALMOST SEE THE LIGHTS OF HOME 7-7535 23811-2 FRC-CD-647
016 THERE MUST BE A POWER 7-7535 23811-2 FRC-CD-647
017 TRUSTING IN YOU LORD 7-7535 23811-2
018 GOT SWEET HEAVEN IN MY VIEW 7-7535 23811-2 FRC-CD-647
019 CHILD OF THE KING  7-7535 23811-2
1967 unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
020 STRIVING FOR THAT CITY 20669-70
021 I'M LONGING FOR HOME 20669-70 FRC-CD-647
022 WHAT A TIME IN HEAVEN 20669-70 FRC-CD-647
023 I BELIEVE THERE'S A HEAVEN 20669-70
024 I'M SO HAPPY 20669-70 FRC-CD-647
025 ONE MORE VALLEY 20669-70
026 THE FAMILY WHO PRAYS 20669-70
027 I CAN CALL JESUS 20669-70 FRC-CD-647
028 WALKING MY LORD UP CALVARY'S HILL 20669-70
029 SOMEONE IS WAITING 20669-70
030 IS MY LORD SATISFIED WITH ME 20669-70 FRC-CD-647
031 MANY MILES BEHIND ME 20669-70  
1968? unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
032 THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW 23393-4 FRC-CD-647
033 IT'S ME AGAIN LORD 23393-4 FRC-CD-647
034 NEARER TO THEE 23393-4
035 PRISONER OF LOVE 23393-4
036 WHEN THE HEAVENS LOOKED DOWN ON ME 23393-4
037 PALMS OF VICTORY 23393-4
038 THAT FAR AWAY COUNTRY 23393-4
039 OLD CROSS ROADS 23393-4
040 THEY'VE MOVED OUR REUNION TO HEAVEN 23393-4
041 JESUS IS A WAY MAKER 23393-4
042 HE TOUCHED ME 23393-4
043 ALMOST HOME 23393-4  – 69
1969 unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
044 MS 1232A WHAT HEAVEN MEANS TO ME MS 1232
045 MS 1232B HE WILL MAKE THE FLOWERS BLOOM MS 1232
1969 unknown, VA – The Cooke Duet
046 GOD IS NOT DEAD 25619-20
047 ACROSS THE BRIDGE 25619-20
048 SOMEDAY I'M COMING HOME 25619-20
049 IT'S A GOOD GOOD WAY 25619-20
050 HAD IT NOT BEEN 25619-20
051 GREEN PASTURES 25619-20
052 WHILE THE AGES ROLL ON 25619-20
053 MOTHER'S LAST MESSAGE 25619-20
054 I WANTA SEE JESUS 25619-20
055 THE LORD FOUND ME 25619-20
056 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT 25619-20
057 I WILL FOLLOW THEE 25619-20  FRC-CD-659
1970 Maggard Recording Studio, 219 Railroad Ave., Big Stone Gap, VA – The Cooking Duet (Hubert Cooke [vcl/gt], Jeanette Cooke [vcl/gt], James Cooke [bass gt], Charlie Maggard [blues harp])
058 I'M MOVING UP HOME SOMEDAY 710202 FRC-CD-659
059 HE LOVED ME MORE AND MORE 710202  FRC-CD-659
060 TO MUCH TO GAIN TO LOSE 710202  FRC-CD-659
061 THANK GOD I'M FREE 710202  FRC-CD-659
062 IT WON'T BE LONG 710202  FRC-CD-659
063 SHELTERED IN THE ARMS OF GOD 710202
064 GOD TOOK AWAY MY YESTERDAYS 710202 FRC-CD-659
065 KING OF THE JEWS 710202 FRC-CD-659
066 SATISFIED 710202 FRC-CD-659
067 GOD OUR MAKER 710202  FRC-CD-659
068 ONE MORE RIVER 710202 FRC-CD-659
069 THE SOLDIERS RETURNED LETTER 710202  FRC-CD-659
1971 Jewel Recording Company, 1594 Kinney Ave., Cincinnati, OH Jewel 262 – The Cooke Duet and Sons (Hubert Cooke [vcl/rh gt], Jeanette Cooke [vcl/gt], Jr Bover [steel], James Cooke [bass gt], Ronny Cooke [piano])
070 WHERE THE ROSES NEVER FADE LPS 262  
071 BUILD MY MANSION LPS 262
072 CITY OF GOLD LPS 262  
073 OH HOW PRECIOUS IS THE PROMISE LPS 262  
074 GOING HOME LPS 262  
075 HOUSE BUT NOT A HOME LPS 262  
076 IT'S ALRIGHT LPS 262
077 WHAT A HAPPY DAY LPS 262  
078 I'M HEADING HOME LPS 262  
079 SHAKE THE NAILED SCARRED HANDS OF JESUS LPS 262
080  PLEA FROM THE CROSS LPS 262
081 THIS IS WHAT HEAVEN MEANS TO ME LPS 262  
1972 Jewel Recording Company, 1594 Kinney Ave., Cincinnati, OH Jewel 262 – The Cooke Duet and Sons (Hubert Cooke [vcl/rh gt], Jeanette Cooke [vcl/gt], James Cooke [bass gt], Ronny Cooke [piano])
082 LORD IT'S JUST ANOTHER HILL LPS 317 FRC-CD-641
083 I SAW THE FACE OF JESUS LPS 317
084 WHERE WILL I SHELTER MY SHEEP LPS 317
085 I PRAY MY WAY OUT OF TROUBLE LPS 317
086 SWING DOWN THAT CHARIOT LPS 317 FRC-CD-641
087 NO ONE LPS 317  FRC-CD-641
088 A BETTER LIFE IS WAITING LPS 317
089 IN THE GREAT BEYOND LPS 317
090 HEAVEN HOLDS ALL FOR ME LPS 317
091 CLINGING TO A SAVING HAND LPS 317
1973 Jewel Recording Company, 1594 Kinney Ave., Cincinnati, OH Jewel 262 – The Cooke Duet and Sons (Hubert Cooke [vcl/rh gt], Jeanette Cooke [vcl/gt], James Cooke [bass gt], Ronny Cooke [piano])
092 I HAD A VISION OF HEAVEN LPS 343
093 I SAW MOM WITH GOD LAST NIGHT LPS 343
094 THE UNSEEN HAND LPS 343
095 I'M GONNA WAKE UP IN GLORY SOMEDAY LPS 343 FRC-CD-641
096 ALMOST HOME LPS 343
097 JUST FOR A DAY LPS 343
098 WHERE WE EVER SHALL BE LPS 343
099 I'M GOING UP, UP, UP LPS 343
100 I'LL SOON BE GONE LPS 343 FRC-CD-641
101 HE KEEPS A WATCH OVER ME LPS 343 FRC-CD-641
102 UPPER WINDOW LPS 343
1973 Jewel Recording Company, 1594 Kinney Ave., Cincinnati, OH Jewel 262 – The Cooke Duet and Sons (Hubert Cooke [vcl/rh gt], Jeanette Cooke [vcl/gt], James Cooke [bass gt], Ronny Cooke [piano])
103 A PLACE I'VE NEVER BEEN LPS 388 FRC-CD-641
104 ONE DAY I WILL LPS 388 FRC-CD-641
105 WHEN I LOOK UP LPS 388 FRC-CD-641
106 JESUS WILL OUTSHINE THEM ALL LPS 388 FRC-CD-641
107 THERE'S NOTHING BACK THERE FOR ME LPS 388
108 LIGHTHOUSE LPS 388 FRC-CD-641
109 HEAVEN WILL NEVER WELCOME A SWEETER MOMMA LPS 388
110 COME AND SEE ME LPS 388
111 SHOUT AND SHINE LPS 388
112 IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME FOR ME TO LAY DOWN MY CROSS LPS 388
113 SIX HOURS ON THE CROSS LPS 388  FRC-CD-641
Cooke Duets racorded later as The Singin‘ Cookes

ALBUMS
Cooke Duet 7-7535 The Cooke Duet:
Family Circle; Death Is Only A Dream; Come Spring; King Jesus; Banks Of Jordan; Ain't No Grave; A Better Place To Go; Almost See The Lights Of Home; There Must Be A Power; Trusting In You Lord; Got Sweet Heaven In My View; Child Of The King – 03-67 (Reissued In 1969 as Rite 23811/12)
Cooke Duet 20669/20670 Striving For That City: Striving For That City; I'm Longing For Home; What A Time In Heaven; I Believe There's A Heaven; I'm So Happy; One More Valley; The Family Who Prays; I Can Call Jesus; Walking My Lord Up Calvary's Hill; Someone Is Waiting; Is My Lord Satisfied With Me; Many Miles Behind Me - 67
Rite 23393/23394 The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow: The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow;It's Me Again Lord; Nearer To Thee; Prisoner Of Love; When The Heavens Looked Down On Me; Palms Of Victory; That Far Away Country; Old Cross Roads; They've Moved Our Reunion To Heaven; Jesus Is A Way Maker; He Touched Me; Almost Home - 69
Rite 25619/25620 God’s Not Dead, He’s Still Alive: God Is Not Dead; Across The Bridge; Someday I'm Coming Home; It's A Good Good Way; Had It Not Been; Green Pastures; While The Ages Roll On; Mother's Last Message; I Wanta See Jesus; The Lord Found Me; Everything's Gonna Be Alright; I Will Follow Thee – 70
Cooke Duet 710202 I'm Moving Up Home Someday: I'm Moving Up Home Someday; He Loved Me More And More; To Much To Gain To Lose; Thank God I'm Free; It Won't Be Long; Sheltered In The Arms Of God; God Took Away My Yesterdays; King Of The Jews; Satisfied; God Our Maker; One More River; The Soldiers Returned Letter - 71
Jewel LPS 262 I’m Heading Home – Songs By The Cooke Duet:  Where The Roses Never Fade; Build My Mansion; City Of Gold; Oh How Precious Is The Promise; Going Home; House But Not A Home; It's Alright; What A Happy Day; I'm Heading Home; Shake The Nailed Scarred Hands Of Jesus; Plea From The Cross; This Is What Heaven Means To Me – 01-72 (MX: 2141 A/B)
Jewel  LPS 317 Lord It's Just Another Hill: Lord It's Just Another Hill; I Saw The Face Of Jesus; Where Will I Shelter My Sheep; I Pray My Way Out Of Trouble; Swing Down That Chariot; No One; A Better Life Is Waiting; In The Great Beyond; Heaven Holds All For Me; Clinging To A Saving Hand – 10-72 Cooke Duet and Sons (MX: 210520A/B)
Jewel LPS 343 I Had A Vision Of Heaven: I Had A Vision of Heaven; I Saw Mom With God Last Night; The Unseen Hand; I'm Gonna Wake Up In Glory Someday; Almost Home; Just For A Day; Where We Ever Shall Be; I'm Going Up, Up, Up; I'll Soon Be Gone; He Keeps A Watch Over Me; Upper Window – 04-73 Cooke Duet and Sons (MX:30432A/B)
Jewel LPS 388 A Place I've Never Been: A Place I've Never Been; One Day I will; When I Look Up; Jesus Will Outshine Them All; There's Nothing Back There For Me; Lighthouse; Heaven Will Never Welcome A Sweeter Momma; Come And See Me; Shout And Shine; It's Just About Time For Me To Lay Down My Cross; Six Hours On The Cross – 02-74 Cooke Duet and Sons (MX: 4031 2A/B)
Freeland FRC-CD-641  The Best Of The Cooke Duet: I'm Gonna Wake Up In Glory Someday; Jesus Will Outshine Them All; I'll Soon Be Gone; When I Look Up; A Place I've Never Been; Lighthouse; Lord It's Just Another Hill; He Keeps A Watch Over Me; No One; Six Hours On The Cross; Swing Down That Chariot; One Day I Will – 94 (sampler)
Freeland FRC-CD-647 The Early Cooke Duet: Lord Will Make A Way; I'm Longing For Home; What A Time In Heaven; Lights Of Home; Got Sweet Heaven In My View; There Must Be A Power; It's Me Again Lord; Banks Of Jordan; I Can Call Jesus; Ain't No Grave; Is My Lord Satisfied With Me; I'm So Happy – 96 (sampler)
Freeland FRC-CD-659 The Cooke Duet And Sons: Satisfied; Too Much To Gain To Lose; Thank God I'm Free; I'm Moving Up To Home Someday; King Of The Jews; It Won't Be Long; God Our Maker; I Will Follow Thee; He Loved Me More And More ; God Took Away My Yesterdays; One More River; The Soldier's Returned Letter – 98 (sampler)

EPs
The Cooke Duet 6-6591 The Cooke Duet: Almost Home;     One Hour With God / I‘ll Follow Thee; Born To Serve The Lord; Give Up – 06-66

SINGLES
The Cooke Duet
5-5479 This Little Light Of Mine /  Where Will I Shelter My Sheep – 07-65
5-5861 Ain't No Grave / A Better Place To Go – 10-65
MS 1232/Rimrock 729 What Heaven Means To Me/ He Will Make The Flowers Bloom - 69