Bartow Riley

 *06-11-1921 Doyier, TX, +11-04-2011
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
1965 [various sessions] unknown – Bartow Riley [-1], Vernon Solomon [-2], Benny Thomason  [-3] (Bartow Riley [fiddle-1], Vernon Solomon [fiddle-2], Benny Thomason  [fiddle-3], Lewis Thomasson [fiddle-7], Pete Osborne [gt-4], Mike Solomon [gt-5], Rickie Solomon [piano-6], E.J. Hopkins [gt-8], Chuck Gows [gt-9], Allan Thomasson [gt-10], Dale Thomasson [el bass-11] (Producer; Charles Faurot And David Freeman)
000 ACE OF SPADES -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 SALLY JOHNSON -2,5,6 County 703 CO-CD-2742
001 GREY EAGLE -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 RAGTIME ANNIE  -3-4 CO-CD-2742
000 BEAUMONT RAG – 2-5-6 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 STRAW BONNET -7 CO-CD-2742
002 SALLY GOODIN -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
003 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 RED APPLE RAG -2-5-6 CO-CD-2742
000 LADY'S FANCY -3-4  County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 WAKE UP THE NEIGHBORS -7 CO-CD-2742
000 IRISH MEDLEY REEL  -3  CO-CD-2742
000 HOT FOOT -3,8,9 CO-CD-2742
000 KILLIE MCKRANKIE -3-8-9 CO-CD-2742
000 SCOLDING WIFE -3-8-9 CO-CD-2742
000 STAR WALTZ -7-10  CO-CD-2742
000 BRILLIANCE -3-8-9-11  CO-CD-2742
000 GATESVILLE -7-10 CO-CD-2742
004 WAYNESBORO REEL -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 CAPE GIRADEAU -7-4 CO-CD-2742
005 SUNNYSIDE -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 FORTY YEARS AGO WALTZ -3  CO-CD-2742
000 SOPPING THE GRAVY -2-5-6 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 GOLDEN EAGLE HORNPIPE  -3  CO-CD-2742
000 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2737
006 CRIPPLE CREEK -1 or -2 County 703
000 LAUGHING BOY -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2737
000 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2737
1971 unknown, TX – Bartow Riley (Bartow Riley [fiddle], V. C. "Zipp" Durrett/ Nolan Price/ Ollie Miller [gt]. Producer: Ken Davidson)
007 DON'T LET THE DEAL GO DOWN Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
008 SOPPIN THE GRAVY Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
009 JACK OF DIAMONDS Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
010 THREE O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING WALTZ Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
011 THAT'S -A- PLENTY Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
012 HUMMINGBIRD REEL Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
013 LIME ROCK Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
014 WESTPHALIA WALTZ Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
015 BILLY-IN-THE-LOWGROUND Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
016 KANSAS CITY KITTY Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
017 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOMS Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311  
018 ROSETTA Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
019 DUSTY MILLER Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
020 SNAKE CHARMER Kanawha 315     Bee Balm 311
021 TWIN REELS Kanawha 315 Bee Balm 311
Probably from sessions above
022 DRAGGIN' THE BOW Bee Balm 311
023 GREY EAGLE Bee Balm 311  
024 SALLY GOODIN Bee Balm 311  
025 TOM AND JERRY Bee Balm 311  
026 BITTER CREEK Bee Balm 311  - 09



ALBUMS
County 703 Texas Hoedown: Billy In The Low Ground; Sally Johnson; Ace Of Spades; Bonaparte's Retreat; Sally Goodin; Cripple Creek; Sunnyside; Beaumont Rag; Grey Eagle; Black Mountain Rag; Waynesboro Reel; Laughing Boy; Sopping The Gravy; Lady's Fancy – 65 Bartow Riley, Vernon Solomon, Benny Thomason
Kanawha 315 Panhandle Fiddling: Don't Let The Deal Go Down; Soppin The Gravy; Jack Of Diamonds; Three O' Clock In The Morning Waltz; That's -A- Plenty; Hummingbird Reel; Lime Rock; Westphalia Waltz; Billy-In-The-Lowground; Kansas City Kitty; Blackberry Blossoms; Rosetta; Dusty Miller; Snake Charmer; Twin Reels – ca 05-71 (MX: Rite 28031/2; on back cover: Panhandle Texas Fiddling)
County CO-CD-2742 Texas Hoedown Revisited: Ace Of Spades;  Sally Johnson;  Grey Eagle; Ragtime Annie; Beaumont Rag; Straw Bonnet; Sally Goodin; Black Mountain Rag; Red Apple Rag; Lady's Fancy; Wake Up The Neighbors;  Irish Medley Reel;  Hot Foot;  Killie Mccrankie; Scolding Wife; Star Waltz; Brilliancy; Gatesville; Waynesboro Reel; Cape Giradeau; Sunnyside; Forty Years Ago Waltz;  Sopping The Gravy; Golden Eagle Hornpipe – 09 Bartow Riley, Vernon Solomon, Benny Thomason
Bee Balm 311 Panhaddle Texas Fiddling:  Draggin' The Bow; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Soppin' The Gravy;  Jack Of Diamonds;  Three O'clock In The Morning Waltz;  Grey Eagle;  That's A Plenty;  Hummingbird Reel;  Lime Rock;  Westphalia Waltz;  Sally Goodin;  Billy In The Low Ground;  Kansas City Kitty;  Blackberry Blossom;  Rosetta;  Tom and Jerry;  Dusty Miller;  Snake Charmer;  Twin Reels;  Bitter Creek – 09 (reissue of Kanawha 315 with bonus tracks)