King's Countrymen [King's Country Men]

 by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
1969 South Jersey Recording Studios, Woodstown, NJ – The King’s Country Men (John Bobbitt [vcl/gt], Warren Purdy [vcl/ld gt], Andy Purdy [vcl/banjo], Mally Jones [vcl/bass])
001 SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME FW 5895   
002 SOMEONE UP IN HEAVEN FW 5895   
003 HEAR JERUSALEM MOURN FW 5895   
004 ANGEL BAND FW 5895  
005 SHOUTIN' ON THE HILLS FW 5895   
006 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN FW 5895   
007 I'LL FLY AWAY FW 5895 DLS 110   
008 FARTHER ALONG FW 5895   
009 WHEN I GET TO GLORY FW 5895  
010 LORD I'M COMING HOME FW 5895  
011 WHAT KIND OF MAN FW 5895   
012 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS FW 5895  DLS 110
1970 South Jersey Recording Studios, Woodstown, NJ – The King’s Country Men (John Bobbitt [vcl/gt], Warren Purdy [vcl/ld gt], Andy Purdy [vcl/banjo], Mally Jones [vcl/bass])
013 GET IN LINE BROTHER Lifeline 0278  DLS 110  
014 MY LORD KEEPS A RECORD Lifeline 0278  
015 WHEN THE ANGELS CARRY ME HOME Lifeline 0278   
016 SOMETHING GOT HOLD OF ME Lifeline 0278
017 BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES Lifeline 0278   
018 WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY Lifeline 0278   DLS 110
019 THE SWEETEST SONG I KNOW Lifeline 0278  DLS 110  
020 I HEARD MY MOTHER CALL MY NAME IN PRAYER Lifeline 0278   
021 OVER IN GLORYLAND Lifeline 0278
022 LORD, BUILD ME A CABIN Lifeline 0278   
023 ROCK OF AGES Lifeline 0278   
024 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC Lifeline 0278 DLS 110    
1971 South Jersey Recording Studios, Woodstown, NJ – The King’s Country Men (John Bobbitt [vcl/gt], Warren Purdy [vcl/ld gt], Andy Purdy [vcl/banjo], Mally Jones [vcl/bass])
025 A FATHER'S PRAYER Lifeline 10390  DLS 110
026 I SAW THE LIGHT Lifeline 10390  DLS 110
027 COME ONE COME ALL Lifeline 10390  
028 GONE HOME Lifeline 10390  DLS 110
029 SHAKE HANDS WITH MOTHER AGAIN Lifeline 10390  
030 PLEASE MISTER Lifeline 10390  
031 WAIT A LITTLE LONGER PLEASE JESUS Lifeline 10390  
032 LONESOME VALLEY Lifeline 10390  
033 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN Lifeline 10390  
034 VOICE OF MY SAVIOR Lifeline 10390
035 THE FAMILY WHO PRAYS Lifeline 10390 DLS 110
036 TAKE UP THY CROSS Lifeline 10390  
1973 Hanna Sound Studios, Woodstown, NJ  – The King’s Country Men (Ken Cox [vcl/gt], Warren Purdy [vcl/ld gt], Andy Purdy [vcl/banjo], Mally Jones [vcl/bass])
037 STANDING IN THE NEED Lifeline 3081-3  
038 HE SET ME FREE Lifeline 3081-3  
039 WHEN THE SAINTS Lifeline 3081-3
040 ONE MORE VALLEY Lifeline 3081-3  
041 LITTLE COUNTRY PREACHER Lifeline 3081-3
042 A FEW MORE SEASONS Lifeline 3081-3  
043 WHEN MY LORD SHALL COME AGAIN Lifeline 3081-3
044 SPRINGTIME IN HEAVEN Lifeline 3081-3 DLS 110   
045 WHAT A FRIEND Lifeline 3081-3
046 ARE YOU LOST IN SIN Lifeline 3081-3  
047 WORKING ON THE BUILDING Lifeline 3081-3 DLS 110
048 PURPLE ROBE Lifeline 3081-3
1974 poss. King’s Place, Lancaster, PA – The King’s Countrymen (Ken Cox [vcl/gt], Warren Purdy [vcl/ld gt], Andy Purdy [vcl/banjo/ mandolin. rh gt], Dick Blattenberger [dobro], Tracy Rice [vcl/bass], James Ross [bagpipes]. Producer: John O. Yocker)
049 CALL HIM BY HIS NAME Hope 1026   
050 KEEPER OF THE DOOR Hope 1026  
051 GOSPEL CHIMES Hope 1026   
052 CAMP MEETING TIME Hope 1026  
053 BLUEGRASS STYLE Hope 1026   
054 I HAVE HOPE Hope 1026   
055 OLD TIME RELIGION Hope 1026  
056 HOME IN THE ROCK Hope 1026  
057 PIPES OF GLORY Hope 1026  
058 PLEASE MISTER Hope 1026   
059 HALLELUJAH, THANK YOU JESUS Hope 1026
1975 King’s Place, Lancaster, PA – The King’s Countrymen
060 A BETTER WAY Hope 1035
061 JORDAN Hope 1035  
062 SEND THE LIGHT Hope 1035  
063 RANK STRANGER Hope 1035
064 LONESOME ROAD Hope 1035  
065 AMAZING GRACE Hope 1035
066 PASS IT ON Hope 1035  
067 CLOSER WALK Hope 1035  
068 LIGHT AT THE RIVER Hope 1035  
069 DAY OF WRATH Hope 1035
070 LOVE LIFTED ME Hope 1035
The King’s Countrymen later recorded album I’m Set Free, details unknown



ALBUMS
Lifeline FW 5895 Someone Up In Heaven:  Somebody Touched Me;  Someone Up In Heaven;  Hear Jerusalem Mourn;  Angel Band;  Shoutin' On The Hills;  Will The Circle Be Unbroken;  I'll Fly Away;  Farther Along;  When I Get To Glory;  Lord I'm Coming Home;  What Kind Of Man;  The Old Rugged Cross - 69
Lifeline 0278 The Sweetest Songs We Know:  Get In Line Brother;  My Lord Keeps A Record; When The Angels Carry Me Home;  Something Got Hold Of Me; Bringing In The Sheaves;  Wreck On The Highway;  The Sweetest Song I Know;  I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer;  Over In Gloryland; Lord, Build Me A Cabin;  Rock Of Ages;  Battle Hymn Of The Republic - 70
Lifeline 10390 Come One, Come All:  A Father's Prayer;  I Saw The Light;  Come One Come All;  Gone Home;  Shake Hands With Mother Again;  Please Mister;  Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus;  Lonesome Valley;  Life's Railway To Heaven;  Voice Of My Savior; The Family Who Prays; Take Up Thy Cross - 71
Lifeline 3081-3 Standing In The Need; Standing In The Need;  He Set Me Free;  When The Saints; One More Valley;  Little Country Preacher; A Few More Seasons;  When My Lord Shall Come Again; Springtime In Heaven;  What A Friend;  Are You Lost In Sin;  Working On The Building;  Purple Robe - 73 (Also On Dutchland DLS 109)
Hope 1026 Gospel Music Bluegrass Style:  Call Him By His Name;  Keeper Of The Door; Gospel Chimes;  Camp Meeting Time;  Bluegrass Style;  I Have Hope;  Old Time Religion; Home In The Rock; Pipes Of Glory; Please Mister;  Hallelujah, Thank You Jesus – 74
Dutchland DLS 110 The Best Of The King's Countrymen:  I'll Fly Away;  Get In Line Brother;  A Father's Prayer; Working On A Building;  Springtime In Heaven;  Gone Home; The Sweetest Song I Know;  Battle Hymn Of The Republic;  Wreck On The Highway;  The Old Rugged Cross;  The Family Who Prays;  I Saw The Light – 75
Hope H 1035 A Better Way:  A Better Way;  Jordan;  Send The Light;  Rank Stranger; Lonesome Road;  Amazing Grace;  Pass It On;  Closer Walk;  Light At The River;  Day Of Wrath; Love Lifted Me – 75
Layman no # I'm Set Free: (tracks unknown) - 80