Harry and Jeanie West

 Harry West, *11 June 1926, Lee County, VA, +25 January 2014
Jeanie West , *1933, Ashville, NC
(Harry and Jeanie married in 1951)
2nd version
by Uwe Hollihn, Praguefrank,
SESSIONS  see also George Pegram
Ca 1952/1953 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West (Producer: Kneneth S. Goldstein)
001 OLD REUBEN SLP 36
002 MY HOME IS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS SLP 36 (12”) [alt.:] EPM 7-111
003 GEORGE COLLINS SLP 36 (10” and 12”) [alt.:] ) EPM 7-111
004 LITTLE MAGGIE SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
005 LITTLE GLASS OF WINE SLP 36 (12”)
006 NELLIE CROPSEY SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
007 DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
008 BANKS OF THE OHIO SLP 36 (12”)
009 RED ROCKIN' CHAIR SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
010 JIMMY RANDALL SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
011 LITTLE BIRDIE SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
012 DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN SLP 36 (10” and 12”)
013 THE OLD ARM CHAIR SLP 36 (10” and 12”) [alt.] EPM 7-111
014 SOUL OF MAN SLP 36 (12”) [alt.:] ) EPM 7-111
Ca 1953 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West
015 C5004 WHAT WOULD THE PROFIT BE CC 5/6
016 C5006 SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE CC 5/6
Ca 1953/1954 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West (Harry West [vocal, gt-1, mandolin-2], Jeanie West [vocal, bj-3, gt-4], Artie Rose [gt-5], Producer: Kenneth S. Goldstein)
017 SHADY GROVE-1, -3 SLP 74
018 WILDWOOD FLOWER-1, -4 SLP 74
019 KATY CLINE SLP-2, -1. -5 SLP 74
020 EAST VIRGINIA-1, -4 SLP 74
021 WALKIN' IN MY SLEEP-1, -3, -5 SLP 74
022 CRYIN' HOLY SLP 74-1, -4, -5 SLP 74
023 GYPSY GIRL SLP-2, -4 SLP 74
024 PRETTY LITTLE PINK SLP-1, -3, -5 SLP74
025 BANGHAM AND THE BOAR-1, -4 SLP 74
026 KATY DEAR-2, -4 SLP 74
1954 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West (Harry West [vcl-1], Jeanie West [vcl-2])
027 SING SONG KITTY-1, -2 ES 538*
028 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW-2 ES 538
029 AIN’T GONNA WORK TOMORROW-1, -2 ES 538
ESOTERIC ES 538 SHIVAREE (23 Apil 1955)
*note by Uwe Jollihn: digital versions of ES 538 contain this version of the song, which differs slightly from the version on ES 545 and FM-108
Ca 1955 New York City – Harry and Jeanie West (Producer: Kenneth Goldstein)
030 KEEP MY SKILLET GOOD AND GREASY RLP 12-610
031 CARELESS LOVE RLP 12-610
032 WAY DOWN ON THE ISLAND RLP 12-610
033 AWAKE,  AWAKE YE DROWSY SLEEPER RLP 12-610
034 THE BOSTON BURGLAR RLP 12-610
035 LOST JOHN RLP 12-610
036 FINGER RING RLP 12-610
037 WILD BILL JONES  RLP 12-617
038 NINE POUND HAMMER RLP 12-617
039 BANKS OF THE OHIO RLP 12-617
040 BURY ME BENATH THE WILLOW RLP 12-617
041 KNOXVILLE GIRL RLP 12-617
RIVERSIDE RLP 12-610 BANJO SONGS OF THR SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS (1956); RIVERSIDE RLP 12-617 SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN FOLK SONGS AND BALLADS (ca 1957)
1956 Esoteric Studios, New York City – Harry and Jeanie West (Jeanie West [vcl/gt/banjo 1], Harry West [gt-2/mandolin-3], Artie Rose [steel])
042 SING SONG KITTY 1, -3 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
043 RAMBLING BOY-3 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
044 WATERMELON ON THE VINE 1, -3 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
045 THE LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET-3 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
046 BLACK JACK DAVIE-2 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
047 MOTHER'S ONLY SLEEPING-3 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
048 I'M TROUBLED, I'M TROUBLED 1, -2 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
049 GOODBYE MAGGIE-3 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
050 HANDSOME MOLLY-2 ES 545  [ALT.:] FM 108
051 BRINGING IN THE GEORGIA MAIL-3 ES 545
052 LITTLE RED SHOES-3 ES 545
053 PRETTY POLLY 1, -2 ES 545
054 WORKING ON A BUILDING-3 ES 545
055 LONESOME DOVE-2 ES 545
056 WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES-3 ES 545
057 BARBARA ALLEN ES-2 ES 545
058 WHERE ARE YOU GOING, ALICE? -3 ES 545
1957 unknown – Harry and Jeane West (Jeanie West [vcl/gt], Harry West [gt/mandolin])
059 WHEN OUR LORD SHALL COME AGAIN FA 2357   
060 MATTHEW TWENTY-FOUR FA 2357   
061 WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN HEAVEN TODAY FA 2357   SFW 40137 PSALM 2338 [alt.:] PSALM 2338
062 SWEET BYE AND BYE FA 2357  RD 046-2
063 WALKING MY LORD UP CALVARY'S HILL FA 2357   
064 HE'LL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE FA 2357   
065 CAMPIN' IN CANAAN LAND FA 2357   
066 THE MAN OF GALILEE FA 2357   
067 OH, HIDE YOU IN THE BLOOD FA 2357   
068 AMAZING GRACE FA 2357   
069 PREACH THE GOSPEL FA 2357   
070 ONLY ONE STEP MORE FA 2357   
071 THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER FA 2357   
072 THE SEA OF LIFE  FA 2357  
073 I'M GONNA LET IT SHINE FA 2357   
074 I'M ONLY ON A JOURNEY HERE FA 2357  PSALM 2338
SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION RD 046-2 FOLK SONG AMERICA – A 20TH CENTURY REVIVAL VOL. 2 (1991); SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS SFW CD 40137 CLASSIC SOUTHERN GOSPEL (2005); RIGHTEOUS PSALM 2338  RADIOGRAM – 24 SONGS THAT INSPIRED THE TEENAGE GRAM PARSONS (2010)
Ca 1962 unknown – Jeanie West (Jeanie West [vcl/gt], Harry West [gt/ mandolin/ banjo/ vcl chorus], Artie Rose [dobro], Bill Emerson [banjo/ bass], Tom Morgan [bass])
075 SIX MORE MILES PR-INT 13038
076 GREENBACK DOLLAR PR-INT 13038
077 THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND PR-INT 13038  
078 HAVE A FEAST HERE TONIGHT PR-INT 13038  
079 POOR ELLEN SMITH PR-INT 13038  
080 THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN PR-INT 13038  
081 TRAMP ON THE STREET PR-INT 13038  
082 SINGLE GIRL, MARRIED GIRL PR-INT 13038  
083 YOU'RE A FLOWER BLOOMING IN THE WILDWOOD PR-INT 13038  
084 LITTLE MARGARET PR-INT 13038  
085 THE GYPSY'S WARNING PR-INT 13038  
086 THE GIRL I LEFT IN SUNNY TENNESSEE PR-INT 13038  
087 GREEN GROWS THE VIOLETS PR-INT 13038  
088 THOSE DARK EYES PR-INT 13038
1962 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West (Jeanie West [vcl/gt], Harry West [vcl/mandolin], Bill Emerson [banjo], Artie Rose [dobro],  Tom Morgan [bass]. Producer:Kenneth S. Goldstein)
089 HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM PR-INT 13049
090 I'D LIKE TO BE YOUR SHADOW IN THE MOONLIGHT PR-INT 13049  PRCD-9903
091 GIVE ME THE ROSES NOW PR-INT 13049
092 TAKE THIS HAMMER PR-INT 13049
093 THEY'RE AT REST TOGETHER PR-INT 13049
094 I'M COMING BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN PR-INT 13049 PRCD 9903-2
095 THE BANKS OF THE OHIO PR-INT 13049
096 UNCLOUDED DAY PR-INT 13049
097 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY PR-INT 13049
098 LET US BE LOVERS AGAIN PR-INT 13049
099 IN A LITTLE VILLAGE CHURCHYARD PR-INT 13049
100 I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD PR-INT 13049
101 WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS PR-INT 13049
102 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW  PR-INT 13049
1963 or sooner unknown – Harry and Jeanie West  (Jeanie West [vcl/gt], Harry West [vcl/mandolin], Artie Rose [dobro])
103 LITTLE JOE FA 2352  
104 COAL MINER'S BLUES FA 2352  
105 CURLEY HEADED BABY FA 2352  
106 END OF MY JOURNEY FA 2352  
107 SUGAR CANE MAMA FA 2352  
108 HILLS OF ROANE COUNTY FA 2352  
109 HERE LITTLE BIRD FA 2352  
110 NINE POUND HAMMER FA 2352  
111 SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY'S WAITING FA 2352  
112 TENNESSEE GAMBLER FA 2352  
113 ROSA LEE MCFALL FA 2352  
114 BUILDING ON THE SAND FA 2352  
115 FAR BEYOND THE STARRY SKY FA 2352  
116 WILL YOU ALWAYS LOVE ME, DARLING FA 2352  
117 JENNY JENKINS FA 2352  
May 1964 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West (Jeanie West [vcl/gt], Harry West [vcl/mandolin], Rob Edward [banjo], Artie Rose [dobro], Jon Edward [LC-1/bass]
118 WHEN THE ANGELS CARRY ME HOME FV 12028   
119 WHY NOT CONFESS FV 12028   
120 ROAD SIDE RAG FV 12028   
121 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA FV 12028   
122 I BELIEVE I'M ENTITLED TO YOU FV 12028   
123 JUANITA FV 12028  
124 WE CAN'T BE DARLINGS ANYMORE FV 12028   
125 NATURAL BRIDGE BLUES FV 12028   
126 THERE'LL COME A TIME FV 12028   
127 JORDAN AM A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL FV 12028   
128 GOING DOWN THE VALLEY FV 12028   
129 LITTLE ANNIE FV 12028   
130 I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONESOME FV 12028   
131 KNEEL AT THE CROSS FV 12028   
132 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU DARLING FV 12028  
late 1969 /early 1970unknown – Harry and Jeanie West  (Jeanie West [vcl/gt], Harry West [vcl/ mandolin/gt],Everett West [bass])
133 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE OHS 90164   
134 I NEED THE PRAYERS OF THOSE I LOVE OHS 90164   
135 ROW US OVER THE TIDE OHS 90164  
136 I DREAMED I SEARCHED HEAVEN FOR YOU OHS 90164   
137 I HAVE FOUND THE WAY OHS 90164  
138 SURELY I WILL OHS 90164  .
139 WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL OHS 90164
140 PRECIOUS MEMORIES OHS 90164   
141 SHAKE MY MOTHER'S HAND FOR ME OHS 90164   
142 THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME OHS 90164  
143 WHERE THE ROSES NEVER FADE OHS 90164   
144 IN HIS CARE OHS 90164   
145 SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE OHS 90164   
146 DON'T YOU HEAR JERUSALEM MOURN OHS 90164  
19, 20, 27 September 1981 unknown – Harry and Jeanie West
147 WE CAN'T BE DARLINGS ANYMORE OHS 90156
148 NATURAL BRIDGE BLUES OHS 90156
149 PARTING TIME HAS COME OHS 90156  
150 SINNER, YOU BETTER GET READY OHS 90156
151 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT OHS 90156  
152 LET US BE LOVERS AGAIN OHS 90156
153 TAKE ME BACK OT OLD YAZOO OHS 90156
154 HOP ALONG PETER OHS 90156  
155 SWEET SUMMER OHS 90156  
156 WHAT WOULD THE PROFIT BE OHS 90156
157 CARROLL COUNTRY BLUES OHS 90156
158 MISSISSIPPI SHORE OHS 90156  
159 JIMMY RANDALL OHS 90156  
160 IN A LITTLE VILLAGE CHURCHYARD OHS 90156  
161 CIELITO LINDO OHS 90156


ALBUMS
Stinson SLP 36 Southern Mountain Folk Songs: Red Rockin' Chair; Jimmy Randall; Little Birdie; Down In A Willow Garden; The Old Arm Chair; Old Ruben; George Collins; Little Maggie; Nellie Cropsey; Drifting Too Far From The Shore – 54 (10” LP)
Stinson SLP 36 Southern Mountain Folk Songs (12”): Old Reuben, My Home Is Across the Blue Ridge Mountains, George Collins, Little Maggie, Little Glass of Wine, Nellie Cropsey, Drifting Too Far From the Shore, Banks of the Ohio, Red Rockin' Chair, Jimmy Randall, Little Birdie, Down in a Willow Garden, The Old Arm Chair, Soul of Man – 54 (12" LP (tracks from 10” versions in a different order + four more tracks)
Stinson SLP 74 Sing Southern Mountain Folk Songs. Vol. II: Shady Grove; Wildwood Flower; Katy Cline; East Virginia; Walkin' In My Sleep; Cryin' Holy; Gypsy Girl; Pretty Little Pink; Bangham And The Boar; Katy Dear – 56 (10” LP)
Counterpoint CPST 545/Esoteric ES 545 Smoky Mountain Ballads:: Sing Song Kitty; Rambling Boy; Watermelon On The Vine; The Little Rosewood Casket; Black Jack Davie; Mother's Only Sleeping; I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled; Goodbye Maggie; Handsome Molly; Bringing In The Georgia Mail; Little Red Shoes; Pretty Polly; Working On A Building; Lonesome Dove; Where The Soul Never Dies; Barbara Allen; Where Are You Going, Alice? – 56 (MX: G8-OP-0145/6; Reissued In 2007 On Varese Sarabande 0302 063034 2)
Folkways FA 2357 Favorite Gospel Songs:  When Our Lord Shall Come Again;  Matthew Twenty-Four;  What Are They Doing In Heaven Today;  Sweet Bye And Bye;  Walking My Lord Up Calvary's Hill;  He'll Set Your Fields On Fire;  Campin' In Canaan Land;  The Man Of Galilee;  Oh, Hide You In The Blood;  Amazing Grace;  Preach The Gospel;  Only One Step More;  Thirty Pieces Of Silver;  The Sea Of Life ; I'm Gonna Let It Shine;  I'm Only On A Journey Here – 57
Prestige Int.  PR-INT 13038 Roaming The Blue Ridge With Jeanie West: Six More Miles; Greenback Dollar; The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band; Have A Feast Here Tonight; Poor Ellen Smith; The Storms Are On The Ocean; Tramp On The Street; Single Girl, Married Girl; You're A Flower Blooming In The Wildwood; Little Margaret; The Gypsy's Warning; The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee; Green Grows The Violets; Those Dark Eyes – 62 As Jeanie West (reissued in 1972 in Japan as part of SJET 9350-1 Country Music In Bluegrass Style)
Prestige Int. PR-INT 13049 Country Music In Bluegrass Style: Homestead On The Farm; I'd Like To Be Your Shadow In The Moonlight; Give Me The Roses Now; Take This Hammer; They're At Rest Together; I'm Coming Back, But I Don't Know When; The Banks Of The Ohio; Unclouded Day; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Let Us Be Lovers Again; In A Little Village Churchyard; I'm Sitting On Top Of The World; Where The Old Red River Flows; Bury Me Beneath The Willow - 62 (reissued in 1972 in Japan as part of SJET 9350-1 Country Music In Bluegrass Style)
Folkways FA 2352 Songs Of The Southland: Little Joe; Coal Miner's Blues; Curley Headed Baby; End Of My Journey; Sugar Cane Mama; Hills Of Roane County; Here Little Bird; Nine Pound Hammer; Somewhere Somebody's Waiting; Tennessee Gambler; Rosa Lee Mcfall; Building On The Sand; Far Beyond The Starry Sky; Will You Always Love Me, Darling; Jenny Jenkins – 63
Everest FM 108/FS 208 Harry and Jeanie West: Sing Along Kitty;  Rambling Boy;  Watermelon On The Vine;  The Little Rosewood Casket;  Black Jack Davie;  Mother's Only Sleeping;  I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled; Goodbye Maggie; Handsome Molly – 67 (alternative versions or re-recorded songs from ES 545)
Folk Variety [GER] FV 12028 Roots Of Bluegrass:  When The Angels Carry Me Home;  Why Not Confess;  Road Side Rag;  Take Me Back To Tulsa;  I Believe I'm Entitled To You;  Juanita; We Can't Be Darlings Anymore;  Natural Bridge Blues;  There'll Come A Time;  Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel;  Going Down The Valley;  Little Annie;  I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome;  Kneel At The Cross;  Somebody Loves You Darling – 82 (CD reissue on Old Homestead OHCD 90204 in 1990s)
Old Homestead OHS 90156 In A Little Village Churchyard  (Old Time Picking and Singing with Mandolin and Guitar): We Can't Be Darlings Anymore; Natural Bridge Blues; Parting Time Has Come;  Sinner, You Better Get Ready; Bonaparte's Retreat;  Let Us Be Lovers Again; Take Me Back ot Old Yazoo; Hop Along Peter;  Sweet Summer;  What Would The Profit Be; Carroll Country Blues; Mississippi Shore;  Jimmy Randall;  In A Little Village Churchyard; Cielito Lindo - 83
Old Homestead OHS 90164 I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love : Old Time Sacred Picking and Singing: Keep On The Sunny Side;  I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love;  Row Us Over The Tide; I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You;  I Have Found The Way; Surely I Will; . What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul;  Precious Memories;  Shake My Mother's Hand For Me;  This World Is Not My Home; Where The Roses Never Fade;  In His Care;  Sunny Side Of Life;  Don't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn - 85
Old Homestead OHCD-341 Early And Essential: (tracks unknown) – 8- (poss. sampler)



EPs
Melodisc [UK]  EPM7-111 My Home Is Across The Blue Ridge Mountains: My Home Is Across The Blue Ridge Mountains;  George Collins /  The Soul Of Man;  The Old Arm Chair – 60

SINGLES
Country Church
CC-5/6 What Would The Profit Be / Sunny Side of Life – ca 53