David Ray Johnson, *1954 Miller’s Creek, NC
2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1977 Crusader Studios, Flora, IL – David Johnson and Jim Hoiles (Dave Johnson [gt/banjo], Jim Hoiles [fiddle], Melody Johnson [gt], Bill Casolari [piano/bass gt])
001 DURANG’S HORNPIPE Crusade 939
002 HASTE TO THE WEDDING Crusade 939
003 SAIL AWAY LADIES Crusade 939
004 WILSON’S CLOG Crusade 939
005 THE GIRLS FROM SWALWELL Crusade 939
006 ROXBURGH CASTLE Crusade 939
007 BEGGAR MAN Crusade 939
008 DUBUQUE Crusade 939
009 DRY AND DUSTY Crusade 939
010 FISHER’S HORNPIPE Crusade 939
011 SALT RIVER Crusade 939
012 ARKANSAS TRAVELER Crusade 939
013 GREEN VALLEY WALTZ Crusade 939
014 FORTUNE Crusade 939
015 PROVIDENCE Crusade 939
016 HOILES‘ HORNPIPE Crusade 939
017 DUSTY MILLER Crusade 939
018 GOLD RUSH Crusade 939
1979 Crusader Studios, Flora, IL – Jim Hoiles with Dave and Melody Johnson and Swamp Weiss
019 SUNNY HOME IN DIXIE LP-1114
020 BOYS OF BLUE HILL LP-1114
021 STACKS OF BARLEY LP-1114
022 RANDOM JIG AND TOP OF CORK ROAD LP-1114
023 DARK ISLAND LP-1114
024 BLACK THORN STICK LP-1114
025 SUGAR IN THE GOURD LP-1114
026 WESTPHALIA WALTZ LP-1114
027 RYE STRAW LP-1114
028 WINHAM’S REEL LP-1114
029 PADDY LYNCH'S BOAT LP-1114
030 OZARK WALTZ LP-1114
031 LEATHER BRITCHES LP-1114
032 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE LP-1114
033 STYLEBERG’S SWEDISH WALTZ LP-1114
034 MY LOVE, SHE’S BUT A LASSIE YET LP-1114
035 RICKETT‘S HORNPIPE LP-1114
036 CUCKOO’S NEST LP-1114
1980 unknown – Shawna McGhee and David Johnson (Shawna McGhee [vcl/gt/12 str gt], David Johnson [gt/12 str gt/ mandolin/ steel/ bass/ violin/ viola]. Producer: John R. Craig)
S01 WILD MOUNTAIN THYME FW-8779
S02 LOVE IS TEASING FW-8779
S03 CRUEL MOTHER FW-8779
S04 BARBARA ALLEN FW-8779
S05 BLACK IS THE COLOR (STRING INTERLUDE) FW-8779
S06 GEORDIE FW-8779
S07 THE WATER IS WIDE FW-8779
S08 MARY HAMILTON FW-8779
S09 JOHN RILEY FW-8779
S10 BONNY BOY IS YOUNG (STRING FINALE) FW-8779
1983 Star Recording Company, Mills Creek, NC – David and Billie Ray Johnson (David Johnson [gt/fiddle/mandolin/banjo/bass], Billie Ray Johnson [gt]. Producer: John R. Craig)
037 BLUE GRASS BREAKDOWN Folkways FTS-31056
038 SALLY GOODIN' Folkways FTS-31056
039 KENTUCKY WALTZ Folkways FTS-31056
040 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND Folkways FTS-31056
041 BEAUMONT RAG Folkways FTS-31056
042 EARL'S BREAKDOWN Folkways FTS-31056
043 GREY EAGLE Folkways FTS-31056
044 BACK UP AND PUSH Folkways FTS-31056
045 ROSE CONLEY (DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN)
046 WILDWOOD FLOWER Folkways FTS-31056
047 FISHER'S HORNPIPE Folkways FTS-31056
048 GOLD RUSH Folkways FTS-31056
049 GROUNDSPEED Folkways FTS-31056
1983 Star Recording Company, Mills Creek, NC – David Johnson (David Johnson [clawhammer banjo]. Producer: John R. Craig)
050 OLD JOE CLARK Folkways FTS-31094
051 SHOUT LITTLE LULU Folkways FTS-31094
052 RED WING Folkways FTS-31094
053 JOHN HARDY Folkways FTS-31094
054 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN Folkways FTS-31094
055 SUGAR HILL Folkways FTS-31094
056 CUMBERLAND GAP Folkways FTS-31094
057 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER Folkways FTS-31094
058 CRIPPLE CREEK Folkways FTS-31094
059 JOHNSON BOYS Folkways FTS-31094
060 JOHN HENRY Folkways FTS-31094
061 SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN Folkways FTS-31094
062 PIG IN THE PEN Folkways FTS-31094
063 CINDY Folkways FTS-31094
064 GROUND HOG Folkways FTS-31094
065 MOUNTAIN DEW Folkways FTS-31094
1985 Star Recording Company, Mills Creek, NC – David, Bill and Billie Ray Johnson (Billy Ray Johnson [gt], Bill Johnson [banjo], David Johnson [fiddle]. Producer: John R. Craig)
066 KNOXVILLE GIRL Folkways FTS-31105
067 RUEBEN Folkways FTS-31105
068 THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 Folkways FTS-31105
069 ROLL ON BUDDY Folkways FTS-31105
070 POOR ELLEN SMITH Folkways FTS-31105
071 PLOSSUM BLOWED HIS HORN Folkways FTS-31105
072 BANKS OF THE OHIO Folkways FTS-31105
073 JIMMY SUTTON Folkways FTS-31105
074 DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN Folkways FTS-31105
075 CUMBERLAND GAP Folkways FTS-31105
076 GOING DOWN THE ROAD FEELING BAD Folkways FTS-31105
077 SUGAR BABE Folkways FTS-31105
078 PRETTY POLLY Folkways FTS-31105
079 SOUTHWOOD MOUNTAIN Folkways FTS-31105
1994 Crossroads Recording Studio, 50 Fisk Dr, Arden, NC - Tony Rice with David Johnson, Tim Surrett, Ben Isaacs, Tony Creasman (David Johnson [gt/bass], Ben Isaacs/Tim Surrett [bass instrument], Tony Creasman [drums/percussion]).
R01 IN THE SWEET BY AND BY Mountain Home MHD-0105
R02 I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS Mountain Home MHD-0105
R03 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT Mountain Home MHD-0105
R04 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Mountain Home MHD-0105
R05 LIVING BY FAITH Mountain Home MHD-0105
R06 AMAZING GRACE Mountain Home MHD-0105
R07 VICTORY IN JESUS Mountain Home MHD-0105
R08 SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER Mountain Home MHD-0105
R09 I FEEL LIKE TRAVELING ON Mountain Home MHD-0105
R10 JUST AS I AM Mountain Home MHD-0105
R11 ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD? Mountain Home MHD-0105
R12 DOXOLOGY Mountain Home MHD-0105
1995 unknown – David Johnson (David Johnson [gt/dobro/banjo/mandolin/fiddle/bass gt], Tim Surrett [ac bass])
080 I'LL FLY AWAY MH 00662
081 IN THE GARDEN MH 00662
082 I AM A PILGRIM MH 00662
083 PALMS OF VICTORY MH 00662
084 OLD TIME RELIGION MH 00662
085 WE GATHER TOGETHER MH 00662
086 I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY MH 00662
087 CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD MH 00662
088 I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR MH 00662
089 BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES MH 00662
090 BEAUTIFUL LIFE MH 00662
091 ROCK OF AGES MH 00662
1996 unknown – David Johnson (David Johnson [gt/banjo/ mandolin/ banko/ dobro/ bass/ fiddle]. Producer: Van Atkins)
092 ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME MH 06102
093 STAND UP STAND UP FOR JESUS MH 06102
094 TAKE TIME TO BE HOLY MH 06102
095 I AM THINE O LORD MH 06102
096 PROMISED LAND MH 06102
097 HAVE THINE OWN WAY LORD MH 06102
098 JOYFUL JOYFUL WE ADORE THEE MH 06102
099 COME THY FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING MH 06102
100 ASKE YE WHAT GREAT THING I KNOW MH 06102
101 BLEST BE THE TIE MH 06102
102 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE MH 06102
103 NEARER MY GOD TO THEE MH 06102
1997 unknown – David Johnson (David Johnson [gt/banjo/dobro/fiddle/mandolin/harp]. Producer: David Johnson)
104 SHUCKIN' THE CORN Dolly 0633
105 TURKEY IN THE STRAW Dolly 0633
106 CUMBERLAND GAP Dolly 0633
107 LITTLE MAGGIE Dolly 0633
108 CRIPPLE CREEK Dolly 0633
109 DUELING BANJOS Dolly 0633
110 DOWN YONDER Dolly 0633
111 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Dolly 0633
112 JOHN HENRY Dolly 0633
113 DEAR OLD DIXIE Dolly 0633
2000 unknown – David Johnson
114 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Mountain Home MH 0806-2
115 SAILING WITH THE MASTER Mountain Home MH 0806-2
116 WHAT FALLS FROM THE TABLE Mountain Home MH 0806-2
117 AT THE CROSS Mountain Home MH 0806-2
118 WALKING DOWN THE ROAD Mountain Home MH 0806-2
119 WHAT A FRIEND Mountain Home MH 0806-2
120 THE FIELDS ARE WHITE Mountain Home MH 0806-2
121 WHEN THEY RING THOSE GOLDEN BELLS Mountain Home MH 0806-2
122 WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN Mountain Home MH 0806-2
123 FOLLOW ME Mountain Home MH 0806-2
124 DON'T TURN BACK Mountain Home MH 0806-2
125 JESUS LOVES ME Mountain Home MH 0806-2
2004 unknown – David Johnson
126 JESUS MY LORD Mountain Home MH 0990-2
127 HAMMER AND WOOD Mountain Home MH 0990-2
128 SAVE ME Mountain Home MH 0990-2
129 HIGHWAY Mountain Home MH 0990-2
130 ARE YOU BORN AGAIN Mountain Home MH 0990-2
131 ROCK FOUNDATION Mountain Home MH 0990-2
132 THE SON ROSE UP Mountain Home MH 0990-2
133 I'M UP HERE Mountain Home MH 0990-2
134 LET ME FLY Mountain Home MH 0990-2
135 TO THE RESCUE Mountain Home MH 0990-2
136 DON'T STOP THERE Mountain Home MH 0990-2
137 WHO IS LYING AT YOUR GATE Mountain Home MH 0990-2
ALBUMS
Crusade 939 Fiddlin‘ And Pickin‘ Just A Little Different: Durang’s Hornpipe; Haste To The Wedding; Sail Away Ladies; Wilson’s Clog; The Girls From Swalwell; Roxburgh Castle; Beggar Man; Dubuque; Dry And Dusty; Fisher’s Hornpipe; Salt River; Arlamsas Traveler; Green Valley Waltz;; Fortune; Providence; Hoiles‘ Hornpipe; Dusty Miller; Gold Rush – 77 w. Jim Hoiles
Crusade LP-1114 Mixin' It Up With Dave and MelodyJohnson “Swamp“ Weiss: Sunny Home In Dixie; Boys of Blue Hill; Stacks of Barley; Random Jig And Top Of Cork Road; Dark Island; Black Thorn Stick; Sugar In The Gourd; Westphalia Waltz; Rye Straw; Winham’s Reel; Paddy Lynch's Boat; Ozark Waltz; Leather Britches; Paddy On The Turnpike; Styleberg’s Swedish Waltz; My Love, She’s But A Lassie Yet; Rickett's Hornpipe;Cuckoo’s Nest – 79 w. Jim Hoiles
Folkways FW 8779 Love Is Teasing: Scottish and English Early Ballads: Wild Mountain Thyme; Love Is Teasing; Cruel Mother; Barbara Allen; Black Is The Color (String Interlude); Geordie; The Water Is Wide; Mary Hamilton; John Riley; Bonny Boy Is Young (String Finale) – 80 w. Shanna Beth McGee
Folkways FTS-31094 Clawhammer Banjo: Old Joe Clark; Shout Little Lulu; Red Wing; John Hardy;Bile Them Cabbage Down; Sugar Hill; Cumberland Gap; Mississippi Sawyer; Cripple Creek; Johnson Boys; John Henry; Sourwood Mountain; Pig In The Pen; Cindy; Ground Hog; Mountain Dew – 21-02-83
Folkways FTS-31056 Bluegrass: Blue Grass Breakdown; Sally Goodin'; Kentucky Waltz; Billy In The Lowground; Beaumont Rag; Earl's Breakdown; Grey Eagle; Back Up And Push; Rose Conley (Down In The Willow Garden); Wildwood Flower; Fisher's Hornpipe; Gold Rush; Groundspeed – 07-04-83
Folkways FTS-31105 Old Time North Carolina Mountain Music: Knoxville Girl; Rueben; The Wreck Of The Old 97; Roll On Buddy; Poor Ellen Smith; Plossum Blowed His Horn; Banks Of The Ohio; Jimmy Sutton; Down In The Willow Garden; Cumberland Gap; Going Down The Road Feeling Bad; Sugar Babe; Pretty Polly; Southwood Mountain – 85
Mountain Home MHD-0105 Crossings: In The Sweet By And By; I Have Decided To Follow Jesus; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Holy, Holy, Holy; Living By Faith; Amazing Grace; Victory In Jesus; Sweet Hour Of Prayer; I Feel Like Traveling On; Just As I Am; Are You Washed In The Blood?; Doxology - 06-12-94 Tony Rice, David Johnson, Tim Surrett, Ben Isaacs, Tony Creasman
Mountain Home MH-00662 Wooden Offerings: I'll Fly Away; In The Garden; I Am A Pilgrim; Palms Of Victory; Old Time Religion; We Gather Together; I Love To Tell The Story; Church In The Wildwood; I Need Thee Every Hour; Bringing In The Sheaves; Beautiful Life; Rock Of Ages – 95
Mountain Home MH 06102 Praises, Promises And Prayers: All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name; Stand Up Stand Up For Jesus; Take Time To Be Holy; I Am Thine O Lord; Promised Land; Have Thine Own Way Lord; Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee; Come Thy Fount Of Every Blessing; Aske Ye What Great Thing I Know; Blest Be The Tie; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Nearer My God To Thee – 18-03-97
Dollywood 0633 Smoky Mountain Memories: Bluegrass Favorites: Shuckin' the Corn; Turkey in the Straw; Cumberland Gap; Little Maggie; Cripple Creek; Dueling Banjos; Down Yonder; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; John Henry; Dear Old Dixie – 97
Mountain Home MH 0806-2 Many Roads To Home: All Creatures Great And Small; Sailing With The Master; What Falls From The Table; At The Cross; Walking Down The Road; What A Friend; The Fields Are White; When They Ring Those Golden Bells; When We All Get To Heaven; Follow Me; Don't Turn Back; Jesus Loves Me - 00
Mountain Home MH 0990-2 Rock Foundation: Jesus My Lord; Hammer And Wood; Save Me; Highway; Are You Born Again; Rock Foundation; The Son Rose Up; I'm Up Here; Let Me Fly; To The Rescue; Don't Stop There; Who Is Lying At Your Gate - 15-03-05
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
David Johnson
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