JOHN REEDY
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
JOHN REEDY and his Stone Mountain
Boys
poss
Bristol, Va.-Tn: Late
1940s
John Reedy (ld vcl/ ); Frances Reedy (alto vcl/gtr); Glenn
Ramey (mand); Julian Ramey (bjo).
Producer:
DRIFTWOOD Twin-City
1021
(Frances Reedy)
SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME 1021, Rounder 1013, JSP
JSP-7731
(John Reedy) Fuel
CD-2000, JSP JSP-77110
Great
American Music GAMC062CD
NB(1): TWIN-CITY 1021 released 1949.
NB(2): ROUNDER 1013 “THE EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS”
Vol.1” released 1974.
NB(3): ROUNDER 1013 reviewed Bluegrass
Unlimited Vol.10, #5-November 1975.
NB(4): JSP JSP-7731 “BLUEGRASS EARLY CUTS: 1931-1953 CLASSIC
RECORDINGS REMASTERED” released United
Kingdom Tuesday 24th August 2004.
NB(5): FUEL CD-2000 “APPALACHIAN HEART:THE ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS CLASSICS” released 2006.
NB(6): JSP JSP-77110 “AUTHENTIC RARE BLUEGRASS:
HISTORIC CUTS: INDEPENDENT LABEL SISES 1951-1954” released United Kingdom 2008.
NB(7): GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC GAMC062CD “THE APPALACHIAN
TRADITION:ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS CLASSICS”
released 23rd June 2009.
JOHN REEDY and His Stone Mountain
Trio
poss
Dayton, Oh: 1960
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); Unk (); Trio
(vcl-1).
Producer:
CP-4545/ I JUST DROPPED BY -1 John Reedy 413-1A,
Starday SEP-166
RITE 413 (John Reedy)
CP-4546/ WALKING THE ROAD TO HEAVEN 413-1B
RITE 413 (Barbara Garrett)
NB(1): JOHN REEEDY 413-IA/1B released 1960.
NB(2): JOHN REEDY 413-1A/1B is a CP Rite custom
pressing.
NB(3): Label address is 5180 Wolf Creek Pike, Dayton, Ohio.
JOHN REEDY and His Stone Mountain Trio - Vocal by John and Frances Reedy-1
JOHN REEDY and The Stone Mountain
Trio-2
poss
Dayton, Oh: 1961
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); Unk ().
Producer:
CP-4759/ OH, DEATH John
Reedy 502, Starday SEP-166, Starday SEP-168
RITE 440 (John Reedy) Starday SLP-168
Berea College Sound Archives Cassette No. #
P-4760/ DRIFTWOOD John
Reedy 502, Starday SEP-166
RITE 440 (Frances Reedy)
NB(1): JOHN REEDY 502 released 1961.
NB(2): STARDAY SEP-166 “JOHN REEDY and The Stone Mountain
Trio (Gospel Songs)” released 1961.
NB(3): STARDAY SEP-168 “GOSPEL SONGS BY ALL STAR ARTISTS”
released 1961.
NB(4): STARDAY SLP-168 “TRAGIC SONGS OF DEATH AND SORROW”
released 1962.
NB(5): “OH, DEATH” was added to the BEREA
COLLEGE SOUND ARCHIVES on an unknown date.
JOHN REEDY And The Stone Mountain Quartet-1
JOHN REEDY-2 Cincinnati,
Oh: 1961
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); Unk (); Unk
(); Becky Shepherd (vcl-3).
Producer:
CP-6601/ MY IMAGINATION Ark
200
RITE 699 (R.Reedy) (Sheplan Publ. BMI)
WALK AROUND ME, JESUS 200
(J.Reedy) (Sheplan Publ. BMI)
O, SINNER MAN 200
(R.Reedy) (Sheplan Publ. BMI)
CP-6602/ BE GOOD TO MOMMY 200
RITE 699 (-) (Sheplan Publ. BMI)
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD -1 200
(-) (Sheplan Publ. BMI)
GOING UP 200
(J.Reedy) (Sheplan Publ. BMI)
NB(1): ARK 200 released 1961.
NB(2): ARK Records was owned by Roy Shepard & Bill
Lanham and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
JOHN REEDY TRIO poss
Dayton, Oh; 1961
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); poss Dorsey
Harvey (mand).
Producer:
ST- A PRAYER IS WORTH MORE THAN SILVER AND GOLD Starday SEP-166
() Berea
College Sound Archives Cassette No. #
NB(1): Possibly originally released on the JOHN REEDY label.
NB(2): The above recording was added to the
BEREA COLLEGE SOUND ARCHIVES on an unknown date.
NB(3): BEREA COLLEGE SOUND ARCHIVES Cassette
No. #.
JOHN REEDY TRIO poss
Dayton, Oh: June
1961
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); poss Dorsey
Harvey (mand).
Producer:
ST-4902 SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME Starday
SEP-179
(John Reedy) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-4903 I SAW A PALE MOON SHINING SEP-179
(Frances Reedy) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-4904 WALKING THE SAME ROAD SEP-179
(Arlie Petree) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-4905 CLIMBING THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN SEP-179
()
NB(1): Possibly originally released on the JOHN REEDY label.
NB(2): STARDAY SEP-179 “JOHN REEDY TRIO” released 1961.
JOHN REEDY and His Stone Mountain Trio-1
JOHN and FRANCES REEDY-2 poss
Dayton, Oh: 1961
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); plus Unk
Musicians
Producer:
6151 SOMEBODY’S BEEN PRAYING FOR ME -2 John Reedy No. #
()
6152 WE CAN PLEASE GOD -1 No. #
()
NB: JOHN REEDY No. # released 1961.
JOHN REEDY and The Stone Mt. Trio
poss
Dayton, Oh: 1962
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); plus Unk
Musicians
Producer:
YOU TAKE ONE-HE’LL TAKE TWO Starday
SEP-199 A
(Reedy) (Starday Music-BMI)
I’LL FLY SEP-199 A
(Reedy) (Starday Music-BMI)
HIGH UP IN THE KINGDOM SEP 199 B
(Reedy) (Starday Music-BMI)
MY WARFARE WILL SOON BE ENDED SEP 199 B
() (Starday Music-BMI)
NB: STARDAY SEP 199 “JOHN REEDY and The Stone Mt. Trio
(Gospel Vocals)” released 1962.
JOHN REEDY And The STONE MT. TRIO
poss
Dayton, Oh: June
1962
John (ld vcl ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); poss Dorsey
Harvey (mand).
Producer:
ST-5538 I FEEL JESUS Starday SEP 209 A
(Frances Reedy) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-5539 THAT BIG HAND OF GOD SEP 209 A
(Wm. York) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-5540 MIGHTY HAND OF GOD SEP 209 B
(John Reedy-Frances Reedy) (Starday Music
BMI)
ST-5541 JONAH SEP 209 B
((Wm. York) (Starday Music BMI)
NB(1): Possibly originally released on the JOHN REEDY label.
NB(2): The above recordings may have taken place in June
1962.
NB(3): STARDAY SEP-199 was released in 1962.
JOHN REEDY-1 poss
Dayton, Oh; September
1962
JOHN REDDY TRIO-2
JOHN REEDY AND ALVIN MARTIN-3
John (ld vcl-4/ ); Frances (alto vcl-4/gtr); Alvin
Martin (vcl-5/ ).
Producer:
ST-5835 BANKS OF JORDAN -1-4 Starday SEP-219-A
(York) (Starday-BMI)
ST-5836 JESUS -2-4 SEP-219-A
(York) (Starday-BMI)
ST-5837 CHARITY -3-5 SEP-219-B
(York) (Starday-BMI)
ST-5838 LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD -3 SEP-219-B
(York) (Starday-BMI)
NB(1): Possibly originally released on the JOHN REEDY label.
NB(2): The above recordings may have taken place in
September 1962.
NB(3): STARDAY SEP-219 “JOHN REEDY, JOHN REEDY TRO, JOHN
REEDY AND ALVIN MARTIN” released 1963.
JOHN REEDY TRIO poss
Dayton. Oh: ca:
May 1963
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr) poss Alvin
Martin ().
Producer:
ST-6330 ST. JOHN Starday
SEP 222
() (Starday-BMI)
ST-6331 SUNSHINE AND FLOWERS SEP 222
(John Reedy & Lester Durham)
(Starday-BMI)
ST-6332 HE’S COMING BACK SEP 222
(John Reedy & Frances Reedy)
(Starday-BMI)
ST-6333 COME AND GO WITH ME SEP 222
(John Reedy & Frances Reedy)
(Starday-BMI)
NB(1): Possibly originally released on the JOHN REEDY label.
NB(2): The above recordings may have taken place ca. May
1963.
NB(3): STARDAY SEP 222 “JOHN REEDY TRIO” released 1963.
NB(4): STARDAY SEP 222 was pressed TWICE, the 2nd pressing
has the later STARDAY stripes logo.
JOHN AND FRANCES REEDY Cyber
Teknics Studio Dayton,
Oh: 1964
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); Unk ().
Producer:
Jack Lynch
13053/ QUIT KICKING MY DOG AROUND Frankie
& Johnnie 13053, Jalyn 45-210
RITE 440 (John
Reedy) (Airway-BMI)
13054/ TINY BITTY PIECES 13054 45-210
RITE 440 (Frances Reedy) (Airway-BMI)
NB(1): FRANKIE & JOHNNIE 13053/13054 released 1964.
NB(2): JALYN 45-210 released 1964.
JOHN REEDY Cyber Teknics
Studio Dayton,
Oh: 1965
John (ld vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); Unk ().
Producer:
Jack Lynch
13737/ KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR Jalyn
45-213
RITE 448 ()
13738/ LOST JOHN 45-213
RITE 448 ()
NB: JALYN 45-213 released 1965.
JOHN REEDY & DANNY ROBERTS Cyber Teknics Studio Dayton, Oh: 1967
John Reedy (ld vcl/ ); Daniel “Danny” Roberts (vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Jack Lynch
20849/ GOING TO TENNESSEE Jalyn 45-324
RITE 448 (J.
Reedy) (Jaclyn Music BMI)
20850/ THE ROLLING STONES 45-324
RITE 448 (D.
Roberts) (Jaclyn Music BMI)
NB: JALYN 45-324 released 1968.
ROBERT KOLEN Harmonica John Reedy-1
ROBERT KOLEN Accompanied by John Reedy-2 Cyber
Teknics Studio Dayton, Oh: 1969
Robert Kolen
(vcl/ ); John Reedy (hca-1); plus
Unk Musicians
Producer:
Jack Lynch
45-338A/ VIETNAM -1 Jalyn 45-338
Rimrock 621 (R. Kolen) (Jaclyn-BMI)
45-338B/ SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME -2 45-338
Rimrock 621 (John Reedy) (Twin City-BMI)
NB(1): JALYN 45-338 released 1968.
NB(2): JALYN 45-338 is a RIMROCK custom
pressing.
JOHN REEDY and the Stone Mtn. Trio
Jewel
Recording Studio, 1594 Kinney Avenue Mt. Healthy, Oh: 1973
(vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Rusty York
LITTLE SPARROW Jewel
1017
()
TINY BITTY PIECES 1017
()
NB: JEWEL 1017 released 1973.
JOHN REEDY & Stone Mtn. Trio
Lundy
Recording Studio, N. Main Street Barbourville,
Ky: 1976
(vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
David Lundy
760317-A SUMMER IS GONE Viola
VR-188
()
760317-B THAT’S THE MAN I’M LOOKING FOR VR-188
()
NB: VIOLA VR-118 released 1976.
JOHN REEDY & Stone Mountain Hillbillies
Lundy Recording Studio, N. Main Street Barbourville, Ky: 1975
John (); Frances (alto
vcl-1/gtr); Winford Storms (vcl-2/
); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
David Lundy
MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC Viola
No. #
()
GRANDAD’S FIDDLE -1 No. #
()
NB: VIOLA No. # released 1975.
JOHN & FRANCIS REEDY Lundy
Recording Studio, N. Main Street Barbourville,
Ky: 1978
John
(vcl/ ); Frances (vcl/gtr); plus
Unk Musicians
Producer:
780613-A CHEROKEE LADY Viola
VR-225
(Francis Reedy) (Lundy
Music BMI)
780613-B TENNESSEE DUALS VR-225
()
NB: VIOLA VR-225 released 1978.
JOHN REEDY & The Brush Creek Grass Unk Date
John Reedy (vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME Unk
Label No. #
(John Reedy)
ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN No. #
()
SIN CITY No. #
()
WHO’S GONNA TAKE MY GIRL AROUND No. #
()
SOMETHING ELSE BREAKDOWN No. #
()
TENNESSEE BLUES Unk
Label No. #
()
I SAW THE LIGHT No. #
()
YOU CAN HAVE HER No. #
()
RAWHIDE No. #
()
I’LL JUST THINK I’LL GO AWAY No. #
()
KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR No. #
()
CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND THEE No. #
()
NB: UNK LABEL No. # “ON MY WAY TO HEAVEN” (8 TRACK) released
JOHN REEDY And His Stone Mountain Hillbillies
Lundy Recording Studio, N. Main Street Barbourville, Ky: 1982
John (ld vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Lundy
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
LP-206
()
NB: LUNDY LP-206 “HYMNS FROM THE HILLS OF HARLAN COUNTY”
released 1982.
JOHN REEDY Unk
Date
(vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
PRODIGAL SON (Uniss),
Berea College Sound Archives Cassette No. #
()
NB: The above recording was added to the BEREA COLLEGE SOUND
ARCHIVES at Blair Branch ORBC, Ky. On Sunday 18th March 1990 and it was also
added to the BEREA COLLEGE SOUND ARCHIVES at Little Dove ORBC, Ky. on Sunday
15th April 1990
JOHN & FRANCES Unk
Date
John (vcl/ ); Frances (alto vcl/gtr); plus Unk
Musicians
Producer:
HOW HAPPY THEY ARE (Uniss), Berea College Sound
Archives Cassette No. #
()
NB: The above recording was added to the BEREA COLLEGE SOUND
ARCHIVES at Defeated Creek ORBC, Ky. On Thursday 20th August 1992.
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRAN,
TAMMY CLEMONS, TIMMY REEDY with acknowledgements to Bill Nowlin & Phil
Tricker.
2009-2015.
Thanks so much for posting this updated discography, Dick & Praguefrank! Thanks also for crediting us as contributors. I just wanted to point out a couple of corrections regarding the archive recordings cited at the end. We were able to listen to these when we conducted research in the Berea College Special Collections and Sound Archives. While it is included on one of our earlier discographies, it is a different John Reedy and should be removed from this list (the recordings were made in the early 1990s, a decade after his death). There is one other archive recording by the same person, but one of the archive recordings seems to be a dub of Frances' 45 recording of "Oh Death" and another is of a "Prayer is Worth MoreThan Siver or Gold." Here are the citations for both:
ReplyDelete* John & Frances Reedy Oh! Death CT Dub of 45 Collection EW, Archive # 210-53 B 07 (BC Sound Archives)
* Francis Reedy Prayer Is Worth More Than Silver or Gold, A CT Dub of 45 Collection EW, Archive # 001-117 B 04 (BC Sound Archives)