Gena Britt

 *1972 North Carolina

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS also member of Petticoat Junction, New Vintage, and Lou Reid and Carolina

1982 Star Recording Studio, Route 1, Millers Creek, NC -  Gena Britt (Gena Lynn Britt [banjo], David Johnson [ac gt])

001 HARD, AIN'T IT HARD KSP 10131   

002 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN KSP 10131

003 GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN KSP 10131  

004 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK KSP 10131  

005 RUBEN'S TRAIN KSP 10131  

006 LONESOME VALLEY KSP 10131  

007 GOLD RUSH KSP 10131   

008 HOME SWEET HOME KSP 10131

009 JUST BECAUSE KSP 10131

010 TURKEY IN THE STRAW KSP 10131

011 DEAR OLD DIXIE KSP 10131   

012 CABIN HOME ON THE HILL KSP 10131  

1984 Star Recording Studio, Route 1, Millers Creek, NC -  Gena Lynn Britt

013 LONESOME ROAD BLUES  SR 1984   

014 I'LL GO STEPPING TOO  SR 1984  

015  JOHN HARDY  SR 1984   

016 I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT  SR 1984  

017 THEME TIME  SR 1984  

018 CRYING HOLY  SR 1984  

019 FIRE BALL MAIL  SR 1984   

020 FAREWELL BLUES  SR 1984   

021 LISTENING TO THE RAIN  SR 1984  

022 SPINNING WHEEL  SR 1984   

023 SHUCKIN' THE CORN  SR 1984  

024 USING MY BIBLE

2008 Riverside Audio, Mount Gilead, NC – Gena Britt Tew (Gena Britt Tew [vcl/banjo], Shawn Lane [vcl-1], Clay Jones  [gt], Greg Luck [gt/bck vcl], Tim Tew [vcl/ dobro], Ashby Frank/ Wayne Benson [mandolin],  Zack McLamb [bass], Jim VanCleve [fiddle],David Tew, Greg Corbett,  Teresa Hatley Love, Wayne Joyce[bck vcl].Producer: Gena Britt Tew, Greg Luck)

025 HELP

026 FIVE SPEED

027 DOING ALL I CAN

028 OLD FLAMES

029 I'M SINGING HARMONY

030 I'M GLORY BOUND

031 AS LONG AS I'M ROCKIN' WITH YOU

032 THE HOUSE

033 WHAT TRUE LOVE'S ALL ABOUT -1

034 GO ON -1

035 THE LIFE SENTENCE

036 GRAVEL IN YOUR SHOE

037 YOU CAN'T DO WRONG AND GET BY

038 LITTLE EYES 

Tracks above issued on album Doing All I Can

2018 Bonfire Recording Co., Piedmont, SC – Gena Britt (Gena Britt [vcl/banjo], Brooke Aldridge [ld vcl-1], Robert Halle [ld vcl-2], Alecia Nugent  [ld vcl-3], Marty Raybon [ld vcl-4], Duane Sparks [ld vcl-5], Tina Adair [vcl], Dale Ann Bradley [vcl], Ashby Frank [vcl], Keith Garrett  [vcl], Beth Lawrence [vcl], Charli Shuler  [vcl], Scott Vestal [vcl], Melanie Wilson [vcl], Alan Bibey [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ mandol], Darren Nicholson [vcl/gt/mandolin], Dustin Benson [gt], Brandon Bostic [gt], Josh Matheny [gt], Zak McLamb [bass], Jason Barie [fiddle], Deanie Richardson [fiddle].Producer: Gena Britt)

039 OVER AND OVER  PRC 1230  

040 YOU DON'T GET OVER THAT  PRC 1230

041 SOLDIER'S LAMENT  PRC 1230   

042 GET UP IN JESUS' NAME -3  PRC 1230  

043 RUNAWAY TRAIN  PRC 1230   

044 ON AND ON -1 PRC 1230   

045 COME TO JESUS  PRC 1230  

046 TRAVELING POOR BOY -4  PRC 1230  

047 DADDY'S SHOES  PRC 1230

048 UNTOLD STORIES  PRC 1230  

049 SHIPS THAT DON'T COME IN -5 PRC 1230   

050 BIG COUNTRY  PRC 1230

051 LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GOOD LIFE  -2 PRC 1230  

2024 unknown – Heather Berry Mabe and Gena Britt
052 DADDY’S DOBRO digital single [rel. Aug. 21]
2024 unknown – Gena Britt
053 TAKE YOUR CIRCUS ON THE ROAD  digital single [rel. Jan. 10, 2025]
2024 unknown – Jeanie Richardson, Gena Britt, Mary Meyer, Rainy Miatke, Maddie Dalton
054 AVAILABILITY digital single [rel. Jan. 31, 2025]  
2025 unknown – Heather Berry Mabe and Gena Britt
055 THE TREE digital single [rel. Feb. 28]
2025  unknown –  Justin Scott Benson, Gena Britt, Alison Broewn
056 RALPH’S BANJO SPECIAL digital single [rel. Feb. 28]
2025 unknown – Gena Britt, with John Meador [-1], Caleb Smith [-2], Jason Carter [-3], Heather Berry Mabe [-4]  (Gena Britt [vcl/banjo],  John Meador [gt],  Jonathan Dillon [mandolin], Jeff Partin [dobro], Tina Steffey [banjo], Alan Bartram [bass/hmny vcl], Jason Carter [fiddle], Caleb Smith,  Ben Isaacs [bck vcl])
057 WHAT KIND OF MEMORY WILL YOU BE
058 JUST LIKE YOU -1
059 STREETS OF WENATCHEE
060 EVERTHING TO HIDE
061 HEADING BACK TO HEARTACHE
062 BEND IN THE RIVER  -2
063 WELCOME TO NEW YORK
064 HE LIKES TO FISH
065 DEAR DEPARTED -3
066 STONE OF FAITH -4
067 GOODBYE TO THE BLUES
Tracks above issued on album Streets, Rivers, Dreams and Heartaches

ALBUMS

Star KSP 10131 Moore County Bluegrass:  Hard, Ain't It Hard;  Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Gold Watch And Chain;  Grandfather's Clock;  Ruben's Train;  Lonesome Valley; Gold Rush;  Home Sweet Home;  Just Because; Turkey In The Straw;  Dear Old Dixie;  Cabin Home On The Hill -  82

Star SR 1984 Bluegrass In The Sunrise:  Lonesome Road Blues;  I'll Go Stepping Too;  John Hardy;  I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Theme Time;  Crying Holy; Fire Ball Mail;  Farewell Blues;  Listening To The Rain; Spinning Wheel;  Shuckin' The Corn; Using My Bible - 84 Gena Lynn Britt (MX 13708/9)

Gena Britt Tew no # Doing All I Can: Help; Five Speed; Doing All I Can; Old Flames;  I'm Singing Harmony;  I'm Glory Bound;  As Long As I'm Rockin' With You; The House; What True Love's All About;  Go On;  The Life Sentence;  Gravel In Your Shoe; You Can't Do Wrong And Get By;  Little Eyes – 28-10-08 Gena Britt Tew

Pinecastle PRC 1230 Chronicle : Friends And Music: Over And Over;  You Don't Get Over That; Soldier's Lament;  Get Up In Jesus' Name;  Runaway Train;  On And On;  Come To Jesus; Traveling Poor Boy; Daddy's Shoes; Untold Stories;  Ships That Don't Come In;  Big Country; Looking Forward To The Good Life - 12-07-19

Mountain Home ? Streets, Rivers, Dreams and Heartaches: What Kind Of Memory Will You Be; Just Like You (w.  John Meador); Streets Of Wenatchee; Everthing To Hide; Heading Back To Heartache; Bend In The River (w.  Caleb Smith); Welcome To New York; He Likes To Fish; Dear Departed (w.  Jason Carter); Stone Of Faith (w. Heather Berry Mabe); Goodbye To The Blues – 07-11-25

Beagle Brothers

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2007 poss. Pittsburg PA – Beagle Brothers

001 TJ TOWN

002 DOGGONIT, I'M BUSTED

003 COME BREAK MY HEART AGAIN All My Friends

004 WHEN I HIT THAT BOTTLE All My Friends

005 CEMETERY SHUFFLE

006 ALL MY FRIENDS

Tracks above issued on EP The Notorious Country Hell Hounds

2009 poss. Pittsburg PA – Beagle Brothers

007 SWEET COCAINE

008 I STARTED A FIRE DOWN IN THE VALLEY

009 I STARTED DRINKING THIS MORNING

010 SINGING IN THE SHOWER

011 SALT TO THE SEA

012 MAGIC HAT HOTEL

013 FASTTRACK TO DISASTER

014 MISERY AND ALCOHOL

015 GOD DAMNED THE RIVER

016 JD AND DWIGHT

017 LUCKY CIGARETTE

018 SUM OF ALL THE HEARTACHE

019 YOU KNOW YOU LOVED ME WRONG

Tracks above issue on album All My Friends

2010 poss. Pittsburg PA – Beagle Brothers

020 YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG MAN Dancers of the Drunken..

021 WALK ON NOAH Dancers of the Drunken..

022 BORROWED TIME Dancers of the Drunken..

023 I WANT TO BE YOUR TENNESSEE Dancers of the Drunken..

024 SWINGIN' DOOR Dancers of the Drunken..

025 I'VE BEEN AROUND Dancers of the Drunken..

026 LOOK WHAT DRINKIN' MADE ME DO Dancers of the Drunken..

027 STILL FEELING BLUE Dancers of the Drunken..

028 CEMETERY SHUFFLE Dancers of the Drunken..

029 DIRTY JUKEBOX

030 DANGEROUS MAN  Dancers of the Drunken..

Tracks above issued on album Architects of The Bloomfield Sound

2012 poss. Pittsburg PA – Beagle Brothers

031 A THOUSAND RIVERS

032 I'LL BRING YOU LUCK

033 I FOUND HEAVEN IN A GRAM PARSONS SONG

034 WAIMEA BAY

035 WOMAN YOU'D BETTER START GIVING ME SOMETHING (OTHER THAN A HARD, HARD TIME)

036 GARBAGE TRUCK

037 I REMEMBER YOU

038 MY OTHER CAR'S A HOT ROD

039 DIRTY MATTRESS

040 CARMELITA

041 SUNNY CALIFORNEE

042 TWO-STEP PLAN

043 DAKOTA THE DANCING BEAR PART III

044 THAT HARD LUCK

Tracks above issued on album Dancers of the Drunken Two-Step / Architects of the Bloomfield Sound

Summer 2013 unknown – The Beagle Brothers (Producer: Dino Gabriel DiStephano)

045 THE MARK (ACOUSTIC)  HC 007

046 DIGGING HOLES HC 007

047 CENTER OF A UNIVERSE HC 008

048 CHASING RABBITS HC 008

049 THE MARK (ELECTRIC) HC 009

050 JESUS PLAYED THE PEDAL STEL HC 009

January 2014 Matt Schor's home – The Beagle Brothers (Gabriel Smith [vcl/ac gt], Noah Smith [vcl/ac gt], Read Connolly [el gt/ dobro/ lap steel], Kyle Kline [bass], Ezra Smith [drums/tin whistle])

051 9 OUT OF 10 - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Mind Cure MC 316  

052 HEY THERE BLACKBIRD Mind Cure MC 316  

2014 unknown  – The Beagle Brothers (Gabriel Smith [vcl], Noah Smith [vcl/ac gt], Read Connolly [dobro], Danny Rectenwald [mandolin/bck vcl], Kyle Kline [bass], Ezra Smith [bck vcl])

053 THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER digital single [rel. Jan. 27, 2015]

2014 unknown  – The Beagle Brothers (Gabriel Smith [vcl/ac gt], Noah Smith [vcl/ac gt], Read Connolly [dobro/bck vcl], Danny Rectenwald [mandolin/el gt/bck vcl], Kyle Kline [bass], Ezra Smith [bck vcl])

054 TALKIN’ TO A GROUNDHOG  digital single [rel. Jan. 27, 2015]

2017 Red Caiman Studios, Pittsburgh PA  – The Beagle Brothers

055 STARTING OVER

056 THE WAY OF THE CROW

057 LIVING / SLEEPING

058 WAITING HERE IS ALL THE HEARTBREAK

059 DRIVE US TOGETHER AGAIN

060 I WALK THE LINE

061 HEARTS GO BY

062 BEAGLE BOOGIE

063 FOLLOW THE DRAKES

064 TO KEEP MY WINGS

065 TRYING

066 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL MISS ME DARLING (WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE)

067 TEARS ON THE RUNWAY

068 LOVE LIKE A RADIO

069 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Tracks above issued on album Hearts Go By

070 HALE-BOPP BOP
071 THE KIND OF MAN YOU WILL FORGET
072 THE BEST OF ME
073 MOMENTS
074 CITY OF BRIDGES
075 IZZY ROLLER
076 I DON'T KNOW
077 LONG MAY SHE RUN
078 MINOR CHORD
079 ZIBIBBO CATARRATTO
080 SUMMER CATCH
Tracks above issued on album Comet, Come On

ALBUMS

Beagle Brothers ? (UPC880270281329) All My Friends: When I Hit That Bottle; Sweet Cocaine; I Started a Fire Down In the Valley; I Started Drinking This Morning; Singing in the Shower; Salt to the Sea; Come Break My Heart Again; Magic Hat Hotel; Fasttrack To Disaster; Misery and Alcohol; God Damned the River; JD and Dwight; Lucky Cigarette; Sum of All the Heartache; You Know You Loved Me Wrong – 05-05-09

Hustler Country ? (UPC884502856569) Architects of the Bloomfield Sound:  You've Got the Wrong Man;  Walk On Noah;  Borrowed Time;  I Want to Be Your Tennessee;  Swingin' Door;  I've Been Around;  Look What Drinkin' Made Me Do;  Still Feeling Blue;  Cemetery Shuffle;  Dirty Jukebox;  Dangerous Man – 10

Hustler Country ? (UPC707541483995) Dancers of the Drunken Two-Step / Architects of the Bloomfield Sound: A Thousand Rivers; I'll Bring You Luck; I Found Heaven in a Gram Parsons Song; Waimea Bay; Woman You'd Better Start Giving Me Something (Other Than a Hard, Hard Time); Garbage Truck; I Remember You; My Other Car's a Hot Rod; Dirty Mattress; Carmelita; Sunny Californee; Two-Step Plan; Dakota the Dancing Bear Part III; That Hard Luck; Wrong Man; Walk On Noah; Swinging Door; I Want to Be Your Tennessee; Borrowed Time; I've Been Around; Look What Drinking Made Me Do; Still Feeling Blue; Cemetery Shuffle; Dangerous Man – 23-06-12

The Beagle Brothers ? (UPC888295615068) Hearts Go By: Starting Over; The Way of the Crow; Living / Sleeping; Waiting Here Is All the Heartbreak; Drive Us Together Again; I Walk the Line; Hearts Go By; Beagle Boogie; Follow the Drakes; To Keep My Wings; Trying; I Don't Believe You'll Miss Me Darling (When I'm Dead and Gone); Tears on the Runway; Love Like a Radio; Behind Closed Doors – 04-08-17

Hustler Country ? Comet, Come On:  Hale-Bopp Bop;  The Kind of Man You Will Forget; The Best of Me;  Moments;  City of Bridges;  Izzy Roller;  I Don't Know;  Long May She Run;  Minor Chord;  Zibibbo Catarratto;  Summer Catch – 27-06-23

 

EPs

Hustler Country ? (UPC880270113026) The Notorious Country Hell Hounds: TJ Town; Doggonit, I'm Busted; Come Break My Heart Again; When I Hit That Bottle; Cemetery Shuffle; All My Friends – 16-12-07

SINGLES

Mind Cure

MC 316  9 out of 10 - It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood / Hey There Blackbird – 19-07-14

Beagle Brothers

HC 007 The Mark (acoustic) / Digging Holes – 12-12-15

HC 008 Center Of A Universe / Chasing Rabbits – 12-12-15

HC 009 The Mark (electric) / Jesus Played The Pedal Stel – 12-12-15