Ralph Blizard

Herbert Ralph Blizard, *05-12-1918 Kingsport, TN,+2004

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS there are many unlisted field and live recordings issued on various compilations

Ca 1989 or sooner  unknown – Ralph Blizard and The New Southern Ramblers (Ralph Blizard [fiddle], Phil Jamison [gt], Gordy Hinners [banjo], Andrea Deaver [bass])

001 FLORIDA BLUES C 0989  

002 DIXON COUNTY BLUES C 0989  

003 WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE WHIPPORWILL TO SING C 0989

004 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG C 0989

005 FIDDLERS' BLUES C 0989  

006 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE C 0989  

007 CHITTLIN' COOKIN' TIME C 0989  

008 CHEATHAM COUNTY RAG C 0989

009 NASHVILLE LUBES C 0989  

010 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT C 0989

011 LOST TRAIN BLUES C 0989

1989 unknown - Ralph Blizard and The New Southern Ramblers (Ralph Blizard [fiddle], Phil Jamison [gt], John Lilly [gt/ mandolin. Harmonica], Gordy Hinners [banjo], Andrea Deaver [bass])

012 LORIDA BLUES JA 0056  

013 HOUSE OF DAVID BLUES JA 0056

014  KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES JA 0056

015 NO HARD TIMES JA 0056  

016 DICKSON COUNTY BLUES JA 0056  

017 WINEBARGER’S MILL (BUCKWHEAT SONG) JA 0056  

018 BLIZARD TRAIN JA 0056  

019 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS JA 0056

020 CHITTLIN’ COOKIN’ TIME IN CHEATHAM COUNTY JA 0056  

021 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOME JA 0056  

022 SUGAR TREE STOMP JA 0056  

023 WHEN ZEPHYRS OF HEAVEN SHALL FAN ME TO SLEEP JA 0056  

024 IF I LOSE, LET ME LOSE JA 0056  

025 SMITH’S WALTZ JA

026 CAJUN STOMP (GYPSY STOMP JA 0056CD   

027 TIMBER TREE RAG) JA 0056  CD

4-8 December 1990 Castle Recording Studio, Franklin, TN – John Lilly and Ralph Blizard  (John Lilly [vcl/gt], Ralph Blizard [fiddle]. Producer: John Lilly)

028 BRAVEST COWBOY BH  4591 JL 2005

029 PEACH PICKING TIME DOWN IN GEORGIA BH 4591 JL 2005

030 RAMBLIN' MAN  BH 4591 JL 2005

031 LEATHER BRITCHES BH 4591 JL 2005

032 MY LITTLE LADY BH 4591 JL 2005

033 BLUE HIGHWAY BH 4591 JL 2005

034 DEAR OLD SUNNY SOUTH BY THE SEA BH 4591 JL 2005

035 RICHMOND BLUES (ALL NIGHT LONG) BH 4591 JL 2005

036 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER BH 4591 JL 2005

037 A LITTLE YODEL GOES A LONG WAY BH 4591 JL 2005

038  MY DIXIE DARLING BH 4591 JL 2005

039 TROUBLE IN MIND BH 4591 JL 2005

040 SOMEBODY'S WAITING FOR ME BH 4591 JL 2005

041 INTRO JL 2005

042 HOUSE OF DAVID BLUES JL 2005

043 INTRO JL 2005

044 WHAT DOES THE DEEP SEA SAY? JL 2005

045 INTRO JL 2005

046 BRAND NEW BEAU JL 2005

047 INTRO JL 2005

048 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS  JL 2005

1995 unknown, TN - Ralph Blizard and The New Southern Ramblers (Ralph Blizard [vcl/fiddle], Phil Jamison [vcl/gt/ bass], John Lilly [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ bass], Gordy Hinners [vcl/banjo],  John Herrmann [vcl/bass/ banjo])

049 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER  CD 0352

050 WHAT DOES THE DEEP SEA SAY  CD 0352  

051 GYPSY STOMP  CD 0352  

052 THE TRAIN THAT CARRIED MY GIRL FROM TOWN  CD 0352

053 FUGITIVE'S LAMENT  CD 0352

054 LOST INDIAN  CD 0352  

055 BRAND NEW BEAU  CD 0352  

056 MAN IN THE MOON  CD 0352

057  BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM  CD 0352  

058 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN  CD 0352  

059 NEW LOST JOHN  CD 0352  

060 PAN AMERICAN  CD 0352

061 LEATHER BRITCHES  CD 0352

062 WHEN I GET HOME (GONNA BE SATISFIED)  CD 0352

063 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER  CD 0352  

August / December 1998  Kittredge Theater, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC – Ralph Blizar and The New Southern Ramblers (Ralph Blizard [vcl/fiddle], Phil Jamison [vcl/gt], Gordy Hinners [vcl/ fretless banjo], John Herrmann [vcl/bass])

064 TURKEY IN THE STRAW YAHCD 030

065 THE GIRL I LOVE YAHCD 030  

066 CHEATHUM COUNTY BREAKDOWN YAHCD 030  

067 MOONSHINE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HILLS YAHCD 030

068 CARROLL COUNTY BLUES YAHCD 030

069 I'M GOING BACK TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS YAHCD 030

070 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT YAHCD 030

071 SAME OLD MAN YAHCD 030  

072 KATY HILL YAHCD 030  

073 AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT YAHCD 030

074 DICKSON COUNTY #2 YAHCD 030

075 PIG IN A PEN YAHCD 030

076 FIDDLER'S BLUES YAHCD 030  

077 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE YAHCD 030

078 LADY OF THE LAKE YAHCD 030  

079 LAST TRAIN YAHCD 030  

080 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE YAHCD 030  

081 EIGHT MORE MILES TO LOUISVILLE YAHCD 030  

082 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE FREIGHT TRAIN YAHCD 030  

083 FOX CHASE YAHCD 030  

084 FIFTY YEAR AGO WALTZ YAHCD 030   

ALBUMS

Ralph Blizard C 0989 Fiddles: Florida Blues; Dixon County Blues; When It's Time For The Whipporwill To Sing; Black Mountain Rag; Fiddlers' Blues; Paddy On The Turnpike; Chittlin' Cookin' Time; Cheatham County Rag; Nashville Lubes; Bonaparte's Retreat; Lost Train Blues – ca 89 (Cassette)

June Appal JA 0056 Blizard Train: Florida Blues; House Of David Blues; Kansas City Railroad Blues; No Hard Times; Dickson County Blues; Winebarger’s Mill (Buckwheat Song); Blizard Train; Hell Among The Yearlings; Chittlin’ Cookin’ Time In Cheatham County; Blue Ridge Mountain Home; Sugar Tree Stomp; When Zephyrs Of Heaven Shall Fan Me To Sleep; If I Lose, Let Me Lose; Smith’s Waltz. - 01-05-89 w. New Southern Ramblers (reissued in 2005 with bonus tracks: Cajun Stomp (Gypsy Stomp; Timber Tree Rag)

Ralph Blizard+John Lilly BH 4591 Blue Highway: Bravest Cowboy; Peach Picking Time Down In Georgia; Ramblin' Man; Leather Britches; Blue Highway; Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea; Richmond Blues (All Night Long); Midnight On The Water; Little Yodel Goes a Long Way;  My Dixie Darling; Trouble In Mind; Somebody's Waiting for Me – 06-05-91 w. John Lilly (cassette, CD reissue in 2005 on JL-2005 with bonus tracks:  Intro; House Of David Blues; Intro; What Does The Deep Sea Say?; Intro; Brand New Beau; Intro; Hell Among the Yearlings)

Rounder CD 0352 Southern Ramble: Mississippi Sawyer; What Does The Deep Sea Say; Gypsy Stomp; The Train That Carried My Girl From Town; Fugitive's Lament; Lost Indian; Brand New Beau; Man In The Moon; Blackberry Blossom; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; New Lost John; Pan American; Leather Britches; When I Get Home (Gonna Be Satisfied); Midnight On The Water. – 95

Yodel-Ay-Hee YAHCD 030 Fox Chase: Turkey In The Straw; The Girl I Love; Cheathum County Breakdown; Moonshine In The North Carolina Hills; Carroll County Blues; I'm Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains; Bonaparte's Retreat; Same Old Man; Katy Hill; Amelia Earhart's Last Flight; Dickson County #2; Pig In A Pen; Fiddler's Blues; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; Lady Of The Lake; Last Train; Paddy On The Turnpike; Eight More Miles To Louisville; Blow Your Whistle Freight Train; Fox Chase; Fifty Year Ago Waltz - 00