Ron Thomason

 Ronald S. Thomason, *05-09-1944 Russell County, VA
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  also member of Dry Branch Fire Squad, Clinch Mountain Boys
27 July 1975 Dayton, OH – Ron Thomason and Confreres (Ron Thomason [vcl/ mandolin/ gt/ harmonica], Lee Allen [vcl/gt], Dave Edmundson [gt/ fiddle], Dan Duffee [gt], Howard Aldridge [gt/ banjo], Rick Good/ Carl Robbins/Tom Duffee [banjo], Suzanne Thomas [banjo/mandolin], David Harvey [mandolin], Tommy Boyd [vcl/ dobro/ gt], Willie Shepher [bass], Camilla Thompson [vcl]. Producer: Ken Davidson)
001 MANDOLIN WARM-UP MEDLEY: BIG MON /  BIG SANDY RIVER / COTTON-EYED JOE /  JENNY LYNN /  MONROE'S HORNPIPE /  RED-HAIRED BOY Kanawha 324
002 BILLIE IN THE LOW GROUND Kanawha 324  
003 THE HONEST FARMER Kanawha 324
004 BILL CHEATHAM Kanawha 324  
005 FREE CHORUS Kanawha 324
006 BELFAST BEGGAR BOY Kanawha 324  
007 WILLOW GARDEN Kanawha 324
008 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE Kanawha 324
009 FLAT MEDLEY: NEW CAMPTOWN RACES /  RIVER MOUNTAIN RAIN /  SAILOR'S HORNPIPE Kanawha 324  
010 OLD HOUSE Kanawha 324
011 HEY! WAKE UP, JOHN Kanawha 324  
012 GOTTA QUIT KICKIN' MY DAWG AROUND Kanawha 324
013 EIGHTH OF JANUARY Kanawha 324  
014 I AM THE MAN, THOMAS Kanawha 324  
015 BLACK MOUNTAIN BAG Kanawha 324
016 DON'T THINK TWICE – PARTLY Kanawha 324
1984 Audio Productions, New Carlisle, OH – Ron Thomason (Ron Thomason [vcl/ mandolin/ gt/ banjo/ bass], Linda Elkins [rh gt], Mary Jo Dickman [bass], Charlie Leet [el bass], Eugenia Snyder [bck vcl])
017 BLACK WATERS Gordo 002  
018 MODEL CHURCH Gordo 002  
019 GOLDEN WEST Gordo 002
020 CHARLIE BROOKS AND NELLIE ADAIR Gordo 002
021 BOUND TO RIDE Gordo 002
022 LAND OF LINCOLN Gordo 002  
023 MANNINGTON MINE Gordo 002
024 HIDE YOU IN THE BLOOD Gordo 002
025 DUSTY MILLER Gordo 002  
026 DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH Gordo 002
027 HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN Gordo 002
028 JERUSALEM RIDGE Gordo 002
1987 unknown – Bill Lowe and Ron Thomason (Boll Lowe [vcl/gt], RonThomason [vcl/gt/ banjo/ mandolin], Connie Fox [rh gt], Dick Erwin [vcl/bass] Dave Edmundson [fiddle])
029 THAT HEAVEN LIGHT IS SHINING ON ME  Gordo 004   
030 DRUNKEN DRIVER  Gordo 004   
031 NO LETTER IN THE MAIL  Gordo 004   
032 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW  Gordo 004   
033 DRINKING FROM THE FOUNTAIN  Gordo 004  
034 I SAW A MAN AT THE CLOSE OF DAY  Gordo 004  
035 BANJO PICKIN' GIRL  Gordo 004   
036 LITTLE OLD LOG CABIN IN THE LANE  Gordo 004  
037 PRODIGAL SON  Gordo 004   
038 LONESOME PINE SPECIAL  Gordo 004  
039 HE'S COMING TO US DEAD  Gordo 004  
040 THE HEAVEN LIGHT IS SHINING ON ME  Gordo 004
2013 unknown – Heidi Clare and Ron Thomason (Heidi Clare [fiddle], Ron Thomason [gt/ banjo/mandolin] + Lonesome Cowboy Hobo Wyoming Slim)
041 SALLY GOODIN'
042 COAL TATTOO
043 FOX CHASE
044 SWEETEST GIFT
045 MERRIWEATHER
046 SUGAR IN THE GOURD
047 TO DADDY
048 GOIN' TO TOWN
049 SINGING AS WE RISE
050 EVERYBODY'S REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE
051 TURKEY IN THE STRAW
052 HAPPY ENDINGS
053 NEW MONEY
054 PEARL OF THEM ALL
055 COWBOY WALTZ
056 SALLY GOODIN'
Tracks above issued on album Bygone Days


ALBUMS
Kanawha 324 The Mandolin and Other Stuff By Ron Thomason and Some Confreres: Mandolin Warm-Up Medley:    Big Mon/  Big Sandy River/   Cotton-Eyed Joe/  Jenny Lynn /  Monroe's Hornpipe /  Red-Haired Boy;  Billie In The Low Ground;  The Honest Farmer;  Bill Cheatham;  Free Chorus;  Belfast Beggar Boy;  Willow Garden;  Paddy On The Turnpike; Flat Medley: New Camptown Races /  River Mountain Rain /  Sailor's Hornpipe;  Old House; Hey! Wake Up, John;  Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Around;  Eighth Of January;  I Am The Man, Thomas;  Black Mountain Bag; Don't Think Twice – Partly - 75
Gordo 002 Branching Out:  Black Waters;  Model Church;  Golden West; Charlie Brooks And Nellie Adair;  Bound To Ride;  Land Of Lincoln;  Mannington Mine; Hide You In The Blood;  Dusty Miller;  Diamonds In The Rough; High On A Mountain; Jerusalem Ridge - 84
Gordo 004 Strong At Heart: That Heaven Light Is Shining On Me;  Drunken Driver;  No Letter In The Mail;  Bury Me Beneath The Willow;  Drinking From The Fountain;  I Saw A Man At The Close Of Day;  Banjo Pickin' Girl;  Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane;  Prodigal Son;  Lonesome Pine Special;  He's Coming To Us Dead; The Heaven Light Is Shining On Me – 87 w. Bill Lowe
Heidi Clare and Ron Thomason no # Bygone Days: Sally Goodin';  Coal Tattoo;  Fox Chase; Sweetest Gift; Merriweather;  Sugar In The Gourd; To Daddy;  Goin' To Town;  Singing As We Rise;  Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone;  Turkey In The Straw;  Happy Endings;  New Money;  Pearl Of Them All;  Cowboy Waltz;  Sally Goodin' – ca 12-13  w. Heidi Clare