Three On A String

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1 May 1974 Sound of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL - Three On A String  (Jerry Ryan [vcl/gt], Terry Ryan [gt/mandolin], Bobby Horton [vcl/banjo], Joe Estes [bass])
001 ROLL MUDDY RIVER
002 SOME OF SHELLY' BLUES
003 LOVE COME HOME
004 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
005 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
006 ROCKY TOP
007 DARK HOLLOW
008 BLOW UP YOUR TV
009 NOBODY KNOWS
010 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
011 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
Tracks above issued on album Three On A String
1975 Boutwell Recording Studio, 7 Ave. South, Birmingham, AL – Three On A String (Jerry Ryan [vcl/gt],  Bobby Horton [vcl/banjo], Andy Meginniss [vcl/bass])
012 SINBOUND TRAIN JR 224-76  
013 TEACH YOUR CHILDREN JR 224-76  
014 BENDING THE STRINGS JR 224-76  
015 UNCLE PEN JR 224-76  
016 FOX ON THE RUN JR 224-76   
017 FRIEND OF THE DEVIL JR 224-76   
018 TRAVELING KIND JR 224-76  
019 ANY OLD WIND JR 224-76   
020 DARCY FARROW JR 224-76
021 I’LL BE YOUR BABY JR 224-76   
022 RIDER JR 224-76  
1977 Boutwell Recording Studio, 7 Ave. South, Birmingham, AL – Three On A String (Jerry Ryan [vcl/gt/tambourine],  Bobby Horton [vcl/banjo/gt/dobro], Andy Meginniss [vcl/bass])
023 SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD JR 31577
024 I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU JR 31577  
025 ONE MORE TIME JR 31577
026 REDWOOD HILL JR 31577  
027 EARLY MORNING RAIN JR 31577  
028 BAROQUEDOWN JR 31577
029 SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD JR 31577
030 SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES JR 31577  
031 BROKEN LADY JR 31577  
032 KENTUCKY IN THE MORNING JR 31577  
033 STREAMLINE CANNONBALL JR 31577
1979 Boutwell Recording Studio, 7 Ave. South, Birmingham, AL – Three On A String (Jerry Ryan [vcl/gt/harmonica/bass], Terry Ryan [gt/banjo],  Bobby Horton [vcl/gt/ banjo/trumpet/dobro], Andy Meginniss [vcl/bass/kazoo])
031 COAL TATOO RRC 001  
032 THREE LEGGED MAN RRC 001  
033 THE ACE RRC 001  
034 SOUTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAIN RRC 001  
035 I STILL MISS SOMEONE RRC 001  
036 HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE RRC 001
037 I DON’T LOVE NOBODY RRC 001
038 SMOKEY MUSIC RRC 001  
039 ONCE AGAIN I’M FALLING RRC 001  
040 I KNOW YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE RRC 001  
041 EARLY ONE MORNING RRC 001
042 KENTUCKY IN THE MORNING RRC 001  
043 BEST OF FRIENDS RRC 001   
1981 Sound Tracks Studios, Nashville, TN [tracks] / Boutwell Recording Studio, 7 Ave. South, Birmingham, AL [vocals] – Three On A String (Jerry Ryan [vcl/gt/harmonica],  Bobby Horton [vcl/gt/ banjo/trumpet/dobro], Andy Meginniss [vcl/bass] +   Vic Jordan [rh gt], Pete Wade [gt],  Weldon Myrick [steel/dobro],  Henry Strzelecki [bass],  Hayward Bishop [drums],  Gordon Burt [fiddle/flute],  Terry McMillan [harmonica],  John Propst [piano])
044 CHATTANOOGA SHOE SHINE BOY RRC104
045 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SONG RRC104
046 SOUTHERN LADY RRC104
047 SHADY GROVE RRC104
048 SAILOR RRC104
049 I'M A BELIEVER RRC104
050 LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT RRC104
051 SLOW MOVING FREIGHT TRAIN RRC104
052 UTAH MOON RRC104
053 GEORGIA ON MY MIND RRC104
054 HUGS IN THE KITCHEN RRC104
1991 unknown, AL – Three On A String
055 DIG A LITTLE DEEPER
056 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SONG
057 LORD I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD
058 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
059 IN THE MOOD
060 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
061 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
062 DEEP RIVER BLUES
063 HUGGIN AND CHALKIN’
064 THREE LEGGED MAN
065 BENDING THE STRINGS
066 BLUEGRASS MEDLEY
Tracks above issued on album 20 Years
1994 unknown, AL – Three On A String
067 COAL TATOO
068 ARAGON MILL
069 DARCEY FARROW
070 SCARBOUROUGH FAIR
071 SHELLY’S BLUES
072 MISS MOLLY
073 SWINGING ON A STAR
074 AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
075 DANCE WITH WHO BRUNG YOU
076 FROSTY MORN
077 TAXES  

Tracks above issued on album 1994 Plus Tax
Three On A String are still active, for incomplete info see albums/DVDs list


ALBUMS
Three On A String TOSA 384 Three On A String:  Roll Muddy River;  Some Of Shelly' Blues;  Love Come Home;  Midnight Special;  City Of New Orleans;  Rocky Top;  Dark Hollow;  Blow Up Your TV;  Nobody Knows;  Blackberry Blossom; The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 74
Three On A String JR 224-76 Mirth And Merriment:  Sinbound Train; Teach Your Children;  Bending The Strings; Uncle Pen;  Fox On The Run;  Friend Of The Devil;  Traveling Kind; . Any Old Wind;  Darcy Farrow; I’ll Be Your Baby;  Rider – 76?
Three On A String JR 31577 Three On A String, With Strings:  Sittin' On Top Of The World; I Just Want To Be With You;  One More Time; Redwood Hill;  Early Morning Rain;  Baroquedown;  Seven Bridges Road;  San Francisco Bay Blues;  Broken Lady;  Kentucky In The Morning;  Streamline Cannonball - 77
RPI RRC 001 Best Of Friends: Coal Tatoo; Three Legged Man; The Ace; Southbound Passenger Train; I Still Miss Someone; He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; I Don’t Love Nobody; Smokey Music; Once Again I’m Falling; I Know You Don’t Love Me Anymore; Early One Morning; Kentucky In The Morning; Best Of Friends – 05-07-79
RPI RRC 104 Going Places: Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy; Blue Ridge Mountain Song; Southern Lady; Shady Grove; Sailor; I'm A Believer; Louisiana Saturday Night; Slow Moving Freight Train; Utah Moon; Georgia On My Mind; Hugs In The Kitchen – 10-06-81
Three on a String ? 20 Years: Dig A Little Deeper; Blue Ridge Mountain Song; Lord I Hope This Day Is Good; Chattanooga Choo Choo; In The Mood; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Orange Blossom Special; Deep River Blues; Huggin and Chalkin’; Three Legged Man; Bending The Strings; Bluegrass Medley - 91
Three on a String ? 1994 Plus Tax: Coal Tatoo; Aragon Mill; Darcey Farrow; Scarbourough Fair; Shelly’s Blues; Miss Molly; Swinging On A Star; Ain’t Misbehavin’ ; Dance With Who Brung You; Frosty Morn; Taxes  - 94
Three on a String ? 25th Anniversary: (tracks unknown) – 96 (rec. Aug. 24, 1996)
Three on a String ? Merry Christmas: (tracks unknown) - ?
Three on a String ? Songs of Our Faith:  Joshua Fit the Battle;  When the Roll Is Called up Yonder;  Jesus Loves Me (Instrumental); Just a Closer Walk (w. Kelli Johnson); This Little Light of Mine (w. Kelli Johnson, Jason Bailey);  In the Sweet by and By (w. Jason Bailey, Kelli Johnson); On Jordan's Stormy Banks;  Are You Washed in the Blood; Amazing Grace – 15-11-15
Three on a String ? Our Best: Roll Muddy River; Some of Shelly's Blues; Dark Hollow;
Blow Up Your TV; Blackberry Blossom; Sinbound Train; Fox On The Run; Any Old Wind; Darcy Farrow; I'll Be Your Baby; Early One Morning; The Ace; Best Of Friends; Smokey Music; I Just Want To Be With You; One More Time; Blue Ridge Mountain Song; Hugs In The Kitchen; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Orange Blossom Special; Deep River Blues; I Am A Pilgram; Stepping Stone; Two Boys Picking; The Nashville Dream;  Ain't Nothin' Like; Taxes;Legged Man – 2-  (double, sampler)
Three on a String ? Still Kickin’/50 Years: Still Kickin’; Grandma’s Feather Bed; Fa So La; Back Home Again; Zeb and Jeb; One More Time; Bill Cheatham; I Just Want to Be With You; Somebody In Alabama; Blue Ridge Mountain Song; Seven Bridges Road; Devil. In The Mood; Pep Rally’ The Boxer; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Rocky Top; Best Of Friends; God and Dog  - 21 (recorded 7 August 2021 at] BTCC Theater, Birmingham, AL)


DVDs
Three On A String ?Live At Long Branch Opry:  Chattanooga Shoeshine: Uncle Pen; Ain't Nothin' Like; The J.D. Story; In The Mood; Taxes; Midnight Special; Legged Man; Nashville Dream; Kid Songs; Wet Pigs; Southbound Passenger Train – ca 98
Three On A String ?Live At Kical Color: (tracks unknown) – 1- ?