Bela Lam

 Zandervon Obeliah Lam, *12-1874, +28-12-1944
2nd version
By Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst, Henk Scholts, 
SESSIONS
7 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall, New York City – Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [tnr vsl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rosa Lam [alto vcl],  John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
001 W81140- TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE unissued
002 W81141-A ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING WE SHALL RISE  Okeh 45145
003 W81142-A ROW US OVER THE TIDE  45126
004 W81143-B POOR LITTLE BENNIE  45136 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 361
005 W81144- LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD    unissued
006 W81145-B WHEN THE ROLLIS CALLED UP YONDER  45228
007 W81146-B FOLLOW JESUS   45228
008 W81147-B LITTLE MAUD 45177 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 050
009 W81148-B THE SWEET STORY OF OLD 4514/DTD-01 BACM CD D 050
010 W81149-B MAY DEAREST MAY 45136
BACM CD D 050 OKEH LABEL CLASSIC OLDTIME MUSIC (UK, 2003); DUSTTO-DIGITAL DTD-01 GOODBYE BABYLON (2003, 6CD BOX); JSP 7761 APALACHIAN STOMP DOWN (UK, 2006, 4CD BOX); BACM CD D 364 OLD TIME TUNES AND SONGS VOL. 2 (UK, 2012)
8 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall,  New York City – Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [tnr vsl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rosa Lam [alto vcl],  John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
011 W81150-A SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT GREEN   45126/CO-CD-3502
012 W81151-A SWEET BYE AND BYE  45177 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 050
COUNTY CO-CD-3502 RURAL STRINGBANDS OF VIRGINIA (1992)
15 October 1929 Richmond, VA - Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers /*Bela Lam Family (Bela Lam [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
013 W403124-B TELL IT AGAIN 45456/ BACM CD D 050
014 W403125-A IF TO-NIGHT SHOULD END THE WORLD   45456
015 W403126-B GLORY BYE AND BYE*  45407
016 W403127-A CROWN HIM*  45407
017 W403128- I HAD A DARLING LITTLE GIRL unissued
018 W403129- WATERMELON SMILING ON THE VINE `unissued


SINGLES
Okeh (1927-29)
45126 Row Us Over The Tide / See That My Grave Is Kept Green – 15-08-27
45136 Poor Little Bennie / May Dearest May - 05-09-27
45145 On The Resurrection Morning We Shall Rise / The Sweet Story Of Old – 15-10-27
45177 Little Maud / Sweet Bye And Bye -15-01-28
45228 When The Rollis Called Up Yonder / Follow Jesus – 05-07-28
45407 Glory Bye And Bye / Crown Him – 12-29 Bela Lam Family
45456 Tell It Again / If To-Night Should End The World- 09-30   as Bela Lamb and his Green County Singers