By Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
7 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall, New York City –
Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld
vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
001 W81140 TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUES
unissued
002 W81141-A ON 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 MOCKING BIRD unissued
006 W81145-B WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER
45228
007 W81146-B FOLLOW JESUS
45228
008 W81147-B LITTLE MAUD 45177/BACM
CD D 050 JSP 7761
009 W81148-B SWEET STORY OF OLD
45145/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); 6JSP 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 [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld
vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
011 W81150-A SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN
45126/County CO-CD-3502 JSP 7761
012 W81151-A SWEET BYE AND BYE 45177/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 [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 TONIGHT 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 ON THE VINE unissued
SINGLES
Okeh
(1927-29)
45126 Row
Us Over The Tide / See That My Grave Is Kept Clean – 08-27
45136 Poor
Little Bennie / May Dearest May – 10-27
45145 On
Resurrection Morning We Shall Rise / Sweet Story Of Old – 11-27
45177
Little Maud / Sweet Bye And Bye - 02-28
45228 When
The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / Follow Jesus – 08-28
45407 Glory Bye And Bye / Crown Him – 12-29
45456 Tell
It Again / If Tonight Should End The World
- 09-30