Floyd Thompson & his Home Towners

Frank Owens & unknown-fiddle; unknown-harmonica & guitar;
Floyd Thompson & Jack Tilson-vocals

Vocalion Records
Indianapolis, Indiana, June 19, 1928

1. Little Brown Jug

2. Ida Red

Indianapolis, June 23, 1928
w/ Jack Tilson & Frank Owens

3. Rye Waltz

James Cole - fiddle

With Tommy Bradley-guitar; Eddie Dimmit-mandolin

Vocalion Records
Indianapolis, Indiana June 25, 1928

Richmond, Indiana, October 27, 1930

James Cole's String Band

4. Bill Cheatem

5. I Got a Gal

 

James Cole's Washboard Band

6. Runnin' Wild

 

7. Fweet Lizzie

 

Nicholson's Players

Tilford Floyd-fiddle; Paul Ashabraner-harmonica; Will J. Nicholson-banjo; Glen Spurgeon-guitar; unknown-jug

Gennett Records
Richmond, Indiana, January 23-24, 1930

Tilford (or Tilfer) Floyd (1894-1950)
Salem, Indiana

w/ Will Nicholson's Players

8. Irish Washerwoman Medley

(w/ My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean/ Oh Susanna)

9. Turkey in the Straw Medley

(w/ Way Down on the Swanee River/ Flop-Eared Mule)

10. Muskakaktuck Waltz (take B)

[aka Muscatatuck Waltz]

11. My Honey

 

Clyde Martin & the Hoosier Rangers

Cecil Wright-fiddle; Clyde Martin-piano; Howard Wright-mandolin /[fiddle?]; Elmo Wright-guitar

Champion Records
Richmond, Indiana, November 10, 1931

12. Little Brown Jug-White River Bottoms

13. Shuber's Hoedown

Richard Cox & His National Fiddlers

Richard Cox-fiddle or guitar; Bernard F. Henson-fiddle or guitar; Frank Welling-steel guitar

Champion Records
Richmond, Indiana, July 30, 1932

14. East Tennessee Blues

15. The Downfall of Adam

Walter Family

Draper Walter-fiddle; Mary Walter-piano; Ray Ajee-bj; Charlies Estes-g; Wilburn Burdette-wb; Charlie Burdette-jug

Champion Records
Richmond, Indiana, March 29, 1933

Draper Walter (1871-1955)
Richmond, Indiana

16. Flying Cloud Waltz

17. Walter Family Waltz

18. That's My Rabbit, My Dog Caught It

19. Shaker Ben

Jess Hillard & His West Virginia Hillbillies

Jess Johnston-fiddle; ____ Neal-mandolin; Jess Hillard-guitar

Champion Records
Richmond, Indiana, July 14, 1933

Jess Hillard
w/ Byrd Moore

20. Make Down the Bed and We'll All Sleep Together

21. Rolling River

22. Dixie Rag

23. Wild Goose Waltz

24. Hell Up Flat Rock

Cumberland Ridge Runners

Homer "Slim" Miller-fiddle
Karl Davis-mandolin, Hartford Taylor-guitar & Red Foley-bass

American Record Company (Banner)
Chicago, April 12, 1933

1. Goofus

2. Roundin' Up the Yearlings

National Barn Dance Orchestra

unknown-fiddle (2)
unknown mandolin [Chick Hurt-mandola?], 2 guitars & calls [Guy Colby?]

Bluebird
Chicago, October 6, 1933

3. Barn Dance Pt 1

4. Barn Dance Pt 2

5. Polka Quadrille

6. Cotillion, Pt 1

7. Cotillion, Pt 2

8. 1-08-Virginia_Reel

9. Balance Six Quadrille

10. Waltz Quadrille, Pt 1

11. Waltz Quadrille, Pt 1

12. Square Dance Pt 1

13. Square Dance Pt 2

14. Fishing Time

Rustic Revellers

With Buddy McDowell-fiddle
unknown guitar, mandolin & bass

Decca Records
Chicago, October 27, 1934

Buddy McDowell
Van Wert, Ohio>

w/ Karl & Harty
& the Cumberland Ridge Runners
circa 1940

15. Knickerbocker Reel

16. Chicken Reel

17. Sunshine Special

18. Dixie Get-Together

The Westerners [Massey Family]

Curt Massey-fiddle
Louise Massey-guitar, Larry Wellington-accordion,
Allen Massey-guitar & Milt Mabie-bass
also unknown-clarinet & steel guitar; Bobby Christian drums

American Record Company; Columbia; Okeh Records.

Chicago, April 12, 1933
Larry Wellington-piano

19. Brownskin Gal Down the Road

20. Honeysuckle Schottische

21. Varsouviena

Chicago, February 22, 1940

22. Little Brown Jug

February 22, 1940 (con't)

23. Put Your Little Foot

24. Ye Old Rye Waltz

Chicago, October 11, 1940

25. Beer and Skittles

26. Quiera Mi Jesusita

John Baltzell - fiddle

With Samuel C. Shults-2nd fiddle-1; calls-2

Edison Records

New York, April 9-10, 1928

John Baltzell (1860-1940)
Mount Vernon, Ohio

New York, April 11, 1928

1. Arkansas Traveler
2. Scotch Reel
3. Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig
4. Kenion Clog

5. Highland Fling
6. Starlight Waltz
7. Pandora Waltz

Workman, Ramsey & Wolfe

Dan Workman-fiddle; J.A. Ramsey & Lewis Wolf-banjo & guitar

Gennett Records

Richmond, Indiana, August 30, 1928

8. St. James

9. South Solon Quadrille
12. McLeod's Reel

Frank "Dad" Williams w/ H.M. Barnes & His Blue Ridge Ramblers

Fred Roe-fiddle; Jim E. Smith-fiddle; Frank Wilson-steel guitar; Lonnie Austin-piano; prob. Harry Brown-mandolin; poss. Jack Reedy-banjo; Henry Roe-guitar

Brunswick Records

New York, January 28-29, 1929

10. Golden Slippers
11. Old Joe Clark

 
12. Repasz Band March

13. She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain


Frank "Dad" Williams w/ unknown-guitar
January 30, 1929
14. Money Musk-Opera Reel (take B)

George R. Pariseau's Orchestra

George R. Pariseau-fiddle; unknown cornet, piano & tenor banjo

Edison Records

Richmond, Indiana, March 22, 1929

George R. Pariseau (1869-1949)
Bad Axe, Michigan

Richmond, Indiana, March 29, 1930

15. Lover's Dream
16. Wagoner's Hornpipe
17. Fishers Hornpipe
18. Money Musk-Little Reel
19. Flowers of Edinburg-Sandy Bottoms

20. Little Fairy
21. Moonshiner's Serenade

Texas Cowboy Trio

Ed Showalter-fiddle; Haskell Harkleroad-banjo; Grace Kinzele-guitar

Gennett Records

Richmond, IN, March 10, 1930

22. Pine Tree

23. Eighth of January

Howard Armstrong - fiddle

With Roland Martin-guitar & Carl Martin-bass

Vocalion Records

Knoxville, TN, April 3, 1930

Howard Armstrong-mandolin-1 & Ted Bogan-guitar

Bluebird Records

Chicago, March 23, 1934

Tennessee Chocolate Drops
24. Knox County Stomp
25. Vine Street Rag

Louis Bluie (Howard Armstrong)
26. State Street Rag -1
27. Ted's Stomp

Wing's Rocky Mountain Ramblers

Robert Hilbert-fiddle; Ralph Baker-fiddle; Russell Wing-banjo or guitar; unknown guitar [poss. Estel Hobbs, Adrian Barger]

Champion Records

Richmond, Indiana, August 27 or 28, 1934

28. Ragged Ann
29. Whiskers

30. Jackson County Rag
31. In the Blue Hills of Virginia

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