| Album title. | Label. | Number. |
|---|---|---|
| A: String Bands | JSP Records | JSP7774A |
| B: Ballads and Blues | JSP Records | JSP7774B |
| C: Religious Music | JSP Records | JSP7774C |
| D: String Bands, Ballads, Blues and Cajun Music | JSP Records | JSP7774D |
A - String Bands. Running time: 75 minutes 53 seconds. The recordings are dated 1925 to 1929. Issued 2006. Compilation, research and notes by John Stedman. The recordings are from the archives of Joe Bussard. There is a 4-page booklet (including covers) giving some information about the history of Paramount Records and brief biographical notes about the singers. All the recordings have significant surface noise.
Title. | singer. | Author |
| 1.C & O Whistle | Fruit Jar Guzzlers (Stevens and Bolar). (unidentified vocals, banjo, guitar, fiddle) Chicago, Illinois, c March 1928 | ?Trad |
| 2. Fox in the Mountain | ditto | ?Trad |
| 3. Old Joe Clark | ditto | ?Trad |
| 4. Kentucky Bootleggers | ditto | ?Trad |
| 5. Cackling Hen (instr) | ditto | ?Trad |
| 6. Cotton Mill Blues | Wilmer Watts and the Lonely Eagles (unknown vocals, Wilmer Watts [banjo], possibly Palmer Rhyne [steel guitar), possibly Charles Freshour [guitar]). New York, c October 1929. | ?Trad |
| 7. Say Darling Won't You Love Me | ditto | ?Trad |
| 8. Banjo Sam | ditto | ?Trad |
| 9. Knocking Down Casey Jones | ditto | ?Trad |
| 10. Been on the Job too Long | ditto | ?Trad |
| 11. The Old Bell Cow | Dixie Crackers (Gus Boaz [fiddle], unknown guitar, vocals). Chicago, Ill, c March 1929 | ?Trad |
| 12. Bile Them Cabbage Down | ditto | ?Trad |
| 13. Alabama Jubilee (instr) | McClung Brothers and Cleve Chaffin (Emery McClung [fiddle], Cleve Chuffin [banjo], John McClung [guitar]. Chicago Il,c March 1929 | ?Trad |
| 14. Trail Blazer's Favourite (instr) | ditto | ?Trad |
| 15. Chickens Don't Roost Too High For Me (instr) | Dixie String Band (Arthur Tanner [banjo], Earl Johnson [fiddle], Lee Henderson [guitar], possibly Webb Phillips [calls]) Probably New York c June 1925 | ?Trad |
| 16. Soldier's Joy (instr) | ditto but without caller | ?Trad |
| 17. Show Me The Way To Go Home (instr) | ditto but with unknown fiddler | ?Trad |
| 18. Whoa Mule Whoa | Arthur Tanner (Arthur Tanner [banjo], Earl Johnson [fiddle], Lee Henderson [guitar]) Probably New York c June 1925 | ?Trad |
| 19. When I Was Single My Pockets Did Jingle | Arthur Tanner (Arthur Tanner [banjo, vocal], Earl Johnson [fiddle], Lee Henderson [guitar]) Probably New York c June 1925 | ?Trad |
| 20. Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane | ditto | ?Trad |
| 21. The Knoxville Girl | ditto | ?Trad |
| 22. Hatfield McCoy Feud | Red Brush Rowdies (possibly Bill Davies or Miller Wikel [fiddle], unknown banjo, probably John McGhee (guitar), Frank Welling [vocal]) chicago Il, c August/ September 1928 | ?Trad |
| 23. Tuck Me In (instr) | ditto | ?Trad |
| 24. Harbour of Home Sweet Home (instr) | ditto | ?Trad |
| 25. Midnight Serenade (instr) | ditto | ?Trad |
B - Ballads and Blues. Running time: 74 minutes 03 seconds. The recordings are dated 1926 to 1932. Issued 2006. Liner notes as above.
Title. | singer. | Author |
| 1.The Marion Massacre | Welling and McGhee (Billed as The Martin Brother)(Frank Welling [vocal, steel guitar], John McGhee [vocal, guitar]) New York c October 1929 | ?Trad |
| 2. The North Carolina Textile Strike | Welling and McGhee (Billed as The Martin Brother)(Frank Welling [vocal, steel guitar], John McGhee [vocal, guitar, harmonica]) New York c October 1929 | ?Trad |
| 3. Busted Bank Blues | Welling and McGhee (Frank Welling [vocal,guitar], John McGhee [guitar]). Grafton WI, c February 1931 | ?Trad |
| 4. Picture on the Wall | Welling and McGhee (Frank Welling [vocal,steel guitar], John McGhee [guitar], vocal trio [Frank Welling, John McGhee, Alma McGhee]). Grafton WI, c February 1931 | ?Trad |
| 5. Got Drunk and Got Married | Emry Arthur [vocal,guitar]. Grafton WI, c April/May 1931 | ?Trad |
| 6. I Tickled Her Under the Chin | ditto. | Trad? |
| 7. The Married Man | ditto | Trad? |
| 8. The Bluefield Murder | Emry Arthur. (Delia Hatfield [vocal], Emry Arthur [vocal, guitar]). Grafton WI c October/ November 1929 | Trad? |
| 9. George Collins | ditto. | Trad? |
| 10. Choctow Beer Blues | Roy Gonzales (vocal/yodel, guitar). Richmond IN, 13th July 1929. | Trad? |
| 11. Anuiant Et Bleu | ditto | Trad? |
| 12. Sara Jane | Gentry Brothers (Lester McFarland [fiddle, vocal], George Reneau [harmonica, guitar, vocal]) New York, NY, 15th June 1927. | Trad? |
| 13. I Was Born 4000 Years Ago | ditto | Trad? |
| 14. It's Hard to be Shut Up In Prison | Owen Mills (David Miller [vocal], John McGhee [harmonica, guitar], Frank Welling [steel guitar]). Chicago Il, c February 1929 | Trad? |
| 15. Broadway Blues | Brock Sisters (Allie and Pearl Brock - vocal duet, unknown guitar). Chicago Il, c early June 1929 | Trad? |
| 16. Log Cabin Blues | Chezz Chase (Chezz Chase [vocal], Roy Smeck [as Alabama Joe][harmonica, guitar]). New York, NY, 7th August 1929. | Trad? |
| 17. Down In Arkansas | Rufus K. Stanley (vocal, banjo), Chicago Il, c March 1926. | Trad? |
| 18. When the Whipoorwill Is Whispering Goodnight | ditto | Unknown |
| 19. Only a Tramp | ditto. | Unknown |
| 20. Six Feet of Earth | ditto | Trad? |
| 21. Those Dark Eyes I Love So Well | Fay & The Jay Walkers (Fay Cole [vocal], Unknown [steel guitar], Alex Hood [banjo], Dick Parman [guitar]). Chicago Il, 2nd April1928) | Trad? |
| 22. Longing for Home | Fay & The Jay Walkers (Elmer Snyder [vocal], Unknown [steel guitar], Alex Hood [banjo], Dick Parman [guitar]). Chicago Il, 2nd April1928) | Trad? |
| 23. Down by the Railroad Track | Rex Kelly (Rex Kelly [vocal, guitar]). Grafton WI, c January/ February 1932) | Trad? |
| 24. Hen House Blues (instr) | Jack Penewell | Trad? |
| 25. Memphis Blues (instr) | Jack Penewell | Trad? |
C - Religious Music. Running time: 74 minutes 57 seconds. The recordings are dated 1927 to 1931. Issued 2006. Liner notes as above.
Title. | singer. | Author |
| 1.Are You Washed in the Blood | Welling and McGhee (Frank Welling [vocal, steel guitar], John McGhee [vocals, guitar]. Chicago, Il, December 1927/ January 1928 | ?Trad |
| 2. What a Friend We Have in Jesus | Welling and McGhee (Frank Welling [vocal, steel guitar], John McGhee [vocals, guitar, harmonica]. Chicago, Il, December 1927/ January 1928 | ?Trad |
| 3. When the Roll is Called Up Yonder | Welling and McGhee (Frank Welling [vocal, steel guitar], John McGhee [vocals, guitar, harmonica]. Chicago, Il, December 1927/ January 1928 | ?Trad |
| 4. My Mother's Bible | Welling and McGhee (Frank Welling [vocal, steel guitar], John McGhee [vocals, guitar]. Chicago, Il, December 1927/ January 1928 | ?Trad |
| 5. Brighten the Corner Where You Are | Welling & Shannon (Frank Welling [vocal, guitar], William Shannon [vocal]). Chicago Il, c November 1928. | ?Trad |
| 6. I'm the Child of the King | ditto | Trad? |
| 7. There's a Treasure up in Heaven | Emry Arthur | Trad? |
| 8. Room for Jesus | Kentucky Thorobreds (Doc Roberts [fiddle, vocal], Dick Parman [guitar, vocal], Ted Cherstnut [vocal]) Chicago Il, 13th or 14th April 1927 | Trad? |
| 9. The World is not my Home | ditto | Trad? |
| 10. 'Til We Meet Again | Kentucky Thorobreds (Doc Roberts [fiddle, mandolin], Ted Chestnut [banjo, mandolin, violin], Dick Parman [guitar, vocal]) Chicago Il, 19th - 21st September 1927 | Trad? |
| 11. He Cometh | Kentucky Thorobreds (Doc Roberts [fiddle], Ted Chestnut [banjo, mandolin, violin], Dick Parman [guitar, vocal]) Chicago Il, 19th - 21st September 1927 | Trad? |
| 12. The Model Church - Part 1 | Christian Harmony Singers (Frank Welling , John McGhee, Alma McGhee [vocals], unknown [organ]) New York NY c October 1929 | Trad? |
| 13. The Model Church - Part 2 | ditto | Trad? |
| 14. Little David Play on your Harp | Joe Reed Family (unknown [mandolin, guitar). Chicago Il, c June 1928, | Trad? |
| 15. Jesus is Getting Us Ready | ditto | Trad? |
| 16. I Will Tell A Wondrous Story | ditto | Trad? |
| 17. Two Little Children | ditto | Trad? |
| 18. I Shall Not Be Moved | Davis & Nelson (Claude Davis, Harry (?) Nelson, unknown vocal duet, unknown fiddle, unknown guitar). Long Island City NY, c April 1929 | Trad? |
| 19. Death is no More Than a Dream | Davis & Nelson (Claude Davis [mandolin], Harry (?) Nelson, unknown vocal duet, unknown guitar). Long Island City NY, c April 1929 | Trad? |
| 20. Will These Be Any Stars in My Crown | Sid Harkreader (Sid Harkreader [fiddle, vocal], Grady Moore [guitar, vocal]). Chicago Il, June 1927 | Trad? |
| 21. The Land Where We Never Grow Old | ditto | Trad? |
| 22. The Old Rugged Cross | ditto | Trad? |
| 23. In The Sweet By and Bye | ditto | Trad? |
| 24. Glory, Glory, Glory, Glory to the Lamb | Kentucky Ramblers (unknown vocal trio, unknown mandolin, unknown banjo, unknown guitar). Grafton WI, c September 1930 | Trad? |
| 25. Give Me That Old Town Religion | Kentucky Ramblers (unknown vocal, unknown mandolin, unknown banjo, unknown guitar). Grafton WI, c September 1930 | Trad? |
D - String Bands, Ballads, Blues and Cajun Music. Running time: 72 minutes 26 seconds. The recordings are dated 1927 to 1932. Issued 2006. Liner notes as above.
Title. | singer. | Author |
| 1. Good Cocaine (Mama Don't Allow It) | Kentucky Ramblers (unknown vocal, unknown mandolin, unknown banjo, unknown guitar). Grafton WI, c September 1930 | ?Trad |
| 2. A Pretty White Rose | ditto | ?Trad |
| 3. The Prisoners Sweetheart | ditto | ?Trad |
| 4. Little Mamie | ditto | ?Trad |
| 5. The Unfortunate Breakman | Kentucky Ramblers (unknown vocal trio, unknown mandolin, unknown banjo, unknown guitar). Grafton WI, c September 1930 | ?Trad |
| 6. Some Mother's Boy | ditto | Trad? |
| 7. Idaho Joe | George Washington White (George Washington White [vocal, poss guitar]. Grafton WI, c March 1932 | G.W. White? |
| 8. Gambler's Blues | ditto | Trad? |
| 9. La Valse De La Ru Canal | Soleau & Robin (Leo Soleil [fiddle], Moise Robin [accordion, vocal). Rochmond In, 13th July 1929. | Trad? |
| 10. Ma Mauvais Fille | ditto | Trad? |
| 11. Cousinne Lily | Bertrand & Pitre (John H Bertrand [accordion, vocal], Milton Pitre [guitar]). Chicago Il, c January 1929 | Trad? |
| 12. Miserable | ditto | Trad? |
| 13. Valse De Gueydan (instr) | Bertrand & Pitre (John H Bertrand [accordion], Milton Pitre [guitar]). Chicago Il, c January 1929 | Trad? |
| 14. Upstairs | Bertrand & Pitre | Trad? |
| 15. Le Delaisser | Bertrand & Gonzales (unknown fiddle, John H Bertrand [vocal, accordion], Roy Gonzales [guitar]). Chicago Il, c March/April 1929 | Trad? |
| 16. Le Pond De Nante | ditto | Trad? |
| 17. I'm Going Crazy | Gibb's String Band (James William Jackson [fiddle], Bob Gibbs [tenor banjo], Hugh Gibbs [harp guitar], Joe Gibbs [guitar], unknown vocal) Chicago Il, c March 1927 | Unknown |
| 18. Swinging in the Lane | Gibb's String Band (James William Jackson [fiddle], Bob Gibbs [tenor banjo], Hugh Gibbs [harp guitar], Joe Gibbs [guitar], unknown vocal) Chicago Il, c March 1927 | Trad? |
| 19. Chicken Reel (instr) | ditto | Trad? |
| 20. Double Eagle March (instr) | ditto | Trad? |
| 21. My Little Girl | Gibb's String Band (James William Jackson [fiddle], Bob Gibbs [tenor banjo], Hugh Gibbs [harp guitar], Joe Gibbs [guitar], Samuel Spencer [vocal]) Chicago Il, c March 1927 | Unknown |
| 22. In The Good Old Summertime (instr) | ditto | Unknown |
| 23. Are You Angry With Me Darling | Blue Ridge Highballers (Charley La Prade [fiddle], John Thomasson [fiddle], Lige Hardy [banjo], Lonnie Griffith [vocal, guitar]). New York NY, c September 1927 | Unknown |
| 24. Julie Girl | ditto | Trad? |
| 25. Red Wing | ditto | Trad? |
Last updated on 18/11/2007