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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Koch Entertainment
Buy.com Sku: 220243115
UPC: 790051609429
UPC 14: 00790051609429
Release Date: 4/5/2011
Buy.com Sales Rank: 8560
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Dying Girl's Farewell, The - Walter Mooney/Ernest V. Stoneman/Kahle Brewer ~ Various Artists
2. Tell Mother I Will Meet Her - Ernest V. Stoneman/Kahle Brewer ~ Various Artists
3. Mountaineer's Courtship, The - Uncle Eck Dunford ~ Various Artists
4. Midnight on the Stormy Deep ~ Various Artists
5. Sweeping Through the Gates ~ Various Artists
6. I Know My Name Is There ~ Various Artists
7. Are You Washed in the Blood? ~ Various Artists
8. No More Good-Byes ~ Various Artists
9. Resurrection [Take 1], The - (take) ~ Various Artists
10. Resurrection [Take 2], The - (take) ~ Various Artists
11. I Am Resolved [Take 1] - (take) ~ Various Artists
12. I Am Resolved [Take 2] - (take) ~ Various Artists
13. I Want to Go Where Jesus Is ~ Various Artists
14. Do, Lord, Remember Me ~ Various Artists
15. Old Ship of Zion ~ Various Artists
16. Jesus Getting Us Ready for That Great Day ~ Various Artists
17. Happy in Prison ~ Various Artists
18. Don't Grieve After Me ~ Various Artists
19. What Will I Do, For My Money's All Gone - Uncle Eck Dunford ~ Various Artists
20. Whip-Poor-Will's Song, The ~ Various Artists
21. Skip to Ma Lou, My Darling ~ Various Artists
22. Barney McCoy - Uncle Eck Dunford ~ Various Artists
23. Old Time Corn Shuckin', Pt. 1 ~ Various Artists
24. Old Time Corn Shuckin', Pt. 2 ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. Jealous Sweetheart [Take 1], The - The Johnson Brothers (take) ~ Various Artists
2. Jealous Sweetheart [Take 2], The - The Johnson Brothers (take) ~ Various Artists
3. Passing Policeman, A - The Johnson Brothers (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists
4. Just a Message From Carolina - The Johnson Brothers ~ Various Artists
5. Wreck of the Virginian [Take 1], The - Blind Alfred Reed (take) ~ Various Artists
6. Wreck of the Virginian [Take 2], The - (take) ~ Various Artists
7. I Mean to Live for Jesus ~ Various Artists
8. You Must Unload ~ Various Artists
9. Walking in the Way with Jesus [Take 1] - (take) ~ Various Artists
10. Walking in the Way with Jesus [Take 2] - (take) ~ Various Artists
11. Two Brothers Are We - The Johnson Brothers - (featuring Tennessee Wildcats) ~ Various Artists
12. Soldier's Poor Little Boy, The - (featuring Tennessee Wildcats) ~ Various Artists
13. I Want to See My Mother (Ten Thousand Miles Away) - The Johnson Brothers ~ Various Artists
14. Pot Licker Blues ~ Various Artists
15. Narrow Gauge Blues ~ Various Artists
16. Cold Penitentiary Blues ~ Various Artists
17. Oh Molly Dear - B.F. Shelton ~ Various Artists
18. Pretty Polly ~ Various Artists
19. Darling Cora ~ Various Artists
20. Called to the Foreign Field - Alfred G. Karnes ~ Various Artists
21. I Am Bound for the Promised Land - Alfred G. Karnes ~ Various Artists
22. Where We'll Never Grow Old ~ Various Artists
23. When They Ring the Golden Bells ~ Various Artists
24. To the Work ~ Various Artists
25. Train On the Island - J. P. Nester ~ Various Artists
26. Black-Eyed Susie - J. P. Nester ~ Various Artists
27. Johnny Goodwin ~ Various Artists
Disc 3
Song Title
Sample
1. Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow ~ Various Artists
2. Little Log Cabin by the Sea ~ Various Artists
3. Poor Orphan Child, The ~ Various Artists
4. Storms Are on the Ocean, The ~ Various Artists
5. Single Girl, Married Girl ~ Various Artists
6. Wandering Boy, The ~ Various Artists
7. Remember Me, O Mighty One ~ Various Artists
8. I'm Redeemed ~ Various Artists
9. Henry Whitter's Fox Chase ~ Various Artists
10. Rain Crow Bill ~ Various Artists
11. Big Bend Gal ~ Various Artists
12. Suzanna Gal - The Shelor Family - (featuring Dad Blackard's Moonshiners) ~ Various Artists
13. Sandy River Belle [Take 1] - The Shelor Family (take, featuring Dad Blackard's Moonshiners) ~ Various Artists
14. Sandy River Belle [Take 2] - The Shelor Family (take, featuring Dad Blackard's Moonshiners) ~ Various Artists
15. Billy Grimes, the Rover ~ Various Artists
16. Newmarket Wreck, The ~ Various Artists
17. On the Banks of the Sunny Tennessee ~ Various Artists
18. Soldier's Sweetheart, The ~ Various Artists
19. Sleep Baby Sleep ~ Various Artists
20. Longest Train I Ever Saw, The ~ Various Artists
21. Sweet Heaven When I Die ~ Various Artists
22. Miss 'Liza, Poor Gal ~ Various Artists
23. Greasy String ~ Various Artists
24. Your Blue Eyes Run Me Crazy ~ Various Artists
25. Standing on the Promises ~ Various Artists
26. At the River ~ Various Artists
Disc 4
Song Title
Sample
1. My Name Is Ticklish Reuben ~ Various Artists
2. Way Down in Alabama ~ Various Artists
3. Do Not Wait 'Till I'm Laid 'Neath the Clay - Alfred G. Karnes ~ Various Artists
4. Days of My Childhood Plays, The ~ Various Artists
5. We Shall All Be Reunited ~ Various Artists
6. If the Light Has Gone Out in Your Soul - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Various Artists
7. Went Up in the Clouds of Heaven - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Various Artists
8. I Know That Jesus Set Me Free - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Various Artists
9. Shine on Me - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Various Artists
10. Bright Tomorrow - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Various Artists
11. Little Talk with Jesus, A - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Various Artists
12. I Cannot Be Your Sweetheart ~ Various Artists
13. Three Black Sheep ~ Various Artists
14. Good-Night Darling - Clarence Greene ~ Various Artists
15. Little Bunch of Roses - Clarence Greene ~ Various Artists
16. Broken-Hearted Lover, The ~ Various Artists
17. Angeline, The Baker ~ Various Artists
18. Old Shoes and Leggins ~ Various Artists
19. We Parted by the River Side ~ Various Artists
20. Down to Jordan and Be Saved ~ Various Artists
21. There's a Light Lit Up in Galilee ~ Various Artists
22. Going Up the Mountain After Liquor, Pt. 1 ~ Various Artists
23. Going Up the Mountain After Liquor, Pt. 2 ~ Various Artists
24. Spanish Merchant's Daughter, The ~ Various Artists
25. Too Late ~ Various Artists
Disc 5
Song Title
Sample
1. I'll Be Happy ~ Various Artists
2. Like the Rainbow ~ Various Artists
3. Because I Love Him ~ Various Artists
4. Come to the Savior ~ Various Artists
5. Do Your Best, Then Wear a Smile ~ Various Artists
6. We Shall Reach Home ~ Various Artists
7. My Mother Is Waiting for Me in Heaven Above ~ Various Artists
8. She Has Climbed the Golden Stair ~ Various Artists
9. We'Ll Sing On That Shore - Palmer Sisters ~ Various Artists
10. Singing the Story of Grace - Palmer Sisters ~ Various Artists
11. Help Me To Find the Way - Palmer Sisters ~ Various Artists
12. He'Ll Be With Me - Palmer Sisters ~ Various Artists
13. Brownie Blues ~ Various Artists
14. Unknown Blues ~ Various Artists
15. Where is My Mamma? - Carolina Twins ~ Various Artists
16. When You Go a' Courtin' - Carolina Twins ~ Various Artists
17. I Sat Upon the River Bank - Carolina Twins ~ Various Artists
18. New Orleans is the Town I Like Best - Carolina Twins ~ Various Artists
19. She Tells Me That I Am Sweet - Carolina Twins ~ Various Artists
20. Mr. Brown, Here I Come - Carolina Twins ~ Various Artists
21. I Truly Understand, You Love Another Man ~ Various Artists
22. My Mother's Hands ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Tributee: Charles K. Wolfe. |
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Liner Note Authors: Ted Olson; Tony Russell. |
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Recording information: Victor Talking Machine Company's Bristol Sessions, Bris (07/25/1927-08/05/1927); Victor Talking Machine Company's Bristol Sessions, Bris (10/27/1928-11/04/1928). |
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Illustrators: Tim Buchanan; Dave Barnes; Frank Mare; Bud Phillips; Christopher King; Brandon Story; Ted Olson; R.A. Andreas; Gary Rose; Bill Hartley; Wayne Martin ; Steven Weiss ; Stacey Wolfe; Randall Mays; Mark Sanderford; John F. Lilly; Malcolm Vidrine; Darrel Meadows; Gregg Kimball; Marshall Wyatt; Richard Nevins; Tony Russell. |
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Photographers: Tim Buchanan; Dave Barnes; Frank Mare; Bud Phillips; Christopher King; Brandon Story; Ted Olson; R.A. Andreas; Gary Rose; Bill Hartley; Wayne Martin ; Steven Weiss ; Stacey Wolfe; Randall Mays; Mark Sanderford; John F. Lilly; Malcolm Vidrine; Darrel Meadows; Gregg Kimball; Marshall Wyatt; Richard Nevins; Tony Russell. |
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In 1927, Victor Records, under the direction of producer Ralph Peer, headed to Bristol, Tennessee to record local musicians. Peer had been on similar journeys before, and he would be since, but those Bristol Sessions were pivotal, the epicenter of modern country music establishing the sound and style of the genre. Legendary as they are, they've never been collected in a single place prior to Bear Family's remarkable 2011 box set The Bristol Sessions 1927-1928, a five-disc set that collects all of Victor's Bristol recordings of those two years. Among the artists Peer and Victor captured during their session were Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, an event of such historical significance it tends to overshadow the wealth of other recordings. By its very scope, Bear Family illustrates that there was much, much more to the Bristol Sessions than these two artists, no matter how legendary they wound up to be. Peer recorded almost any artist that crossed his path on the Tennessee/Virginia border, and a couple of these appeared far more often than the Carters or Rodgers. Ernest Stoneman and his family and Ernest Phipps fronted more sessions than their more famous peers, the former solicited by Peer before he headed down to Bristol, to ensure that there was something to capture once he was there. Peer recorded quite a bit in 1927, then headed down to the town again in 1928 to see if he could draw more gems from the mine. He did: he recorded several acts he'd already captured in 1927, but there was enough new material from the old artists and the new to add to the legacy. |
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And the legacy is certainly rich; so rich that it acquired a legacy even without a set like Bear Family's The Bristol Sessions to urge it along. Bear Family's box doesn't challenge the conventional notions, it sets it in stone, the first heavy proof of the depth and scope of Ralph Peer's musical anthropology. Commonly acknowledged as the ground zero of modern country music, The Bristol Sessions doesn't dispel the notion that these Victor recordings were monumental. Much of what came to be known as country music is here, from the sound to the sensibility, and if they don't sound modern the way that Hank Williams records from three decades later do, they nevertheless point the way to the modern era, creating a bridge from old-timey folk to modern country. As such, The Bristol Sessions certainly carries a lingering scent of musty academia; its historical importance surely outweighs its entertainment value. Yet, that doesn't matter: this is music that justifies its weight, and in this Bear Family set, The Bristol Sessions are finally given a presentation that is worthy of its importance and explains its significance, as well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Producer: Ralph Peer; Christopher King (Reissue); Ted Olson (Reissue) |
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Musical Guests | |
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Tennessee Wildcats |
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Dad Blackard's Moonshiners |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 04/05/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 16094 |
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Label : Bear Family Records (Germany) |
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Number of Discs : 5 |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00790051609429 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.75)
- Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's '10 Best Reissues Of 2011' -- "The 1927 recordings include the first ever by Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family -- history enough for one week."
- Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's '10 Best Reissues Of 2011' -- "The 1927 recordings include the first ever by Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family -- history enough for one week."
Record Collector (magazine)
(p.85)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are very few genuine 'must-have' collections, but this, like Harry Smith's ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, is definitely one of them."
(p.85)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are very few genuine 'must-have' collections, but this, like Harry Smith's ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, is definitely one of them."
Uncut (magazine)
(p.90)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "There are sacred and secular songs, traditional ballads, dance tunes and zesty instrumentals, sounds and styles that transcended their hillbilly roots by stirring in gospel, blues and folk influences."
(p.90)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "There are sacred and secular songs, traditional ballads, dance tunes and zesty instrumentals, sounds and styles that transcended their hillbilly roots by stirring in gospel, blues and folk influences."
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