tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32793335840184060022024-03-05T05:38:26.985-05:00The Ohio Valley SoundA celebration of the recordings made in the Ohio Valley area from 50's, 60's, and 70'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-81942530646027165652010-07-22T14:23:00.002-04:002010-07-22T14:30:56.067-04:00James Tussey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPgHsAY0JKcHOHzo3vX04eKM1O5KRuDCuP-IZClegRiWrTI4PeBXl-AqEaPTmAsRRnM12JbJW6as9ZJN3snGCws8h9Rvpcw5J5Q-a7wwUxIIyBkcDxNSbI-yX3kGhLXfx4QN0nb1ssY5i/s1600/james+tussey+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496799850878322210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPgHsAY0JKcHOHzo3vX04eKM1O5KRuDCuP-IZClegRiWrTI4PeBXl-AqEaPTmAsRRnM12JbJW6as9ZJN3snGCws8h9Rvpcw5J5Q-a7wwUxIIyBkcDxNSbI-yX3kGhLXfx4QN0nb1ssY5i/s320/james+tussey+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">James Tussey<br />Laurel Leaf no #<br />RITE pressing 24171/24172<br />London, Kentucky 1968<br />Curtains In The Window / I Had A Dream Of You<br /><br />Another great country bop/rockabilly tune from 1968! The Laurel Leaf label imprint was owned and operated by Ray Hoskins, who recorded many fantastic primitive bluegrass tunes for his own label. This partcular release has proven to be very difficult to track, and possibly could be the only known copy in the hands of local collectors. Stay tuned for another great release on this label by Gary Wheeler & The Bushwackers...<br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/james_tussey2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I HAD A DREAM OF YOU</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/james_tussey.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>CURTAINS IN THE WINDOW</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-91996601463997984652010-07-22T14:04:00.004-04:002010-07-22T14:11:34.567-04:00L.C. Angel with Coye Farmer & The Blue Mountain Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3B_vNpGipjiZmH7M0qHVH6Dop4fAjwBVARDVKyH1wLKeT5Nh3jmDjeLBC1qDhOAYAHK1e6bHZN_japgmoMGxrK62hN0fjGgEF1Dw8PCp-4Yfy3KPi_akuGtTF5-SiDvYiotfBrv93Ky2/s1600/lc+angel+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496794735131610034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3B_vNpGipjiZmH7M0qHVH6Dop4fAjwBVARDVKyH1wLKeT5Nh3jmDjeLBC1qDhOAYAHK1e6bHZN_japgmoMGxrK62hN0fjGgEF1Dw8PCp-4Yfy3KPi_akuGtTF5-SiDvYiotfBrv93Ky2/s320/lc+angel+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">L.C. Angel with Coye Farmer & The Blue Mountain Boys<br />Baron Records no #<br />RITE pressing 22497/22498<br />Hamilton, Ohio 1968<br />Walking Out / Conscience I'm Guilty<br /><br />One of the last records RITE pressed in 1968 comes this excellent re-make of Walter Scott's "Ruby Records" release. This was a massive jukebox hit here in the "Ohio Valley", so much in fact that Angel requested another pressing in 1980 on the "A & A" label.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZH4CN3SPSp7cN5JburQB8AfhIcIV9PTSVO0zEsulUN6sywLaZn_nz9umGvA-LZhZU2mKtoobK1fM2Cay2xfbk9dYEhmiFjTxPqEqyqgZWdSkJOkfVm4JHxaXvDfnZAM6JXKYfCx0eMOm/s1600/lc+angel+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496794528698989426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZH4CN3SPSp7cN5JburQB8AfhIcIV9PTSVO0zEsulUN6sywLaZn_nz9umGvA-LZhZU2mKtoobK1fM2Cay2xfbk9dYEhmiFjTxPqEqyqgZWdSkJOkfVm4JHxaXvDfnZAM6JXKYfCx0eMOm/s320/lc+angel+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/lc_angel.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>WALKING OUT</strong></span></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-41569625096116222652010-07-21T00:35:00.010-04:002010-07-22T14:35:30.648-04:00Bob Spencer & T. Taylor<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AT93yAYoCf_QNiH5AfHwp01wHDVDizML5gwxpvzgQt8MY1nNlTp7wC1JLc6qsd2qb7saIte4WwNj59jGdb9Qi4SLG_23ByiUmjtoHyvBYDprGn8ExCEQ_Otquiq1B0ccWPjjBdiXTmdy/s1600/bob+spencer+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496215315067133282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AT93yAYoCf_QNiH5AfHwp01wHDVDizML5gwxpvzgQt8MY1nNlTp7wC1JLc6qsd2qb7saIte4WwNj59jGdb9Qi4SLG_23ByiUmjtoHyvBYDprGn8ExCEQ_Otquiq1B0ccWPjjBdiXTmdy/s320/bob+spencer+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Bob Spencer & T. Taylor accompanied by The White Tower Gospel Band guitarist: J. Sizemore / accompanied by the Pentecostal Travelers guitarist: Pete Nance<br />Spencer Records E.P. 501<br />RITE pressing 14831/14832<br />Cincinnati, Ohio 1965<br />Move Up A Little Closer / On The Mountain With Jesus / Man Of Faith / He Will Calm The Troubled Waters<br /><br />Super primitive country/bluegrass gospel bopper from 1965! The guitarist on Side B is credited to Pete Nance, or Pete Nantz who recorded the wonderful two-sider on Clix Records from Cincinnati "Jukebox Pearl"/"Flip Flop & Fly". I found this along with the Pete Nantz E.P. on Jewel so I am almost positive it is indeed the same guy. Strange that each side features a different band with the same lead singer?<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/bob_spencer3.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>HE WILL CALM THE TROUBLED WATERS</strong></span></a></div><br /><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/bob_spencer.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>MOVE UP A LITTLE CLOSER</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-7665205754284210662010-07-04T20:24:00.007-04:002010-07-04T20:33:41.095-04:00Abe Link & The Western Spotlighters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBkOOTfBtn9tSltYU7WCBEqVYSR49AMxlmoIj2HSUUUBOl1ikI-gKz5CcCLyhDrXFp7TKV9pmzC1M6X5A_6KKH7WBzvPfxkXs_vQQDoSIqWeMQnRaJAYZ4IIx7qjCe6XFMqnifTMmK_S2/s1600/abe+link+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490212537086478162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBkOOTfBtn9tSltYU7WCBEqVYSR49AMxlmoIj2HSUUUBOl1ikI-gKz5CcCLyhDrXFp7TKV9pmzC1M6X5A_6KKH7WBzvPfxkXs_vQQDoSIqWeMQnRaJAYZ4IIx7qjCe6XFMqnifTMmK_S2/s320/abe+link+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Abe Link & The Western Spotlighters<br />S.T.R.C. Canton Records 106 <br />Canton, Ohio 1955<br />Skeleton Bookie / Town & Country Polka<br /><br />Spooky, weird, primitive and downright creepy one here. Listen closely to the lyrics an "Honest Abe" will tell you all about burying a body in his cellar. These guys did at least three records on Canton, this one being the best by far.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhips6JJ2y62jVMvPq6X4CMueBGOdzz_i_KICsrS3yna05JGC0CLSHYhRgLgXCPLfd14kbwRK6UXUkhPeN7IWJC9gFHaNIKpSEjUonQa4GhmeUzNlMRSpKEo0avzJtnIZK4GpuxAK-p5swp/s1600/abe+link+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490212619919719042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhips6JJ2y62jVMvPq6X4CMueBGOdzz_i_KICsrS3yna05JGC0CLSHYhRgLgXCPLfd14kbwRK6UXUkhPeN7IWJC9gFHaNIKpSEjUonQa4GhmeUzNlMRSpKEo0avzJtnIZK4GpuxAK-p5swp/s320/abe+link+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/abe_link.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>SKELETON BOOKIE</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-25099940724015330002010-07-04T20:18:00.005-04:002010-07-06T09:23:25.181-04:00BIlly Martin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiusCLm52ZMcwX8Iofeg1CQe2WMr-wwAnCgw-Ub5huM-ShKFMOYZFs04wrEXqY9vX_S8nuGrBApkuL7lQNu0GkZ9JD1b2tZ3JDVZ47EoF9aVOTGv6u0kjedOILBAmS8B1MUHjsrZ2TfFHx/s1600/billy+martin+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490210938632491826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiusCLm52ZMcwX8Iofeg1CQe2WMr-wwAnCgw-Ub5huM-ShKFMOYZFs04wrEXqY9vX_S8nuGrBApkuL7lQNu0GkZ9JD1b2tZ3JDVZ47EoF9aVOTGv6u0kjedOILBAmS8B1MUHjsrZ2TfFHx/s320/billy+martin+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Billy Martin<br />Lucky Records 0009<br />RITE pressing 3003/3004<br />Cincinnati, Ohio 1960<br />If It's Lovin' That You Want / Angel</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Perfect country bop/rockabilly sound from the "Queen City". Martin also re-recorded this tune for Sims Records in California about 5 years later.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/billy_martin2.mp3"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">IF IT'S LOVIN' THAT YOU WANT</span></strong></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-16528669151955640272010-07-04T20:10:00.005-04:002010-07-04T20:23:40.269-04:00Jimmy & The Gems<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghb_SB7p5ICkvAh5Ahf4Tj8SIwfud3se2wP-_e1ZjVO1qpGz7-woNO5xHQLEqV-lTdPnh_IWKEuFN9Epm0pdFBAC7I_AjxZM5HJxvIno69JpgqIInKwGrtAKrfl-nNowfpY4Y5Znk63I3b/s1600/jimmy+%26+the+gems+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490209365201179746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghb_SB7p5ICkvAh5Ahf4Tj8SIwfud3se2wP-_e1ZjVO1qpGz7-woNO5xHQLEqV-lTdPnh_IWKEuFN9Epm0pdFBAC7I_AjxZM5HJxvIno69JpgqIInKwGrtAKrfl-nNowfpY4Y5Znk63I3b/s320/jimmy+%26+the+gems+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Jimmy & The Gems<br />Tone Records no #<br />RITE pressing 7479/7480 1962<br />Twisting Sadie / The Big Rumble<br /><br />Low-fi crude rockabilly, backed with a kick-ass instrumental. Members of this band hailed from both Indiana, and Ohio.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AYuIjX5CwY6cSAytJ2Ki9-2fdyXB8PKyB3JhENjNqbJFQzt_x3CcByAZnkQvMZjUrpWdCBQ4ceS_vDzUDIGKBF-kJOZvsVEF8D5-hO7AZWqIDj8U8mPQVdni_ijNpPujIeATgPvErwTz/s1600/jimmy+%26+the+gems+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490209493292391586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AYuIjX5CwY6cSAytJ2Ki9-2fdyXB8PKyB3JhENjNqbJFQzt_x3CcByAZnkQvMZjUrpWdCBQ4ceS_vDzUDIGKBF-kJOZvsVEF8D5-hO7AZWqIDj8U8mPQVdni_ijNpPujIeATgPvErwTz/s320/jimmy+%26+the+gems+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/jimmy_gems.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>TWISITNG SADIE</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/jimmy_gems2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>THE BIG RUMBLE</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-11206590981585348532010-05-31T23:05:00.001-04:002010-05-31T23:13:19.041-04:00The Dixie Harmonairs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWj3C6Ipp3dUfob4tIO4Djg2DupJHaYaLTKg6kyJi5eB_yNTqTM8eZwgh8cIr4tjo1PyxoNjF2MVM8D6ZMJeR4QjoAC4icBoIOpc5H6Z1WixdGE-uzXU15zUTBAqi4xzmwIl3FQ9RWR-j/s1600/dixie+harmonaires.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477638040313041698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWj3C6Ipp3dUfob4tIO4Djg2DupJHaYaLTKg6kyJi5eB_yNTqTM8eZwgh8cIr4tjo1PyxoNjF2MVM8D6ZMJeR4QjoAC4icBoIOpc5H6Z1WixdGE-uzXU15zUTBAqi4xzmwIl3FQ9RWR-j/s320/dixie+harmonaires.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The Dixie Harmonairs<br />Dixie Records no #<br />Covington, Kentucky<br />Honey Hush/Rock Around The Clock<br /><br />Covington, Kentucky is located ten minutes from Cincinnati, Ohio, right over the river. This custom pressing is about as crude as they get, both in appearance and sound. All known copies are pressed on thick vinyl from a pressing plant unknown to me, and come with hand stamped labels. This particular Dixie imprint is not related to the more familiar "DIXIE" label related to Starday Records. Both sides are fine examples of primitive rockabilly from the Ohio Valley.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/dixie_harmonairs2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>HONEY HUSH</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/dixie_harmonairs.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-42305686770827534892010-05-31T22:56:00.005-04:002010-05-31T23:05:28.345-04:00Joe & Ray Shannon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFgNwglLbAJxz2KPfYlfSwHydJcfTmt8J2G6cWTKDbQPRKfib3e33u2yyvrom0PQLQk-U1Kxj2mb-j7VWxeO2_R0BUmPODIgKJak-26DyfVgXEwUKzYw1zcmhSJjqKu9kpT2eM4j7CzJH/s1600/joe+%26+ray+shannon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477635302378184258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFgNwglLbAJxz2KPfYlfSwHydJcfTmt8J2G6cWTKDbQPRKfib3e33u2yyvrom0PQLQk-U1Kxj2mb-j7VWxeO2_R0BUmPODIgKJak-26DyfVgXEwUKzYw1zcmhSJjqKu9kpT2eM4j7CzJH/s320/joe+%26+ray+shannon.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Joe & Ray Shannon<br />Shenandoah Records 246-08<br />Columbus, Ohio 1964<br />Hobo Baby / He Will Be The One<br /><br />Fine primitive country bopper from Columbus.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/joe_ray_shannon.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>HOBO BABY</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-82892208158586259562010-05-12T01:54:00.008-04:002010-05-12T02:04:18.524-04:00Ray Lunsford<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFjPfpOxe-rWt9YfFr55weZabSuVIyYG63syWQ7agoyMpKQbsfuT-3iNxvMGGRNu94yzzi4dseCVZfuTsKzwZ13vm1d4MqubJScuB7nPNY_QZ_a6-gkSpfDsUrUfs55P9uNmXGFGjh0A8/s1600/ray+lunsford+2+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470259295052712466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFjPfpOxe-rWt9YfFr55weZabSuVIyYG63syWQ7agoyMpKQbsfuT-3iNxvMGGRNu94yzzi4dseCVZfuTsKzwZ13vm1d4MqubJScuB7nPNY_QZ_a6-gkSpfDsUrUfs55P9uNmXGFGjh0A8/s320/ray+lunsford+2+002.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ray Lunsford (King Of The Electric Mandolin)<br />Sage Records E.P. 285<br />Hollywood, California<br />I Don't Love Nobody / Rustic Dance / Pickin' Around / Red Wing<br /><br />Best known as the madolin player for Jimmie Skinner, Lunsford made several great records for Starday, Excellent, Sage, Allandale and many others I'm sure. Legend has it Lunsford and Skinner were next door neighbors for years before Skinner found out he was a musician, and asked him to play at a backyard barbecue. The rest is history. A true hometown hero for me.</span><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470259356713512274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDItJCS3cqQymGmUhBBpOR1Th7w_JjZ2G6jl_zUFZLpAV0V4POscGPJ3OfxzeeqMEUiwJ5lcmylEyRCnjriNOxaEHl1bM70xySqHpivU7viSnL804zCbHi0edD5T3ggroKGvTDCy_R4ie/s320/ray+lunsford+2+001.jpg" /></span></strong><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/ray_lunsford3.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>PICKIN' AROUND</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/ray_lunsford2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I DON'T LOVE NOBODY</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-1039363759968098712010-05-12T01:49:00.003-04:002010-05-12T01:53:46.780-04:00Ray Lunsford<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXgdgkbTZdSMX5a29y_c-BtXhDxDbESIUs0_Aa4FF_nAn6OfQnMchUsQ03CtgMeSOnkD_we-KgPbNUwwihhebBBRCdYvFg-F0NhDxNZM1qNTKZPkO6cEhlpo8awhsuURg3dvXVSnDlXDN/s1600/ray+lunsford+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470257563798492482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXgdgkbTZdSMX5a29y_c-BtXhDxDbESIUs0_Aa4FF_nAn6OfQnMchUsQ03CtgMeSOnkD_we-KgPbNUwwihhebBBRCdYvFg-F0NhDxNZM1qNTKZPkO6cEhlpo8awhsuURg3dvXVSnDlXDN/s320/ray+lunsford+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Ray Lunsford<br />Excellent Records 226<br />Cincinnati, Ohio 1955<br />Country Pickin / Red Wing<br /><br />Amazing mandolin and fiddle instrumental two-sider, complete with photo stamp on label!<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/ray_lunsford.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>COUNTRY PICKIN</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-48545174019978888202010-05-12T01:31:00.002-04:002010-05-12T01:49:31.825-04:00The Bluegrass Ramblers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBfjKzdSd1kii8qKLueE8rAKGJqcNvck9ZSDFVXFWIu58bA_HbU2TmBpnLcZFD37eEX0aYGlu4hxSN5B7EKQz_CgXJFiZdEjde-Q7u_gpbsamoZtEayf3kXCrZYont4-WkVEWBfn2zwlV/s1600/bluegrass+ramblers+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470256595893667858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBfjKzdSd1kii8qKLueE8rAKGJqcNvck9ZSDFVXFWIu58bA_HbU2TmBpnLcZFD37eEX0aYGlu4hxSN5B7EKQz_CgXJFiZdEjde-Q7u_gpbsamoZtEayf3kXCrZYont4-WkVEWBfn2zwlV/s320/bluegrass+ramblers+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The Bluegrass Ramblers<br />Spinner Records 104<br />Columbus, Ohio 1965/1966<br />Too Late / Yesterday's Love<br /><br />Amazing harmony, instrumentation and lyrics on this stunning bluegrass tune from the Capitol of Ohio. Spinner had quite a few releases covering pop, country, bluegrass and even garage bands. If anybody has any information on these fellas, drop a line...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/bluegrass_ramblers.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>YESTERDAY'S LOVE</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-91870054976383245992010-05-12T01:04:00.004-04:002010-05-12T01:16:26.324-04:00Walter Brown & Son Floyd<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbXXjXS1r8PRmdINoQXxi0m_u2modVAs9bPGFxDWUXbPyYDW_kPmShzjIZA-GUaIrWpHMPGRRqhnuNIKD-w3brOwPc5CMIirKtKj22bydmLeZRkK5snZsIdCAAlFZQ9nOGAK-h5YoaMVO/s1600/walter+brown+%26+son+floyd+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470247830573556994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbXXjXS1r8PRmdINoQXxi0m_u2modVAs9bPGFxDWUXbPyYDW_kPmShzjIZA-GUaIrWpHMPGRRqhnuNIKD-w3brOwPc5CMIirKtKj22bydmLeZRkK5snZsIdCAAlFZQ9nOGAK-h5YoaMVO/s320/walter+brown+%26+son+floyd+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Walter Brown & Son Floyd<br />Melody Records E.P. 115<br />RITE pressing 21611/21612<br />Hamilton, Ohio 1968<br />Magic Valley / The Infidel's Daughter / Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All / There's A Light Guiding Me<br /><br />The Melody label from Hamilton, Ohio was owned and operated by William Jones, who also owned the Pine Tree, and Sunrise labels as well. Many fantastic hillbilly, gospel, bluegrass, and primitive country releases can be heard on these prolific labels. For my money the Walter Brown & Son Floyd E.P. is easily the best of the bunch. Something about his voice, the guitar and the primitive sound on this platter just kill me. Another late 60's recording from the Ohio Valley that sounds like early 50's "Anywere Else, U.S.A.".<br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/walter_brown.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>MAGIC VALLEY</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/walter_brown2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>THERE'S A LIGHT GUIDING ME</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-45784633975070953192010-05-11T16:11:00.003-04:002010-05-11T16:17:49.696-04:00The Wiley Bros.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7ZTYRXi3PxdtYVWiM-Y_o4uHCWpsSTC0EMhAB0nwixj82Pmvin5PFCJTM4u18zGOI2r4k-ASh1IvVftKqx9RyEfG9VX1hG2TtTGOo46R7eSrNV0vxoofaiGyj0tf8uLBQluVmbVFm6hC/s1600/wiley+bros+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470109072363594738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7ZTYRXi3PxdtYVWiM-Y_o4uHCWpsSTC0EMhAB0nwixj82Pmvin5PFCJTM4u18zGOI2r4k-ASh1IvVftKqx9RyEfG9VX1hG2TtTGOo46R7eSrNV0vxoofaiGyj0tf8uLBQluVmbVFm6hC/s320/wiley+bros+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The Wiley Bros. (Jim, Jack, & Danny Wiley)<br />Log Cabin 905<br />RITE pressing 16141/16142<br />Mt. Healthy, Ohio 1966<br />You're The Cheating Kind / Gone To Be An Angel<br /><br />The Log Cabin imprint was ran by Rusty York, as a division for his "Jewel Records" label. It featured mostly country and bluegrass recordings by local talent. The Wiley Bros. sound very young to me, most likely a pre-teen trio. Their young voices allow them to have amazing harmony, and the song writing is very mature for someone their age. Easily my favorite bluegrass tune from this area.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/wiley_bros.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>YOU'RE THE CHEATING KIND</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-11202188587810328412010-05-06T19:04:00.006-04:002010-05-11T16:18:05.917-04:00Mary B. Huffman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUxDD383z2FnUT61wuVYqXwBoDdV2Cx6RDjvL8Xk8rk-kPvk7Nytl-gPAKf8uDZT8NjsWyIGOaqpHtZzPanFOBIBT-jVMt8pYWjhEF_DHX-OPefGz-hJlh4mn-UQgJH3qyg7Wh7Z5BCI2/s1600/mary+hoffman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468298009952088258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUxDD383z2FnUT61wuVYqXwBoDdV2Cx6RDjvL8Xk8rk-kPvk7Nytl-gPAKf8uDZT8NjsWyIGOaqpHtZzPanFOBIBT-jVMt8pYWjhEF_DHX-OPefGz-hJlh4mn-UQgJH3qyg7Wh7Z5BCI2/s320/mary+hoffman.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Mary B. Huffman<br />Light Of Life Records no #<br />ARC pressing<br />Hamilton, Ohio 1967<br />I Need God / My God Isn't Dead<br /><br />The Light Of Life label ran out of Hamilton, Ohio from the mid-sixties, into the early seventies, and released several gospel 45's, and LP's. Rhythm guitar supplied by J.D. Jarvis' son Lucky on this great example of gospel rockabilly.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Courtesy of the "Pizza Boy".<br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/mary_hoffman.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I NEED GOD</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-73619243535669593362010-05-04T16:34:00.005-04:002010-05-04T16:55:18.484-04:00Pat Kingery & His Kentuckians vocal by Tommy Holmes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6XhLcPsu3eRP6vwXcz8S9U8myj8oGdvFwUuQHUvLSpUqNogyjjQbwPWH3gjJeSrMx2JzafQkvE5Vpa39omc52sJEs2-rkdl42Qc6ZtQVn1kjT2T6P2peE71TXROyxldj8U8dYkAhhxKt/s1600/pat+kingery.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467520820478576642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6XhLcPsu3eRP6vwXcz8S9U8myj8oGdvFwUuQHUvLSpUqNogyjjQbwPWH3gjJeSrMx2JzafQkvE5Vpa39omc52sJEs2-rkdl42Qc6ZtQVn1kjT2T6P2peE71TXROyxldj8U8dYkAhhxKt/s320/pat+kingery.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pat Kingery & His Kentuckians vocal by Tommy Holmes<br />Vance Records 411<br />RITE pressing 6861/6862<br />Scottsville, Kentucky 1962<br />Jam On The Lower Shelf / Jam On The Lower Shelf<br /><br />Bluegrass music and politics have been linked together for ages, and this unique recording combines the two. Marion Vance was a politican from Kentucky who payed Joe Dyson (owner of Goldenrod Records) to press up this 45 to be played over local airwaves to help promote his campaign. First issued on (Goldenrod 14) in 1957, and then issued on Vance at least three different times, which shows that Vance used the disc as promotional material for each year he ran for office. The vocalist heard here is Tommy Holmes, famous for his recording of "Wa-Chic-Ka-Noka" on Joe Dysons' other label Cherry Records. Pat Kingery & His Kentuckians made many records for several labels, including Goldenrod with vocalist Elva Carter, and the backing band on Judy Capps' release for Cherry in 1959.<br /></span><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/pat_kingery.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>JAM ON THE LOWER SHELF</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-17830788435414559422010-05-01T13:35:00.001-04:002010-05-03T01:57:57.409-04:00Hisel & Gerldean Carpenter & The Gospel Rhythmaires<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7olo51zVyOI33bTTni7bBthJ_dWUDt5dpiI4qbxDAppEh0lqT4XlHEnLpBUiAeAemA_43QKfXwtEQ671-PqNbFnY8sJtyymOXD3DBjzPR-Jl1v1d34_kPiWfWaS-OL1E5-MPjwcd1PE_/s1600/hisel+%26+gerldean+carpenter+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466358343235288546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7olo51zVyOI33bTTni7bBthJ_dWUDt5dpiI4qbxDAppEh0lqT4XlHEnLpBUiAeAemA_43QKfXwtEQ671-PqNbFnY8sJtyymOXD3DBjzPR-Jl1v1d34_kPiWfWaS-OL1E5-MPjwcd1PE_/s320/hisel+%26+gerldean+carpenter+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Hisel & Gerldean Carpenter & The Gospel Rhythmaires<br />REM Records 322<br />RCA custom pressing<br />Lexington, Kentucky 1964<br />I Am Going To A City / He'll Be There In Time<br /><br />True country gospel bopper on Bill Mooney's REM label. Don't know much about these two, except that they also had an E.P. and at least two L.P.'s. on REM, and an L.P. on Jewel.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/hisel_carpenter.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I AM GOING TO A CITY</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-62350041909659855632010-04-30T19:37:00.000-04:002010-04-30T23:03:52.145-04:00Ernest Martin With The Norvel Brothers & O.C. Robbins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRV-aShusKDIoziGl6RO1tsZ9PIUSmI4oqQgVA-chzwpn2P01LdRSPHlthOod6mXvd0S6b9kWRigdNGcEXg-83bbS0241NUmCJxplFr7KHhl6fagf6aArmyh_SRqaC5fS0PwnMOGbGmb9/s1600/ernest+martin+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466082783183020930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRV-aShusKDIoziGl6RO1tsZ9PIUSmI4oqQgVA-chzwpn2P01LdRSPHlthOod6mXvd0S6b9kWRigdNGcEXg-83bbS0241NUmCJxplFr7KHhl6fagf6aArmyh_SRqaC5fS0PwnMOGbGmb9/s320/ernest+martin+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Ernest Martin With The Norvel Brothers & O.C. Robbins<br />A Martin Bluegrass Special E.P. 1019<br />RITE Pressing 4111/4112<br />Dayton, Ohio/Winchester, Kentucky 1960<br />Gabriel Blow Your Silver Trumpet / I Want To Live Humble / White Dove Of Peace / The Golden Crown<br /><br />Ernest Martin recorded as many as thirteen 45's, three 78's, and eight albums, before calling it a career in 1986. Born January 27th, 1914 in Clay City, Kentucky, Martin spent alot of time in the Hamilton, Dayton and Middletown areas of Ohio. Almost exclusively a gospel artist, his recordings feature wonderful "rockabilly" style guitar playing courtesy of Bob Norvel. If this sound interests you, check out the BRITISH ARCHIVE OF COUNTRY MUSIC CDD 152 "Ernest Martin And His Gospel Melody Makers" from the U.K.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTKffJ2iYTY5loNnCSns9caT3iMuBjfkZPjzMWUmItibBCVy0JoWRKR9O4dL7p8mQMCsroOaNu-11xSjmiAcoWGvhMweh9SmCemfryrJRMWR-FpzJPbmaizKt9qnMmUi2H1B7YRf-0s6K/s1600/ernest+martin+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466082858883958402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTKffJ2iYTY5loNnCSns9caT3iMuBjfkZPjzMWUmItibBCVy0JoWRKR9O4dL7p8mQMCsroOaNu-11xSjmiAcoWGvhMweh9SmCemfryrJRMWR-FpzJPbmaizKt9qnMmUi2H1B7YRf-0s6K/s320/ernest+martin+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/ernest_martin13.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I Want To Live Humble</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-326395965337948032010-04-30T18:55:00.000-04:002010-04-30T23:16:25.556-04:00Les & Helen Tussey & The Golden Hill Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLceLdmOHm0qIH2knMNpHZT8zcM9baPubcyPd0eKF2zx-Dhwzs9ZY5NxWFi4__E-UIaLE1BVfNHRzDFO4vR2M42bKrFbnEjpqiQJ0E7VLbhY3CCf6xrKZNULLy78DfpxOVRVTlN7Jn7o5u/s1600/les+%26+helen+tussey+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466070867501319570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLceLdmOHm0qIH2knMNpHZT8zcM9baPubcyPd0eKF2zx-Dhwzs9ZY5NxWFi4__E-UIaLE1BVfNHRzDFO4vR2M42bKrFbnEjpqiQJ0E7VLbhY3CCf6xrKZNULLy78DfpxOVRVTlN7Jn7o5u/s320/les+%26+helen+tussey+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Les & Helen Tussey & The Golden Hill Boys<br />Poor Boy Records 105<br />RITE pressing 2232/2233<br />Muncie, Indiana 1959<br />They Went Around / Married To A Friend<br /><br />The Poor Boy label is familiar to most for its releases by The Van Brothers (Servant Of Love), and Norman Witcher (Somebody's Been Rocking My Boat). But this little ditty is by far my favorite that the label has to offer. Les & Helen Tussey had two releases for Poor Boy, the other being a nice country gospel tune, and also released a pure country two-sider on the Madison label from Cincinnati, famous for its release by The Big Whopper (Nelson Young). Everytime I listen to this song, it makes me think of the Darlin Family on the "Andy Griffith Show". I can just picture them pickin' and singin' this tune with Andy in front of his fire place in the living room...<br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/les_helen_tussey.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>They Went Around</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-28031441421167153052010-04-30T18:39:00.000-04:002010-04-30T23:04:26.791-04:00Glenn & Vivian Watson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pwa7q10UabLK5NRPhDoajxgWkjN2q6EfBKQ76wEcE2_SliWiVxBZBNZi4_9V1vSBSVg-DqRIzRM7pt0N1VODgf_kykj2Aq42SqIL2s-Iezelg8iuCoADTMuc_wnb9S7NOYNQDEyAXUdz/s1600/glenn+%26+vivian+watson+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466067087373981042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pwa7q10UabLK5NRPhDoajxgWkjN2q6EfBKQ76wEcE2_SliWiVxBZBNZi4_9V1vSBSVg-DqRIzRM7pt0N1VODgf_kykj2Aq42SqIL2s-Iezelg8iuCoADTMuc_wnb9S7NOYNQDEyAXUdz/s320/glenn+%26+vivian+watson+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Glenn & Vivian Watson<br />BMC Records 1000<br />RITE Pressing 2264/2265<br />Dayton, Ohio 1959<br />I Couldn't See You / Just Keep On Going<br /><br />Glenn & Vivian Watson originally hailed from Estill County, Kentucky, but spent most of their proffessional music career in the Ohio valley. They worked as a radio disc jokey team in Dayton, Middletown and Piqua Ohio. I am almost certain all of their five 45's were released through the help of Cark Burkhardt, the owner of the RITE pressing plant, and the Gateway/Kentucky/Big 4 Hits labels.<br />This is one of my personal all-time favorite country boppers from Ohio.<br /></span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/glen_vivian_watson3.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Just Keep On Going</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-76956884528013058202010-04-28T21:49:00.000-04:002010-04-30T23:04:38.921-04:00Sharlet Sexton & The Tennessee Valley Boys<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8TanTUATYYFnLCoWODiSjm0CmEghvHaiJwksKLY0NYxrbDkh9_klHI5UWYJ54dXQoVeSIqyv4ycGfuVRMWQ_0U9Kg4sJjTRy4l_sY8leJIJ74EkHGLwbQDoPSsdDcfAlf9o4dfASC78v/s1600/sharlet+sexton+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465374382246662098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8TanTUATYYFnLCoWODiSjm0CmEghvHaiJwksKLY0NYxrbDkh9_klHI5UWYJ54dXQoVeSIqyv4ycGfuVRMWQ_0U9Kg4sJjTRy4l_sY8leJIJ74EkHGLwbQDoPSsdDcfAlf9o4dfASC78v/s320/sharlet+sexton+003.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sharlet Sexton & The Tennessee Valley Boys<br />Breeze Records 401<br />Livingston, Tennessee 1968<br />My Old Heartaches Are In The Past / Since Baby Put Me Down<br /><br />Here is one of the real true treasures of the Ohio Valley! Miss Sharlet Sexton & the Tennessee Valley Boys were buried in obscurity for almost 42 years until recently being compiled on CD by Collector Records head honcho, Cees Klopp. The "Nuclear Wildman" hipped me to this record nearly four years ago when I traded for my first copy, and I have never been the same since. This record has been a staple on my turntable at least twice a week since bringing it home from rural Indiana. Miss Sexton recorded this number when she was sixteen years old with the help of Herman Hatfield (deceased), her Uncle Johnnie Flatford (mandolin; deceased), cousin Jimmy Flatford (upright bass), and Bud Wall (lead guitar). They traveled and performed in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Virginia until 1972 when she decided to get married and walk away from the trials and tribulations of being a country music troubadour. She and the boys left behind (to the best of my knowledge) five 45's, and one incredibly obscure LP.<br />Currently Miss Sexton resides in Anderson, Indiana, works as a police/fire dispatcher and has been working on some home recordings on her computer.<strong> </strong></span><br /><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpHnaDwBCe0SqE8AGX0fHK2g4O2epWZlD7buJlAEy3Mteqv9G8783UTt0aiPqCcL0kzx-gpxyMJLafXnxrwbaohAvt0r5D5Tk8dxrntUOfuo3ASXXJV_B-aIVh_moFBJeA2JeIaldkkRJ/s1600/sharlet+sexton+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465374704108290418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpHnaDwBCe0SqE8AGX0fHK2g4O2epWZlD7buJlAEy3Mteqv9G8783UTt0aiPqCcL0kzx-gpxyMJLafXnxrwbaohAvt0r5D5Tk8dxrntUOfuo3ASXXJV_B-aIVh_moFBJeA2JeIaldkkRJ/s320/sharlet+sexton+002.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT46CTN4RYjtvf3mAJuRlSNbx1C23iVqErElzCX-LNEg2UvVSckE-1kqoqz2NSKIOhf2rmNrAZg8rM4TqE5VSp7w2mf78jTy_WcYU67kih-zfxF5VXG2Dz8BRoP9_Mv1_85G_oAfoUG-dV/s1600/sharlet+sexton+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465374616822024530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT46CTN4RYjtvf3mAJuRlSNbx1C23iVqErElzCX-LNEg2UvVSckE-1kqoqz2NSKIOhf2rmNrAZg8rM4TqE5VSp7w2mf78jTy_WcYU67kih-zfxF5VXG2Dz8BRoP9_Mv1_85G_oAfoUG-dV/s320/sharlet+sexton+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/sharlet_sexton.mp3"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Since Baby Put Me Down</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/sharlet_sexton4.mp3"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Satisfied</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/sharlet_sexton5.mp3"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Will The Circle Be Unbroken</strong></span></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-79690997313297477682010-04-25T15:42:00.000-04:002010-04-25T15:56:58.092-04:00Walt Cochran & His Holly River Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBuMtmGJT5ysAXnaPjifVSShyphenhyphen_FVZEIUPWxi8o5PMppP7AkL04kdQ4Y4J7Pu_-Tzbg3rPajDm4Dix50CNFUJiTI_9fwQ-zja0Q0o0fTsjSI-yM3uiqsrAHdKtTThNJJJhQKSOU5U_DtPu/s1600/walt+cochran+b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464165822785607474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBuMtmGJT5ysAXnaPjifVSShyphenhyphen_FVZEIUPWxi8o5PMppP7AkL04kdQ4Y4J7Pu_-Tzbg3rPajDm4Dix50CNFUJiTI_9fwQ-zja0Q0o0fTsjSI-yM3uiqsrAHdKtTThNJJJhQKSOU5U_DtPu/s320/walt+cochran+b.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Walt Cochran & His Holly River Boys<br />Olimpic Records 249<br />KING Custom Pressing<br />Columbus, Ohio 1963<br />(Darlin' What Am I Gonna Do / I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World<br /><br />From the capitol of Ohio comes this rough and tumble version of the timeless classic "Sittin' On Top Of The World". This record was re-released on the Holly label based in West Virginia which might be where Cochran orriginated from. A fine example of "The Ohio Valley Sound".</span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/walt_cochran2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I'M SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD</strong></span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-32854344054490746872010-04-25T14:07:00.000-04:002010-04-25T15:32:20.010-04:00Tom Craig & The Trenton Valley Boys<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_J-3gJd9Vj9Y-5C7sQ31D0qXQNI8vVx-nw_CgscU6lwIyvBEwwKAUJZxqA0dVV0s13PaLhI3eN6ypY4gK5Cq64DNm3GhPgwf6cvY3kx0EXuwz3afyJOoqyoL8QWofGyOE2MzkMfeOWn-u/s1600/tom+craig+b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464142600710062562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_J-3gJd9Vj9Y-5C7sQ31D0qXQNI8vVx-nw_CgscU6lwIyvBEwwKAUJZxqA0dVV0s13PaLhI3eN6ypY4gK5Cq64DNm3GhPgwf6cvY3kx0EXuwz3afyJOoqyoL8QWofGyOE2MzkMfeOWn-u/s320/tom+craig+b.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Tom Craig & The Trenton Valley Boys</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Jay Records E.P. 1960</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">RITE Pressing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Sidney, Ohio 1960</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">My Dream Girl / Your Daddy's Coming Home / Your Girl Or Mine / Please Tell Me</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Jay Records label was owned and operated by Jim & Edith Young, who also recorded many great records in their own right, for the label. It basically was a "song-poem" operation where local yocals could write a song, and have professional talent set their words to music in hopes of making a hit. Labels like "Tin-Pan-Alley", and "Preview" seem to be some of the more popular song-poem labels, and we know that they pressed a significant amount of each record, but that is not the case with the Jay label. Sometimes as little as 25 copies were given back to the song writer, making it nearly impossible to track down every release. E.P. 1960 seems to be one of the most obscure offerings in the label's vast catalog. No idea who Craig was, or where he came from but he sure delivers with two fine primitive rockabilly tunes.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/tom_craig.mp3"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>YOUR DADDY'S COMING HOME</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></strong><p align="center"><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/tom_craig2.mp3"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>PLEASE TELL ME</strong></span></a><strong><br /></strong></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-23625437382249985272010-04-25T13:46:00.000-04:002010-04-25T21:46:23.618-04:00Bob Martin & The Chapel Hill Singers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gn0q2hlIJvLrpMe9pLCTQoQDkKvQnVj6UcovQVltwy50PKU_K4ULk6BMpNg1mVYwqetDj7w_yWKzyi_GxGn2hpP3tKw-s5-GpMW-YRRHiV9mZySrKYXsolNzRTK3JN4hmx_o5-Bf9syv/s1600/bob+martin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464137423575029458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gn0q2hlIJvLrpMe9pLCTQoQDkKvQnVj6UcovQVltwy50PKU_K4ULk6BMpNg1mVYwqetDj7w_yWKzyi_GxGn2hpP3tKw-s5-GpMW-YRRHiV9mZySrKYXsolNzRTK3JN4hmx_o5-Bf9syv/s320/bob+martin.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Bob Martin & The Chapel Hill Singers</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Mar-Tone Records 0001</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">King Custom Pressing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Hamilton, Ohio 1962</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">World I Left Behind / Why</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the same Bobby Martin who recorded for Ruby, and Bel-Kay out of Hamilton, Ohio in 1957/58. He was a disc jokey in 1959 at WHBN in Harrodsburg, KY, home to the Al Vic label. Song writer Kendall Hayes recorded many records as well for Ohio, and Kentucky labels in 1962.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I love the piano and guitar work on this one, and the vocal delivery reminds me of Bob Luman's approach.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/bob_martin.mp3"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">WORLD I LEFT BEHIND</span></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-54462340020013974952010-04-25T00:36:00.000-04:002010-04-25T00:57:43.485-04:00Cherokee Rhythmaires vocal by Billy Parsons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0YgnuvBprNw9T-Fwhv2nMoMsHuPYWxzoiW6cSMAMm_GYgLcYuFDh_PX8byk7b4rS5E-JBHsbJhgfcl6mZwXRpy67iWajDXd_EXMETuUEc_IVwJIqG72tSVINRjL9Vgt1Dajh-Wx8eX-S/s1600/cherokee+rhythmaires.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463933179226422754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0YgnuvBprNw9T-Fwhv2nMoMsHuPYWxzoiW6cSMAMm_GYgLcYuFDh_PX8byk7b4rS5E-JBHsbJhgfcl6mZwXRpy67iWajDXd_EXMETuUEc_IVwJIqG72tSVINRjL9Vgt1Dajh-Wx8eX-S/s320/cherokee+rhythmaires.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The Cherokee Rhythmaires vocal by Billy Parsons</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Cherokee Records 780</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">King Custom Pressing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Wellston, Ohio 1958</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">My Everything / What I Get For Loving You </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">As far as I know this is the first offering from Bill Parsons, famous for his "All American Boy" release on Fraternity Records. The Cherokee label is best known for the releases by Earl Reed & His Rhythm Rockers featuring Johnny Scoggins, but this is has proven to be the hardest release to find. A great melodic, almost "teen" sounding bopper with a rockabilly feel.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/cherokee_rhythmaires2.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279333584018406002.post-38432728896082310872010-04-25T00:03:00.000-04:002010-04-25T00:36:43.110-04:00Dick Fowler & The Original Ohio Valley Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ2FxLZ0VP3bbnyID84ioUfkZpaUF36zCmA3Ot5ttrtNQEDik3-GMhWKH1IOnkJsLYGCDph8IHFpolYrx52gHbk_DP_yx26uQThuXfiEcAHBKVW3lVHwhguHuq0VT4GVnGK-ijxEp2sSB/s1600/dick+fowler+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463926245861812178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ2FxLZ0VP3bbnyID84ioUfkZpaUF36zCmA3Ot5ttrtNQEDik3-GMhWKH1IOnkJsLYGCDph8IHFpolYrx52gHbk_DP_yx26uQThuXfiEcAHBKVW3lVHwhguHuq0VT4GVnGK-ijxEp2sSB/s320/dick+fowler+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Dick Fowler & The Original Ohio Valley Boys</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Maarc Records 1546</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">RITE Pressing 25543/25544</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Akron, Ohio 1970</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My Eyes Were Wide Open / Tap Room Blues</span><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here is a classic example of "The Ohio Valley Sound", and from 1970 no less! One of the most interesting attributes about the music from the Ohio Valley, is that we never lost touch with our roots, and here is the proof. While city slickers in New York, or Los Angeles were digging the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, or C.C.R., this is what "buckeyes" were doing...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A fast paced bopper with fantastic guitar breaks supplied by Rudy Thacker! </span></span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://70.87.244.242/~souldigg/dick_fowler.mp3"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>TAP ROOM BLUES</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0