Playlist 8/25/2013 - Black String Bands and a Pedal Steel Primer

Hi Folks,

Ebony Hillbillies

This version of Red Rooster Party began by fulfilling some requests from previous weeks.  We played a set of music from black string bands which included the deans of the genre, Joe and Odell Thompson, as well as modern versions from The Ebony Hillbillies and Carolina Chocolate Drops.


We followed with a brief primer on the pedal steel guitar from Bud Isaacs, the great early pedal steel picker who made pedal steel an essential part of classic country music with his work on Webb Pierce's "Slowly," and then a couple of his solo instrumental pieces.  We slipped a request for Hazel Dickens in there, too.

The remainder of the show was programed by Marti who brought us some gems from the vast vintage 78 collector Joe Bussard, some cat-themed songs from Johnnie & Jack, comedy from Minnie Pearl, Leroy Troy, and Andy Griffith, the nearly-forgotten Jenks "Tex" Carman, and a relatively new set of Western Music on Marti's Bunkhouse that featured Skip Gorman, Jim Hendricks, The Bar-J Wranglers, and Riders In The Sky.

We finished with some selections from 1950 radio broadcasts of The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle with Chet Atkins.

We had a ball and hope you did, too.

Tune us in next week on The Red Rooster Party for more fun from our musical past.

Marti and Jim

Marti's Bunkhouse in blue

Title / Artist / Album / Label

• Introduction (1994) / Aunt Hattie Dalton backed by Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham
• Dip Your Fingers In The Water (1942) / Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / Complete Recorded Works v.4 / Document
• Old Joe Clark (c.1989) / Joe and Odell Thompson / Ain't Gonna Rain No More: Blues and Pre-Blues from Piedmont NC / Rounder
• Oh Susanna (2004) / The Ebony Hillbillies / Sabrina's Holiday / EH Music
• Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind (2007) / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Heritage / Music Maker
• Slowly (1954) / Webb Pierce / 20th Century Masters / MCA Nashville
• Bud's Steel Guitar Stomp (1954) / Bud Isaacs / Bud's Bounce / Bear Family
• The Waltz You Saved For Me (1954) / Bud Isaacs / Bud's Bounce / Bear Family
• Beyond The River Bend (1983) / Hazel Dickens / By The Sweat Of My Brow / Rounder
• The School House Fire (1937) / Dixon Brothers / Down In The Basement-Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s / Old Hat
• Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo (1927) / Uncle Dave Macon / Down In The Basement-Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s / Old Hat
• Handsome Molly (1927) / Grayson & Whitter / Appalachian Stomp Down / JSP
• Going Around The World (1928) / Emry Arthur / Appalachian Stomp Down / JSP
• Chittlin' Cookin' Time In Cheatham County (1936) / Fiddlin' Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners / Appalachian Stomp Down / JSP
• Tom Cat's Kitten (1956) / Johnnie & Jack with The Tenn. Mtn Boys / Self-titled / B.A.C.M
• Sing Tom Kitty (1947) / Johnnie & Jack with The Tenn. Mtn Boys / Self-titled / B.A.C.M
• Hawaii With Elvis (1970) / Minnie Pearl / Lookin' Fer A Feller! / Gusto
• Ghost Chickens In The Sky (2010) / Leroy Troy / Suppertime Serenade / Bos Records
• What It Was Was Football (Parts 1 & 2) (1953) / Andy Griffith / The Wit & Wisdom of Andy Griffith / EMI Capitol
• Hillbilly Hula (1953) / Jenks "Tex" Carman / Hillbilly Hula / Bear Family
• Dixie Cannonball (1954) / Jenks "Tex" Carman / Hillbilly Hula / Bear Family
• The Yodeling Cowboy's Last Song (2012) / Skip Gorman / A Herder's Call / Old West
• A Cowboy's Prayer (2013) / Jim Hendricks / A Cowboy's Prayer / Green Hill
• Cool Water (2013) / Jim Hendricks / A Cowboy's Prayer / Green Hill
• Silver Spurs (1996) / Bar-J Wranglers / Wyoming Wind / Self-Produced
• The Biscuit Blues (2003) / Riders In The Sky / Silver Jubilee / Acoustic Disc
• Wah-Hoo (2003) / Riders In The Sky / Silver Jubilee / Acoustic Disc
• Rawhide (2003) / Riders In The Sky / Silver Jubilee / Acoustic Disc
• You're Wearing Out Your Welcome Matt (2003) / Riders In The Sky / Silver Jubilee / Acoustic Disc
• You Made Toothpicks Of The Timber Of My Heart (1950) / Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle with Chet Atkins / Self-titled / Country Routes
• When I'm Gone (1950) / Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle with Chet Atkins / Self-titled / Country Routes
• Guitar Solo (Deep River Blues) (1950) / Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle with Chet Atkins / Self-titled / Country Routes
• Jam Session (1950) / Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle with Chet Atkins / Self-titled / Country Routes