J.E. Mainer - 1935-1939 The Early Recordings of One of the Most Influential Figures in Applachian Music (CD)

Details: J.E. (together with his brother Wade) was one of the key links between the string bands of the '20s and the bluegrass of the '40s. These are their best early recordings plus sides with Zeke Morris and more: Ship Sailing Now; Seven and a Half; City on the Hill; Number 111; Satisfied; Cradle Days 100 precious pieces of mountain music!

Tracklist:

1. Ship Sailing Now - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
2. This World Is Not My Home - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
3. Maple on the Hill - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
4. Take Me in the Lifeboat - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
5. Seven and a Half - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
6. New Curly Headed Baby - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
7. Let Her Go God Bless Her - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
8. City on the Hill - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
9. Longest Train - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
10. Writer a Letter to Mother - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
11. Lights in the Valley - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
12. Goin' Back West in the Fall - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
13. New Lost Train Blues - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
14. Number 111 - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
15. I Am Walking in the Light - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
16. Don't Cause Mother's Hair to Turn Grey - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
17. When I Reach My Home Eternal - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
18. Fatal Wreck of the Bus - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
19. Behind the Parlor Door - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
20. Satisfied - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
21. One to Love Me - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
22. On a Cold Winter Night - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
23. John Henry Was a Little Boy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
24. Old and Faded Picture - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
25. Take Me Home to the Sweet Sunny South - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
26. Walk That Lonesome Valley - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
27. Got a Home in That Rock - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
28. Johnson's Old Grey Mule - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
29. Won't Be Worried Long - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
30. Goin' Down the River of Jordan - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
31. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls? - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
32. Watermelon on the Vine - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
33. We Can't Be Darlings Anymore - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
34. Tell Mother I'll Meet Her - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
35. In a Little Village Churchyard - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
36. Come Back to Your Dobie Shack - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
37. Just As the Sun Went Down - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
38. What Would You Give in Exchange - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
39. Leaf from the Sea - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
40. Brown Eyes - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
41. Maple on the Hill Pt. 2 (Driftin' to That Happy Home) - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
42. Going to Georgia - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
43. Nobody's Darlin But Mine - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
44. Mother Came to Get Her Boy from Jail - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
45. Where the Red Red Roses Grow - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
46. Cradle Days - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
47. Gathering Flowers from the Hills - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
48. My Mother Is Waiting - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
49. If I Could Hear My Mother - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
50. Nobody's Darling on Earth - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
51. Shake Hands with Mother - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
52. They Said My Lord Was a Devil - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
53. Won't Somebody Pal with Me - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
54. Hop Along Peter - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
55. Just One Way to the Pearly Gates - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
56. Dear Daddy You're Gone - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
57. Been Foolin' Me Baby - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
58. I'll Be a Friend of Jesus - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
59. Cowboy's Pony in Heaven - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
60. Little Birdie - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
61. Always Been a Rambler - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
62. Starting Life Anew with You - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
63. Little Rosebuds - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
64. Train Carry My Girl Back Home - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
65. In the Land Beyond the Blue - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
66. Change All Around - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
67. Short Life and It's Trouble - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
68. Dying Boy's Prayer - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
69. Free Again - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
70. Answer to "Two Little Rosebuds" - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
71. I'm Not Turning Backward - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
72. Riding on That Train Forty-Five - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
73. Little Maggie - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
74. Little Pal - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
75. Down in the Willow - Wade Mainer Zeke Morris
76. My Wife Went Away and Left Me - Daddy John Love
77. Railroad Blues - Daddy John Love
78. Over the Hills in Carolina - Daddy John Love
79. Budded Roses - Daddy John Love
80. What Makes Him Do It - Daddy John Love
81. My Little Red Ford - Daddy John Love
82. I Am Dreaming of Mother - Daddy John Love
83. Cotton Mill Blues - Daddy John Love
84. Blue Days - Daddy John Love
85. No Place Like Home - Daddy John Love
86. Homeless Child - Daddy John Love
87. Where Is My Mama? - Daddy John Love
88. What a Friend We Have in Mother - Dixie Reelers
89. My Heart Is Broken for You - Dixie Reelers
90. Answer to Maple on the Hill Pt. 2 - Dixie Reelers
91. Lonesome Valley Pt. 2 - Dixie Reelers
92. Walkin' in My Sleep - Dixie Reelers
93. Father Dear Father - Dixie Reelers
94. I Shall Not Be Moved - Dixie Reelers
95. Do You Want to See Mother Again? - Dixie Reelers
96. Darling Think What You Have Done - Morris Brothers
97. Story of Charlie Lawson - Morris Brothers
98. Great Speckled Bird [New Version] - Morris Brothers
99. Just How Pretty You Smile - Morris Brothers
100. Married Woman Blues - Morris Brothers