The Bristol Sessions: The Big Bang of Country Music 1927-1928 (5-CD)

Record Collector (magazine): 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."

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 5
Released: March 1, 2011
Originally Released: 2011
Label: Bear Family Germany

Entertainment 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."

Uncut - 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."

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."

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Dying Girl's Farewell, The - Ernest V. Stoneman / Kahle Brewer
2.Tell Mother I Will Meet Her - Ernest V. Stoneman / Kahle Brewer
3.Mountaineer's Courtship, The - Irma Frost / Ernest V. Stoneman
4.Midnight on the Stormy Deep - Irma Frost / Ernest V. Stoneman
5.Sweeping Through the Gates - Ernest V. Stoneman
6.I Know My Name Is There - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
7.Are You Washed in the Blood? - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
8.No More Good-Byes - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
9.Resurrection [Take 1], The - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers (take)
10.Resurrection [Take 2], The - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers (take)
11.I Am Resolved [Take 1] - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers (take)
12.I Am Resolved [Take 2] - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers (take)
13.I Want to Go Where Jesus Is - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
14.Do, Lord, Remember Me - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
15.Old Ship of Zion - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
16.Jesus Getting Us Ready for That Great Day - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
17.Happy in Prison - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
18.Don't Grieve After Me - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
19.What Will I Do, For My Money's All Gone - Hattie Stoneman / Uncle Eck Dunford
20.Whip-poor-will's Song, The - Uncle Eck Dunford
21.Skip to Ma Lou, My Darling - Uncle Eck Dunford
22.Barney McCoy - Ernest V. Stoneman / Uncle Eck Dunford
23.Old Time Corn Shuckin', Pt. 1 - The Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers
24.Old Time Corn Shuckin', Pt. 2 - The Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Jealous Sweetheart [Take 1], The - The Johnson Brothers (take)
2.Jealous Sweetheart [Take 2], The - The Johnson Brothers (take)
3.Passing Policeman, A - The Johnson Brothers
4.Just a Message from Carolina - The Johnson Brothers
5.Wreck of the Virginian [Take 1], The - Blind Alfred Reed (take)
6.Wreck of the Virginian [Take 2], The - Blind Alfred Reed (take)
7.I Mean to Live for Jesus - Blind Alfred Reed
8.You Must Unload - Blind Alfred Reed
9.Walking in the Way With Jesus [Take 1] - Blind Alfred Reed (take)
10.Walking in the Way With Jesus [Take 2] - Blind Alfred Reed (take)
11.Two Brothers Are We - The Johnson Brothers
12.Soldier's Poor Little Boy, The - The Johnson Brothers
13.I Want to See My Mother (Ten Thousand Miles A - The Johnson Brothers
14.Pot Liquor Blues - El Watson
15.Narrow Gauge Blues - El Watson
16.Cold Penitentiary Blues - B.F. Shelton
17.Oh Molly Dear - B.F. Shelton
18.Pretty Polly - B.F. Shelton
19.Darling Cora - B.F. Shelton
20.Called To the Foreign Field - Alfred G. Karnes
21.I Am Bound For the Promised Land - Alfred G. Karnes
22.Where We'll Never Grow Old - Alfred G. Karnes
23.When They Ring the Golden Bells - Alfred G. Karnes
24.To the Work - Alfred G. Karnes
25.Train On the Island - J. P. Nester
26.Black-Eyed Susie - J. P. Nester
27.Johnny Goodwin - Bull Mountain Moonshiners

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow - The Carter Family
2.Little Log Cabin By the Sea - The Carter Family
3.Poor Orphan Child, The - The Carter Family
4.Storms Are On the Ocean, The - The Carter Family
5.Single Girl, Married Girl - The Carter Family
6.Wandering Boy, The - The Carter Family
7.Remember Me, O Mighty One - Alcoa Quartet
8.I'm Redeemed - Alcoa Quartet
9.Henry Whitter's Fox Chase - Henry Whitter
10.Rain Crow Bill - Henry Whitter
11.Big Bend Gal - The Shelor Family
12.Suzanna Gal - The Shelor Family
13.Sandy River Belle [Take 1] - The Shelor Family (take)
14.Sandy River Belle [Take 2] - The Shelor Family (take)
15.Billy Grimes, the Rover - The Shelor Family
16.Newmarket Wreck, The - Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker
17.On The Banks Of The Sunny Tennessee - Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker
18.Soldier's Sweetheart, The - Jimmie Rodgers
19.Sleep Baby Sleep - Jimmie Rodgers
20.Longest Train I Ever Saw, The - The Tenneva Ramblers
21.Sweet Heaven When I Die - The Tenneva Ramblers
22.Miss 'Liza, Poor Gal - The Tenneva Ramblers
23.Greasy String - West Virginia Coonhunters
24.Your Blue Eyes Run Me Crazy - West Virginia Coonhunters
25.Standing On the Promises - Tennessee Mountaineers
26.Shall We Gather at the River - Tennessee Mountaineers

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.My Name Is Ticklish Reuben - Smyth County Ramblers
2.Way Down In Alabama - Smyth County Ramblers
3.Do Not Wait 'Till I'm Laid 'Neath the Clay - Alfred G. Karnes
4.Days of My Childhood Plays, The - Alfred G. Karnes
5.We Shall All Be Reunited - Alfred G. Karnes
6.If the Light Has Gone Out In Your Soul - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
7.Went Up In the Clouds Of Heaven - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
8.I Know That Jesus Set Me Free - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
9.Shine On Me - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
10.Bright Tomorrow - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
11.Little Talk With Jesus, A - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet
12.I Cannot Be Your Sweetheart - Howard & Peak
13.Three Black Sheep - Howard & Peak
14.Good-night Darling - Clarence Greene
15.Broken-Hearted Lover, The - The Stoneman Family
16.Angeline, the Baker - Uncle Eck Dunford
17.Old Shoes and Leggin's - Uncle Eck Dunford
18.We Parted By the Riverside - The Stoneman Family
19.Down To Jordan and Be Saved
20.There's a Light Lit Up In Galilee
21.Going Up the Mountain After Liquor, Part 1 - The Stoneman Family
22.Going Up the Mountain After Liquor, Part 2 - The Stoneman Family
23.Spanish Merchant's Daughter, The - The Stoneman Family
24.Too Late - The Stoneman Family

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.I'll Be Happy - Stamps Quartet
2.Like the Rainbow - Stamps Quartet
3.Because I Love Him - Stamps Quartet
4.Come To the Savior - Stamps Quartet
5.Do Your Best, Then Wear a Smile - Stamps Quartet
6.We Shall Reach Home - Stamps Quartet
7.My Mother Is Waiting For Me In Heaven Above - The Smith Brothers
8.She Has Climbed the Golden Stair - The Smith Brothers
9.We'll Sing On That Shore - Palmer Sisters
10.Singing the Story of Grace - Palmer Sisters
11.Help Me To Find The Way - Palmer Sisters
12.He'll Be With Me - Palmer Sisters
13.Brownie Blues - Tarter & Gay
14.Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
15.Where Is My Mamma? - Carolina Twins
16.When You Go A'Courtin' - Carolina Twins
17.I Sat Upon the River Bank - Carolina Twins
18.New Orleans Is the Town I Like Best - Carolina Twins
19.She Tells Me That I Am Sweet - Carolina Twins
20.Mr. Brown, Here I Come - Carolina Twins
21.I Truly Understand, You Love Another Man - Shortbuckle Roark & Family
22.My Mother's Hands - Shortbuckle Roark & Family