Columbia 130-D, The Wreck of the Old Southern 97, sung and played by Ernest Thompson. Recorded in 1924. From the original 78rpm disk.
Wreck of the Old 97 was country music’s first great hits when it was recorded by classically trained former light opera singer Vernon Dalhart (nee Marion Try Slaughter) in 1924. The song had already been recorded by Henry Whitter in 1923, and Thompson’s recording actually predates Dalhart’s by a few weeks. http://youtu.be/TRW_gxz4cuY


Ernest Thompson: The Wreck of the Southern Old 97 (1924)

G. B. Grayson (iddle/vocals) 
Recorded in Atlanta GA: October 18, 1927 (County 513)

Ommie Wise: G. B. Grayson

From Rayne, La. first Cajun artist to record: Joe Falcon (accordion) Cléoma  Breaux (guitar/vocals) probably Ophy Breaux (guitar) Recorded late 1920s.

Osson: Cléoma Breaux and Joe Falcon

Clayton McMichen, Gid Tanner (Fiddles) Riley Puckett (Guitar / Vocals) Fate Norris (Banjo)
Recorded 1932 (County 506)

The Skillet Lickers: Four Cent Cotton

Charlie Monroe And His Kentucky Pardners
Golden Country ‎– LP-2204

Charlie Monroe: Rubber Neck Blues

Recorded in Savannah, Geogia, Aug 24, 1927 (Victor BVE-39843)
Carl T. Sprague (vocals/guiter) Olie Olesen and Joe Mintz (fiddles)

Carl T. Sprague: The Two Soldierses

More Clawhammer Banjo Songs & Tunes
 County Records – 717 (1969)

Cripple Creek: Clawhammer Banjo by Tommy Jarrell

Maybelle Carter-Lead Vocal (first verse) and Autoharp, Earl Scruggs-Banjo, Doc Watson-Guitar, Jimmie Fadden-Harmonica, Merle Travis-Guitar, John McEuen-Mandolin, Jimmy Martin-Lead Vocal (second verse) Guitar, Pete "Oswald" Kirby-Dobro, Vassar Clements-Fiddle,  Roy "Junior" Huskey-Bass, Roy Acuff-Lead Vocal (third verse); Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, Thompson, Gary Scruggs, Ray Martin, Timmy Martin, Randy Scruggs, Betty Travis, Fred Cross, Gloria Belle, Louise Scruggs, Steve Scruggs, Chet Flippo, Martha Flippo, Larry Murray, Mike Carr, Alice McEuen (Background Vocals) United Artists Records (1972)

Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Guitar, Vocals – Fields Ward
Banjo – Sampson Ward
Fiddle – Eck Dunford*
Vocals, Guitar, Autoharp – Ernest Stoneman
Mastered By – Paul Cady
Producer – Arnold S. Caplin
Recorded March 12-16, 1929, Richmond, Indiana. 
Historical Records – HLP 8001

Way Down In North Carolina: Fields Wards And His Buck Mountain Band

Charlie Poole (banjo/vocals) Lonnie Austin (fiddle) Roy Harvey (guitar)
Recorded May 6, 1929, New York

The Baltimore Fire : Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers

Charlie Poole (banjo/vocals) Posey Rorer (fiddle) Roy Harvey (guitar)
Recorded Sep 17, 1926 (Columbia 15138-D, County 516 )

Goodbye Booze : Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers

A rare reunion of the 3 Monroe brothers, Charlie (guitar/lead vocals)  Bill (mandolin/tenor vocals) and  and Birch (bass vocals) at the Festival of American Folklife , Washington, D.C, 1969

I Know My Lord's Gonna Lead Me Out : The Monroe Brothers

Charlie Poole (banjo/vocals) Posey Rorer (fiddle) Ron Harvey (guitar)
Recorded  in New York on September 20, 1926 (Columbia 15099-D)
Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers – Old Time Songs (COUNTY 505)


White House Blues: Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers

Bill Monroe (vocals/mandolin) Kenny Baker (fiddle) Rual Yarborough (banjo) James Monroe (guitar) Douglas Green (bass)
Recorded in Washington, D.C, 1969
Festival of American Folklife (Smithsonian Vol. 1 Live 1967-69 LP) 


Uncle Pen: Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys

Cotton Eyed Joe: The Skillet Lickers

Recorded November 16, 1954, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN.
Jimmy Martin (guitar/vocals) Bob Osborne (mandolin/vocals) Sonny Osborne(banjo) Red Taylor (fiddle) Cedric Rainwater (bass)
Blue Grass Music '54 and '56 RCA (Japan) RA 5505

Chalk up another one: Jimmy Martin & the Osborne Brothers

Uncle Dave Macon (banjo/vocals) Sam MacGee (guitar)
Recorded April 14, 1926 in New York, N. Y.
Uncle Dave Macon: The Dixie Dewdrop (Vitcor Records LP 101)

Rise When The Rooster Crows: Uncle Dave Macon

Bill Clifton (lead guitar/vocals) John Duffey (mandolin/tenor vocals) Eddie Adcock (banjo/baritone vocals) Charlie Waller (rhythm guitar) Tom Gray (bass) Roy & Paul Justice (fiddles) Mike Seeger (banjo)
"Bill Clifton meets the Country Gentlemen "(London [Japan] SLH 42) 1966
"Bill Clifton – Going Back To Dixie" (Bear Family Records – BF 15000) 1975

Going Back To Dixie: Bill Clifton & the Country Gentlemen

Bill Monroe (mandolin/vocals) Clyde Moody (guitar/vocals) Tommy Magness (fiddle) Bill Wesbrooks (bass) Recorded:  October 7, 1940

I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do : Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys

Clarence White (guitar/vocals)  Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Billy Ray Lathum (banjo) Roger Bush (bass/vocals)
Recorded on January 15, 1965 at the "Ark Club" in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Green Corn: The Kentucky Colonels

Lester Flatt (guitar/vocals) Earl Scruggs (banjo) Mac Wiseman (guitar/vocals) Jim Shumate (fiddle) Cedric Rainwater (bass)
Recorded in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1948

We'll Meet Again Sweetheart: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys

Emmy Rossum (0:43) Emmylou Harris (4:33)
From the  motion picture "Songcatcher" Vanguard 79586-2 (2001)

Barbara Allen: Emmy Rossum and Emmylou Harris

Lily May Ledford (banjo/fiddle/vocals) Esther Koehler (mandolin) Rosie Ledford (guitar/vocals) Evelyn Lange (bass) Recorded May 30, 1938 Chicago, IL. Vocalion 04659 Conqueror 9231

Flowers In The Wildwood

Flowers Blooming In The Wildwood: Coon Creek Girls

Barbara Dane (guitar/vocals)
Paredon Records 1973

I Hate The Capitalist System

I Hate The Capitalist System: Barbara Dane

Fiddlin' John Carson (vocals/fiddle)
Recorded Aug 3, 1923 (Okeh 4890)

Vol. 1 (1923-1924) - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order

The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane: Fiddlin' John Carson

Zeke Morris (mandolin/vocals) Wiley Morris (guitar/vocals)
Recorded Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963

Bluegrass At Newport: Recorded Live At The Newport Folk Festivals 1959, 60 & 63

Salty Dog Blues: Morris Brothers

Decca 38978 11/9/1934
The Enduring Magic: Claddagh Records CHCD-008 (2004)

Michael Coleman: The Enduring Magic

Bonnie Kate / Jenny's Chickens: Michael Coleman

Brenda Stubbert(fiddle) Richard Wood( piano) Brian Doyle (guitar)	
Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40491

The Heart Of Cape Breton: Fiddle Music Recorded Live Along The Ceilidh Trail

My Great Friend John Morris Rankin/The Flax in Bloom/A Northside Reel

Emmy Rossum (lead vocals) Dolly Parton (chorus) Steve Buckingham (dulcimer) Stuart Duncan (fiddle) Sam Bush (mandolin) Bryan Sutton (guitar) Jerry Douglas (dobro)
Soundtrack from the 2000 Motion Picture " Songcatcher" (Vanguard CD 79586-2)
https://american-roots-music.blogspot.com/2017/03/songcatcher-music-from-and-inspired-by.html

When Love Is New: Dolly Parton & Emmy Rossum

Dark River: Songs Of The Civil War Era (Blue Corn Music BCM-1103) 2011

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