Thursday, May 9, 2013

Church Brothers (by Dick Grant)



THE CHURCH BROTHERS  
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

THE CHURCH BROTHERS and their BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS-1
THE CHURCH BROTHERS and their BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS “THE GREATEST HILLBILLY BAND ON RECORD”-2.                                                                                                                                                                                    Johnson City, Tn: Winter 1950
William Cears “Bill” Church (ld vcl-4/gtr): Arthur Ralph Church (tnr vcl-5/mand); poss Hubert Davis (bjo) or John McKinley “Johnny” Nelson (bjo) or James Garfield “Gar” Bowers (bjo); Arthur Ward Eller (vcl/gtr); John Ralph Pennington (stg bs); Trio vcl-3.                                                                                                                                                                  Producer: James Hobart “Jim” Stanton

1203                   DARLING BROWN EYES  -1-5                                       Rich-R’-Tone (Uniss), Blue Ridge 101, GHP LP-900
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                              Rounder 1020, Jasmine JASMCD-3608
1211                   NO ONE TO LOVE ME      -3                                         Rich-R’-Tone (Uniss), Blue Ridge 609,          LP-900
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                              Rounder 1020
1302                   I’M LONELY FOR YOU     -2-4-5                                    Rich-R’-Tone 1009, GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (Bill Church)                                                                                   
1400                   A SWEETER LOVE THAN YOURS I’LL NEVER
                          KNOW                                                                         -4                                       1009, Rounder 1020
                          (Bill Church)                    
                          BENEATH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOON                                        Rich-R’-Tone (Uniss), GHP LP-900,             1020
                          ()                                                                                                  
1408                   WE’LL MEET UP THERE                                               Rich-R’-Tone 1017, Rounder 1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                             
1310                   I KNOW MY NAME WILL BE CALLED UP THERE                                   1017,                1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)

NB(1): RICH-R’-TONE 1009 released 1951.
NB(2): RICH-R’-TONE 1017 released Monday 17th September 1951.
NB(3): BILLBOARD ADVANCE RELEASES-RELIGIOUS-Saturday 29th September 1951-RICH-R’-TONE 1017.
NB(4): BLUE RIDGE 101 released 1952.
NB(5): BLUE RIDGE 101-Some or all copies give DRUSCILLA ADAMS’ name as “DRUSILLI”.                                                                                        

NB: JASMINE JASMCD-3608 “BLUEGRASS THAT HIGH LONESOME SOUND” released United Kingdom March 2012.

BUFFALO JOHNSON & THE CHURCH BROS. & their BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                          Saturday 27th October 1951
Buffalo Johnson (vcl-1/      ); Bill Church (vcl-2/gtr); Ralph Church (tnr vcl-2/mand); Johnny Nelson (bjo) or Gar Bowers (bjo);  Ward Eller (vcl/gtr); Ralph Pennington (stg bs).                                       Producer: Jim Stanton

                          ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS                                                  Rich-R’-Tone (Uniss), GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (P.D.)                                                                                            
1312                   DAY DREAMING              -1                                         Rich-R’-Tone 1019-A,          LP-900
                          (Gladys Gobble)                                                                                                                                                                                                              DAY DREAMING              (Alt)-1                                    Rich-R’-Tone (Uniss)
                          (Gladys Gobble)
1410                   I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO                                       -1-2              Rich-R’-Tone 1019-B
                          (Gladys Gobble)
                          I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO                                       (Alt)-1-2        Rich-R’-Tone (Uniss)
                          (Gladys Gobble)

NB(1): According to Drusilla Adams Smith, a second Rich-R’-Tone recording session was held about summer 1950 in
Kingsport, Tennessee. It is uncertain if any of the foregoing masters were recorded there.
NB(2): The BILLBOARD edition of Saturday 24th November 1951 stated that RICH-R’-TONE had issued its first TWO artist disc. It issued BUFFALO JOHNSON & THE CHURCH BROS.

THE CHURCH BROTHERS and their BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS
                                                                Radio Station WKBC                               North Wilkesboro, N.Car:                                                      1951
Bill Church (ld vcl-1/gtr); Ralph Church (tnr vcl-2/mand); Johnny Nelson (bjo-3)                  Ward Eller (vcl-4/gtr); Ralph Pennington (stg bs).                                                                                                                                                                Producer:

1465                   TEARS FALL ON MY BROKEN HEART                                              Blue Ridge 302 (Uniss)
                          ()
1864                   BLUE RIDGE SPECIAL     (Inst)                                                        302 (Uniss) , GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (Johnny Nelson)                                                                                                                                                                             1109 BROKEN VOWS AND A BROKEN HEART    -1-2-3                                    Blue Ridge 209, GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Ralph Pennington)                                                    
1706                  SOMEONE ELSE IS LOVING YOU                                                    Blue Ridge 101, GHPLP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     SOMEONE ELSE IS LOVING YOU        (Alt)             Blue Ridge (Uniss)
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)
1717                  YOU’RE STILL THE ROSE OF MY HEART                      -4                Blue Ridge 609,          LP-900,                1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Ward Eller)                                                               JSP CD-77110                                                                                                                                  GET THINGS READY (FOR ME MA)                        Blue Ridge (Uniss)
                          (Grandpa Jones) (Lois BMI)
NB(1): BLUE RIDGE 209 released Monday 9th February 1953.
NB(2): BLUE RIDGE 302 was not released.
NB(3): GHP LP-900 “THE CHURCH BROTHERS & THEIR BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS: TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS” released 1968.
NB(4): GHP LP-900 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.3, #5-November 1968.
NB(5): ROUNDER 1020 “THE CHURCH BROTHERS: THE EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS Vol.8.” released 1981.
NB(6): ROUNDER 1020 reviewed in Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.16, #10 April 1982.

JOE FRANKLIN “THE FRIENDLY FARM BOY” and his MIMOSA QUARTET
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1952
Joseph “Joe” Franklin (vcl/rhy gtr); Ralph Church (tnr vcl/mand); Clarence “Tater” Tate (fdl); Ralph Mayo (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

1122                   IF I COULD JUST MAKE IT IN                                                          Blue Ridge 202
                          (Joe Franklin)
9081                   SWING WIDE THOSE GOLDEN GATES                                                                202
                          (Joe Franklin)

NB: BLUE RIDGE 202 released 1952.
THE CHURCH BROTHERS and their BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS
                                                                Radio Station WPAQ                                Mt. Airy, N.Car:                                                                May 1952
Bill Church (ld vcl/gtr); Ralph Church (tnr vcl/mand); Gar Bowers (bjo); Ward Eller (vcl/gtr); Ralph Pennington (stg bs).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Engineer: Bruce Fleming

4069                   AN ANGEL WITH BLUE EYES                                                          Blue Ridge 1208-A, GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                              JSP CD-77110
5031                   WHEN JESUS CALLS YOUR NAME                                                  Blue Ridge 1208-B,          LP-900,                1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                              JSP CD-77110

NB: BLUE RIDGE 1208 released 1952.

THE CHURCH BROTHERS And Their BLUE RIDGE RAMBLERS
                                                                Radio Station WKBC                               North Wilkesboro, N.Car:                                           ca: Late 1952
Bill Church (ld vcl-1/gtr); Ralph Church (tnr vcl-2/mand); Gar Bowers (bjo); poss James      “Jim” Wilkerson (fdl); Ward Eller (vcl/gtr); Ralph Pennington (stg bs).                                                         Producer:

0990                   WAY DOWN IN OLE’ CAROLINE                                   -1-2              Blue Ridge 209, GHP LP-900, Rounder 1020
                          (Drusilla Adams-Bill Church)                                                              JSP CD-77110

NB(1): BLUE RIDGE 209 released 9th February 1953.
NB(2): According to various interviews by Walt Saunders with Johnny Whisnant that took place between March and June 1970, and appeared in Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.5, #3 – September 1970, the session personnel were Joe Franklin (rhy gtr); Ralph Church (mand); Johnny Whisnant (bjo); Ralph Pennington (fdl) & Dean Walsh (stg bs).
NB(3): JSP JSP-77110 “AUTHENTIC RARE BLUEGRASS: HISTORIC CUTS: INDEPENDENT LABEL SIDES 1951-19542 released United Kingdom 2008.


DISCOGRAPHY compiled by CLARENCE H. GREEN & DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to DRUSILLA ADAMS SMITH, JIM CLARK, ERIC ELLIS, JIM ATKINS, EDDIE NELSON, DICK SPOTTSWOOD, PETE KUYKENDALL & DAVE SAX.

1987-2013.
                                                 

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