V/A - Fiddlin Country Style
Rosin On The Bow And Here We Go!
(Starday SLP-114) 1959
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This compilation features three tracks by Ken Clark and Don 'Chubby' Anthony with songwriting co-credited to Clark/Anthony.
The LP was reissued in full (Nashvile NLP-2015) 1964, and in a cut-down form with only ten tracks (excluding those with Ken Clark & Chubby Anthony) - (Gusto Power-Pak PO-296) 1977.
There's also a version of Round Town Gals by Roy Russell with Jim Eanes and Allen Shelton from a 1957 radio recording on 'Fiddlin' Time' (Outlet STLP-402) 1978.
One track, Rambler's Ride, can also be heard on youtube.
Rambler's Ride, Chubby's Run and possibly Bluegrass Swing have recently been reissued on CD-R Ken Clark & The Merry Mountain Boys - S/T. See that entry for more details.
| Track: |
Title: |
|---|---|
| Side One: |
|
| 1 |
Round Town Gals - Jim Eanes With Roy Russell |
| Jim Eanes / Roy Russell |
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| 2 |
Daisies - Tommy Hill's String Band |
| ???? |
|
| 3 |
Drag That Fiddle - Harry Choates |
| Dee |
|
| 4 |
Sparta Waltz - Big Tige And His 8 String Fiddle |
| Fikes / York |
|
| 5 |
Mocking Bird Special - Slim Cox |
| Dee |
|
| 6 |
Snowflake - Wally Traugott |
| Traugott |
|
| 7 |
Swing Fiddle Rag - Bill Wimberly And His Band |
| Dee |
|
| 8 |
Ramblers Ride - Ken Clark With Don Anthony |
| Clark / Anthony |
|
| Side Two: |
|
| 1 |
Fiddler's Love - Tommy Hill's String Band |
| York |
|
| 2 |
Dine-E-O - Jim Eanes With Allen Shelton |
| Eanes / Shelton |
|
| 3 |
Bluegrass Swing - Ken Clark With Don Anthony |
| Clark / Anthony |
|
| 4 |
Orange Blossom Fiddle - The Country Gentlemen |
| York |
|
| 5 |
Fiddler's Prayer - Tommy Hill's String Band |
| York |
|
| 6 |
Fiddlin' Joe - Tommy Jackson |
| Dee |
|
| 7 |
Twin Fiddle Waltz - Tommy Hill's String Band |
| Wise / York |
|
| 8 |
Chubby's Run - Ken Clark With Don Anthony |
| Clark / Anthony |
[1] The tune seems to have originated by James ("Uncle Jimmy" or "Fiddlin' Jim") McCarroll of the Roane County Ramblers, and picked up by G.B. Grayson. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Highway