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Monday 1 November 2010

RED BARN / WHITE CHURCH DRAFT LISTING


WHITE CHURCH 1049
RUSING FAMILY
Living For Jesus
()
Keep On the Firing Line
()

RED BARN 1051 / 1052
TED WEST AND HIS RANGE RIDERS
I Wish I Had Stayed Over Yonder (1051.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
One Little Kiss (1052.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: Issue number in deadwax only.

WHITE CHURCH 1053
BLACKWOOD BROS.
When He Calls I'll Fly Away (1053.A)
()
The Old Rugged Cross (1053.B)
()

WHITE CHURCH 1055
BLACKWOOD BROS.
When They Ring The Golden Bells
()
'Tis Wonderful To Me
()

WHITE CHURCH 1057
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Keep On The Firing Line
()
A Beautiful Life
()

WHITE CHURCH 1058
BLACKWOOD BROS.
I'm Winging My Way Back Home (A)
()
In The Garden (B)
()

WHITE CHURCH 1059
BLACKWOOD BROS.
The Love Of God (1059.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
If We Never Meet Again (1059.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: WHITE CHURCH 1059 also released on CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SERVICE 1059

WHITE CHURCH 1060
BLACKWOOD BROTHERS
On The Jericho Road (1060.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
When He Put A Little Sunshine In (1060.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: WHITE CHURCH 1060 also released on CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SERVICE 1060

WHITE CHURCH 1062
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Kneel At The Cross
()
Won't We Be Happy
()

WHITE CHURCH CES 1063
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Can He Depend On You
()
There's A Little Pine Log Cabin
()

WHITE CHURCH 1064
BLACKWOOD BROS.
I've Been Listening [Feat: Bill Lyles] (1064.A)
()
I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone (1064.B)
()

WHITE CHURCH 1065
GOODWILL FAMILY
The City Where Comes No Strife
()
I Will Have A New Life
()

WHITE CHURCH 1069
KENNETH FULKERSON AND THE HARMONY BOYS
He Will Surely Make It All Right (1069.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
He Whispers Sweet Peace To Me (1069.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN 1071
TEX GRIMSLEY
Sorry For You (1071.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
It’s All Coming Home To You (1071.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WIBW 1072
HOLDEN BROS. Featuring EMORY MARTIN, One Arm Banjo Player
Mother’s Not Dead, She’s Only Sleeping (1072.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
I’m Doing My Time (1072.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1076
DUDE HANK HIS TRUMPET AND THE DUDE RANCH BOYS
Cry Baby Trumpet (RH 1076.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Corn Cob Schottishe (sic) (RH 1077.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN 1076 Reviewed in BILLBOARD 19th June 1948

WIBW 1076
DUDE HANKS
Cry Baby (1076.A)
(Leroy Carlson) (No Publisher Noted)
Corn Cob Schottishe (sic) (1077.B)
(Dude Ranchers) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: WIBW 1076 is the same as RED BARN RH 1076

WIBW 1079
HOLDEN BROS. Featuring EMORY MARTIN, One Arm Banjo Player
Dust On The Bible (1079.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Parcel Of Love (1079.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1072.A / 1079.A
HOLDEN BROS. FEATURING EMORY MARTIN, ONE ARM BANJO PLAYER
Mother’s Not Dead, She Is Only Sleeping (1072.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Dust On The Bible (1079.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1080
THE RADIOAIRES
Living With Jesus (1080.A) (deadwax 1080.AX1)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
I Had A Talk With Jesus (1080.B) (deadwax 1080.BX1)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1082
HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
I Want To Know More
()
On That Judgement Day
()

WHITE CHURCH 1083
HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
Oh What An Awful Day
()
Everybody Ought To Know
()

WHITE CHURCH 1084
HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
Gospel Boogie (1084.A)
(Leroy Abernathy) (No Publisher Noted)
You Can’t Believe Everything You Hear (1084.B)
(Leroy Abernathy) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1088
CLEVELAND COLORED QUINTET
Carry Your Bible With You
()
The Half Has Never Yet Been Told
()

WHITE CHURCH 1094
RUSHING FAMILY
On The Battle Field (Jeanette Soloist)
()
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
()

WHITE CHURCH 1096
RUSHING FAMILY
Voice From The Old Cabin Window
()
We’ll Reap What We Sow
()

WHITE CHURCH 1097
HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
Burning of the Winecoff Hotel (1097-A)
(Leroy Abernathy) (No publisher listed)
A Newborn Feeling (1097-B)
(Leroy Abernathy) (No publisher listed)

WHITE CHURCH 1098
HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
I Know The Lord
()
Tis So Sweet To Trust Him
()

WHITE CHURCH 1099
HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
Checking Up On My Payments (1099.A)
(Leroy Abernathy) (No publisher listed)
Sin Ain’t Nothing But Blues (1099.B)
(Leroy Abernathy) (No publisher listed)

WHITE CHURCH 1100
E. L. SLAVENS, VOCALIST *MELVIN LEWIS, PIANIST
Under His Wings (1100-A)
()
Not Dreaming (1100-B)
()

RED BARN 1101
JIMMIE SKINNER Accompanied by Mandolin and Bass
On The Wrong Side Of The Tracks (1101.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Let's Say Goodbye Like We said Hello (1101.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1105
BLACKWOOD BROS. QUARTET
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (1105.A)
(No Composer Noted) (No publisher listed)
Hark The Herald Angels Sing (1105.B)
(No Composer Noted) (No publisher listed)

WHITE CHURCH 1106
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Silent Night (A)
()
Oh Come All Ye Faithful (B)
()

WHITE CHURCH 1107
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Joy To The World (A)
()
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (B)
()

NB: White Church 1105-1107 were released ion a 3 record album.

WHITE CHURCH 1111
PILGRIMAIRES
CHARLES E. YORK (Guitar); NORMAN E. KELLER (Accordian)
I Claim Jesus First Of All (1111.A)
() ()
I've Just Heard From Heaven (1111.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1113
HARMONY BOYS - WINNERS OF THE RENFRO VALLEY
QUARTET CONTEST
Do Right And Come Smiling Thru (1113.A) (deadwax: 1113.1A R)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Oh Look Away (1113.B) (deadwax: 1113.1B R)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1114
MELODY MASTERS QUARTET
Brudder Jonah
()
Moving Up To Glory
()

WHITE CHURCH 1118
JAMES AND MARTHA
I’m Gonna Let It Shine (1118.A) (deadwax: 1118.AR 1X)
(James W. Roberts) (No Publisher Noted)
Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven (1118.B)
(deadwax: 1118.BR 1X)(James W. Roberts)
(No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1119
JAMES AND MARTHA
When He Heard My Plea (1119.A) (deadwax: 1119.AR)
(James W. Roberts) (No Publisher Noted)
JAMES AND MARTHA “BARN DANCE SWEETHEARTS”
He Will Set Your Fields On Fire (1119.B)
(deadwax: 1119.BR 1X)(No Composer Credit)
(No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1120
JAMES AND MARTHA-BARN DANCE SWEETHEARTS
The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile (1120-A)
(No composer credit) (No publisher listed)
The Man Of Galilee (1120-B)
(James W. Roberts) (No publisher listed)

WHITE CHURCH 1124
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Give The World A Smile
()
More About Jesus
()

WHITE CHURCH 1125
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Precious Memories
()
I've Never Been Sorry
()

WHITE CHURCH CES 1126
BLACKWOOD BROS.
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
()
All the Day Long
()

WHITE CHURCH 1127
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Where Could I Go
()
When The Saints Go Marching In
()

WHITE CHURCH CES 1128
BLACKWOOD BROS.
Life's Railway To Heaven
()
I'll Be Somewhere Listening
()

WHITE CHURCH 1129
BLACKWOOD BROS.
This World Is Not My Home
()
Beyond The Shadows
()

WHITE CHURCH 1135
THE ORIGINAL RADIOAIRES QUARTET
FEATURING RENE FOSTER, TENOR
Press Along Weary Pilgrim, Press On (1135.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
THE ORIGINAL RADIOAIRES QUARTET
When I Get Saved (1135.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1136
ORIGINAL RADIOAIRES QUARTET
Down Old Log Cabin Lane
()
I Love My Saviour Too
()

WHITE CHURCH 1141
WILLIAMS FAMILY (ZEKE, JOAN, VIRGINIA LEE)
JERRY FRONEK – ACCORDION
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (1141.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
When Daddy Read The Bible To Us All (1141.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1142 1948
BLACKWOOD BROTHERS
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
()
Build Me A Cabin In The Sky
()

WHITE CHURCH 1143
BLACKWOOD BROTHERS
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
()
Riding The Range For Jesus
()

WHITE CHURCH 1144
BLACKWOOD BROTHERS
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
()
?
()

RED BARN 1150
JIMMIE SKINNER accompanied by RAY LUNSFORD, E. SKINNER AND JO DEPEW
Doin’ My Time (1150.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
JIMMIE SKINNER – Mandolin by RAY LUNSFORD
Dad Too Is Lonely (1150.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN 1151
JACK HOLDEN AND THE GOERGIA BOYS
Mama Quit Teasin’ Me (1151.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Beneath The Old Kentucky Moon (1151.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1152
JACK HOLDEN AND THE GEORGIA BOYS
Mama I’m Sick (1152.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
JACK HOLDEN AND THE GEORGIA BOYS – FIDDLIN’ BY WAYNE MIDKIFF
Black Mountain Blues (1152.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Reviewed in BILLBOARD 24th April 1948

RED BARN 1153
JACK HOLDEN AND THE GEORGIA BOYS
New Drifting And Dreaming (1153.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
JACK HOLDEN AND THE GEORGIA BOYS – FIDDLIN’ BY WAYNE MIDKIFF
Mocking Bird (1153.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1154
REV. E. L. SLAVENS - vocalist
I will Pilot Thee (1154-A)
()
Pearls by the Way (1154-B)
()

WHITE CHURCH 1155
REV. E. L. SLAVENS - vocalist
A Memory (1155-A)
()
Jesus Took my Burdens (1155-B)
()

RED BARN RH 1160
ODIS ECHOLS AND HIS MELODY BOYS
One Faded Rose (1160.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Dreary Midnight Blues (1160.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1162
BOBBIE DICK
Waltz Of The Wind (1162.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Jimmy The Kid (1162.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1166
BOBBY COOK AND BUDDY NELSON - THE TEXAS SADDLE PALS
Bad Daddy Blues (1166.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
There’ll Be A Change In Me (1166.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1172
HARMONY FOLKS-RAY AND ELDA (LAYMAN)
Little Angel With a Dirty Face (1172-A)
(No composer credit) (No publisher listed)
Don't By Pass(sic) the Golden City (1172-B)
(No composer credit) (No publisher listed)

WHITE CHURCH 1177
DOC AND ESTHER
Whispering Hope (1177-A)
(No composer credit) (No publisher listed)
Good Night and Good Morning (1177-B)
(No composer credit) (No publisher listed)

RED BARN RH 1181
ELMO LINN Featuring CURLY KELLY (Steel Guitar)
I’m Takin’ It Easy Here (1181.A)
(Ernie Lee) (No Publisher Noted)
You’re Always On My Mind (1181.B)
()

Reviewed in BILLBOARD 24th April 1948

RED BARN RH 1174
JEROME AND HENRY
I Said And She Said
()
Don’t Bite The Hand That’s Feeding You
()

Reviewed in BILLBOARD 19th June 1948

RED BARN RH 1188
ELMO LINN
Lorita (1188.A)
(Deb Dyer) (No Publisher Noted)
Line On The Highway (1188.B)
(Deb Dyer) (No Publisher Noted)

WHITE CHURCH 1189
JAMES AND MARTHA
I Ain’t Got Time (1189.A)
(Burford Abner) (No Publisher Noted)
There’s An Open Door Waiting For Me (1189.B)
(James And Martha) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1190
BOBBY COOK AND BUDDY NELSON
?
()
?
()

RED BARN RH 1192
BYRON PARKER’S HILLBILLIES
I Don’t Love Nobody (1192.A)
(Lew Sully) (No Publisher Noted)
Those Blues Don’t Worry Me (1192.B)
(Tommy Faile) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1193
JIMMIE SKINNER - MANDOLIN BY RAY LUNSFORD
Will You Be Satisfied That Way (1193.A)
(No Compser Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
There Won't Be Much More (1193.B)
(No Compser Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1194
KENTUCKY JESS AND NEAL BURRIS
Travelin’ Man (1194.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (1194.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1195
ELMO LINN
Heart Full Of Love (1195.A)
(Arnold – Nelson - Soehnel) (No Publisher Noted)
ELMO LINN AND THE LINN TRIO
This Little World Of Mine (1195.B)
(Elmo Kissee) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RB 1196
TIM CROSS AND HIS OZARK VAGABONDS
One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) (1196.A)
(Dean – Blair – Dean) (No Publisher Noted)
Storm Clouds (1196.B)
(Deb Dyer) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BARN RH 1197
ELMO LINN
Broken Vows
()
I’ll Shed No Tears
()

RED BARN 3014
MACK AND JEANIE SAUNDERS
Remember Me (3014.A)
(Wiseman) (No Publisher Noted)
I’m Waiting Still (3014.B)
(Sanders) (Deb Dyer) (No Publisher Noted)

Notation on label “Custom Made”

10 comments:

  1. Randy Hood - I posted a comment about my uncle Rev E L Slavens recording on White Church Records here is what I came up with:

    White Church Records
    Rev E L Slavens - vocalist
    Under His Wings (1100-A)
    Not Dreaming (1100-B)

    we also have some that only say 'Hymn Tunes' on the label...have you heard of that?

    I will Pilot Thee (1154-A)
    Pearls by the Way (1154-B)

    A Memory (1155-A)
    Jesus Took my Burdens (1155-B)

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  2. Many thanks for the details of your uncle's WHITE CHURCH release, I have added the release to the draft listing.

    I am not familiar with the HYMN TUNES label, however, the numberical series does fit within the RED BARN / WHITE CHURCH numerical sequence.

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  3. I guess I put that sentence in the wrong place...1154 and 1155 are also on the WC label

    Randy Hood

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  4. Thanks for clarification - have added 1154 and 1155 to listing.

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  5. Here are some additions to your Red Barn-White Church draft listing:

    WHITE CHURCH 1049
    RUSING FAMILY
    Living For Jesus
    Keep On the Firing Line

    WHITE CHURCH 1097
    HOMELAND HARMONY QUARTET
    Burning of the Winecoff Hotel (1097-A)
    (Leroy Abernathy) (No publisher listed)
    A Newborn Feeling (1097-B)
    (Leroy Abernathy) (No publisher listed)

    WHITE CHURCH 1120
    JAMES AND MARTHA-BARN DANCE SWEETHEARTS
    The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile (1120-A)
    (No composer credit) (No publisher listed)
    The Man Of Galilee (1120-B)
    (James W. Roberts) (No publisher listed)

    WHITE CHURCH 1172
    HARMONY FOLKS-RAY AND ELDA (LAYMAN)
    Little Angel With a Dirty Face (1172-A)
    (No composer credit) (No publisher listed)
    Don't By Pass(sic) the Golden City (1172-B)
    (No composer credit) (No publisher listed)

    WHITE CHURCH 1177
    DOC AND ESTHER
    Whispering Hope (1177-A)
    (No composer credit) (No publisher listed)
    Good Night and Good Morning (1177-B)
    (No composer credit) (No publisher listed)

    WHITE CHURCH 5152
    HUMBARD FAMILY
    On the Jericho Road
    Help Me to Find the Way

    Also Jimmie Skinner's Red Barn 1101 and 1193
    don't appear in your draft listing although
    you have the information elsewhere.

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  6. Some of these are already mentioned in your blog or in Dave's article.
    White Church 1065 Goodwill Family The City Where Comes No Strife/I Will Have A New Life
    White Church 1082 Homeland Harmony Quartet I Want To Know More/On That Judgement Day
    White Church 1083 Homeland Harmony Quartet Oh What An Awful Day/Everybody Ought To Know
    White Church 1088 Cleveland Colored Quintet Carry Your Bible With You/The Half Has Never Yet Been Told
    White Church 1094 Rushing Family On The Battle Field (Jeanette Soloist)/Just A Closer Walk With Thee
    White Church 1096 Rushing Family Voice From The Old Cabin Window/We’ll Reap What We Sow
    White Church 1097 Homeland Harmony Quartet Burning Of The Winecoff Hotel/Newborn Feeling
    White Church 1098 Homeland Harmony Quartet I Know The Lord/Tis So Sweet To Trust Him
    White Church 1099 Homeland Harmony Quartet Checking Up On My Payments/Sin Ain’t Nothing But Blues
    White Church 1100 E. L. Slavens, Vocalist *Melvin Lewis, Pianist Under His Wings/Not Dreaming
    White Church 1114 Melody Masters Quartet Brudder Jonah/Moving Up To Glory
    White Church 1120 James And Martha The Sweetest Gift, A Mother’s Smile/Man Of Galilee
    White Church 1136 Original Radioaires Quartet Down Old Log Cabin Lane/I Love My Saviour Too
    White Church 1142 Blackwood Brothers Just A Little Talk With Jesus/Build Me A Cabin In The Sky 1948
    White Church 1143 Blackwood Brothers What A Friend We Have In Jesus/Riding The Range For Jesus
    White Church 1144 Blackwood Brothers Just A Closer Walk With Thee/?
    Red Barn RH 1190 Bobby Cook And Buddy Nelson ?/?
    Red Barn RH 1193 Jimmie Skinner – Mandolin By Ray Lunsford Will You Be satisfied That Way (1193.A)/There Won’t Be Much More (1193.B)

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  7. [From: Dave Sax].

    Mac McDivitt wrote...
    Here are some additions to your Red Barn-White Church draft listing:

    WHITE CHURCH 1049
    RUSING FAMILY
    Living For Jesus
    Keep On the Firing Line

    Hi Mac,
    I'm assuming this is a typo for Rushing Family, or is the typo actually on the label? Are you sure that this is numbered 1049? If it is then it appears to shoot down a couple of my conclusions. But labels have been known to use an earlier number for no apparant reason so this could be a possibility. Otherwise maybe we have close to 50 more early releases to find!

    The draft was based on what Al and others had and info that I sent to him. Quite a daunting task to type all of them out so he courageously did the quick draft before he changed his mind.

    I think Randy Hood means that there is no artist credit on the labels of 1154 & 1155; simply "HYMN TUNES" and that Rev E L Slavens is only listed on the 1100 label. Randy, is that correct?

    Thanks to those who have listed more for us. This is looking better than imagined - great team work. If anyone can locate some more we'd be most grateful.

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  8. Dave,

    White Church 1049 is one that I haven't seen personally. I suspect I picked it up from an E-Bay listing that didn't have a picture of the label. At the time I hadn't heard of the Rushing Family or the Rusing Family so I wouldn't have had any reason to suspect that it was a typo, although it probably was, since you have other listings for the Rushing Family. Likewise I can't confirm that the 1049 is correct.

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  9. Randy Hood - on the albums instead of saying either White Church or Red Barn they simply say Hymn Tunes and there is no address info like on the WC and RB labels. I do have scans of all the records and some mp3's of the recordings if there is anyway to send them to someone. email me at dbo71@att.net

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  10. I have a completed discography of Blackwood brothers recordings (including all of their White Church releases) if anyone is looking for missing #'s

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