The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story: Appalachia on Record 1946-1954 (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Released as a LP-sized box set, limited to 1000 copies

Includes 12 CDs in four six-panel digisleeves, and a 148-page book with liner notes on the history of the Rich-R-Tone label, biographical notes for the artists included on the box set, as well as a session discography and a label discography.

© 2025 Bear Family Records GmbH

Some copies come with a bonus disc of "Various – Tell It To Me / Revisiting The Johnson City Sessions 1928-1929" inside the box.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 05197
Rights Society: GEMA
Other (Cat.nr. CD1/CD2/CD3): BCD 17549-1/2/3
Other (Cat.nr. CD1): BCD 17549-1
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Other (Cat.nr. CD4): BCD 17549-4
Other (Cat.nr. CD5): BCD 17549-5
Other (Cat.nr. CD6): BCD 17549-6
Other (Cat.nr. CD7/CD8/CD9): BCD 17549-7/8/9
Other (Cat.nr. CD7): BCD 17549-7
Other (Cat.nr. CD8): BCD 17549-8
Other (Cat.nr. CD9): BCD 17549-9
Other (Cat.nr. CD10/11/12): BCD 17549-10/11/12
Other (Cat.nr. CD10): BCD 17549-10
Other (Cat.nr. CD11): BCD 17549-11
Other (Cat.nr. CD12): BCD 17549-12
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Annotation last modified on 2025-12-13 09:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Rich-R-Tone 398-411
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tear Drops in the Rain
Cecil Gill2:49
2Say Goodbye
Cecil Gill2:52
3Waitin' in Old Caroline
Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers2:53
4Jim Hall's Boogie
Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers3:04
5I'll Always Find a Way
Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers2:56
6Come Back Again
Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers3:07
7As Long as You Have That Smile
Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers2:44
8Rainbow at Midnight
Jim Hall & His Radio Rangers3:03
9Alone and Blue
Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers3:17
10Rangers Rag
Buffalo Johnson & His Melody Rangers2:50
11Blue Railroad Train
The Mulkey Brothers2:19
12Reno to Rio
The Mulkey Brothers2:38
13Something Within Me (Is Telling on You)
Buffalo Johnson2:25
14Where Are You Now
Buffalo Johnson3:09
15Where the Flowers of God Shall Bloom
Ernest Martin3:09
16Heaven's Highway 66
Ernest Martin2:52
17Got to Humble Down
Ernest Martin3:08
18My Vine Covered Cabin on the Hill
Ernest Martin3:14
19God's Long Distance Telephone
Ernest Martin3:05
20Treasurers on High
Ernest Martin3:13
21The Foolish One
Buffalo Johnson2:59
22The Sweetest Dream
Buffalo Johnson2:42
23I Wonder What You'll Say
Larry Godsey2:45
24Stealin' My Heart
Larry Godsey2:38
25Not for Auction
Larry Godsey2:38
26Made Graves in Centralia
Larry Godsey3:16
2▼CD: Rich-R-Tone 412 - 427
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Longing for You
Ramblin' Tommy Scott2:45
2Mountain Ma and Pa
Ramblin' Tommy Scott2:36
3The Convicts Dream
George Allen2:46
4Someday You'll Know
George Allen2:23
5The Little Rosewood Casket
Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Boys2:22
6What Will I Do
Stoney Cooper & His Clinch Mountain Boys2:33
7Don't Blame My Dreams
Leon Beaver & His Kennedy Cowboys2:53
8It's Up to You
Leon Beaver & His Kennedy Cowboys2:50
9Two Little Orphans
Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:28
10Wicked Path of Sin
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:34
11Molly and Tenbrooks
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1948)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (in 1948)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1948)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1948)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (in 1948)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
The Stanley Brothers2:27
12The Rambler's Blues
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1948)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (in 1948)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1948)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1948)
The Stanley Brothers2:49
13Day Dreaming in Sorrow
J. P. Sauceman2:30
14You Told Me Your Love Was True
J. P. Sauceman2:47
15Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1960)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (in 1960)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1960)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Radio Station WNER in Live Oak, Florida, United States (in 1960)
live recording of:
Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home (in 1960)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers2:44
16The Girl Behind the Bar
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
The Girl Behind the Bar (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
The Stanley Brothers2:18
17Happy Valley Special
The Bailey Brothers2:23
18Rattlesnake Daddy Blues
banjo:
Wiley Birchfield (US bluegrass banjoist) (in 1947)
double bass [bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (in 1947)
fiddle:
L.E. White (bluegrass fiddler and songwriter) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carl Butler (in 1947)
mandolin:
Charlie Bailey (US bluegrass musician, member of the Bailey Brothers) (in 1947)
The Bailey Brothers2:08
19The Pale Horse and His Rider
Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers2:44
20Whisper Softly - Mother's Dying
Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers3:13
21The Little Glass of Wine
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (from 1947 until 1948)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (from 1947 until 1948)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (from 1947 until 1948)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (from 1947 until 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Station WOPI in Bristol, Virginia, United States (from 1947 until 1948)
recording of:
Little Glass of Wine (from 1947 until 1948)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
The Stanley Brothers3:09
22Little Maggie
recording of:
Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
The Stanley Brothers2:20
23This World Can't Stand Long
guitar:
Wilma Lee Cooper
mandolin:
Bill Carver (US mandolinist)
vocals:
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper
Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee2:41
24The Tramp on the Street
cover recording of:
Tramp on the Street
writer:
Grady Cole and Hazel Cole
Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee3:10
25Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Blue Friday & His Daniel Boone Ramblers2:55
26Step It Up and Go
Blue Friday & His Daniel Boone Ramblers3:28
27The Silver in My Mother's Hair
The Dixie Sweethearts2:51
28The Wreath of Flowers
The Dixie Sweethearts2:46
3▼CD: Rich-R-Tone 431-452
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(You're Just a Ray of) Carolina Sunshine
George Allen2:09
2Blue Days
George Allen2:55
3A Prepared Place
Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers2:51
4Two Little Rosebuds
Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers2:56
5Our Darling's Gone
The Stanley Brothers2:15
6The Jealous Lover
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1956-08-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-08-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-08-08)
recorded at:
Silver Creek Ranch in Prince William County, Virginia, United States (on 1956-08-08)
The Stanley Brothers2:15
7I'm Gonna Let It Shine
The Dixie Sweethearts2:45
8When He Heard My Plea
The Dixie Sweethearts2:49
9I've Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart
Crusaders Quartet2:47
10Rainbow of Love
Crusaders Quartet2:31
11When He Reached Down His Hand
Crusaders Quartet2:48
12Rank Strangers
Crusaders Quartet2:41
13Matthew Twenty-Four
Stoney Cooper2:30
14My Dreamboat Is Drifting
Stoney Cooper2:41
15Just a Faded Petal From a Beautiful Bouquet
Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers2:28
16Careless Hands
Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers2:07
17I Am Free
The Mullins Family with Cline2:54
18Cabin on the Hill
The Mullins Family with Cline2:55
19Things That Might Have Been
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper0:58
20Blue Mountain Girl
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:22
21Alabama
The Bailey Brothers2:57
22The Sweetest Gift, a Mother's Smile
The Bailey Brothers3:00
23John Henry
The Bailey Brothers2:43
24I Will Never Marry
The Bailey Brothers2:58
25The San Marino Tragedy
Shorty Morris2:37
26Capital Letters (Write Your Name in My Heart)
Shorty Morris2:23
27The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
Stoney Cooper & his Clinch Mountain Clan with Wilma Lee2:33
28What Good Will It Do
Stoney Cooper & his Clinch Mountain Clan with Wilma Lee2:44
4▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 453-476
5▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 701-703 / Eureka 801 / Rich-R-Tone 1002-1013
6▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1014-1031
7▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1032-1049
8▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1050-1062
9▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1063-1067 / Folk Star 500-601
10▶CD: Folk Star 602-619
11▶CD: Folk Star 621-655
12▶CD: Champion 901-902 / Folk Star 1000-1007

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Release

copyrighted (©) by:Bear Family Records
pressed by:TAKT (Polish manufacturer)
glass mastered at:TAKT in Olkusz, Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), Poland
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34882697 [info]