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Friday, December 3, 2010

Fields Ward

By Tony Russell (Country Music Discography, 1921-1942), PraguefrankSESSIONS

26 September 1927 Winston-Salem, NC- Crockett Ward and His Boys (Crockett Ward [fiddle], Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Sampson Ward [banjo], Vernon Ward [autoharp])
001 81615  SAD AND LONELY unissued
002 81616-A  SUGAR HILL Okeh 45179
003 81617-A  DEADHEADS AND SUCKERS Okeh 45179
004 81618-B  LOVE'S AFFECTIONS    OKeh   45304
005 81619-B  AIN'T THAT TROUBLE IN MIND? OKeh 45304
006 81620  TRAIN ON THE ISLAND unissued
5 March 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN Fields Ward, * w. Ernest Stoneman (aka Justin Winfield) (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Ernest Stoneman [vcl/harmonica], Sampson Ward [banjo] Eck Dunford [fiddle])
007 G14861  WAY DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA     unissued/Historical HLP-8001 County 534
008 G14862-A  AIN‘T THAT TROUBLE IN MIND  unissued/Historical HLP-8001 Old Hat CD-1004
009 G14863  YOU MUST BE A LOVER OF THE LORD  unissued/Historical HLP-8001
010 G14864  WATCH AND PRAY   unissued/Historical HLP-8001 County 534
011 G14865  GOOD BYE LITTLE BONNIE*  unissued/Historical HLP-8001
012 G14866  ALAS MY DARLING*     rejected
013 G14867  MY OLD SWEETHEART*    rejected
014 G14868  THE  PLACE WHERE ELLA SLEEPS*   rejected
015 G14869  IN THOSE CRUEL SLAVERY DAY*      unissued/Historical HLP-8001
016 G14870  THE SWEETEST WAY HOME    unissued/Historical HLP-8001
7 March 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN Fields Ward, * w. Ernest Stoneman (aka Justin Winfield) (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Ernest Stoneman [vcl/harmonica], Sampson Ward [banjo] Eck Dunford [fiddle])
017 G14876  MY ONLY SWEETHEART   unissued/Historical HLP-8001 County 534
018 G14877  TIE UP THOSE OLD BROKEN CHORDS * unissued/Historical HLP-8001
019 G14878  THE LOVEBIRDS ARE RETURNING*  unissued/Historical HLP-8001
020 G14879  NO ONE LOVES YOU AS I DO   unissued/Historical HLP-8001
021 G14880  I DON‘T SEE WHY I LOVE HER  rejected
1968 Galax, VA – Fields and Wade Ward (Fields Ward [vcl/gt], Wade Ward [banjo/talk], Jimmy Edmonds/ John Rector [fiddle]. Producer: Arnold S. Kaplin)
022 RILEY AND SPENCER  Biograph RC-6002 
023 WINKIN' EYE  Biograph RC-6002 
024 LITTLE BIRDIE  Biograph RC-6002 
025 ONE EYED SAM  Biograph RC-6002 
026 SWEET WILLIAM  Biograph RC-6002
027 HOBO JOHN  Biograph RC-6002 
028 THE ALLEN CLAN  Biograph RC-6002
029 COLD ICY FLOOR  Biograph RC-6002
030 CRUEL SLAVERY DAYS  Biograph RC-6002
031 ROUND TOWN GIRLS  Biograph RC-6002 
032 JOHN HARY  Biograph RC-6002 
033 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN  Biograph RC-6002 
034 WADE'S FOX CHASE  Biograph RC-6002
1973 Bel-Air, MA – Fields Ward (Fields Ward [vcl/gt/banjo], Nancy Ward [vcl], Burt Russell [banjo], Jerry Lundy [fiddle])
035 PEEKABOO WALTZ   Rounder 0036 
036 BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE   Rounder 0036 
037 COUNTRY ROAD GANG   Rounder 0036 
038 COTTON BLOSSOM   Rounder 0036 
039 NO LOW DOWN HANGING AROUND   Rounder 0036 
040 LEAVING DEAR OLD IRELAND   Rounder 0036
041 THE LITTLE STREAM OF WHISKEY   Rounder 0036
042 MCKINLEY MARCH   Rounder 0036
043 ROCKHOUSE GAMBLER Rounder 0036
044 SWEET BIRD   Rounder 0036 
045 PINEY WOODS GIRL   Rounder 0036 
046 ALIAS, MY DARLING Rounder 0036
047 THE TRAIN THAT CARRIED MY GIRL FROM TOWN   Rounder 0036 
048 IN THE CONCERT GARDEN   Rounder 0036 
049 OLD ZEKE PERKINS   Rounder 0036
Fields Ward also recorded for Library of Congress in 1937 and  at various locations in Virginia from 1962 to 1969





ALBUMS
Historical HLP-8001 Early Country Music. Vol. I:  Way Down In North Carolina; Ain't That Trouble In Mind; The Sweetest Way Home; My Only Sweetheart; Goodbye Little Bonnie; Watch And Pray; The New River Train*; Those Cruel Slavery Days; I Got A Bulldog*; Say Darling Say*; John Hardy*; No One Loves You As I Do*; The Birds Are Returning; Tie Up Those Broken Chords; You Must Be A Lover Of The Lord; I Am Gonna Marry That Pretty Little Girl – ca 66 Fields Ward/*Ernest Stoneman
Biograph RC-6002 Fields And Wade Ward: Riley And Spencer; Winkin' Eye; Little Birdie; One Eyed Sam; Sweet William; Hobo John; The Allen Clan; Cold Icy Floor; Cruel Slavery Days; Round Town Girls; John Hary; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Wade's Fox – ca 68
Rounder 0036 Bury Me Not On The Prairie: Peekaboo Waltz; Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie; Country Road Gang; Cotton Blossom; No Low Down Hanging Around; Leaving Dear Old Ireland; The Little Stream Of Whiskey; Mckinley March; Rockouse Gambler; Sweet Bird; Piney Woods Girl; Alisa My Darling; The Train That Carried My Girl From Town; In The Concert Garden; Old Zeke Perkins - 74


SINGLES
OKeh (1927) Crockett Ward and His Boys
45179 Sugar Hill / Deadheads And Suckers - 27
45304 Love's Affections / Ain't That Trouble In Mind? – 28
 

Baxters

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1983? Poss. Nashville, TN – The Baxters
001 SWINGIN' RMD 31484
002 TEACH YOUR CHILDREN RMD 31484
003 AMERICAN TRILOGY RMD 31484
004 HEADED RIGHT (FOR THE WRONG KIND OF LOVE) RMD 31484
005 HURT RMD 31484
006 (I'M) GONNA HIRE A WINO (TO DECORATE OUR HOME) RMD 31484
007 HOW GREAT THOU ART RMD 31484
008 ROCKY TOP RMD 31484
009 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL RMD 31484
010 YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN' RMD 31484


ALBUMS
RMD BBB-31484 The Baxters: Swingin'; Teach Your Children; American Trilogy; Headed Right (For The Wrong Kind Of Love); Hurt; [I'm] Gonna Hire A Wino [To Decorate Our Home]-- How Great Thou Art; Rocky Top; Orange Blossom Special; You Don't Have To Call Me Darlin' – ca 14-03-84

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.