Je Mainer - 1935-1939 The Early Recordings of One of the Most Influential Figures in Applachian Music (CD)

J.E. (together with his brother Wade) was one of the key links between the string bands of the '20s and the bluegrass of the '40s. These are their best early recordings plus sides with Zeke Morris and more: Ship Sailing Now; Seven and a Half; City on the Hill; Number 111; Satisfied; Cradle Days 100 precious pieces of mountain music!

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Ship Sailing Now - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
2. This World Is Not My Home - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
3. Maple on the Hill - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
4. Take Me in the Lifeboat - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
5. Seven and a Half - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
6. New Curly Headed Baby - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
7. Let Her Go God Bless Her - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
8. City on the Hill - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
9. Longest Train - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
10. Writer a Letter to Mother - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
11. Lights in the Valley - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
12. Goin' Back West in the Fall - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
13. New Lost Train Blues - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
14. Number 111 - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
15. I Am Walking in the Light - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
16. Don't Cause Mother's Hair to Turn Grey - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
17. When I Reach My Home Eternal - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
18. Fatal Wreck of the Bus - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
19. Behind the Parlor Door - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
20. Satisfied - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
21. One to Love Me - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
22. On a Cold Winter Night - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
23. John Henry Was a Little Boy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
24. Old and Faded Picture - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
25. Take Me Home to the Sweet Sunny South - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers

Disc: 2

1. Walk That Lonesome Valley - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
2. Got a Home in That Rock - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
3. Johnson's Old Grey Mule - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
4. Won't Be Worried Long - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
5. Goin' Down the River of Jordan - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
6. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls? - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
7. Watermelon on the Vine - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
8. We Can't Be Darlings Anymore - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
9. Tell Mother I'll Meet Her - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
10. In a Little Village Churchyard - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
11. Come Back to Your Dobie Shack - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
12. Just As the Sun Went Down - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
13. What Would You Give in Exchange - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
14. Leaf from the Sea - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
15. Brown Eyes - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
16. Maple on the Hill, Pt. 2 (Driftin' to That Happy Home) - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
17. Going to Georgia - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
18. Nobody's Darlin But Mine - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
19. Mother Came to Get Her Boy from Jail - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
20. Where the Red, Red Roses Grow - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
21. Cradle Days - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
22. Gathering Flowers from the Hills - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
23. My Mother Is Waiting - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
24. If I Could Hear My Mother - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
25. Nobody's Darling on Earth - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris

Disc: 3

1. Shake Hands with Mother - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
2. They Said My Lord Was a Devil - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
3. Won't Somebody Pal with Me - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
4. Hop Along Peter - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
5. Just One Way to the Pearly Gates - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
6. Dear Daddy You're Gone - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
7. Been Foolin' Me Baby - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
8. I'll Be a Friend of Jesus - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
9. Cowboy's Pony in Heaven - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
10. Little Birdie - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
11. Always Been a Rambler - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
12. Starting Life Anew with You - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
13. Little Rosebuds - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
14. Train Carry My Girl Back Home - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
15. In the Land Beyond the Blue - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
16. Change All Around - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
17. Short Life and It's Trouble - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
18. Dying Boy's Prayer - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
19. Free Again - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
20. Answer to "Two Little Rosebuds" - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
21. I'm Not Turning Backward - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
22. Riding on That Train Forty-Five - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
23. Little Maggie - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
24. Little Pal - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris
25. Down in the Willow - Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris

Disc: 4

1. My Wife Went Away and Left Me - Daddy John Love
2. Railroad Blues - Daddy John Love
3. Over the Hills in Carolina - Daddy John Love
4. Budded Roses - Daddy John Love
5. What Makes Him Do It - Daddy John Love
6. My Little Red Ford - Daddy John Love
7. I Am Dreaming of Mother - Daddy John Love
8. Cotton Mill Blues - Daddy John Love
9. Blue Days - Daddy John Love
10. No Place Like Home - Daddy John Love
11. Homeless Child - Daddy John Love
12. Where Is My Mama? - Daddy John Love
13. What a Friend We Have in Mother - Dixie Reelers
14. My Heart Is Broken for You - Dixie Reelers
15. Answer to Maple on the Hill, Pt. 2 - Dixie Reelers
16. Lonesome Valley, Pt. 2 - Dixie Reelers
17. Walkin' in My Sleep - Dixie Reelers
18. Father, Dear Father - Dixie Reelers
19. I Shall Not Be Moved - Dixie Reelers
20. Do You Want to See Mother Again? - Dixie Reelers
21. Darling Think What You Have Done - Morris Brothers
22. Story of Charlie Lawson - Morris Brothers
23. Great Speckled Bird [New Version] - Morris Brothers
24. Just How Pretty You Smile - Morris Brothers
25. Married Woman Blues - Morris Brothers