O T I S   B R O T H E R S; from front cover of Flying Crow FC103
front cover of Flying Crow FC103
drawing by Robert Crumb
T h e   O t i s   B r o t h e r s: Bob Guida & Pat Conte; from back cover of Susquehanna Hat Record Company SUS-CD8072
Bob Guida R.I.P. a/k/a Raoul OtisPat Conte a/k/a Amos Otis
Otis
Brothers
discography

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Otis Brothers LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11981The Cool Drivers

- Automobile Blues
- Side Swipe

Bob Guida, voc, b; Rocky Savino, hca; Eddie Lee Isaacs, g; Hank Brandes, dr
7 inch 45 rpm



HydraMatic 1949
21981Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers
Songs Of The Hills And Plains


- Georgia Fox Trot
- Where The Irish Potatoes Grow
- She's A Hard-Boiled Rose
- Lone Star Trail
- Who's Been Giving You Corn?
- Riley The Furniture Man
- Throw The Old Cow Over The Fence

- Give Me A Chaw Of Tobacco
- Dark Eyes
- Walls Of Jericho
- Old Joe
- Oh, Lovin' Babe
- Sullivan's Hollow
- Katy Dear
- Go On, Nora Lee
- There's No Hell In Georgia

rec. 1979 in New York City by Todd Hemleb; Pat Conte, Bill Dillof, Tom Legenhausen and Mark Farrell; photography by WR Dillof
notes by John Cohen

Cinnamon 1201
31982The Otis Brothers
Genial Fat Boys

- Memphis Fives
- I Keep On Wantin' You
- Nice Like That
- Woke Up This Morning
- Locomotive Blues
- Preacher & The Bear
- Mississippi Lowdown

- Davidson County Stomp
- Arise and Shine
- Squinch Owl Moan
- The Coon That Had The Razor
- Careless Love
- Jesus Is My Aeroplane
- Casey Jones

rec. 1980 by Bob Guida and Pat Conte; Bob Guida ("Raoul Otis"), voc, g, bs, 12 string g; Pat Conte ("Amos Otis"), voc, g, mnd, f, bs, acdn, bjo; Louie Kromm ("Otis Otis"), g, voc, tenor g, bjo g; Joe Bell ("Noah Otis"), hca; Mark Farrell ("Elmer Otis"), f, g; front cover painting by Robert Crumb





Flying Crow FC 103
[Don Kent's label]


Flying Crow discography

41982Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers
Old Familiar Tunes

Purveyors of Forgotten Styles

- Johnson Gal
- Davy
- I'm S-A-V-E-D
- Sweet Milk and Peaches
- A Lazy Farmer Boy
- Merry Girl
- George Washington
- Negro Suppertime

- Come Over And See Me Sometime
- Belle Of Lexington
- Billy Grimes, The Rover
- Got No Honey Babe Now
- Eighth Of January
- Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents
- Just Drink Some Cider
- Indian War Whoop

rec. 1978-1980 in New York City; "Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers" are Pat Conte ('Major Contay'), Bill Dillof, Tom Legenhausen, Mark Farrell, Steve Friedberg; photography by Mary Perez
notes by Peter Stampfel

Flying Crow FC 104


Flying Crow discography

51983Otis Brothers: Stick To The Promise

- Alabama Camp Meeting
- Stick To The Promise
- On Down To Rya's House
- Midnight On The Sea
- No Special Rider
- Jack The Bear
- Oh The Lamb Of God
- Cryin' For You
- Little Liza Jane
- Depart From Me (I Never Knew You)

- Bear This In Mind
- Oh Lord, I'm Your Child
- Moses, Hoe The Corn
- Roosevelt & Hitler pts. 1 &2
- Poon I Want
- Quail's Nest In A Horse's Skull
- Adam And Eve In The Garden
- Fat Boy Blues
- High Heeled Sneakers
- We Are Almost Down To The Shore

Bob Guida, voc, 3 string Church Bass, bjo, 12 string g; Pat Conte, g, f, minstrel bjo

Global Village C 201
(cassette)
61984Fast Folk Musical Magazine June '84

- Ain't Nobody Home But Me - Paul Geremia
- Worried Blues - Bob Guida
- Walkin' Blues - Tucker Smallwood
- Viper's Drag - Howie Wyeth
- 1919 Influenza Blues - Bob Zaidman
- Drop Down Mama - John Hammond

- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight - Ari Eisinger
- I Like You Fine - Rhythm & Romance
- April Blues - Peter Spencer

- Country Rag - Otis Brothers
- Motherless Children - Dave Van Ronk
- What Are They Doing In Heaven Today - Pat Conte




click to read notes at www.folkways.si.edu
Fast Folk FF 106

www.folkways.si.edu

71984The Otis Brothers
Throw Your Time Away


- Psaltree Sermon
- I Can't Get Along
- I Heard The Voice Of A Porckchop
- How About You
- Farrell Blues
- Been On The Job Too Long
- Special Rider Gone
- Country Rag
- John The Revelator
- Bye & Bye I'm Going To See The King
- Moaning Blues

- Long Haired Doney
- Talk About A Child
- I Gotta Move
- What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
- Throw Your Time Away
- Been Listening All The Day Long
- Staggle Back, Buck
- Motherless Children
- Gowing Away Blues
- Shines Like In The Morning
- Climbing Higher Mountains

Bob Guida, sb, g; Louis Kromm, octaphone, g, bjo-g; Pat Conte, g, f, acdn, dolceola, bjo, electric 12-string g; Dr. Hollman Willis, speech

Marimac 8000
(cassette)
81984Pat Conte: Songs That Scare Me

- The Forks Of Sandy
- Rocky Island
- I'm Your Red-Hot Daddy Now
- Mister Moore
- Drunkard's Lone Child
- Rackensack Waltz
- Drunken Hiccoughs
- K.C. Whistle
- Weavily Wheat
- Jaybird Pulling A Shovel
- Old Cumberland

- Down The Dark Road
- Goodbye, Old Paint
- Molly
- Lilly, Of The Valley
- I'll LeadA Christian Life
- The Lost Girl
- Rabbits In The Lowlands
- Roving Cowboy
- Yonder he Goes
- Walking In The Parlour
- 1st Arkansas Regiment Song

Pat Conte, harp-g, slide g, f, fretless bjo, mandola, tenor violin

Marimac 9001
(cassette)
91985Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers
Just Give Me The Leavings


- Georgia Hobo
- The Deacon & His Calf
- Acadian Blues
- Lone Star
- Jim Sapp
- Just Give Me The Leavings
- Hometown Blues
- Lifeline
- Old Folks Get in Bed
- Lilly Of the Valley
- Only A Message From Home

- How Long
- Howdy Bill
- Jack Leg Wobble
- May Dearest May
- Far In The Mountain
- Lonesome Road Blues #
- Weavily Wheat
- Captain Won't You Let Me Go Home
- Sugar In The Gourd / Sugar Hill
- Chevrolet Six

"Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers" are Pat Conte ('Major Contay'), Bill Dillof, Tom Legenhausen , Mark Farrell, # Tommy Dillof voc

Marimac 9003
(cassette)
101985Michael Green [sic] and Bob Guida
Settlin' Up The Score


- Nine Below Zero
- Crow Black Chicken
- Settlin Up The Score
- Charity
- Down & Out
- The Stuff You Got

- Hoodoo Man
- Nobody But You
- Since You've Gone
- Junco Partner
- Sittin' Here Thinkin'
- Royal Telephone


Global Village C 202
111985The Young Fogies
An Anthology of Young String Band Musicians

Heritage 056 track list:
Otis Brothers
- Oh, The Lamb Of God, The Lord Done Sanctified Me (track 25)
- 41 tracks !!!

Rounder CD track list (29 tracks only!!!):
- Then It Won't Hurt No More - New Lost City Ramblers
- I Want You So Near - Tracy's Family Band
- Po' Boy - Art Rosenbaum
- Sheep Shell Corn By The Rattling Of His Horn - Highwoods String Band
- Betty Likens - Hollow Rock String Band
- Take Me Back To My Old North Carolina Home - Hot Mud Family
- Off To California - Reed Martin
- Good Indian/Cutting At The Point - Desert String Band
- Weary Blues From Waiting - Alice Gerrard
- Dubuque - Dr- Humbead's New Tranquility String Band
- Bible's True - Lazy Aces
- Shopping Song - Arm & Hammer String Band
- Raincrow Bill (Goes Up Cripple Creek) - David Holt
- Boys Them Buzzards Are Flying - Fly By Night String Band
- Drunken Hiccups/The Lost Child - Brad Leftwich
- Bonaparte's Retreat - Jay Ungar
- Mes Parents Veulent Plus Me Voir - Dr. Bubba's OK Bayou Dance Band
- Homage A Nos Racines - Denis Pepin
- Skunk In A Collard Patch - Double Decker String Band
- Oklahoma Rooster - Critton Hollow Stringband
- Blind Steer In A Mudhole - Red Mule String Band
- Visits - Al Tharp
- 4 And 20 Blackbirds Dancing On A Fawnskin - Indian Creek Delta Boys
- Old Bangum - Dan Gellert
- Chinkapin Hunting - Chicken Chokers
- Glory In The Meetinghouse - Hurricane Ridgerunners
- Every Breath You Take - Agents Of Terra
- Oh Death - Horseflies
- Sail Away/George Booker - Plank Road String String Band


compiled by Renato "Ray" Giacomelli Alden; front cover artwork by Pablo Giacomelli Alden

2 LP set
notes by Ray Alden

Heritage (Galax) 056


(=) Rounder CD 0319 (1994)

121986Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers
When the Yankees Came Down


- Fishing Time
- My Only Sweetheart
- Nine O'Clock Breakdown
- Walk Jawbone
- I'm Going To Leave Old Arkansas
- I'm Saving Up Coupons
- When Reuben Comes To Town
- Hide Away
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Snowdrop

- Hometown Blues
- My Ozark Mountain Home
- Arcadian Waltz
- Grandma's Old Arm Chair
- Because He Loved Her So
- Buffalo Gals
- How Long?
- Green Valley Waltz
- Bath House Blues
- Little Black Train
- Wimbush Rag

"Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers" are Pat Conte ('Major Contay'), Bill Dillof, Tom Legenhausen and Mark Farrell

Marimac 9006
(cassette)
131987The Otis Brothers: In The Land Of Corn & Wine

- I'll Go On
- Poor Black Mattie
- On Our Turpentine Farm
- Shorty George
- Jack Ain't Had No Water
- Certainly, Lord
- Jimi Bell
- Two Hoboes
- Stamp Blues

- Boogie Woogie Dance
- When A Gal Cross The Bottom
- Grasshoppers In My Pillow
- Illinois Blues
- House Done Built Without Hands
- Sow Good Seeds
- Tell Me
- Pigmeat Papa
- Poor President Kennedy
- Delia

Bob Guida, voc, 3-string Church Bass; Pat Conte, g

Marimac 8002
(cassette)
141988The Secret Life of Jerry Rasmussen

- Davenport
- Last Mississippi River Steamboat
- Taste Of Sin
- Dreadful Shame
- Coal Man Blues
- Tonight
- Ten Pound Radio

- Uncle Jim
- Planter's Bar
- 32nd Army Tank Division Band
- Poppa Was A Preacher

- Old Blue Suit #
- Caroline
- Evergreen Bar
- Until Morning


# with Mark Farrell, fiddle, voc; Tom Legenhausen, bjo; Pat Conte, slide g; Bill Dillof, voc

Jerry Rasmussen discography




Folk-Legacy FSI-101

= Folk-Legacy CD-101 (2006)

www.folk-legacy.com

151988Harry Bolick & Friends: Tunesmith

- Walking Past Midnight #
- Stranger Every Day
- Roll Them Cotton Bales #
- Countin' On Hanna #
- Visitor And A Half #
- Diamond Joe #
- The Light Of Other Days
- I Think My Brains Fell Out #
- She's A Keeper #
- Shake Your Little Foot #
- Buying Some Time #
- Jailbait #
- John Aaron's Farewell To Cuyahoga
- Becker's Bop #
- Jonah #
- Gravois Creek Pump
- Pick Of The Litter #
- Crossing The Rockies #
- Clogger Ladies / Flatfeet And Bloodshot Eyes #
- Bustin' Up #
- Bob On The Job
- Pygmies On Pennsylvania Ave #

rec. January to June 1988; # with Pat Conte, sb, f

Global Village
161989Jerry Rasmussen: Handful Of Songs

- Just An Old Fiddler
- Tennessee Dog #
- Alfred
- Handful Of Songs
- Cabbage Patch Waltz
- Other Side Of Jordan
- Tennessee Earthquake

- Uncle Willie's In The Sheets

- Old Man At The Mill *
- Montana
- Blue Waltz
- Willie's Dog
- Miller's Will
- Ships On The Prairie


Jerry Rasmussen, voc, g; Gordon Bok; Ed Trickett; Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen; Dave Para & Cathy Barton; Pat Conte, # zulu g, * bj

Jerry Rasmussen discography




Jack Rabbit Aught One


= Folk-Legacy C 516
(cassette)

www.folk-legacy.com


= Jack Rabbit
cdbaby.com

171994Robert Johnson, Arlen Roth, Tucker Smallwood: Incarnation

- Walking Blues #
- Stones In My Passway
- Terraplane Blues
- Traveling Riverside Blues

- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day #
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Mean Black Spider
- 32-20 Blues
- Phonograph Blues
- From Four Til Late
- Little Boy Blue
- When You Got A Good Friend
- Me And The Devil Blues

- Crossroads Blues #
- Love in Vain

rec. 1980 in New York City by Clark Dimond; Robert Johnson Project with Tucker Smallwood, voc; Arlen Roth, g; # Pat Conte, holographic (acoustic) g; T.C. James, keyb; Jerry Jemmott, b; Herb Lovelle, dr

American Primitive

www.tuckersmallwood.com

notes by Clark Dimond



= Taxim tx 1062 (G 2008)
"Possession" Incarnation
- The Songs of Robert
Johnson

181998pat conte: run through the woods at night
Pat Conte plays the music of Amos Otis

- Of All The Beastes
- Old Lady Goose
- Rat Cliff Holler
- Old Cornfield Dance
- All Borne Down With An Ache In Head
- Lord, Won't You Hep Me?
- Jess, The Cowpoke
- Pampa Taquello
- Hoot Yo' Belly
- My Baby

- Ain't A Bit Drunk
- She Lied On Me
- Jacker Diamond
- Little Janie Greene
- Poor Little Rain
- Sheep Shell Corn With The Rattlin' Of His Horn
- King Hennery
- Bear Brand Peaches
- The Wild Boar
- Troubles In The Wilds Of Idaho
- Amos' Apache Piece

Pat Conte, voc, g, bj, 12-string g, apache fiddle; prod. by Bill Paulauskas & Citizen Kafka; cover art by Rayna Gellert; photography by Luis Macia



Krelltone zR402
[Bill Paulauskas' label]
192002Davis Style - The Legacy of Reverend Gary Davis

- I'm Throwin' Up My Hand (Ari Eisinger)
- South Carolina Rag (Willie Walker)
- Rag, Mama, Rag (Blind Boy Fuller)
- Let Us Get Together (Ken Whiteley & Friends)
- I Am The Light Of This World (Maria Muldaur)
- Will There Be Stars In My Crown (Ernie Hawkins)
- Pure Religion (Eric Noden)

- Devil's Dream (Pat Conte)
- I Heard The Angels Singing (William Lee Ellis)
- United States March (Ellen Britton)
- Sit Down On The Banks (Mary Flower)
- Twelve Gates To The City (John Cephas & Phil Wiggins)

- Hesitation Blues (Ian Buchanin [!] with the Otis Brothers)
- Gary Davis Style (Perry Lederman)
- Samson & Delilah I (Peter, Paul & Mary)
- Samson & Delilah II (Mitch Greenhill & Mayne Smith)
- Gods Knows How Much We Can Bear (Penny Lang & Friends)
- Where'd You Get Your Liquor From / Hesitation Blues (Jerry Ricks)
- Soon My Work Will All Be Done (Dave Van Ronk & Friends)
- I Will Do My Last Singing In This Land (Rick Ruskin)
click to enlarge !
Inside Sounds CD 508

www.insidesounds.com

202003The Return Of The Otis Brothers
Let's Go To Huntin'


- Relax Your Mind
- Down On Me
- Cemetery Bound
- Fiddler's Dram
- Farrell Blues
- Hopping Frog
- The Blood-Stained Bandits
- Cairo
- Pony Blues
- You Can Go On
- Fire Down Yonder
- Yellow Dog
- Jack, Can I Ride?
- Ezekiel's Wheel
- Forty-Four
- Come On, Boys, And Let's Go To Huntin'
- Death Is Riding High
- Bald-Headed
- God Don't Change

Bob Guida, voc, g & cigarbox mandolin; Pat Conte, voc, slide, 12-string, banjo & fiddle

"The CD is over one hour of recently recorded material remastered at The Secret Museum, in glorious mono. One microphone. Some $12 guitars. And no electronic trickery."



Susquehanna Hat Record
Company SUS-CD8072

www.efolkmusic.org

Susquehanna Hat Record
Co.,   P.O. Box 340541
Rochdale, NY 11434

212005Harry Bolick and Friends:
Carroll County, Mississippi


- Jake Leg Rag - Ken Bloom: minstrel banjo, Dobro, guitar, bowed dulcimer
- Sweet Milk and Peaches - Pat Conte: minstrel banjo, Brian Slattery: banjo and pony banjo
. - Where the Southern Crosses the Dog - Pat Conte: guitar, Trip Henderson: harmonica
- Texas Shuffle - Brian Slattery: banjo and guitar, Mark Murphy: bass
- Captain George, Has Your Money Come? - Pat Conte: guitar, Trip Henderson: harmonica
The Sunny Waltz - Elsie Berryhill: piano
- Avalon Quickstep - Pat Conte: lauto
- Limberneck Blues - Vicky Gould: accordian /Texas Breakdown - Brian Slattery: banjo and drums/Heel and Toe Polka - Brian Slattery: banjo and drums, Ken Bloom: guitar
- Little Star - Brian Slattery: banjo and drums

- The Last Shot Got Him - Pat Conte: guitar and vocals, Steve Uhrik: viola. The First(Last) Shot Got Him was recorded by Willie Narmour's neighbors: Mississippi John Hurt and the Mississippi Possum Hunters. This recording is a mixture of those versions. Blessed be the Name also comes from John Hurt.
- Carroll County Blues - Pat Conte: guitar, Mark Murphy: bass
- Someone I Love - Elsie Berryhill: Piano, Brian Slattery: Fiddle, Ed Pitaro: guitar, Mark Murphy: bass
Carrollton (©2004 Bolick) - Pat Conte: guitar and requinto, Trip Henderson: hca. This tune was named after my mother's birthplace and is my attempt to create a tune in Willie Narmour's style. This is enhanced by Pat Conte's unique vision. The website has a more straight forward old-timey rendering. - Charlestons No's 3, 2 and 1 - Gil Sayre: guitar, Brian Slattery: banjo
- Kiss Me Waltz - Gil Sayre: guitar, Brian Slattery: fiddle, Mark Murphy: bass
- Gallop To Georgia - Gil Sayre: guitar, Brian Slattery: banjo
- Dry Gin Rag - Gil Sayre: guitar, Brian Slattery - banjo

- Little Black Moustache - Pat Conte: guitar,bowlback mandolin, Trip Henderson: harmonica. Little Black Moustache was not recorded by Narmour and Smith, but by their neighbor Gene Clardy and the Ray Brothers. - I wonder if Willie Narmour knew the tune
Mississippi Breakdown - Brian Slattery: banjo, Charlie Shaw: guitar and drums
- Avalon Blues / Whistling - Ken Bloom: guitars, bowed dulcimer and domra, Brian Slattery: fiddle, Mark Murphy: bass and cello

- Blessed Be The Name - Pat Conte: guitar and vocals, Pat Schories: bass, Background vocals: Brian Slattery, Trip Henderson, Steve Uhrik and Colleen Kiel

New Timey
22200?Pat Conte: Gravest Hits

- Snow Ride
- Dock's Holler
- La Principessa
- Three Wise Men
- Little Girl In Rome
- Quiet In The Trenches At Christmas Time
- When The Last Man Dies
- First Rain In Spring
- The Veil Blows In At The Window
- Curry Camp Burned Down
- Girls, Let's Go To Hunting [listed, but not enclosed]1)
- Great Godamighty Give The Fiddler A Dram [listed, but not enclosed]1)
- Storm Is Passing Over
- Gathering Scene
- He Will Take Care Of You
- Dearest Dear
- Going Away
- Old Cumberland

cover art by Pat V. Conte; photography by Mary Perez

1) alternate takes of these tracks appear retitled on The Otis Brothers "Let's Go To Huntin'" instead

Susquehanna Hat Record
Company SUS-CD33727
22a2006Jerry Rasmussen: Back When I Was Young

- Winter To Spring
- Drunkard's Last Advice
- Back When I Was Young
- Hopalong Peter #
- Blackbird
- Blues In The Bottle #

- Levi Kelly []
- Old Pony
- Robert's Rooster
- Rosco
- Screen Porch Door
- Tune For Tommy
- Jerusalem Slim


Jerry Rasmussen, voc, g; # Luke Faust, g, harmony voc, [] Pat Conte, g

Jerry Rasmussen discography






Jack Rabbit JR 03

www.camscomusic.com

232007Reverend Dan Smith with Pat Conte and Bob Guida
Home In Zion


- Dark Was The Night
- Prayer Home In Zion
- In The Upper Room
- You Got Shoes
- I Got It In My Hand
- My Mind Is Made Up
- Jordan River I'm Bound To Cross

- Lordy Won't You Help Me
- Seminary Vs. Calvary
- Long Time Ago
- Now Is The Time
- I Got A New Name Over In Zion
- I Believe I'll Go Back Home
- Dark Was The Night

rec. c. 1985 in New York City
Global Village unissued
(Original cassette release
as "Rev Don Smith" [sic],
withdrawn due to printer's
error)


digital release by Global Village = iTUNES (2007)

242008Ian Buchanan: Too Close to Heaven
A Retrospective Collection, 1957-1982

track list # 1; click to enlarge !   track list # 2; click to enlarge !
compiled by Kirsten Dahl and Marty Brennan
boxed set of 4 CDs
click to enlarge !

click to enlarge !

www.windingboy.com

252009Eden & John's East River String Band: Drunken Barrelhouse Blues

- Drunken Barrel House Blues
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
- Johnson Boys
- The Fate Of Talmadge Osborne
- Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues
- Last Kind Words Blues
- Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight
- I Wish I Were A Mole In The Ground
- Yellow Bee
- Too Tight Blues
- Corrina Blues
- Devilish Mary
- The Spasm

Eden Brower, voc, ukulele; John Heneghan, voc, g, mand; guests: Robert Crumb, mand; Pat Conte, fiddle; Dom Flemons, g, quills; Eli Smith, bj

East River ERR 1003CD
262009Bob Guida: Believe

- Up Above My Head
- Sign Of Judgment
- I Am A Soldier
- Shine Like A Star
- Believe
- Amazing Grace
- Charity
- There's A Bright
- Arise And Shine
- Were You There
- Two Wings
- One More River To Cross
- Live So God Can Use You
- Tell Him What You Want


cdbaby.com
272011Eden & John's East River String Band: Be Kind To A Man When He's Down

- Gonna Tip Out Tonight
- So Sorry Dear
- Fare Thee Blues
- Beaver Slide Rag
- Be Kind To A Man When He's Down
- Twelve Pound Daddy
- On The Banks Of The Kaney
- Swanee River
- How Long
- There's More Pretty Girls Than One
- Hy Patillion
- Old Black Dog Medley
- The Girl I Left Behind Me
- Oh Suzanna

Eden Brower, voc, ukulele; John Heneghan, voc, g, mand; guests: Robert Crumb, mand; Pat Conte, fiddle, bj, hca; Dom Flemons, g;

East River ERR 1004CD
282011Folk Music of the United States
Pat Conte: American Songs with Fiddle and Banjo

- Primrose Hill
- Half Shaved
- Come On Buddy, Don't You Want To Go
- Burned A White Man's Barn
- Fair And Tender Ladies
- Zolly's Retreat / Piney Ridge / Sunrise At Pine Ridge
- Jawbone Walk

- Colored Aristocracy
- Make Your Belly Grow
- Rat Cliff Hollow
- Young Moore
- Delia's Gone
- Ain't A Bit Drunk
- I've Been All Around This World

rec. at The Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY; Pat Conte, voc, bj, fiddle; prod. by Geoff and Lynette Wiley
red vinyl LP
booklet notes by Joe
Hickerson and Pat Conte

Jalopy Records 001
29201?Michael Greene and Bob Guida:
The Giant Studio Blues Collection


Volume 1 from June 1985 featuring the awesome rhythm machine of Bob Guida, bass; Tadd Kotick, drums; and Michael Greene, piano, backing up Brian Bisizi and Guitar Slim (Bob Aherne) on guitars
Volume 2 from April 1985 featuring Bob Guida, Michael Greene, Tadd Kotick, the True Blue Rhythm Machine backing Rich Oppenheim, alto; Steve Kimbell, tenor; and Eddie Gregg on guitar. Vocals by Bob and Mike

more info at http://www.users.nac.net/mgreene/The_Music_Room.html




Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Crumb - The Record Cover Collection, Amsterdam 1994, item 86
- John Cohen: The Secret Museum of Mankind - An Interview with Pat Conte.- Sing Out! Vol. 43 (1999) # 3, p. 60-67
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Frankie Basile, 'secretmuse@juno.com' (whoever that might be ;-), and 'Htrent627' for additional info / corrections

 

Sing out! Vol. 43 (1999) #3
Pat Conte
on the cover of Sing Out! Vol. 43 (1999) #3

 

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| Casey Anderson | Pink Anderson | Kokomo Arnold | Memphis Willie B. | John Henry Barbee |
| Ed Bell | Brooks Berry | Leon Bibb | Eric Bibb | Scrapper Blackwell |
| (Bahamian) Blind Blake | Allan Block | Juke Boy Bonner |
| Roy Book Binder | James Booker | Chris Bouchillon | Jim Brewer |
| David Bromberg | Ian Buchanan | Butch Cage | Len Chandler | Joe Callicott | Sam Chatmon |
| Frank Christian | Doctor Clayton | Paul Clayton | Andy Cohen | Larry Dale | Karen Dalton | Barbara Dane |
| Blind Teddy Darby | Bonnie Dobson | Doctor Ross | Driftin' Slim |
| Scott Dunbar | Champion Jack Dupree |
| Snooks Eaglin | Archie Edwards | David 'Honeyboy' Edwards | Frank Edwards |
| Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Logan English | Sleepy John Estes | Even Dozen Jug Band |
| Billy Faier | Guitar Pete Franklin | Jesse Fuller |
| Sam Gary | Paul Geremia | Fred Gerlach | Arvella Gray | Mitch Greenhill | Shirley Griffith |
| George Gritzbach | Stefan Grossman | Guitar Nubbit |
| Guitar Gabriel (Nyles Jones) | Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue) |
| John Hammond | Hecksaw Harney |
| Gordon Heath & Lee Payant | Blind Joe Hill | Son House | Cisco Houston |
| John Jackson | Skip James | Henry 'Rufe' Johnson |
| Larry Johnson | Blind Willie Johnson | Nyles Jones (Guitar Gabriel) | Luke Jordan | Danny Kalb |
| Jo Ann Kelly | Lisa Kindred | Koerner, Ray & Glover |
| Jim Kweskin | Peter La Farge | Bruce Langhorne | Terrea Lea | J.B. Lenoir |
| Furry Lewis | Mance Lipscomb | Willie Mabon | Steve Mann | Judy Mayhan | Suni McGrath |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | Memphis Willie B. | Herb Metoyer | Elmon Mickle | Luke 'Long Gone' Miles |
| John Miller | Sam Mitchell | Model T. Slim | Little Brother Montgomery | Buddy Moss | Fred Neil |
| Bob Neuwirth | New Lost City Ramblers | Johnny Nicholas | Hermes Nye | Jack Owens |
| Dave Peabody | Robert Petway | Buster Pickens | Lonnie Pitchford | Doug Quattlebaum | Willie Guy Rainey |
| Jerry Rasmussen | 'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks | Walt Robertson |
| Judy Roderick | Dick Rosmini | Doctor Ross | Carl Sandburg | Brother John Sellers | Sid Selvidge |
| Thomas Shaw | Siegel-Schwall Band | Patrick Sky | Gordon Smith | Smoky Babe | Joseph Spence |
| Mark Spoelstra | Babe Stovall | Abu Talib (Freddy Robinson) |
| Baby Tate | Harry Taussig | Art Thieme | James 'Son' Thomas | Jesse Thomas | Willie B. Thomas |
| Joan Toliver | Henry Townsend | Willie Trice | Ton van Bergeyk |
| Dave van Ronk | Eric von Schmidt | Jackie Washington | Casey Bill Weldon |
| 'Bukka' White | Josh White | Geeshie Wiley | Major Wiley | Robert Wilkins | Bill Williams |
| Big Joe Williams | Robert Pete Williams | Chris Youlden |
||| Wirz' record collection | want list |||