July 6, 2008
We celebrate Independence Day with a a virtual trip around the country, stopping off in musical locales from Florida to California with prestigious traveling companions Rose Maddox, the Blue Sky Boys, Bob Wills, the Stanley Brothers, Cannon’s Jug Stompers, Bill Monroe (live in 1954), and the Carter and Lewis Families. All that and more, coming to you only on the Obsolete Music Hour–and only in America!
| Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Eanes | Florida Blues | JSP 7731 |
| Stanley Brothers | Suwannee River Hoedown | King KBSCD-7000 |
| Roy Hall | Orange Blossom Special | Columbia Epic/Legacy J2K 65816 |
| Louvin Brothers | Alabama | Bear Family BCD 15561 |
| Little Brother | Blues (Ever Been Down the Mobile and KC Line) | Rounder CD 1513 |
| Chuck Guillory | Grand Texas | Arhoolie CD 473 |
| Bob Wills | Away Out There | Bear Family BCD 15933 |
| Sam & Kirk Mcgee | Salt Lake City Blues | County CD-3521 |
| Three Tobacco Tags | Reno Blues | Old Hat CD-1005 |
| Rose Maddox | Philadelphia Lawyer | Arhoolie CD 9062 |
| Rick Nelson | Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues) | Bear Family BCD 16863 |
| Lane Hardin | California Desert Blues | RCA/BMG 82876-50958-2 |
| Maddox Brothers & Rose | If You Ain’t Got the Do-Re-Mi | Arhoolie CD 447 |
| Charlie Moore | No Grave’s Gonna Keep This Soul of Mine | King KG-0952-4-2 |
| Lewis Family | He Knew Just What to Do | King KG-0952-4-2 |
| Ellis & Bill | My Little Home in West Virginia | Rounder 82161-1160-2 |
| Stanley Brothers | That Happy Night | King KBSCD-7000 |
| Carter Family | East Virginia Blues | Bear Family BCD 15865 |
| Jimmy Martin | Tennessee | Bear Family BCD 15705 |
| Cannon’s Jug Stompers | Madison Street Rag | JSP CD 3406 |
| Cousin Emmy | Wish I Was in Bowling Green | Bear Family BCD 16853 |
| Merle Travis | Lost John | Bear Family BCD 15636 |
| Blue Sky Boys | Kentucky | Rounder CD 11536 |
| Leon’s Lone Star Cowboys | Kansas City Blues | Origin Jazz Library OJL-1001 |
| Milton Brown | St. Louis Blues | Origin Jazz Library TXR-CD2 |
| Merle Travis | Missouri | Bear Family BCD 15637 |
| William Brown | Mississippi Blues | Rounder 11661-1825-2 |
| Grandpa Jones | Sweet Lips (Battle of King’s Mountain) | Bear Family BCD 15788 |
| The Isaacs | Proud of the American Flag | Morningstar MSCD-4120 |
| Bob Wills | Liberty | Bear Family BCD 15933 |
Those below are from out of print sources:
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Dot Rice | Texas Stomp |
| Bill Harrell & Smiley Hobbs | Reno Bound |
| Doye O’dell | Dear Okie |
| Jim Eanes | Somebody Touched Me |
| Bill Monroe | Roanoke |
| Bill Monroe | Blue Moon of Kentucky |
| Jimmie Skinner (W/ Ray Lunsford) | Carroll County Blues |
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