Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks [1992]

by Molly O'Day

Overview

Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks is a double-disc, 36-track collection that compiles all of the recordings O'Day made for Columbia Records between 1946 and 1951. Though her music presages the upcoming honky tonk era, O'Day was more closely tied to the mountain music that dominated country music in the first half of the 20th century. As such, her music can be a little difficult for contemporary ears -- her thick nasal twang is something that modern listeners will have to accommodate. For country historians, however, Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks is a worthwhile. Not only did she bridge the gap between string bands and honky tonk with her old-timey banjo playing and twang, but she was one of the first country artists to record a Hank Williams song. As such, this double-disc set is worth investigation for serious musicologists.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/1994
Label:	Bear Family
UPC:	4000127155658
catalogNumber:	15565
Rank:	118352

Tracks

Disc 1

1. The Tramp on the Street
2. When God Comes and Gather His Jewels
3. The Black Sheep Returned to the Fold
4. Put My Rubber Doll Away
5. The Drunken Driver
6. Tear Stained Letter
7. Lonely Mound of Clay
8. Six More Miles
9. Singing Waterfall
10. At the First Fall of Snow
11. Matthew Twenty-Four
12. I Don't Care If Tomorrow Never Comes
13. A Hero's Death
14. I'll Never See Sunshine Again
15. Too Late - Too Late
16. Why Do You Weep Dear Willow
17. Don't Forget the Family Prayer
18. I Heard My Mother Weeping

Disc 2

1. Mother's Gone But Not Forgotten
2. The Evening Train
3. This Is the End
4. Fifteen Years Ago
5. Poor Ellen Smith
6. Coming Down from God
7. Teardrops Falling in the Snow
8. With You on My Mind
9. If You See My Saviour
10. Heaven's Radio
11. When My Time Comes to Go
12. Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey
13. Higher in My Prayers
14. Travelling the Highway Home
15. It's Different Now
16. When the Angels Rolled the Stone Away
17. It's All Coming True
18. When We See Our Redeemer's Face

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Molly O'Day   Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
Mac Wiseman   Bass
Carl Smith   Bass
Lynn Davis   Guitar,Vocals
Joe Zinkan   Bass
James "Jimmie" Selph   Steel Guitar
Cecil "Skeets" Williamson   Fiddle
James "Slim" Martin   Fiddle,Harmonica
H.E. "Aytchie" Burns   Bass
George "Speedy" Krise   Dobro

Technical Credits

Carl Story   Composer
Roy Acuff   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Molly O'Day   Arranger,Composer
Audrey Williams   Composer
Art Satherley   Producer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Lynn Davis   Arranger,Composer,Illustrations
Colin Escott   Illustrations
Fred Rose   Composer
Mark Wilder   Disc Dub
Hank Williams   Composer
Walter Bailes   Composer
Lonnie Glosson   Composer
Charles Wolfe   Illustrations
Hoffmann Nienburg   Artwork
Richard Weize   Reissue Producer
Barry Richards   Composer
Lorene Rose   Composer
Frankie Bailes   Composer
Grady Cole   Composer
Hazel Cole   Composer
A. Smith   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Ivan M. Tribe   Liner Notes,Illustrations
Molly Davis   Composer