B.S. Huffman - Sourmash Birthmark

This is one of my best buds Shanes song from 2006 maybe?  I've been listening to it a lot lately so I thought Id put it up.  We did a shit load of driving around a couple years ago and Ive always loved this song.  I hope he is not mad at me for putting it on a blog.

Sourmash Birthmark

Jim Eanes - Bluegrass Ballads

I like Jim Eanes.  Ill put up more of his stuff later - but I like this record almost more than the early Blue Ridge Label stuff.  The Legend Of The Girl On The Cliff kills it.  Recorded in 76 through 79 in Roanoke and Salem VA but released in 86 by Rebel Records.  Man they have a killer logo.  Some real tear jerkers on this one.  Found it in Flagstaff AZ in March - the saving grace of the day spent in higher elevation with headaches and bloody nose.  

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/o9exrzaz336mmr1/Jim_Eanes_-_Bluegrass_Ballads.zip

Charlie Tweddle - The Midnight Plowboy

I was in Chicago for a couple days in January and Brian Piñeyro played this record one morning when I was getting ready to leave - he played the song 
Turkey Club and I liked it so much that he gave it to me.  Thank you Brian and happy birthday dude.  

Little Mare on this record is a good good country tune.  Charlie also makes custom cowboy hats you can

check out here on his website.  There are pictures of three flying saucers on the cover.  

Charlies Custom Cowboy Hats

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/bbh5mfp844w135a/Charlie_Tweddle_-_The_Midnight_Plowboy.zip

Early Upchurch - The Great Reaping Day

First time I heard this stuff was in Cleveland during a pretty heavy snowstorm in January at my friend Matt's house.  He gave us pretty strong drinks and we sat around and zoned out.  Was pumped to find this in the country rows at Academy in NY.   If I ever get a dog Im going to name it Randy - and when that dog dies Ill get another and name it Early.  

Cabin on the cover is of Early's birthplace in Lambsburg VA - back the back cover there is a nice personalized letter from WPAQ owner Ralph Epperson and notes on the side by his daughter talking about growing up singing with her dad.  

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/1de66mv1sn3pevy/Early_Upchurch-The_Great_Reaping_Day.zip

Evan Miller - Transfigurations on Lap-Steel Guitar

I saw Evan Miller Open for Raccoo-oo-oon in like 2006 in DC at the Black Cat.  Hadnt really heard solo guitar stuff before that -he just played a nice 6 string set.  I found this Record at Permanent in Chicago a couple years ago.  Its great.  Four longer tunes all spread out - I think mostly made with lap steel and synthesizer - B side is a great listen.

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/5efuq1hn39f3cnk/Evan_Miller-Transfigurations_on_Lap-Steel_Guitar.zip

Duane & Greg Allman - Duane & Greg Allman

Check out Duane and Gregs magnificent hairdos on this one.  Recorded 1968 released 4 years later.  In The Morning When Im Real man . . . . Found it at Amoeba in LA. 

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/224k3d0crfkdq49/Duane_%26_Greg_Allman_-_Duane_%26_Greg_Allman.zip

Nathan Abshire - Pine Grove Blues

Nathan Abshire had forearms as thick as my neck.  Recored this after he got back from WWII.  Found it at Great Escape Records in Nashville.  

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/7g0d0c1n2rpwa7w/Nathan_Abshire-Pine_Grove_Blues.zip

Jeffrey Cain - For You

For a couple years the only song I heard from this record is the first one on the A side - found a copy in Rochester but my buddy got it first.  Finally found one last month when I was in the UK.  This came out on the Raccoon - that was Jesse Colin Youngs label for Warner Brothers - Havent heard a lot of the other releases and not into Youngbloods - but they did put out Hurleys Armchair Boogie and Hi Fi Snock so thats cool.  I like this record.  Some guy named Banana played pedal steel on it.  Its kinda all over the place.

"Dont never trust no houndog round your turkey."

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/h7yb5vtghp54yro/Jeffrey_Cain_-_For_You.zip

Ernest Martin - That Last Inauguration

I got the chance to go to the County/Rebel Records offices right outside of Charlottesville VA in April. Fun day looking through everything and talking.  Around the time when we we're leaving we started looking through a box of LPs that were going up for sale and I asked about this one and bought it up from him.  Ernest was from Powell Co. Ky and recorded 6 songs for Rich R Tone Records in the late 40's then turned his attention towards evangelism - 65 years in service and had a radio ministry for 55 years called Highway to Heaven.  He passed at home in June of 2002 at the age of 88.

Killer hot shit bluegrass gospel record.  Just A Rose Will Do is on repeat - if anyone has more of his records Id love to hear them!

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/fqtyvqvqs7hrdxh/Ernest_Martin_-_That_Last_Inauguration.zip

White Cloud - White Cloud

I was at Chad's records in Chattanooga and found this guy - sticker said "rare country psych - good 1972".  So I was like cool.  Turned out it was Thomas Jefferson Kayes band on Nashville's Good Medicine label (a subsidiary of Starday-King)? .  He produced Link Wray - Gene Clark - and the first tune on this is all cried out - that was on Links Be What You Want To.  The jacket to the LP is textured snakeskin and pasted illustration of band.  Whole record is good except the 2nd song on A side - cheeseball Hound Dog.  Thanks for Nothin', All Cried Out, and Hoe-Bus (pre recording to his first solo rec) are great.
"The sun don't shine the same on every doggie's ass . . . ."

Kaye "Dont Look At It"

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/gge2l7r7wvfgmqq/White_Cloud_-_White_Cloud.zip

Jack Rose - By the Fruits You Shall Know The Roots

My Car broke down in Columbia SC in January and it was a shit day. One of my best friends Shane lives there now and we spent the weekend - after canceling some shows - waiting and drinking beers. Right when we were leaving he gave me a couple records and this Fruits/ Roots test press was in there October 21 2004. I guess he said Jack gave it to him in 03 .Short side with Sundogs and Now That Im a Man Full Grown.
 

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/c3frao5j5yy1lpe/Jack_Rose_-_Fruits%3ARoots.zip

Lester Eller - Travelers Rest S.C. 45

My friend Joe Shirley in Greenville South Carolina just sent this to me a couple days ago. Neither of us can find any info on Lester on the internet. Only info on the disc is for P.O. Box 374 Travelers Rest S.C. The Fox Chase is a straight burner.
  hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/fexyud226euueec/Lester_Eller-45.zip

Jim Kennedy - Just Being Natural

I got this record as payment for a gig in Memphis in April. Good 4 am downer vibe from Cedar Falls Iowa - Early 70's? On his own Label Old English Records. 6 & 12 String - C.F. Martin. Couple cheesy cuts but its not a stinker. You Are The Reason is the best track. Dedicated to his closest friend "Ruby" hxxp://www.mediafire.com/download/y45jmtr26wxa83z/Jim_Kennedy_-_Just_Being_Natural.zip