Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Cofer Brothers / Georgia Crackers



By Henk Scholts, Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS



19 March 1927 Atlanta, GA – The Cofer Brothers (Leon Cofer [vcl/gt], Paul Cofer [vcl/fiddle], Ben Evans [whistle])
001 80581-A WHERE THE MORNING GLORIES GROW OKeh 45137/Document DOCD-8021
002 80582-A THE GREAT SHIP WENT DOWN   45137/DOCD-8021 Trikont US-0364
003 80583  NOTHING FROM NOTHING LEAVES YOU  unissued
004 80584-B THE ALL GO HUNGRY HASH HOUSE  45099/ DOCD-8021 
005 80585  DOWN IN ARKANSAS  unissued
006 80586-A THE GEORGIA HOBO  45099/Rounder 1035 DOCD-8021 
ROUNDER 1035 WORK DON’T BOTHER ME (1986); TRIKONT US-0364 DOOM AND GLOOM EARLY SONGS OF ANGST AND DISASTER 1927-1945 (GER, 2007)
21 March 1927 Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Crackers (Leon Cofer [vcl/banjo], Paul Cofer [vcl/fiddle], Ben Evans [gt/poss vcl])
007 80593-A RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN   45111/Rounder 1026 County CO-CD-3527 DOCD-8021
008 80594 RAILROAD BILL  unissued
009 80595-B COON FROM TENNESSEE   45098/DOCD-8021 Sony C3K-97280
010 80596-B THE GEORGIA BLACK BOTTOM    45111/DOCD-8021
011 80597-B DIAMOND JOE  45098/County LP 514 DOCD-8021
012 80598  DANCE ALL NIGHT WITH A BOTTLE IN YOUR HAND  unissued
COUNTY LP 514 HELL BROKE LOOSE IN GEORGIA (1969); ROUNDER 1026 POOR MAN RICH MAN (1989); COUNTY CO-CD-3527 HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY (2002); SONY C3K-97280 YOU AIN'T TALKING TO ME/SUBTITLE CHARLIE POOLE AND THE ROOTS OF COUNTRY MUSIC (2005)
12 October 1927 Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Crackers (Leon Cofer [vcl/banjo], Paul Cofer [vcl/fiddle], Ben Evans [gt/poss vcl])
013 81757 BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE GRAVEYARD unissued
014 81758-B I'VE GOT A GAL IN BALTIMORE  45192/DOCD-8021 
015 81759 BAD MULE  unissued
016 81760 CLIMBING UP THE GOLDEN STAIRS  unissued
017 81761-A STOCKADE BLUES  45192/DOCD-8021 JSP 7740
018 81762 YEAR OF JUBILO  unissued
JSP 7740 MOUNTAIN BLUES – BLOUES BALLADS/STRINGBANDS (UK, 2005, 4 CD BOX)
13 March 1929 Atlanta, GA –  The Cofer Brothers (Paul Cofer [fiddle/poss vcl], Leon Cofer [banjo], Ben Evans [gt])
019 W402299 WE WILL OUTSHINE THE SUN  unissued
020 W402300-B BECAUSE HE LOVED HER SO  unissued/ Marimac 9110 DOCD-8021
021 W402301  LITTLE JANIE GREEN unissued
022 W402302-A KENO, THE RENT MAN   45486/DOCD-8021
023 W402303-B ROCK THAT CRADLE LUCY   unissued/County LP-544 DOCD-8021
024 W402304-A HOW LONG?  45486/DOCD-8021
COUNTY LP-544 GEORGIA FIDDLE BANDS VOL. 2 (1978)

ALBUMS

Document [UK] DOC-CD-8021 Georgia String Bands Vol . 1, 1927 – 1930/ The Complete Recorded Works Of The Cofer Brothers, Georgia Crackers, The Spoony Five, Watkins Band, Theo and Gus Clark And The Corrol County Revelers: [Cofer Brothers:]  Where The Morning Glories Grow;  The Great Ship Went Down;  The All Go Hungry Hash House;  The Georgia Hobo;  [Georgia Crackers:]  Riley The Furniture Man;  The Coon From Tennessee;  The Georgia Black Bottom;  Diamond Joe;  I‘ve Got A Gal In Baltimore;  Stockade Blues; [The Spooney Five:]  Chinese Rag;  My Little Girl; [Watkins Band:]  Bob Murphy;  Gideon;  Little Girl, You Know I Love You;  Tom‘s Rag; [Gus And Theo Clark:] - Wimbush Rag;  Barrow County Stomp; [Cofer Brothers:]  Because He Loved Her So;  Keno, The Rent Man;  Rock That Cradle Lucy;  How Long?; [Carroll County Revellers:]  Rome Georgia Bound;  Georgia Wobble Blues - 98


SINGLES
OKeh (1927-1929)
45098  Coon From Tennessee / Diamond Joe – 27 as by Georgia Crackers
45099  The All Go Hungry Hash House /  The Georgia Hobo – 27
45111 Riley The Furniture Man / The Georgia Black Bottom – 27 as by Georgia Crackers
45137 Where The Morning Glories Grow /  The Great Ship Went Down – 27
45192 I've Got A Gal In Baltimore /  Stockade Blues – 27 as by Georgia Crackers
45486 Keno, The Rent Man / How Long ? - 29

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