Thursday, March 27, 2014

Virgil Shouse (by Dick Grant)



VIRGIL SHOUSE
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

JIMMY WILLIAMS AND RED ELLIS and The Gospel Harmony Boys
                                                   poss Radio Station WHRV                                    Ann Arbor, Mich:                                                      ca. June 1959
James “Jimmy”/“Jimmie” Lee Williams (vcl/mand);Marvin T. “Red” Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo); Doyle Newkirk (bjo); Virgil Shouse (stg bs).                                                    Producer: Red Ellis

ST-2982              A PLACE UPON THE MOUNTAIN                                                     Starday SEP-110-A
                          () (Starday Music-BMI)
ST-2983              I HEARD THE CRY FROM THE CROSS                                                          SEP-110-A, Starday SLP-165
                          (Red Ellis-Jimmie Williams) (Starday Music-BMI)        Upper Room Recording No.#
ST-2984              THE SWEETEST DREAM                                        Starday SEP-110-B
                          (Curly, Dan And Jimmy Williams) (Starday Music-BMI)
ST-2985              THE LITTLE ADOPTED GIRL                                                                          SEP-110-B
                          (R.Ellis-J.Williams-B.Jackson) (Starday Music-BMI)

NB(1): STARDAY SEP-110 “JIMMY WILLIAMS AND RED ELLIS and the Gospel Harmony Boys” released 1959.
NB(2): STARDAY SLP-165 “HOLY CRY FROM THE HILLS:16 Mountain Sacred Songs:16 with 5 String Banjo” released 1962.
NB(3): UPPER ROOM RECORDING No.# “THE EARLY YEARS 1958-1961” released 2005.

JIMMIE WILLIAMS And RED ELLIS and The Gospel Harmony Boys
                                                   poss Radio Station WHRV                                    Ann Arbor, Mich;                                                     February 1960
Jimmie Williams (vcl/mamd); Red Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo);James Bryant (fdl); Robert “Bobby” Stiltner (stg bs) or Virgil Shouse (stg bs).                                                   Producer: Red Ellis

ST-3173              THESE MEN OF GOD                                            Starday SEP-124, Starday SLP-165, Starday SEP-168
                          (Red Ellis-Phyllis Williams-Jimmie Williams) (Starday BMI)                    Upper Room Recording No.#
ST-3174              THE EAST BOUND TRAIN                                      Starday SEP-124, Starday SLP-170, Nashville NLP-2019
                          (York) (Starday BMI)                                                                        Upper Room Recording No.#
ST-3175              THE DRUNKEN DRIVER                                        Starday SEP-124
                          ()
ST-3176              GOING TO MEET JESUS                                                      SEP-124, Starday SLP-165
                          (Red Ellis)(Starday BMI)                                          Upper Room Recording No.#

NB(1): STARDAY SEP-124 “JIMMIE WILLIAMS And RED ELLIS and The Gospel Harmony Boys” released 1960.
NB(2): STARDAY SEP-168 2GOSPEL SONGS BY ALL STAR ARTISTS2 released 1961.
NB(3): STARDAY SLP-170 “ALL ABOARD” FOR THE RAILROAD SPECIAL” released 1962.
NB(4): NASHVILLE NLP-2019 “BIG TRAIN EXPRESS” released 1965.

JIMMIE WILLIAMS and RED ELLIS with George Woody 5 String Banjo James Bryant Violin Virgil Shouse Bass-1
JIMMIE WILLIAMS & RED ELLIS-2
                                                                Red Ellis Studio                                      Ypsilanti, Mich:                                                       ca. March 1960
Jimmie Williams (vcl/mand); Red Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo); James Bryant (fdl); Virgil Shouse (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Red Ellis

ST-3233              OPEN WINDOW              -1-2                                Starday SEP-132 A, Starday SLP-165
                          (R.Ellis-J.Wiiliams-P.Williams) (Starday BMI)
ST-3234              A ROSE FROM MOTHER’S WREATH                      -1-2                                  SEP-132 A, Starday SLP-168
                          (R.Ellis-J.Williams-P.Williams) (Starday BMI)
ST-3235              SINNER’S DREAM                                                 -1-2                    Starday SEP-132B, Starday SLP-165
                          (York) (Starday BMI)
ST-3236              PRAYER OD SALVATION  -1-2                                Starday SEP-132 B,              SLP-165
                          (R.Ellis-J.Williams-P.Williams)(Starday BMI)              Upper Room Recording No.#
ST-                     BETTER PRAY                 -2                                   Starday SEP-140
                          () (Starday Music BMI)

NB(1): STARDAY SEP-132 “JIMMIE WILLIAMS and RED ELLIS with George Woody 5 String Banjo James Bryant Violin Virgil Shouse Bass” released Monday 5th September 1960.
NB(2): STARDAY SEP-140 “JIMMIE WILLIAMS & RED ELLIS” released 1960.
NB(3): STARDAY SLP-168 “ TRAGIC SONGS OF DEATH AND SORROW” released 1962.
NB(4): Matrix No. for “BETTER PRAY” not shown in STARDAY files.



JIMMY WILLIAMS AND RED ELLIS With George Woody 5 String Banjo James Bryant-Violin-Virgil Shouse-Bass -1                                                       
JIMMY WILLIAMS AND RED ELLIS with Virgil Shouse-Bass Ernest Graves-Guitar-2
                                                   poss Radio Station WHRV                                    Ann Arbor, Mich;                                                       ca. July 1960
Jimmie Williams (vcl/mand); Red Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo); James Bryant (fdl); Ernest Graves (gtr-3); Virgil Shouse (stg bs).                                                                                Producer: Red Ellis

ST-3372              THERE’S A HIGHER POWER                                  -1-2                    Starday SEP-138 A , Starday SEP-140
                          (York) (Starday Music BMI)                                                               Starday SLP-165, Upper Room Recording No.#
ST-3373              I’VE WON THE CROWN   -1                                   Starday SEP-138 A
                          (Red Ellis-Jimmie Williams) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-3374              DO YOU KNOW OR DON’T YOU CARE                   -1-2-3                 Starday SEP-138 B
                          (Red Ellis-Jimmie Williams) (Starday Music BMI)
ST-3375              MODERNIZE CHURCHES                                      -1-2-3                               SEP-138 B
                          (E.Graves) (Starday Music BMI)

NB: STARDAY SEP-138 “JIMMY WILLIAMS AND RED ELLIS With George Woody 5 String Banjo James Bryant Violin Virgil Shouse Bass Ernest Graves Guitar” released 1960.

JIMMIE WILLIAMS & RED ELLIS & The Gospel Harmony Boys
                                                                                                                               Wayne, Mich:                                                                          1960
Jimmie Williams (vcl/mand); Red Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo); James Bryant (fdl); Virgil Shouse (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

A                        NO DEPRESSION IN HEAVEN                                                         Happy Hearts 113
                          ()
B                        THAT BEAUTIFUL HOME                                                                113
                          ()
A                        BIRTHDAY OF JESUS                                            Happy Hearts 114
                          ()
B                        JOY TO THE WORLD                                                                     114
                          ()

NB(1): HAPPY HEARTS 113 released 1960.
NB(2): HAPPY HEARTS 114 released 1960.

JIMMIE WILLIAMS And RED ELLIS and The Gospel Harmony Boys-1
JIMMIE WILLIAMS & RED ELLIS-2            Red Ellis Studio                                      Ypsilanti, Mich:                                                    ca. October 1960          
Jimmie Williams (vcl/mando); Red Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo); James Bryant (fdl); Virgil Shouse (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Red Ellis

ST-4478              HOLY GHOST BUILDING  -1-2 Starday SEP-148, Starday SLP-165
                          (Wm. York) (Starday BMI)
ST-4479              SOMEONE WILL LOVE ME IN HEAVEN                   -1                                     SEP-148
                          (Reno-Ward) (Starday BMI)
ST-4480              COMING OF THE LORD   -1                  SEP-148
                          (R.Ellis-J.Williams) (Starday BMI)
ST-4481              WITHIN ME                                                           -1                                     SEP-148
                          (R.Ellis-B.Smiddy-J.Williams) (Starday BMI)

NB: STARDAY SEP-148 “JIMMIE WILLIAMS And RED ELLIS and The Gospel Harmony Boys” released 1960.

JIMMIE WILLIAMS and RED ELLIS
                                                   poss Radio Station WHRV           Ann Arbor, Mich:                                                                        ca. December 1960
Jimmie Williams (vcl/mand); Red Ellis (vcl/gtr); George Woody (5 stg bjo); James Bryant (fdl); Virgil Shouse (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Red Ellis

ST-4557              THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS                                              Starday SEP-156 A
                          (York) (Starday-BMI)
ST-4558              ZACCHAEUS                                                                                                SEP-156 A
                          (Fletcher-R.Ellis-Williams) (Starday-BMI)
ST-4559              GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN                                                      Starday SEP-156 B
                          (York) (Starday-BMI)
ST-4560              GOD’S EVERLASTING LOVE                                                 SEP-156 B
                          (R.Ellis-J.Williams) (Starday-BMI)

NB: STARDAY SEP-156 “JIMMIE WILLIAMS and RED ELLIS” released 1961.

CHARLIE MOORE and The Dixie Partners
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1974
Charles “Charlie” Moore (vcl/gtr); Curley Lambert (vcl-1/mand);Benjamin “Ben” Green (bjo); John “Smokey” Dacus (fdl-2); Terry Baucom (fdl-3); Danny Proctor (stg bs-4); Virgil Shouse (stg bs-5).  Producer:

                          ON A HIGH MOUNTAIN                                         Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          WHEN THE WAGON WAS NEW                                                       Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          I’LL LIVE WITH GOD                                                                       Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          LET ME WALK LORD BY YOUR SIDE                      -1                       Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS                                           Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          PRAISE THE LORD I’M READY TO GO                                             Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE                                              Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          THIS WORLD CAN’T STAND LONG                                                  Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          MY HOME IN THE SKY                                          Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          WHISKEY IS THE DEVIL         Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          DUST ON THE BIBLE                                             Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90040
                          TAKE A MESSAGE TO MOTHER                                                       Old Homestead OHS-90040
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHS-90040

NB(1):OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90040 “ON A HIGH MOUNTAIN” released 1974.#
NB(2): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90040reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.9. #8 February 1975.
NB(3): OLD HOMESTEAD OHCD-90040 “ON A HIGH MOUNTAIN” released 1997.

CHARLIE MOORE and The Dixie Partners
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1975
Charlie Moore (vcl-1/gtr); William “Billy” Constable (ld gtr); Lois Constable (vcl-2); Ben Green (bjo); Smokey Dacus (fdl-1); Terry Baucom (fdl-4); Larry Jefferson (mand-5); Larry Sparks (mand-6); Henry Dockery (stg bs-7); Virgil Shouse (stg bs-8); Trio (vcl-3).                                                                                                                                                                      Producer:

                          THE FIDDLER                                                       Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          THE LEGEND OF THE REBEL SOLDIER                                           Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          FLYING SOUTH                                                     Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          AMANDA                                                                                        Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          THE LETTER                                                                                   Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          LISTEN TO MY HAMMER RING                                                        Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                                                                                                                               Old Homestead OHCD-2001
                          BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHT                                    Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          YOU’VE BEEN A FRIEND BABE                                                       Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          REMEMBER ME                     -1-2-4                       Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          LONESOME RIVER                                                                         Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                          BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND  (Inst)                        Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052
                                       I HEARD MY MOTHER WEEPING                           -1-3                    Old Homestead OHS-90052
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90052

NB(1): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90052 “THE FIDDLER” released 1975.
NB(2): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90052 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.10. #9 March 1976.
NB(3): OLD HOMESTEAD OHCD-90052 “THE FIDDLER” released September 1996.
NB(4): OLD HOMESTEAD OHCD-90052 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.31. #6 December 1996.
NB(5): OLD HOMESTEAD OHCD-2001 “OLD HOMESTEAD GOSPEL COLLECTION” released 2009.

JOHNNY DACUS poss. Old Homestead Studio                                Brighton, Mi.:    1975
(fdl); Billy Constable (ld gtr); Charlie Moore (gtr); Bill Napier (gtr); Tony Stubbs (rhy gtr); Ben Greene (bjo); Nolan Faulkner (mand); Charlie Partin (stg bs-1); Virgil Shouse (stg bs-2).           Producer:  

                          DEVIL’S DREAM                                                    Old Homestead OHS-90067
                          ()
                          GLORYLAND MARCH                                                                      OHS-90067
                          ()
                          I’VE BEEN FRAMED                                                                                                  OHS-90067
`                        ()
                          THE INDIAN KILLED A WOODCOCK                                                                          OHS-90067
                          ()
                          JOHN’S FIDDLE BLUES                                                                   OHS-90067
                          ()
                          JOHNNY’S REEL                                                                             OHS-90067
                          ()
                          LIBERTY                                                                                                                  OHS-90067
                          ()
                          MOONLIGHT WALTZ                                                                        OHS-90067
                          ()
                          RAGTIME ANIE                                                                               OHS-90067
                          ()
                          ROXIANNA WALTZ                                                                                                   OHS-90067
                          ()
                          SOFTLY AND TENDERLY                                  OHS-90067
                          ()
                          TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN FIDDLE                                                                               OHS-90067
                          ()

NB: OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90067 “TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN FIDDLE” released 1976.
                                     
JIMMIE WILLIAMS & RED ELLIS and The Gospel Harmony Boys
                                                   Jessup Recording Studio            Jackson, Mich:   1975
Jimmie Williams (vcl-1.mand); Red Ellis (vcl-2/recit-3/gtr); Virgil Williams (hmny vcl-4/bjo-5); Virgil Shouse (fdl); Gene Saylor (bjo); Lynn Hall (stg bs); Phyllis Williams (stg bs-6).                              Producer:

                          LITTLE DAVID’S HARP            -1-2                          Jessup MB-154
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          ALL YOUR LOVE                    -1-2-4                                    MB-154, Upper Room Recording No.#
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          SO HIGH                                                              -2                                    MB-154,                                         No.#
                          (Traditional) (La-Car BMI)
                          I’LL TELL YOU THE REASON   -1                                          MB-154
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          LIKE HIS LOVE                      -1-4-5-6                                  MB-154
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          RUN DEVIL, RUN                                                  (Inst)                               MB-154
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          STOP                                                                    -1-3                                 MB-154
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          SING YOUR SONG, JIMMY     -1-4-5-6                                  MB-154
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          EVERYBODY OUGHT TO KNOW                             -4                                    MB-154,                                         No.#
                          (Jimmy Williams) (La-Car BMI)
                          WE’RE GONNA HAVE A TIME -4                                          MB-154
                          (Red Ellis-Jimmie Williams) (La-Car BMI)                  
                          LEAVE BEHIND                      -1-4-5-6                                  MB-154
                          () (La-Car BMI)
                          WHEN THE TRAIN COMES ALONG                         -1-2                                 MB-154,                                         No.#
                          (Red Ellis-Jimmie Williams (La-Car BMI)

NB(1): JESSUP MB-154 “LITTLE DAVID’S HARP” released 1977.
NB(2): JESSUP MB-154 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.12. #8- February 1978.

CHARLIE MOORE
                                                                                                                                                                                          Wedneasday 26th July 1976          
Charlie Moore (vcl/gtr); Billy Constable (ld gtr); Smokey Dacus (fdl-1); Terry Baucom (fdl-2); Larry Jefferson (mand); Virgil Shouse (stg bs-3); Henry Dockery (stg bs-4).   Producer:

                          WHEELING                                                                                    Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          LORENA GO HOME                                                                        Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          TOMBSTONE EVERY MILE                                     Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          MY BABY JUST AIN’T THERE                                 Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075

CHARLIE MOORE
                                                                                                                                                                                               Thursday 27th July 1976          
Charlie Moore (vcl/gtr); Billy Constable (ld gtr); Smokey Dacus (fdl-1); Terry Baucom (fdl-2); Larry Jefferson (mand); Virgil Shouse (stg bs-3); Henry Dockery (stg bs-4).   Producer:

                          GOODBYE AND SO LONG TO YOU                                                  Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          SEASONS                                                                                      Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          BEST FEMALE ACTRESS        Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          COME SUNDOWN                                                                          Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075


CHARLIE MOORE
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Friday 28th July 1976
Charlie Moore (vcl/gtr);Billy Constable (ld gtr);Smokey Dacus (fdl-1); Terry Baucom (fdl-2); Larry Jefferson (mand); Virgil Shouse (stg bs-3); Henry Dockery (Stg bs-4).    Producer:

                          GEORGIA BOUND                                                                          Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          JULIE                                                                                            Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          SAME OLD PLACE TONIGHT                                  Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075
                          THE SWEETEST GIFT, A MOTHER’S SMILE             Old Homestead OHS-90075
                          ()                                                                                                   Old Homestead OHCD-90075

NB(1): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90075 “WHEELING” released 1976.
NB(2): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-90075 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.12. #7-January 1978.
NB(3): OLD HOMESTEAD OHCD-90075 “WHEELING” released 1999.

VIRGIL SHOUSE with MIKE LILLY and WENDY MILLER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1977
Virgil Shouse (fdl); Mike Miller (bjo); Wendy Miller (mand); William “Bill” Shouse (gtr); Darrell Hensley (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          CRAZY HORSE                                                     Old Homestead OHS-80009
                          ()
                          TALL GRASS                                                                                                             OHS-80009
                          ()
                          CUMBERLAND GAP                                                                                                   OHS-80009
                          ()
                          BLUEGRASS JAM                                                                                                      OHS-80009
                          ()
                          CROSS EYED CRICKET                                    OHS-80009
                          ()
                          KATY HILL                                                                                                                 OHS-80009
                          ()
                          JOHN HENRY                                                                                  OHS-80009
                          ()
                          BLUEGRASS MOUNTAIN        Old Homestead OHS-80009
                          ()
                          BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND                                                            OHS-80009
                          ()
                          GRAY EAGLE                                                                                   OHS-80009
                          ()
                          POOR ELLEN SMITH                                                                        OHS-80009
                          ()
                          SALLY GOODIN                                                                                OHS-80009
                          ()
                          OLD JOE CLARK                                                                              OHS-80009
                          ()
                          ARKANSAS TRAVELER                                                                     OHS-80009
                          ()          

NB(1): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-80009 “BLUEGRASS FIDDLE JAM” released 1977.
NB(2): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-80009 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.12. #7-January 1978.

CLAYTON HALE and The Bluegrass Mountaineers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1978
Clayton Hale (vcl/rhy gtr);John Hurley (ld gtr); Virgil Shouse (fdl-1); Ralph Mullins (bjo); Robert Hale (mand); Doug Whitt (fdl-2); Tom Crigger (stg bs).                                                                               Producer:

                          POOR WORKING COUNTRY BOY                                                    Old Homestead OHS-80017
                          ()
                          TAKE ME BACK TO KENTUCKY                                                                                  OHS-80017
                          ()
                         VEIL OF WHITE LACE                                                                      OHS-80017
                          ()
                          SALLY GOODIN                     (Inst)                                                  OHS-80017
                          ()
                          MY RAMBLIN’ WIFE                                                                                                  OHS-80017
                          ()
                          TENDER LOVING ARMS                                   OHS-80017
                          ()
                          DOG DAYS                                                                                                               OHS-80017
                          ()
                          IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE                                                                                   OHS-80017
                          ()
                          FIRE BALL MAIL                    (Inst)                                                  OHS-80017
                          ()

NB(1): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-80017 “CLAYTON HALE AND THE BLUEGRASS MOUNTAINEERS” released 1978.
NB(2): OLD HOMESTEAD OHS-80017 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.13. #12-June 1979.



DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to JOHN MORRIS.


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