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Authors: Hazel Dickens
American Banjo-Tunes and Songs Scruggs Style,
Folkways 2314. Released 1956 [some sources say 1957]. Reissued with sixteen additional tracks as
American Banjo Three Finger and Scruggs Style,
Smithsonian/Folkways 40037, in 1990. Various artists. Hazel Dickens appears on one track, “Cindy.” Dick Rittler, vocal, banjo. Accompanied by Bob Baker, vocal, guitar; Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass; Mike Seeger, vocal, banjo; Bob Shanklin, mandolin.
Mountain Music Played on the Autoharp,
Folkways 2365. Released 1965. Various artists. Hazel Dickens appears on one track, “Tragic Romance.” Kilby Snow, autoharp. Accompanied by Hazel Dickens, guitar; Mike Seeger, banjo.
Who's That Knocking?
Folkways 31055, Verve/Folkways 9005. Released 1965. Reissued with
Won't You Come and Sing for Me,
Folkways 31034, as
Pioneering Women of Bluegrass,
Smithsonian/Folkways 40065. Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass; Alice Gerrard, vocal, guitar. Accompanied variously by Billy Baker, fiddle; Lamar Grier, banjo; David Grisman, mandolin; Pete Kuykendall, mandolin; Chubby Wise, fiddle.
Walkin' in My Sleep
Can't You Hear Me Calling?
Darling Nellie across the Sea
Difficult Run
Coal Miner's Blues. Reissued also on
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways,
Smithsonian/Folkways 40094, 2002.
Gabriel's Call
Just Another Broken Heart
Take Me Back to Tulsa
Who's That Knocking?
Cowboy Jim
Long Black Veil
Lee Highway Blues
Lover's Return
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
Folk Festival of the Smokies,
vol.1. Traditional 528. Released ca. 1972. Hazel Dickens appears on two tracks:
Little Margaret. Hazel Dickens, vocal
Sunny Side of Life. Hazel Dickens, vocal; Alice Gerrard, vocal; Mike Seeger; Tracy Schwarz
Strange Creek Singers.
Arhoolie 4004. Released 1972. Reissued as Arhoolie 9003 in 1997. Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass; Alice Gerrard, vocal, guitar; Lamar Grier, banjo; Tracy Schwarz, vocal, Dobro, fiddle, guitar; Mike Seeger, vocal, autoharp, banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica, mandolin.
When I Can Read My Titles Clear
In the Pines
Sunny Side of Life
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Sally Ann
I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man
Old Black Choo Choo
Today Has Been a Lonesome Day
No Never No
New River Train
Get Acquainted Waltz
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Black Lung
Difficult Run Part 2
Come All You Coal Miners.
Rounder 4005. Released 1972. Various artists. The following four tracks by Hazel Dickens are reissued on
Coal Mining Women.
Rounder CD 4025. Hazel Dickens, vocal, accompanied by John Kaparakis, guitar; Ralph Rinzler, mandolin; Bob Siggins, banjo.
The Yablonski Murder
Black Lung
The Mannington Mine Disaster
Clay County Miner
Won't You Come and Sing for Me.
Folkways 31034. Released 1973. Except for “Weary Lonesome Blues,” reissued with
Who's That Knocking,
Folkways 31055,
as Pioneering Women of Bluegrass,
Smithsonian/Folkways40065. Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass, guitar; Alice Gerrard, vocal, banjo, guitar. Accompanied variously by Billy Baker, fiddle; Lamar Grier, banjo; David Grisman, vocal, mandolin; Mike Seeger, guitar; Fred Weisz, vocal, guitar.
They're at Rest Together. Reissued as TB Blues.
The One I Love Is Gone
Won't You Come and Sing for Me? Reissued also on
Classic Bluegrass,
vol. 2, Smithsonian/Folkways 40163, 2005.
Sugar Tree Stomp
Train on the Island
Memories of Mother and Dad
Mommy Please Stay Home with Me
A Distant Land to Roam
John Henry
I Just Got Wise
A Tiny Broken Heart. Reissued also on
Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways,
Smithsonian/Folkways 40092, 2002.
Weary Lonesome Blues
Hazel and Alice.
Rounder 0027. Released 1973. Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass, guitar; Alice Gerrard, vocal, autoharp, banjo, guitar. Accompanied variously by Lamar Grier, banjo; Tracy Schwarz, Dobro, fiddle; Mike Seeger, bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, mouth harp.
Mining Camp Blues
Hello Stranger
The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia
A Few More Years Shall Roll. Reissued on
The Angels Are Singing: A Women's Bluegrass Gospel Collection,
Rounder 0485, 2002.
Two Soldiers. Reissued on
Mountain Journey: Stars of Old Time Music,
Rounder 0546, 2005.
The Sweetest Gift, a Mother's Smile. Reissued
on Mama's Hand: Bluegrass and Mountain Songs about Mother.
Rounder 0507, 2002.
Tomorrow I'll Be Gone
My Better Years
Custom Made Woman Blues
Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There
You Gave Me a Song
Pretty Bird. Reissued on
Old-Time Music on the Air,
vol. 1, Rounder 0331, 1994;
Mountain Journey: Stars of Old Time Music,
Rounder 0546, 2005.
Gallop to Kansas.
The Second Annual Farewell Reunion.
Mercury 685. Released 1973. Mike Seeger and friends. Hazel Dickens appears on one track. Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass; Alice Gerrard, vocal, guitar; Tracy Schwarz, vocal.
1st Annual Brandywine Mountain Music Convention.
Heritage (Galax) 006. Released 1975. Hazel Dickens appears on one track.
Little Margaret. Hazel Dickens, vocal.
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard.
Rounder 0054. Released 1976. Hazel Dickens, vocal, bass, guitar; Alice Gerrard, vocal, banjo, guitar. Accompanied variously by Mike Auldridge, Dobro; Buddy Charlton, steel; Penny Cohen, dulcimer; Richard Crooks, drums; Tom Gray, bass; Lamar Grier, banjo, kazoo; Kenny Kosek, fiddle; Roger Mason, bass; John Nagy, guitar; Carl Nelson, Fiddle, piano; Arvin Noel, drums; Stacey Phillips, Dobro; Tracy Schwarz, Fiddle, resonator national guitar; Mike Seeger, banjo, banjo-mandolin, bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin.
Let That Liar Alone
When I Loved You
Working Girl Blues. Reissued on A
Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
West Virginia My Home
Mama's Gonna Stay. Reissued
on Mama's Hand: Bluegrass and Mountain Songs About Mother,
Rounder 0507, 2002.
Montana Cowboy. Reissued on
Rounder Bluegrass,
vol. 1, 1987;
Hand-Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records,
Rounder AN22, 1995;
The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder Records,
Rounder AN 25, 1995;
Dark Is the Night,
Rounder, 2001;
True Bluegrass: Over 60 Minutes of Classic Bluegrass,
Rounder 11615, 2002;
O Sister 2: A Women's Bluegrass Collection,
Rounder 0506, 2002.
Mean Papa Blues
Nice Like That
Mary Johnson
Ramblin' Woman
Beaufort County Jail
Banjo Picking Girl. Reissued on
Rounder Banjo,
Rounder 11542, 1987;
Roots Music: An American Journey,
Rounder 0501, 2001
James Alley Blues
True Life Blues. Reissued on
O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection,
Rounder 0499, 2001.
Matewan.
Released 1980. Various artists. Hazel Dickens appears on four tracks. Hazel Dickens, vocal. Accompanied variously by John Curtis, guitar; Gerry Milnes, fiddle; Mining community in the film.
Fire in the Hole
Gathering Storm
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Hills of Galilee
Hard-Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People.
Rounder 0126. Released 1980. Hazel Dickens, vocal. Accompanied variously by John Baker, vocal, guitar; Russ Barenberg, guitar; Scott Billington, harmonica; Nancy Blake, cello; Norman Blake, guitar; James Bryan, fiddle; Harley Campbell, bass; Ray Edenton, guitar; Matt Glaser, fiddle; Lloyd Green, pedal steel; Jim Guttman, bass; Carolyn Kellock, bass; Barry Mitterhoff, mandolin; Carl Nelson, fiddle; “Pig” Robbins, piano; Buddy Spicher, fiddle; Evan Stover, Fiddle; Henry Strzelecki, bass; Ron Thomason, mandolin; Tony Trischka, banjo; Roger Williams, Dobro; Gene Yellin, vocal, guitar.
Busted. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
Aragon Mill
Old Calloused Hands. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
Scraps from Your Tale
Out among the Stars
West Virginia My Home. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529;
Rounder Old-Time Music,
Rounder 11510, 1987;
Hand-Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records,
Rounder AN22, 1995;
The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder Records,
Rounder AN25, 1995.
Tomorrow's Already Lost
Lonesome Pine Special
Lost Patterns
Beautiful Hills of Galilee. Reissued on
The Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old Timey Gospel Music,
Rounder 11563, 1991.
Rocking Chair Blues
They'll Never Keep Us Down
I Really Care,
Rounder 0162. Released 1983. Phyllis Boyens, vocal. Hazel Dickens sings harmony on two songs.
Last Old Shovel
Dream of a Miner's Child
They'll Never Keep Us Down: Women's Coal Mining Songs.
Rounder 4012. Released 1984. Various artists. The following tracks by Hazel Dickens are reissued on
Coal Mining Women,
Rounder 4025. Hazel Dickens, vocal. Accompanied variously by Jerry Douglas, Dobro; Tommy Goldsmith, guitar; Roy Huskey, bass; Blaine Sprouse, fiddle.
Coal Mining Woman
Coal Miner's Grave
Coal Tattoo
They'll Never Keep Us Down
Dream of a Miner's Child. Phyllis Boyens, vocal; Hazel Dickens, vocal harmony. Reissued also on
O Sister 2: A Women's Bluegrass Collection,
Rounder 0506, 2002, and
Long Journey Home: Songs of the Stanley Brothers,
Wal-Mart Custom CD.
By the Sweat of My Brow.
Rounder 0200. Released 1984. Hazel Dickens, vocal. Accompanied variously by Scott Billington, harmonica; Phyllis Boyes, vocal; Dudley Connell, vocal, guitar, Jerry Douglas, Dobro, lap steel; Joe Drumright, banjo: Jeanne French, vocal; Tommy Goldsmith, guitar; Roy Huskey, Jr., bass; Karl Lauber, banjo; David McLaughlin, vocal, fiddle, mandolin; Larry Robbins, bass; Blaine Sprouse, fiddle; Eddie Stubbs, fiddle; Richard Underwood, banjo.
Beyond the River Bend. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529, and On Rounder Folk 1, Rykodisc, 1985, and
Rounder Folk,
Rykodisc 20018, 1986.
Only the Lonely. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
By the Sweat of My Brow
Mama's Hand. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529;
Hand-Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records,
Rounder AN22, 1995;
The Real Music Box: 25 Years of Rounder Records,
Rounder AN25, 1995;
Mama's Hand: Bluegrass and Mountain Songs about Mother,
Rounder 0507, 2002.
Little Lenaldo. Reissued on A
Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again?
Go Away with Me
Your Greedy Heart
Scars from an Old Love. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
The Ballad of Ira Hayes
Old and in the Way. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Reissued
on Blue Ribbon Bluegrass
, Rounder AN11, 1993;
Songs of the Louvin Brothers,
Rounder EDIS7034, 1997.
It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song.
Rounder 0226. Released 1986. Hazel Dickens, vocal. Accompanied variously by Jim Buchanan, fiddle; Kathy Chiavola, vocal; Mike Compton, mandolin; Jerry Douglas, Dobro; Glen Duncan, vocals, fiddle; Pat Enright, vocal, guitar; Tommy Goldsmith, guitar; Roy Huskey, Jr., bass; Allen Shelton, banjo; Blaine Sprouse, fiddle; Cheryl White Warren, vocal.
You'll Get No More of Me. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
A Few Old Memories. Reissued on A
Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. Reissued on
The Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass And Old Timey Gospel Music,
Rounder 11563, 1991;
Bluegrass Mountain Style: Over 60 Minutes of Classic Bluegrass from Rounder Records,
Rounder 11616, 2002.
Hills of Home. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529;
Hills of Home:
25
Years of Folk Music on Rounder Records,
Rounder AN16;
The Real Music Box:
25
Years of Rounder Records,
Rounder AN25, 1995;
Blue Trail of Sorrow,
Rounder 0500, 2001;
The Old Home Place: Bluegrass and Old-Time Mountain Music,
Rounder 0514, 2003.
Don't Bother to Cry. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song. Reissued on A
Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
Only a Hobo
Will Jesus Wash the Bloodstains from Your Hands
California Cottonfields
Play Us a Waltz. Reissued on
A Few Old Memories,
Rounder 11529.
A Few Old Memories.
Rounder 11529. Released 1987. Tracks reissued from
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard,
Rounder 0054 (*);
Hard-Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People,
Rounder 0126 (**);
By the Sweat of My Brow,
Rounder 0200 (***);
It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song,
Rounder 0226(****);
They'll Never Keep Us Down,
Rounder 4012, 1984 (*****).
Hazel Dickens, vocal. Accompanied by various other singers and musicians.
A Few Old Memories**** Beyond the River Bend*** Busted**
Old and in the Way***
It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song****