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Bread And Gravy - The Complete Recordings 1952-1955

Grandpa Jones

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: JASMCD3734-5

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Release Date:  08 December 2023

Label:  Jasmine Records

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  604988373424

Genres:  Country  

  • Description

    A superstar of traditional country music and bluegrass for over half a century, and a regular on Nashville's 'Grand Ole Opry' from the 1940s until (quite literally) the day he died, Louis Marshall 'Grandpa' Jones had a longevity that few of today's top country talents will ever be able to match. He was far from being a Grandpa when he first recorded in the 1940s, but his whiskery, curmudgeonly persona caught on quickly with the public and kept him popular until he was a Grandpa several times over in real life.

    Grandpa was a prolific artist from the minute he first set foot in a recording studio. His many earlier and later 1940s and 50s recordings have been comprehensively anthologised in the digital era. Somewhat surprisingly, though, nearly four years' worth of recordings that he cut for RCA Victor between 1952 and 1956 have largely been overlooked by compilers - until now, that is.

    'Bread And Gravy' brings together every single one of Grandpa's recordings from this period, with many of them being reissued for the first time in nearly 50 years and, indeed, some of them for the first time ever! As well as thirty solo recordings - all of them cut with the cream of 50s Nashville's session musicians - you'll find duets with his wife Ramona and Kitty Wells' daughter Ruby - plus 5 duets with his great friend, comedienne Minnie Pearl.

    As a further bonus, we include all of Minnie's own solo recordings from the same period - and in most cases, the same sessions - as her duets with Grandpa.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Retreat Cries My Heart - Grandpa Jones
      • 2. Mountain Laurel - Grandpa And Ramona Jones
      • 3. Stop That Ticklin' Me - Grandpa Jones
      • 4. T.V. Blues - Grandpa Jones
      • 5. I'm No Communist - Grandpa Jones
      • 6. Pickin' On Me - Grandpa Jones
      • 7. Sass-A-Frass - Grandpa Jones
      • 8. The Closer To The Bone - Grandpa Jones
      • 9. Old Rattler's Son - Grandpa Jones
      • 10. Dear Old Sunny South By The Sea - Grandpa Jones
      • 11. Pap's Corn Likker Still - Grandpa Jones
      • 12. Bread And Gravy - Grandpa Jones
      • 13. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Grandpa Jones
      • 14. You're Never Too Old For Love - Grandpa Jones
      • 15. My Heart Is Like A Train - Grandpa Jones
      • 16. The New Vitamine - Grandpa Jones
      • 17. Y'all Come - Grandpa Jones
      • 18. The Trader - Grandpa Jones
      • 19. Old Rattler - Grandpa Jones
      • 20. Old Blue - Grandpa Jones
      • 21. Some More Mountain Dew - Grandpa Jones
      • 22. Looking Back To See - Grandpa Jones And Ruby Wells
      • 23. Standing In The Depot - Grandpa Jones
      • 24. A High Silk Hat And A Gold Top Walking Cane - Grandpa Jones

      Disc 2

      • 1. Papa Loves Mambo - Grandpa Jones And Minnie Pearl
      • 2. Gotta Marry Off Our Daughter - Grandpa Jones And Minnie Pearl
      • 3. Keep On The Sunny Side Of Life - Grandpa And Ramona Jones
      • 4. Some Little Bug Is Going To Find You - Grandpa Jones
      • 5. Gooseberry Pie - Grandpa Jones
      • 6. Old Dan Tucker - Grandpa Jones
      • 7. Matrimony Ridge - Grandpa Jones And Minnie Pearl
      • 8. Spring Fever - Grandpa Jones And Minnie Pearl
      • 9. Herd O' Turtles - Grandpa Jones
      • 10. In The Future - Grandpa Jones
      • 11. The Champion - Grandpa Jones
      • 12. What Has She Got - Grandpa Jones
      • 13. Kissin' Games - Grandpa Jones And Minnie Pearl
      • 14. I'm Getting Gray Hair - Grandpa Jones
      • 15. How To Catch A Man (On The Minnie Pearl Plan) - Minnie Pearl
      • 16. And That's Good Enough For Me - Minnie Pearl
      • 17. Men (Uh-Huh) - Minnie Pearl
      • 18. I Wisht They Would! - Minnie Pearl
      • 19. I Wonder Where That Man O' Mine Has Went - Minnie Pearl
      • 20. Jealous Hearted Me - Minnie Pearl
      • 21. Never Been Kissed - Minnie Pearl
      • 22. Huntin' Season - Minnie Pearl
      • 23. Me - Minnie Pearl