JIM & JESSE Radio Shows

Wednesday, January 14, 2009


Jim & Jesse McReynolds are featured in this post of yet more vintage radio. These two shows were recorded at station WBAM in Montgomery, Alabama in 1962, one for the Martha White company and the other for Fortune Feeds. They feature many songs the brothers never recorded commercially including great instrumentals as well as sponsor's jingles.

Personel on the shows is as follows:

Jim McReynolds - Guitar
Jesse McReynolds - Mandolin
Allen Shelton - Banjo
Jim Buchanan - Fiddle
David Sutherland - Bass
Don McHan - Guitar

Program on the shows:

Episode 1 - Martha White Flour - Theme (Martha White), Diesel Train, Going Like Wildfire, Snowflake Breakdown, The Family Who Prays, Till These Dreams Come True, Everything She Touches Gets The Blues, Sitting On Top Of The World, Have You Lost Your Love For Me?, Bluegrass Breakdown, Press On Pilgrim, Bye Bye Blues, Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky, Theme (Martha White)
Episode 2 - Fortune Feed - Theme (Fortune Feed), On The Mississippi Shore, How Do You Talk To A Baby, Beer Barrel Polka, Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown, I Cried Again. I Can't Help Wondering, There's More Pretty Girls Than One, On The Banks Of The Ohio, Cheyenne, Precious Memories, Foggy Mountain Top, Heartaches And Flowers, Theme (Fortune Feed)

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Forgot yopu had these , to bad I sold my Carter Family Border Radio cds

KL from NYC said...

Thank you.
I've never heard of these guys, either, so now I get the chance.