The Country Boys
April 1962
The Ash Grove
Los Angeles, CA

Source: SBD > Reel

Soon to be known as the Kentucky Colonels, the band was still going by "The Country Boys" at this time. At this time, I know of only one other show circulating when they were going by this name. This was the period when Roland White was in the army, so the band had different mandolin players subbing in. In the first show, Mike Seeger is on mando - in the second, it is Scott Hampley. Sound quality is very good.

Show #1

Clarence White - guitar
Mike Seeger - mandolin
Billy Ray Lathum - banjo
Roger Bush - bass
Leroy Mack - dobro

1. Salty Dog
2. Flint Hill Special
3. Foggy Mountain Top
4. The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
5. ??
6. I Am a Pilgrim
7. Tennessee Blues
8. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
9. Forsaken Love (aka Carter's Blues)
10. Shady Grove

Show #2

Clarence White - guitar
Scott Hampley - mandolin
Billy Ray Lathum - banjo
Roger Bush - bass
Leroy Mack - dobro

11. Black Mountain Rag
12. Cripple Creek
13. Little Georgia Rose
14. Clinch Mountain Backstep
15. Bile dem Cabbage Down
16. Crying Holy Unto the Lord
17. Muleskinner Blues
18. Rawhide
19. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

These recordings are not part of a performance. These are guitar duets to fill out the tape, as mentioned at the very end of the last track.

20. Footprints in the Snow
21. Way Downtown