Album · 2011
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Introduction (Acetate 206: For January 10, 1951)
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1:12
2
Where the Old Red River Flows
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7:34
3
Over Moonlit Waters
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:10
4
How Can You Refuse Him Now
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:26
5
Closing (Acetate 206: For January 10, 1951)
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0:55
6
Introduction (Acetate 1: January 9, 1951, For January 11, 1951)
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1:17
7
Alabama Waltz
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6:09
8
Fire on the Mountain
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2:01
9
Lord Build Me a Cabin
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4:15
10
Closing (Acetate 1: January 9, 1951, For January 11, 1951)
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1:14
11
Introduction (Acetate 1: January 9, 1951, For January 12, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:23
12
Nobody's Lonesome for Me
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4:49
13
Twin Guitar Polka
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:20
14
Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:03
15
Eighth of January
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
0:49
16
Closing (Acetate 1: January 9, 1951, For January 12, 1951)
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1:13
17
Introduction (January 9, 1951, For January 15, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:23
18
The Blind Child's Prayer
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6:26
19
Blue Steel Blues
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1:54
20
When God Dips His Love in My Heart
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:00
21
Closing (January 9, 1951, For January 15, 1951)
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1:05
22
Introduction
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1:02
23
Mansion on the Hill
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5:12
24
I Like That Kind
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3:11
25
How Can You Refuse Him Now
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3:19
26
Closing (January 9, 1951, For January 15, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
0:56
Disc 2
1
Introduction (Acetate 2: for January 17, 1951)
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1:14
2
Nobody’s Lonesome for Me
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5:00
3
My Tight Wad Daddy
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:50
4
I’ll Have a New Life
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:03
5
Closing (Acetate 2: for January 17, 1951)
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1:05
6
Introduction (Acetate 3: for January 18, 1951)
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1:14
7
Everything’s Okay
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5:31
8
Why Should I Cry
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3:37
9
I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
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2:29
10
Closing (Acetate 3: for January 18, 1951)
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1:02
11
Introduction (Acetate 3: for January 19, 1951)
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1:12
12
Move It on Over
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:02
13
I’m Satisfied With Life
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:11
14
I Saw the Light
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3:27
15
Closing (Acetate 3: for January 19, 1951)
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1:07
16
Introduction (Acetate 4: for January 22, 1951)
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1:44
17
Seaman’s Blues
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5:45
18
Blues in My Mind
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2:42
19
Something Got Hold of Me
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3:48
20
Closing (Acetate 4: for January 22, 1951)
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1:04
21
Introduction (for January 23, 1951)
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1:16
22
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
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5:30
23
Bonaparte’s Retreat
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3:21
24
I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye
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4:01
25
Closing (for January 23, 1951)
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0:50
Disc 3
1
Introduction (Acetate 5: For January 24, 1951)
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1:00
2
May You Never Be Alone
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5:09
3
My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)
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3:00
4
Dear Brother
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3:29
5
Closing (Acetate 5: For January 24, 1951)
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1:49
6
Introduction (Acetate 5: For January 25, 1951)
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1:05
7
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
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5:02
8
(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in My Sleep
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3:02
9
Wait for the Light to Shine
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:52
10
Whistling Rufus
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:33
11
Closing (Acetate 5: For January 25, 1951)
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1:01
12
Introduction (Acetate 6: January 18, 1951, For January 26, 1951)
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1:00
13
Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
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6:05
14
Four Flusher
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4:10
15
I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
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3:20
16
Closing (Acetate 6: January 18, 1951, For January 26, 1951)
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0:59
17
Introduction (Acetate 7: For January 29, 1951)
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1:15
18
Cool Water
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6:38
19
Orange Blossom Special
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2:32
20
Oh Those Tombs (Lonely Tombs)
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2:51
21
Closing (Acetate 7: For January 29, 1951)
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1:05
22
Introduction (Acetate 7: For January 30, 1951)
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1:28
23
I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living
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4:53
24
You Don't Have Be a Baby to Cry
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3:05
25
Jesus Remembered Me
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3:36
26
Closing (Acetate 7: For January 30, 1951)
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1:01
Disc 4
1
Introduction (Acetate 8: January 19, 1951, for January 31, 1951)
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1:39
2
On the Banks of the Pontchartrain
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6:02
3
Blue Love (in My Heart)
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4:52
4
Calling You
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2:24
5
Closing (Acetate 8: January 19, 1951, for January 31, 1951)
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1:03
6
Introduction (Acetate 8: January 19, 1951, for February 1, 1951)
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1:21
7
My Sweet Love Ain’t Around
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5:58
8
Model T Love
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2:51
9
Where the Soul Never Dies
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2:30
10
Closing (Acetate 8: January 19, 1951, for February 1, 1951)
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1:03
11
Introduction (Acetate 9: January 19, 1951, for February 2, 1951)
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1:18
12
Mind Your Own Business
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6:06
13
I Like That Kind
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3:14
14
When God Dips His Love in My Heart
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:49
15
Closing (Acetate 9: January 19, 1951, for February 2, 1951)
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1:13
16
Introduction (Acetate 10: for February 6, 1951)
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1:19
17
Cold, Cold Heart
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5:56
18
Honky Tonkin’
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:34
19
Sally Goodin
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1:45
20
Closing (Acetate 10: for February 6, 1951)
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1:08
21
Introduction (Acetate 10: for February 7, 1951)
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1:15
22
Dear John
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6:35
23
I’m Satisfied With Life
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3:00
24
Something Got a Hold of Me
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3:18
25
Closing (Acetate 10: for February 7, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
0:59
Disc 5
1
Introduction (for February 12, 1951)
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1:52
2
Move It on Over
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5:05
3
Waltz of the Wind
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3:03
4
I’ll Have a New Life
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:58
5
Closing (for February 12, 1951)
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1:12
6
Introduction (for February 13, 1951)
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1:23
7
Faded Love and Winter Roses
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6:42
8
Four Flusher
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:57
9
I Saw the Light
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:52
10
Closing (for February 13, 1951)
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0:51
11
Introduction (Acetate 11: for February 16, 1951)
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1:22
12
At the First Fall of Snow
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:04
13
I Like That Kind
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:15
14
When God Dips His Love in My Heart
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:59
15
Closing (Acetate 11: for February 16, 1951)
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1:56
16
Introduction (Acetate 12: for February 19, 1951)
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1:14
17
Wedding Bells
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6:33
18
My Tight Wad Daddy
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:01
19
Where the Soul of Man Never Dies
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:10
20
Closing (Acetate 12: for February 19, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:21
21
Introduction (Acetate 12: for February 20, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:25
22
Why Don’t You Love Me
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5:12
23
Blue Love (in My Heart)
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3:40
24
Dear Brother
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3:53
25
Closing (Acetate 12: for February 20, 1951)
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0:52
Disc 6
1
Introduction (For February 21, 1951)
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1:29
2
Why Should We Try Any More
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5:39
3
Low and Lonely
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2:55
4
Jesus Died for Me
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3:16
5
Closing (For February 21, 1951)
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1:09
6
Introduction (For February 22, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:13
7
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:11
8
(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:15
9
Oh Those Tombs (Lonely Tombs)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:25
10
Turkey in the Straw
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
0:53
11
Closing (For February 22, 1951)
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0:59
12
Introduction (For February 23, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:40
13
Dear John
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5:04
14
If You Want Some Lovin'
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:04
15
I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:40
16
Closing (For February 23, 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:39
17
Introduction (Acetate 207: Probably February 1951)
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1:24
18
Moanin' the Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:55
19
Honky Tonkin'
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:28
20
I'll Have a New Life
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:03
21
Closing (Acetate 207: Probably February 1951)
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1:18
22
Introduction (Acetate 204: Early March 1951)
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1:07
23
Dear John
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5:13
24
Roadside Rag
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2:35
25
I'll Fly Away
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3:11
26
Bonaparte's Retreat
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:04
27
Closing (Acetate 204: Early March 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:30
Disc 7
1
Introduction (Acetate 205: Early March 1951)
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1:11
2
Cold, Cold Heart
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:04
3
Fire on the Mountain
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:30
4
Farther Along
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:17
5
Closing (Acetate 205: Early March 1951)
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1:21
6
Introduction (Acetate 10: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:30
7
May You Never Be Alone
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:42
8
Arkansas Traveler
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:14
9
I'll Have a New Life
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:38
10
Closing (Acetate 10: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:47
11
Introduction (Acetate 11: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:13
12
Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday
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4:39
13
Old Joe Clark
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1:35
14
Deck of Cards
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4:51
15
Closing (Acetate 11: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:30
16
Introduction (Acetate 12: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:15
17
Tennessee Border
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4:42
18
Blue Bonnet Rag
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1:47
19
Dear Brother
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:55
20
Whistling Rufus
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:11
21
Closing (Acetate 12: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:29
22
Introduction (Acetate 14: April 1951)
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1:15
23
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:57
24
Panhandle Rag
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:00
25
Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:49
26
Bill Cheatham
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1:09
27
Closing (Acetate 14: April 1951)
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1:21
Disc 8
1
Introduction (Acetate 19: Show 17, Probably May 1951)
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1:33
2
Pictures From Life's Other Side
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6:55
3
Sally Goodin
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:52
4
I'm Gonna Sing
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3:02
5
Closing (Acetate 19: Show 17, Probably May 1951)
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1:49
6
Introduction (Acetate 19: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:27
7
Just Waitin'
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4:55
8
Paradise Isle
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3:28
9
When the Fire Comes Down From Heaven
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:37
10
Closing (Acetate 19: Probably Spring 1951)
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1:43
11
Introduction (Acetate 20: Show 50, Probably May 1951)
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1:25
12
My Sweet Love Ain't Around
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:45
13
I Can't Tell My Heart That
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:03
14
Where the Soul of Man Never Dies
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:11
15
Closing (Acetate 20: Show 50, Probably May 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
0:56
16
Introduction (Acetate 20: Show 51, Probably May 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:25
17
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
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5:21
18
Panhandle Rag
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:09
19
Drifting Too Far From the Shore
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3:03
20
Closing (Acetate 20: Show 51, Probably May 1951)
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1:22
21
Introduction (Acetate 21: Show 52, Probably May 1951)
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1:13
22
Just When I Needed You
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6:31
23
Steel Guitar Stomp
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2:10
24
I'll Fly Away
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2:57
25
Closing (Acetate 21: Show 52, Probably May 1951)
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1:39
Disc 9
1
Introduction (Acetate 21: Show 53, Probably May 1951)
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1:35
2
Cold, Cold Heart
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5:05
3
Dance All Night
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:53
4
The Old Country Church
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5:04
5
Closing (Acetate 21: Show 53, Probably May 1951)
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1:13
6
Introduction (Acetate 14: Probably May 1951)
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1:00
7
Move It on Over
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:16
8
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:57
9
Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:08
10
Closing (Acetate 14: Probably May 1951)
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1:08
11
Introduction (Acetate 13: Side 1, Probably May 1951)
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1:14
12
Faded Love and Winter Roses
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:27
13
Fire on the Mountain
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:11
14
I Heard My Savior Calling Me
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:59
15
Closing (Acetate 13: Side 1, Probably May 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:19
16
Introduction (Acetate 13: Side 2, Probably May 1951)
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1:25
17
Just When I Needed You
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:47
18
I Can’t Tell My Heart That
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:26
19
Farther Along
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:24
20
Closing (Acetate 13: Side 2, Probably May 1951)
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1:26
21
Introduction (Acetate 15: Show 6, Spring 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:15
22
There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
7:24
23
Turkey in the Straw
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:27
24
Wait for the Light to Shine
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:44
25
Closing (Acetate 15: Show 6, Spring 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:29
Disc 10
1
Introduction (Acetate 16: Show 8, Spring 1951)
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1:28
2
Where the Old Red River Flows
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
7:36
3
Blue Steel Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:10
4
Thirty Pieces of Silver
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:20
5
Closing (Acetate 16: Show 8, Spring 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:25
6
Introduction (Acetate 16: Show 9, Spring 1951)
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1:26
7
On Top of Old Smoky
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:36
8
Columbus Stockade Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:17
9
The Prodigal Son
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4:00
10
Closing (Acetate 16: Show 9, Spring 1951)
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1:14
11
Introduction (Acetate 22: Show 54, Probably July 1951)
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1:15
12
Moanin' the Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:11
13
Blue Steel Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:45
14
I Dreamed About Mom Last Night
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4:05
15
Closing (Acetate 22: Show 54, Probably July 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:38
16
Introduction (Acetate 23: Show 57, Probably July 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:10
17
Where the Old Red River Flows
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:15
18
Orange Blossom Special
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:02
19
Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow
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2:50
20
Closing (Acetate 23: Show 57, Probably July 1951)
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1:26
21
Introduction (Acetate 23: Show X-10, Probably July 1951)
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1:09
22
I Hang My Head and Cry
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5:38
23
Tennessee Wagner
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2:11
24
At the Cross
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4:01
25
Closing (Acetate 23: Show X-10, Probably July 1951)
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1:17
Disc 11
1
Introduction (Acetate 24: Show 141, Fall 1951)
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1:39
2
I Dreamed About Mom Last Night
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6:03
3
Black Mountain Rag
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:39
4
I Heard My Savior Call
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:20
5
Closing (Acetate 24: Show 141, Fall 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:40
6
Introduction (Acetate 24: Show 142, Fall 1951)
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1:22
7
Low and Lonely
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4:13
8
Foolish Questions
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:07
9
The Funeral/Steal Away
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:11
10
Closing (Acetate 24: Show 142, Fall 1951)
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1:18
11
Introduction (Show 146, Fall 1951)
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1:14
12
Mind Your Own Business
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4:32
13
Old Joe Clark
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1:40
14
I Dreamed About Mom Last Night
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3:55
15
Closing (Show 146, Fall 1951)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:09
16
Introduction (Acetate 25: Show 148, Fall 1951)
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1:07
17
I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'
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5:04
18
Tennessee Wagner
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2:32
19
The Pale Horse and His Rider
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4:42
20
Closing (Acetate 25: Show 148, Fall 1951)
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1:45
21
Introduction (Show 150, Mid-October 1951)
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1:24
22
My Sweet Love Ain't Around
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6:20
23
Fire on the Mountain
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1:46
24
I Saw the Light
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3:02
25
Closing (Show 150, Mid-October 1951)
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1:25
Disc 12
1
Introduction (Show 147, Probably Fall 1951)
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1:02
2
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
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5:41
3
Corrine, Corrina
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1:40
4
I Heard My Savior Calling Me
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3:16
5
Closing (Show 147, Probably Fall 1951)
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1:40
6
Introduction (Acetate 25: Show 140, Fall 1951)
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2:17
7
If I Didn't Love You
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5:12
8
Panhandle Rag
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2:14
9
Wait for the Light to Shine
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3:46
10
Closing (Acetate 25: Show 140, Fall 1951)
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1:35
11
Introduction (Show 151)
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1:06
12
You Blotted My Happy School Days
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5:38
13
Orange Blossom Special
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2:46
14
Dust on the Bible
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3:36
15
Closing (Show 151)
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1:24
16
Introduction (Acetate 26: Show 152, Fall 1951)
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1:25
17
I've Been Down That Road Before
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5:23
18
Gentle Annie
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1:43
19
I've Got My One-Way Ticket to the Sky
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4:04
20
Closing (Acetate 26: Show 152, Fall 1951)
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1:22
21
Introduction (Acetate 26: Show 153, October 1951)
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1:28
22
Hey Good Lookin'
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5:46
23
Alabama Jubilee
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2:09
24
Searching for a Soldier's Grave
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4:38
25
Closing (Acetate 26: Show 153, October 1951)
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0:57
Disc 13
1
Introduction (Acetate 27: Show 154, October 1951)
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0:55
2
California Zephyr
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4:43
3
Down Yonder
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2:20
4
Softly and Tenderly
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4:39
5
Closing
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:17
6
Introduction (Acetate 27: Show 155, Fall 1951)
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0:55
7
Lonesome Whistle
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4:02
8
Roadside Rag
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2:28
9
I Am Bound for the Promised Land
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4:10
10
Closing (Acetate 27: Show 155, Fall 1951)
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1:37
11
Introduction (Show 156, Probably Fall 1951)
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1:04
12
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
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5:17
13
Sally Goodin
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2:32
14
When the Saints Go Marchin' In
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:37
15
Closing (Show 156, Probably Fall 1951)
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1:52
16
Introduction (Show 157, Probably Fall 1951)
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0:54
17
Hey, Good Lookin'
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5:05
18
Silver Bell
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2:37
19
I'm Gonna Sing
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3:14
20
Turkey in the Straw
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:00
21
Closing (Show 157, Probably Fall 1951)
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1:21
22
Introduction (Show 158, Fall 1951)
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1:00
23
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
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4:58
24
Dance All Night
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:59
25
Oh, Those Tombs (Lonely Tombs)
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:36
26
Closing (Show 158, Fall 1951)
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1:35
27
Introduction (Show 157 - Incomplete)
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1:15
28
Crazy Heart (Incomplete)
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1:03
Disc 14
1
Introduction (Acetate 28: Show 159, Fall 1951)
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1:09
2
I Can't Tell My Heart That
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5:58
3
Georgia Steel Guitar
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:10
4
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:21
5
Closing (Acetate 28: Show 159, Fall 1951)
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1:31
6
Introduction (Acetate 28: Show 160, Fall 1951)
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1:11
7
Just Waitin'
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5:10
8
Eighth of January
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:45
9
From Jerusalem to Jericho
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:59
10
Closing (Acetate 28: Show 160, Fall 1951)
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1:36
11
Introduction (Acetate 29: Show 163, Fall 1951)
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0:59
12
I'll Sail My Ship Alone
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6:59
13
Gentle Annie
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:21
14
I'll Have a New Life
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:49
15
Closing (Acetate 29: Show 163, Fall 1951)
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1:21
16
Introduction (Show 162, Fall 1951)
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1:07
17
Lonesome Whistle
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3:50
18
I Don't Love Nobody
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:52
19
I Dreamed That the Great Judgment Morning
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
6:34
20
Closing (Show 162, Fall 1951)
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1:34
21
Introduction (Show 161, October Or November 1951)
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1:15
22
Cherokee Boogie
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
5:01
23
Columbus Stockade Blues
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
2:33
24
That Beautiful Home
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
3:59
25
Closing (Show 161, October Or November 1951)
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1:24
Disc 15
1
Introduction (The Aunt Jemima Audition, Probably Spring 1952)
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0:55
2
Why Don't You Love Me
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:31
3
San Antonio Rose
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
1:33
4
Honey, Be My Honey Bee
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:06
5
Cold, Cold Heart
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
4:01
6
Star in Her Eyes: Venereal Disease Public Service Announcement
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
14:10
Disc 16
1
Hank Williams: The Untold Stories
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
In print
First pressed 2010, still pressed 2016 — 2 pressings.