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East Virginia Blues
Composer: Traditional
Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio
May 25, 2012, Summercamp Festival, Chillicothe, IL, 2012
May 27, 2012, Bella Music Fest, Geneva, MN, 2012
May 30, 2012, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 2012
June 2, 2012, Boulder Theatre, Boulder, CO, 2012
Recordings
East Virginia Blues
Ashley and Foster, 193?
Carter Family, 193?
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs, Various Artists (Buell Kazee), 1952
The New Lost City Ramblers, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1958
The Newport Folk Festival: 1960, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Pete Seeger), 1960
Mountain Music Of Kentucky, Various Artists (Roscoe Holcomb), 1960
Long Journey Home, The Stanley Brothers, 1961
EP, Rusty York and the Kentucky Mountain Boys, 1961
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1961
The Swinging 12 String, Glen Campbell / Leon Russell, 1963
This Life I'm Living, Carolyn Hester, 1963
Hootenanny: A Bluegrass Special, The Country Gentlemen, 1963
Bluegrass Country, The Country Gentlemen, 1963
Smokey Mountain Ballads, The Carter Family, 1964
Allen-Ward Trio, Allen-Ward Trio, 1965
Old Time Music, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1968
Bluegrass Alliance, Bluegrass Alliance, 1969
Single (East Virginia Blues / Cacklin' Hen), Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1969
Earl Scruggs Performing With His Friends and Family, Earl Scruggs, 1971
419 West Main, Red Cravens and The Bray Brothers, 1972
Greatest Folksingers of 60s, Various Artists (Pete Seeger), 1972
Yesterday & Today, Vol. 2, The Country Gentlemen, 1973
Holiday in Japan, J. D Crowe and the New South, 1975
Live In Japan, Country Gentlemen, 1975
Live At McClure, Ralph Stanley & Guests, 1976
New South Live, J.D. Crowe & The New South, 1976?
Holiday In Japan, J.D. Crowe & The New South, 1976?
Hard Travellin', Ramblin' Jack Elliot, 1977
Live!, Country Store, 1977
Essential, Pete Seeger, 1978
Live, Ralph Stanley, 1992
Darling Corey/Goofing Off Suite, Pete Seeger, 1993
Third Annual Farewell Reunion, Mike Seeger, 1994
1971-1973, Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1995
Stanley Series, Vol. 3 #4, Stanley Brothers, 1996
Mountain Music of Kentucky (CD), Various Artists (Roscoe Holcomb), 1996
The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute, Various Artists (Roger McGuinn/Jeff Tweedy/Jay Bennett), 1998
Single, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 19??
The Legendary Carter Family, Carter Family, 19??
Collection of Mountain Ballads, Various Artists (Clarence Ashley), 19??
The Original Carter Family From 1936 - Radio Transcripts, The Carter Family, 19??
Single, Grass Strings, 19??
Single, John Miracle, Virgil Joseph and the Tennessee Boys, 19??
Single, Virginia Mountain Boys, 19??
In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, The Carter Family, 2000
40 Years of Concert Performances, New Lost City Ramblers, 2001
The Carter Family: 1927-1934, The Carter Family, 2002
My Mother's Voice, Kathy Kallick, 2002
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land, Dave Alvin, 2002
Gold Rush at Copper Creek, Various Artists (Kathy Kallick), 2002
25 Bluegrass Classics: Vintage 60's: Songs of Rural America, Various Artists (Ernie & Mack), 2002
The Carter Family: 1935-1941, The Carter Family, 2003
American Folk and Country Music Festival, Various Artists (Roscoe Holcomb), 2003
An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956, The Stanley Brothers, 2004
Buffalo Skinners, Rob McNurlin, 2004
When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 10: East Virginia Blues, Various Artists (Carter Family), 2004
Mountain Blues: Blues, Ballads & String Bands 1927-1938, Various Artists (Clarence Ashley), 2005
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival, Various Artists (Roscoe Holcomb), 2006
The Definitive Collection 1947-1966, The Stanley Brothers, 2007
Bluegrass in the Smokies, Various Artists (Jim Greer), 2007
Flatpicking Bluegrass, Various Artists (John Chapman), 2009
Del and Dawg: Live!, Del McCoury and David Grisman, 2016
East Virginia
Darling Corey, Pete Seeger, 1950
Anthology of American Folk Music, Various Artists (Buell Kazee), 1952
Kentucky Folk Songs and Ballads, Logan English, 1957
Banjo Tunes and Songs, Pete Steele, 1958
Buell Kazee Sings and Plays, Buell Kazee, 1958
Mickey Miller Sings American Folk Songs, Mickey Miller, 1959
Cisco Houston Sings Songs of the Open Road, Cisco Houston, 1960
Joan Baez, Joan Baez, 1960
World Tour with Folk Songs, Addiss and Crofut, 1962
This Life I'm Living, Carolyn Hester, 1963
American Folk Ballads, Betty Garland, 1964
Let's Sing Out, Various Artists (The Halifax Three), 1964
The Best Of Jean Ritchie, Jean Ritchie, 196?
The Joan Baez Ballad Book, Joan Baez, 1972
Greatest Folksingers of 60s, Various Artists (Joan Baez), 1972
Walkin' in the Parlor: Old Time Music of the Southern Mountains, Iron Mountain String Band, 1975
Mandolin Instruction: Old Time, Country and Fiddle Tunes, Michael Holmes, 1977
The Songbook, Joan Baez, 1977
Pick And Choose, Steven O. Hanson, 1978
Virginia Mountain Boys, Vol. 4, Cullen Galyean, Bobby Harrison and the Virginia Mountain Boys, 1983
Banjo Pickin' Girl, Lily May Ledford, 1983
Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson At Folk City, Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson, 1990 (CD bonus track)
Diamonds - Best of the Vanguard Years, Joan Baez, 1991
Darling Corey/Goofing Off Suite, Pete Seeger, 1993
Dear Companion, Carolyn Hester, 1995
The Amazing Charlatans, The Charlatans, 1996
An American Folk Song Anthology, John Stewart, 1996
American Journey, John Stewart, 1996
Try Me One More Time, David Bromberg, 2007
Mountain Frolic: Rare Old Timey Classics 1924-37, Various Artists (Buell Kazee), 2008
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen, 2015
Notes
Played by Bob & Jerry (Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia) at a private function in May 1961.
Played by an unnamed bluegrass band with Garcia on banjo at an unknown venue in Burlingame in January 1962.
On the Burlingame tape this song is usually listed as Greenback Dollar but the song performed at the show is East Virginia Blues. Greenback Dollar is a more recent song derived from the East Virginia Blues/Dark Holler family that uses the "I don't want the greenback dollar" line . The song also occurs on other recordings as just East Virginia.
The lyrics from the Burlingame 1962 tape are as follows;
I was born in East Virginia,
North Carolina I did go,
There I met the fairest maiden,
Her name and age I did not know.
Well her hair was dark in color,
And her cheeks were rosy red,
On her breast she wore a white lily,
Where I longed to lay my head.
I don't want the greenback dollar,
I don't want the big gold chain,
All I want is your love darling,
Won't you please come back again.
I wish I was in some dark holler,
Where the sun would never shine,
Than for you to be in some man's arms,
And to know you'll never be mine.
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