Grateful Dead Family Discography: Tramp On The Street

Tramp On The Street

Composer: Grady Cole / Hazel Cole

Tramp On The Street was performed by Old & In The Way in 1973. On Old & In The Way set lists and tapes the title Just A Tramp On The Street is sometimes used but this title does not occur elsewhere.

Tramp On The Street was probably partly based on the song Only A Tramp by Dr. Addison D. Crabtree which was published in the 1870's but does not appear to have been recorded. Only A Tramp includes the lines; He's somebody's darling, somebody's son, For once he was fair, once he was young, Yes, someone has rocked him a baby to sleep, Now only a tramp found dead in the street.. The song was first recorded by Grady & Hazel Cole in 1939.

The song was subsequently recorded by Molly O'Day in the 1940's and this version appears to be the basis for subsequent recordings.

Old & In The Way

Live At Sonoma State 11/4/73, Old & In The Way, 2023

Other recordings

no info Single (Tramp On The Street / ?), Grady & Hazel Cole, 1939
no info Single (The Tramp On The Street / Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey), Molly O'Day & the Cumberland Mountain Folks, 1947
no info Single (The Tramp On The Street / Put My Rubber Doll Away), Molly O'Day & the Cumberland Mountain Folks, 1948
no info Single (Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet / Tramp On The Street), Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1948
no info Single (Tramp On The Street / This World Can't Stand Long), Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 1948
Collection of Standard Sacred Songs, Maddox Brothers and Rose, 1956
no info Single (Loving You / Tramp On The Street), Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 1956
Raisin' the Dickens, Little Jimmy Dickens, 1957
The Big Wheel, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 1959
no info Single, Carl Story and his Rambling Mountaineers, 195?
One Rose, Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1960
Roamin' the Blue Ridge with Jeanie West, Harry & Jeanie West, 1960?
Everybody Will Be Happy, Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers, 1961
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1961
Bluegrass Hall Of Fame, Various Artists (Carl Story), 1962
Dian & the Greenbriar Boys, Dian & the Greenbriar Boys, 1963
no info Hank Williams on Stage, Vol. 2, Hank Williams, 1963
no info Green Fields Of Illinois, Various Artists (Cathy Reynolds / Lloyd Reynolds), 1963
no info One Day At A Time, Jim Rooney, 1965
no info Heaven's Just A Prayer Away, Norma Jean, 1967
Pray On, The Staple Singers, 1968
no info Late Again, Peter, Paul and Mary, 1968
no info All Day Singing & Dinner on the Ground, The Lewis Family, 1968
David's Album, Joan Baez, 1969
Bull Durham Sacks and Railroad Tracks, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1970
no info The Best of the Lewis Family, The Lewis Family, 1970
no info Best of Carl Story, Carl Story & his Rambling Mountaineers, 1970
Traditional Country Music, Betsy Rutherford, 1971
no info Pat Boone and the First Nashville Jesus Band, Pat Boone & First Nashville Jesus Band, 1973
no info Walking My Lord Up Calvary Hill, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 1974
The Contemporary Ballad Book, Joan Baez, 1974
no info Sacred Collection, Molly O'Day with Lynn Davis and the Cumberland Mountain Boys, 1975
no info Best of Carl Story, Carl Story, 1975
no info There Is A Fountain, Bill Grant, Delia Bell & the Kiamichi Mountain Boys, 1975
no info Everlasting Joy: Early Bluegrass Gospel, Charlie Bailey & the Happy Valley Boys, 1975
no info The Blue Sky Boys, The Blue Sky Boys, 1976
The Songbook, Joan Baez, 1977
no info Reckless Love and Bold Adventure, Rose Maddox, 1977
The Joan Baez Country Music Album, Joan Baez, 1979
no info The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Various Artists (Molly O'Day), 1981
Something Got a Hold on Me: A Treasury of Sacred Music, Various Artists (Grady & Hazel Cole), 1983
no info Historic Edition, Little Jimmie Dickens, 1983
no info If Teardrops Were Pennies, Mac Wiseman, 1983
no info Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Various Artists (Carl Story and his Ramblin' Mountaineers), 1987
no info Walking My Lord Up Calvary Hill, Stoney and Wilma Lee Cooper, 1988
no info Ramblin' Jack Elliott / Jack Elliott Sings The Songs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1989
no info Hard Travelin', Ramblin' Jack Elliot, 1989
no info Talking Dust Bowl, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1989
no info Songs for the Family of God, Various Artists (Pat Boone), 198?
no info In Memory, Molly O'Day with Lynn Davis and the Cumberland Mountain Boys, 1990
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 1: Golden Age, Various Artists (Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Boys), 1990
The Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old Timey Gospel Music, Various Artists (Blue Sky Boys), 1991
no info The Contemporary Ballad Book, Joan Baez, 1991
no info Columbia Historic Edition, Little Jimmy Dickens, 1991
no info Smithsonian Collection of Country Music, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks), 1991
Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks, Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks, 1992
no info 50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson and The Nashville Grass), 1992
no info Old Testaments and New Revelations, Kinky Friedman, 1992
The One Rose: The Capitol Years, Rose Maddox, 1993
no info Health and Happiness Shows, Hank Williams, 1993
no info I Saw the Light, Hank Williams, 1994
no info Late and Great Carl Story, Carl Story, 1995
no info Bluegrass from Heaven, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson and The Nashville Grass), 1995
Me and Bobby McGee, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1995
no info That High Lonesome Sound, Various Artists (Blue Sky Boys), 1995
no info 50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson and Nashville Grass), 1995
no info Blue Sky Boys, Blue Sky Boys, 1996
no info Glorious Gospel, Various Artists (Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper), 1996
no info America, Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Derrol Adams, 1997
no info Out Behind the Barn, Jimmy Dickens, 1998
Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams, 1998
no info Sound of the Brazos Valley, Hank Thompson, 1998
no info Golden Treasury of Hymns, Pat Boone, 1999
no info Lovesick Blues, Hank Williams, 1999
no info Best Of The Best, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 1999
no info Columbia Historic Edition, Little Jimmy Dickens, 19??
no info 25 Country Artists, Various Artists (Carl Story), 19??
no info Classic Country Music, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Molly O'Day), 19??
no info EP, Carl Story and his Rambling Mountaineers, 19??
no info Something Got a Hold on Me: A Treasury of Sacred Music, Various Artists, 19??
no info Talking Dust Bowl Blues, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 19??
Country Bluegrass, Harry & Jeanie West, 2000
Best of the Vanguard Years, Cisco Houston, 2000
no info Leaving Jericho, Jay Caldwell, 2000
no info Lost Highway, Hank Williams, 2000
no info Hank Williams, Hank Williams, 2001
no info The Absolute Best of Bluegrass Gospel, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson and Nashville Grass), 2001
no info Prodigal Son, Hank Williams, 2001
no info Maple on the Hill, Mac Wiseman, 2001
no info The Very Best of Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper & the Clinch Mountain Clan, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 2002
no info The Heart of a Legend, Mac Wiseman, 2002
no info Country, Vol. 2: Country Gospel 1929-1946, Various Artists (Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks), 2002
no info Joan Baez 5, Joan Baez, 2002 (CD bonus track)
no info Bluegrass Gospel Jewels Past And Present, Morris Brothers, 2002
no info Great Country Legends, Various Artists (Hank WIlliams), 2002
no info O Brother That's Bluegrass, Various Artists (Molly O'Day), 2003
no info Hank Williams Story, Hank Williams, 2003
no info 100 Greatest Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson and Nashville Grass), 2003
20 Best of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson), 2004
no info Essential Bluegrass Gospel, Lester Flatt & the Nashville Grass, 2004
no info The Final Sessions, Hank Williams, 2004
Turn Back the Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection, Hank Williams, 2005
I Saw the Light with Some Help from My Friends, Earl Scruggs, 2005 (CD bonus track)
no info My Lord Keeps a Record, Dick Kimmel & Co, 2005
no info The Gospel According to Hank Williams, Hank Williams, 2005
no info 15 of My Gospel Favorites, Mac Wiseman, 2005
no info Maverick Country: The Definitive Real Country Collection, Various Artists (Bill Carlisle), 2005
no info Walkin' Down the Line, Rick Robbins, 2005
no info Scratchin' My Beard, LeRoy Mack, 2005
no info 50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Betty Jean Robinson and Nashville Grass), 2005
The Best of Mac Wiseman: Essential Original Masters, Mac Wiseman, 2006
no info Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle With Chet Atkins, 2006
Big Midnight Special, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 2007
no info The Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Various Artists (Carl Story), 2008
Rambling Boy, Charlie Haden Family & Friends, 2008