Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Virginia Squires



By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti

SESSIONS
11 January 1984 Studio 19, Nashville, TN – Virginia Squires (Mark Newton [vcl/gt], Sammy Shelor [vcl/banjo], Rickie Simpkins [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Ronnie Simpkins [bass])
001 FREEWHEELIN'  VS 10001
002 UNCLE JOE'S BANJO  VS 10001
003 TWENTY-ONE MILES  VS 10001
004 LADY WITH THE FLOWER IN HER HAIR  VS 10001
005 I'M ON MY WAY  VS 10001
006 STOP IN THE ROAD  VS 10001
007 MIDNIGHT FIRE  VS 10001
008 SWEETEST SONG I SING  VS 10001
009 COME EARLY MORNING  VS 10001
010 TURKEY IN THE STRAW  VS 10001
3, 30 October 1984 Studio 19, Nashville, TN – Virginia Squires (Mark Newton [vcl/gt], Sammy Shelor [vcl/banjo], Rickie Simpkins [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Ronnie Simpkins [bass]. Producer: Sonny Osborne)
011 COLD SHEETS OF RAIN Rebel REB-1634 REB-CD-1125
012 THE SKY IS WEEPING Rebel REB-1634 REB-CD-1125
013 CHILLY WINDS Rebel REB-1634  REB-CD-1125
014 THE GIRL I LEFT IN SUNNY TENNESSEE Rebel REB-1634
015 TICKET TO RIDE Rebel REB-1634
016 COUNTRY SONG Rebel REB-1634
017 ONLY A MEMORY AWAY Rebel REB-1634 REB-CD-1125
018 I WILL RUN Rebel REB-1634
019 NIGHTIME LADY Rebel REB-1634
020 MACCLENNY FAREWELL Rebel REB-1634
021 HONKY TONK WOMAN Rebel REB-1634  
17-18 September 1985 Bias Recording, 5400 Carolina Place, Springfield, VA  – Virginia Squires (Mark Newton [vcl/gt], Sammy Shelor [vcl/banjo], Rickie Simpkins [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Ronnie Simpkins [bass])
022 LITTLE WHITE CHURCH Rebel REB-1642
023 GOD HAS A PLACE Rebel REB-1642
024 I’M WORKING MY WAY Rebel REB-1642 REB-CD-1125
025 CABIN ON THE HILL Rebel REB-1642 REB-CD-1125
026 THE OTHER SIDE Rebel REB-1642
027 WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE (MY LORD HAS SHOWN TO ME) Rebel REB-1642
028 LET’S ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER Rebel REB-1642
029 I’M GOING TO MAKE HEAVEN MY HOME Rebel REB-1642 REB-CD-1125
030 GET DOWN, BROTHER Rebel REB-1642
031 WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER Rebel REB-1642 REB-CD-1125
032 I WISH I HAD A LIFELINE Rebel REB-1642
1986 Bias Recording, 5400 Carolina Place, Springfield, VA  – Virginia Squires (Mark Newton [vcl/gt], Sammy Shelor [vcl/banjo], Rickie Simpkins [vcl/mandolin/fiddle], Ronnie Simpkins [bass])
033 WHY BABY WHY Rebel REB-1649
034 LONGING FOR THE SOUTHLAND Rebel REB-1649
035 YOU‘D BETTER BE PREPARED Rebel REB-1649 REB-CD-1125
036 HARD TIMES IN KENTUCKY Rebel REB-1649 REB-CD-1125
037 MAQUOKETA Rebel REB-1649
038 OH MAMA PLEASE DON'T CRY Rebel REB-1649
039 HONEY BABE OF MINE Rebel REB-1649
040 WAR BETWEEN THE HEARTS Rebel REB-1649 REB-CD-1125
041 WAITING FOR YOU Rebel REB-1649
042 HOOKED ON A FEELING Rebel REB-1649
1988 Bias Recording, 5400 Carolina Place, Springfield, VA  – Virginia Squires (Mark Newton [vcl/gt], Sammy Shelor [vcl/banjo/gt], Rickie Simpkins [vcl/mandolin/fiddle/viola/ gt], Ronnie Simpkins [bass])
043 TALL DARK STRANGER Rebel REB-1669 REB-CD-1125
044 DENVER Rebel REB-1669 REB-CD-1125
045 NO ONE TO LOVE ME NOW Rebel REB-1669 REB-CD-1125
046 I’LL BE GOING TO HEAVEN SOMETIME Rebel REB-1669
047 LATE NIGHT CRY OF THE WHIPPOORWILL Rebel REB-1669 REB-CD-1125
048 IN THE MORNING Rebel REB-1669
049 MEMORIES OF HOME Rebel REB-1669
050 I’VE JUST SEEN THE ROCK OF AGES Rebel REB-1669 REB-CD-1125
051 YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME Rebel REB-1669



ALBUMS

Virginia Squires VS 10001 Bluegrass With A Touch Of Class:  Freewheelin';  Uncle Joe's Banjo; Twenty-One Miles; Lady With The Flower In Her Hair; I'm On My Way; Stop In The Road; Midnight Fire; Sweetest Song I Sing; Come Early Morning; Turkey In The Straw - 84
Rebel REB 1634 Mountains and Memories: Cold Sheets Of Rain; The Sky Is Weeping; Chilly Winds; The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee; Ticket To Ride; Country Song; Only A Memory Away; I Will Run; Nightime Lady; Macclenny Farewell; Honky Tonk Woman - 85
Rebel REB 1642 I'm Working My Way: Little White Church; God Has A Place; I’m Working My Way; Cabin On The Hill; The Other Side; What A Wonderful Life (My Lord Has Shown To Me); Let’s All Go Down To The River; I’m Going To Make Heaven My Home; Get Down, Brother; When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder; I Wish I Had A Lifeline – 28-11-85
Rebel REB 1649 Hard Times and Heartaches: Why Baby Why; Longing For The Southland; You Better Be Prepared; Hard Times In Kentucky; Maquoketa; Oh Mama Please Don't Cry; Honey Babe Of Mine;  War Between The Hearts; Waiting For You; Hooked On A Feeling. - 86
Rebel REB 1669 Variations: Tall Dark Stranger; Denver; No One To Love Me Now; I’ll Be Going To Heaven Sometime; Late Night Cry Of The Whippoorwill; In The Morning; Memories Of Home; I’ve Just Seen The Rock Of Ages; You’re Gonna Miss Me – 28-07-88
Rebel REB-CD-1125 Best Of The Virginia Squires: Cold Sheets Of Rain; Hard Times In Kentucky; Chilly Winds; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home; No One To Love Me Now; Late Night Cry Of The Whippoorwill; I'm Working My Way; Denver; You'd Better Be Prepared; Tall Dark Stranger; The Sky Is Weeping; Cabin On The Hill; I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages; Only A Memory Away; War Betweeen The Hearts; When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder – 23-06-98

2 comments:

  1. Who wrote "Uncle Joe's Banjo"?

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  2. I believe it was a handsome chap/songwriter by the name of Stan Bowen. The Publisher is Rocky Top Music.

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