#red rector

In 1969 Red Rector & Fred Smith released “Songs From The Heart Of The Country”.   An outstanding job as with everything Red Rector did. 

In 1974 Wade Hill released “Fox Fire”.  The liner notes were written by Vassar Clements, and he sounds genuine in his description of Wade.  I enjoyed his liner notes as much as the record.    Lot’s of banjo music here!

Live In Holland (1987) … Klazienaveen & Hoorn …

In 1974 Jimmy Henley released “Bluegrass Banjo Instrumentals”  Jimmy was 10 years old when this was recorded.  Oh, and this tune was written by him!

Jimmy Henley, banjo James Henley, guitar Rual Yarbrough, backup banjo Red Rector, mandolin Joe Stewart, guitar, fiddle, bass James Whitten, bass

  1. Jimmy Henley - Leaving Town                        [02:05]   2. Jimmy Henley - Old Joe Clark                       [02:32]   3. Jimmy Henley - Bluegrass Breakdown                 [02:27]   4. Jimmy Henley - Billy In The Lowgrounds             [02:34]   5. Jimmy Henley - Remington Ride                      [01:40]   6. Jimmy Henley - John Hardy                          [02:05]   7. Jimmy Henley - Jimmy's Breakdown                   [01:55]   8. Jimmy Henley - 13th Of January                     [01:45]   9. Jimmy Henley - Molly Bloom                         [02:42]  10. Jimmy Henley - Jimmy's Hornpipe                    [01:34]  11. Jimmy Henley - Elsie                               [01:34]  12. Jimmy Henley - Train 45                            [01:52]

I found this tune to be interesting with the plucking sections done with the fingering hand.  It is from Ramona Jones - Back Porch Pickin’ Vol 1.  Oh and Red Rector is playing the mandolin on this one.

In 1980 this collection of older original Carl Story songs were reissued as Collector’s Classics.  

This is one great album!  I guess you’d say that Red likes the KISS procedure for his music.  Keep It Simple Stupid.  Down the middle of the road bluegrass.  Red shows off his mandolin picking and also plays some lead guitar on two songs.

Red Rector, guitar, mandolin Vic Jordan, banjo Buck White, guitar, mandolin Cheryl White, bass Doug Green, guitar