1963/1997 - One of the great mountain fiddlers, J.E. Mainer also played old-timey banjo and was a fine singer and entertainer. J.E. gained his initial fame in the mid-1930s with his brother Wade but continued to play music his entire life. In the early 1950s when he recorded for the King label, his children joined the “family band.” These 1963 recordings present J.E.’s family at their energetic best!
23 Songs
- MISSISSIPPI SAWYER
- RAMSHACKLE SHACK
- RUN MOUNTAIN
- SHORT LIFE OF TROUBLE
- IF I LOSE LET ME LOSE
- GREENBACK DOLLAR
- SEVEN AND A HALF
- DON'T GO OUT LITTLE DARLING
- OVER IN THE GLORYLAND
- THE COUNTRY BLUES
- HOP ALONG PETER
- HE'S COMING TO US DEAD
- CRYING HOLY
- OH THOSE TOMBS
- RHYTHM BLUES
- TWO LITTLE ROSEBUDS
- SALLY GOODIN
- MAPLE ON THE HILL
- MY HOME'S IN LOUISIANA
- WILD BILL JONES
- SHAKE MY MOTHER'S HAND FOR ME
- I'M JUST HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL
- MAMA DON'T ALLOW
