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18087 – Talk To Your Heart (James E.Hensley)
18088 - If You Were my Darling

Country on a Livingston, Tennessee label. Atwell Studio production

The Atwell Studio (then RS Recording Service) was located in nearby Lafayette, TN and owned by Loryn Atwell. The studio operated his own label, Atwell records, of which the first release was by The Pedigo Brothers in 1959. It seems that most of the releases on the label were custom recordings (country & gospel).




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19057 – I've Been Jumping Your Fence
19058 - Quicksand

Country on a Winchester, Virginia label owned by Jim McCoy.

In the early sixites, Jim McCoy teamed up with Jean Alford, a Virginia singer-songwriter, and launched Alear Records. The third Alear release, "It's a Big Old Heartache" by Teenie Chenault of Richmond, looked like it would be the big payoff for their efforts. As the song gathered airplay, record distributors began calling, and they rushed to ship out more copies. Unfortunately, they were never paid for most of those records, Jim says.

By the late 1960's, the McCoy-Alford partnership became strained, and Jim started his own Winchester Records,

A string of regional performers trooped through his studio at 314 Lanny Drive. Aside from recordings by Jim McCoy and Jean Alford themselves, the Alear and Winchester catalogues included material by country singers Mel McQuain and Frank Darlington, both of Martinsburg; gospel music performer Kenny Johnson of Hedgesville; and the fairly well-known Carroll County Ramblers from nearby Maryland. The majority of the singers they recorded were country artists, but there were also releases by The Lone Star - a folk-rock singer from Romney whose real name was John Mark Hott - and by The Smacks - a Winchester rock group. Most of the records were 45 rpm, but there were also a few album releases.

37427 - Bluegrass Border
37428 - Brush Arbor Meeting

Bluegrass recorded by the Grass Hut, Monroe NC.

Bob Shue (banjo player) formed Southern Junction in 1990. (members : his sons Terry (bass) and Todd (mandolin), Mack Watson (guitar), Eddie Carr (fiddle).

Jamack Productions P.O. Box 4265 Winston Salem,North Carolina

30291 - Gone The Last Mile (Lead : Clarence McMillen)
30292 - What It Means To Have A Friend (Lead : Charlie L. Jones)

The Mighty Wonders of Winston-Salem, North-Carolina have a career in gospel singing dating back to the late 1950's. In the 21st Century The 'New' Mighty Wonders have relocated to Maryland and are still performing and recording, although with an entirely different line-up

More on the Mighty Wonders and discography HERE.

Label : Dee-Jay
42717 A - There's Going To Be a Meeting
42717 B - Tell Heaven

In 1979 under the direction of the Holy Spirit Rev. David LeSure Sr. fulfilled one of his dreams; singing praises unto God with his sons. In that year The Christian Brothers were created. The original members consisted of Rev. David LeSure Sr., David LeSure Jr., Rev. Kelvin LeSure Sr., Rev. Esqulaira LeSure and with several other members.

CP-5485 - Water Wonderland
CP-5486 - Michigan Waltz

Country

I wish I knew what this was, I really do. It looks like a totem pole of demons? With some kind of weird scarred-out blob in the middle. Is it a tribal-mutant batman logo? AND DO YOU SEE THE SCRATCHED UP FETUS ON HIS ELBOW? I mean really, how could you miss that? I don't even know what the stuff on his forearm is. If anyone can help decipher this, please let me know! I was staring at this guy for ages trying to figure it out.



I wish I knew what was on his back, too. You can see a bit of it poking out. I bet it's incredible.