San Francisco - 1968
Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen

Bluegrass musicians Vern Williams and Ray Park were both born in Arkansas but did not meet one another until they lived in California. In 1960, they formed what became northern California’s first bluegrass band, with Vern on mandolin and Ray on guitar and fiddle. This live recording from the 1968 folk music festival at San Francisco State College includes Herb Pedersen on banjo. The recording captures the sheer energy and enthusiasm of the band’s performance. They close the show with Ray playing fiddle on the bluegrass standard, “The Orange Blossom Special.”
Track Listing
101
|
Band Intro | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 0:55 | |
102
|
20 Second Rag | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 0:59 | |
103
|
How Many Times | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:18 | |
104
|
Muleskinner Blues | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:20 | |
105
|
Sweet Fern | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:23 | |
106
|
Intro | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 1:06 | |
107
|
The Leather Britches | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 1:25 | |
108
|
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 3:07 | |
109
|
Little Georgia Rose | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:34 | |
110
|
The Buckin' Mule | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 1:35 | |
111
|
The Bottle Let Me Down | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 3:15 | |
112
|
Ode to the Little Brown Shack | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 3:43 | |
113
|
Poor Ellen Smith | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:49 | |
114
|
Hard Times | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 1:45 | |
115
|
The Touch of God's Hand | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:35 | |
116
|
On My Mind | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:15 | |
117
|
Orange Blossom Special | Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen | 2:19 |