Traditional Bluegrass

Mandolin player and singer Vern Williams (1930–2006) grew up listening to and playing traditional country and square dance music in rural Arkansas. Following military service in the early 1950s, he settled in Stockton, California. In 1960, he joined with fiddler Ray Park to create one of the most successful bluegrass bands in the San Francisco Bay area. He subsequently formed his own band, in the 1970s. This recording features traditional bluegrass music by the band in four separate sessions during the 1980s.

Williams and his band can also be heard on two albums with Rose Maddox (This Is Rose Maddox, ARH09062, and A Beautiful Bouquet, ARH09058).

Track Listing

101	Roll On Buddy The Vern Williams Band	02:42
102	Close By The Vern Williams Band	03:38
103	Montana Cowboy The Vern Williams Band	02:59
104	I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home The Vern Williams Band	02:54
105	Happy I'll Be The Vern Williams Band	03:13
106	Live and Let Live The Vern Williams Band	03:05
107	Bald Knob, Arkansas The Vern Williams Band	02:39
108	When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall The Vern Williams Band	03:53
109	I Hear a Choo Choo Coming The Vern Williams Band	01:57
110	Can't You Hear Me Calling The Vern Williams Band	03:23
111	Traveling the Highway Home The Vern Williams Band	02:01
112	Love Me Darling Just Tonight The Vern Williams Band	02:40
113	In Despair The Vern Williams Band	02:16
114	I’m Going back to Old Kentucky The Vern Williams Band	02:59
115	Darling Nellie Across the Sea The Vern Williams Band	02:36
116	Pig in a Pen The Vern Williams Band	01:54