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
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Roll On Buddy | The Vern Williams Band | 2:42 | |
102
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Close By | The Vern Williams Band | 3:38 | |
103
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Montana Cowboy | The Vern Williams Band | 2:59 | |
104
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I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home | The Vern Williams Band | 2:54 | |
105
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Happy I'll Be | The Vern Williams Band | 3:13 | |
106
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Live And Let Live | The Vern Williams Band | 3:05 | |
107
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Bald Knob, Arkansas | The Vern Williams Band | 2:39 | |
108
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When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall | The Vern Williams Band | 3:53 | |
109
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I Hear a Choo Choo Coming | The Vern Williams Band | 1:57 | |
110
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Can't You Hear Me Calling | The Vern Williams Band | 3:23 | |
111
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Traveling the Highway Home | The Vern Williams Band | 2:01 | |
112
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Love Me Darling Just Tonight | The Vern Williams Band | 2:40 | |
113
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In Despair | The Vern Williams Band | 2:16 | |
114
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I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky | The Vern Williams Band | 2:59 | |
115
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Darling Nellie Across the Sea | The Vern Williams Band | 2:36 | |
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Pig In a Pen | The Vern Williams Band | 1:54 |