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