Red Rector

Charlie Monroe

Red Rector’s first recordings with Charlie Monroe.
New York City, New York
November 7, 1947 for RCA Victor

1. When the Angels Carry Me Home  
2. If We Never Meet Again
3. Campin’ in Canaan’s Land
4. Don’t Forget to Pray
5. The Grave at the Foot of the Mountain
6. I See a Bright Light Shining
7. The End of Memory Lane
8. Shenandoah Waltz
9. Sweetheart I Love You Best
10. I Know You’ll Understand
11. What Became of the Beautiful Picture
12. Walking With You in My Dreams

Red’s Second Session with Monroe
Atlanta, GA
February 1, 1949 for RCA

   13. They Didn’t Believe It was True
   14. Time Clock of Life
   15. Without Me Are You Blue
   16. Our Mansion is Ready
   17. A Valley of Peace
   18. Rosa-Lee McFall
   19. My Savior’s Train
   20. Red Rocking Chair

Carl Story

Red Rector’s Sessions with Carl Story
January 22, 1949-Mercury Records

    1. My Lord Keeps A Record  (Red sang lead vocals)
    2. Every Time Someone Calls Your Name  (Red played guitar on this track)
    3. Heaven’s Inside  (Red sang baritone vocals)
    4. Tennessee Border

 December 6, 1949

   5. Will there Be A Traffic  (Red sang baritone vocals)
   6. Why Don’t You Haul Off and Get Religion  (Red sang baritone vocals)
   7. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me  (
   8. New Jerusalem Way

 April 18, 1950

   9. He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
 10. You Can’t Believe Everything You Hear
 11. No End to Heaven
 12. The Day is Coming Soon

 July, 1950

 13. Faded Love

 February 19, 1951

 14. Four Books In The Bible
 15. From the Manger to the Cross
 16. I’ll Never Go Back
 17. The Old Country Preacher

 July 5, 1951

 18. You Don’t Love God if You Don’t Love Your Neighbor
 19. You’ll Find Me There
 20. I’m Heaven Bound
 21. When the Pearly Gates Swing Open

March 6, 1952

 22. God Saved My Soul
 23. God Had a Son in Service
 24. Trouble and Trials
 25. Mighty Close to Heaven

 August 3, 1952

 26. My Lord’s Gonna Lead Me Out
 27. Are You Afraid To Die
 28. Are You Walking and A Talking With the Lord
 29. Follow Him

 September 23, 1952

 30. I’ll Live With God (To Die No More
 31. Gone Home
 32. Who Will Sing for Me?
 33. Angels Rock Me to Sleep
 34. Are You Washed in the Blood?
 35. Just Over In the Glory Land
 36. Where the Soul Never Dies
 37. No Drunkard Can Enter There
 38. The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow
 39. Lord Lead Me On
 40. Way Down Deep in My Soul
 41. Land of Eternal Peace

 June 6, 1953-Columbia Records-WNOX Studios- Knoxville, TN

 42. My Lord Keeps A Record
 43. Love and Wealth (Red Singing Lead)
 44. Lonesome Hearted Blues
 45. Someone to Lean On

 February 2, 1954

 46. Actions Speak Louder Than Word
 47. Step it Up and Go
 48. Have You Come To Say Goodbye?
 49. It’s a Lonesome Road
 50. A Million Years in Glory
 51. The Other Shore
 52. I Love the Hymns They Sang at Mother’s Grave
 53. Love Me Like You Used to Do

 March 11, 1955

 54. What a Line
 55. You’ve Been Tom Cattin’ Around
 56. One Little Word
 57. Don’t You Hear Jerusalem Mourn
 58. Reunion in Heaven
 59. It Won’t Be Long

 August 3, 1955 Mercury Records

 60. Everybody Will Be Happy Over There
 61. Echoes from the Burning Bush
 62. Waiting for Him
 63. By the Hands of God

 1963 Scripture Records

 64. I Overlooked an Orchid
 65. Step it Up and Go
 66. Stoney Lonesome
 67. Love and Wealth
 68. One Time Around
 69. Don’t Turn Around, Just Walk Away
 70. Wheels
 71. Dominique
 72. Soldier’s Joy
 73. No One Knew My Name
 74. Love and Devotion
 75. Lonesome Hearted Blues

 1975 Atteiram Records - Date Unknowm
 
 76. Are You Walking and A Talking With the Lord
 77. Light At the River
 78. My Lord Keeps A Record
 79. Why Do You Weep Dear Willow?
 80. Mighty Close to Heaven
 81. What A Wonderful Savior is He
 82. When He Reached Down his Hand for Me
 83. I Am A Pilgrim
 84. Gone Home
 85. Precious Memories
 86. Pass Me Not
 87. What A Friend We Have In Jesus

 1975 Separate Session-Date Unknown

 88.  Life’s Railway to Heaven
 89. A Beautiful Life
 90. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
 91. I Saw the Light
 92. Mother’s Last Words
 93. Mighty Close to Heaven
 94. Heaven Will Be Worth It All
 95. Old Country Preacher
 96. Glory-Bound Train
 97. The Little White Church
 98. Voice of My Savior
 99. Are You Washed in the Blood

 1975 Separate Session- Date Unknown

100. Take Me In the Lifeboat
101. Don’t You Love Your Daddy, Children
102. Mother’s Last Word
103. I’ve Got A Lot to Tell My Jesus
104. Mother is Old
105. You Must Be Born Again
106. You Don’t Love God if You Don’t Love Your Neighbor
107. I Know The Time is Near For Me
108. Don’t You Hear Jerusalem Mourn
109. Forty Days and Forty Nights
110. Life’s Railway to Heaven
111. Savior’s Love

 1976 for CMH Records

112. I Like Mountain Music
113. I Heard My Mother Weeping
114. Roust-a-bout
115. Rank Stranger
116. I Saw The Light
117. True Life Blues
118. Buck Creek
119. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
120. Down in Union County
121. Another One Waiting for You at Home
122. I’ll Fly Away
123. Somebody Touched Me
124. We Shall Meet Someday
125. The Fourth Man
126. Will You Miss Me
127. A Million Years in Glory
128. Will There Be a Traffic Light
129. The Sweetest Gift
130. Heaven Bound Train
131. When the Angels Carry Me Home
132. My Loved Ones Are Waiting for Me
133. Shout and Shine
134. Family Reunion
135. Are You Afraid To Die
136. You Can’t Believe Everything You Hear
137. Angel Band
138. Thank the Lord for Everything
139. Always Be Kind to Mother
140. Michael
141. Angels Rock Me to Sleep
142. I’m Going Home

Reno & Smiley

Red Rector’s session with Reno & Smiley
Charlotte, N.C., January 30, 1953 for King Records

  1. Tennessee Breakdown
  2. He’s Coming Back to Earth Again  (Red R. sang baritone vocals)
  3. I Can Hear the Angels Singing  (Red R. sang baritone vocals)
  4. Mother’s Bible
  5. Please Don’t Feel Sorry for Me
  6. I Could Cry
  7. Springtime in Dear Old Dixie  (Red R. sang baritone vocals)
  8. Chokin’ the Strings
  9. Mountain Church  (Red R. sang baritone vocals)
 10. Love Call Waltz
 11. I’m the Talk of the Town
 12. Always Be Kind to Your Mother

Hylo Brown

Red Rector’s sessions with Hylo Brown
Nashville, TN, August 9, 1958
Produced by Ken Nelson for Capitol Records

  1. Flower Blooming in the Wildwood  (Red sang lead on the chorus)
  2. Put My Little Shoes Away
  3. Blue Eyed Darling
  4. Will The Angels Play Their Harps for Me
  5. The Old Hometown
  6. Love and Wealth  (Red sang lead on the chorus)

August 10, 1958

  7. I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight  (Red sang lead on chorus)
  8. Gathering Flowers From The Hillside  (Red sang lead on chorus)
  9. Little Joe  (Red sang lead throughout song)
 10. Darling Nellie Across the Sea  (Red sang lead throughout song)
 11. When It’s Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley
 12. Why Do You Weep Dear Willow?  (Red sang lead throughout song)

August 16, 1958

  13. The Shuffle of My Feet
  14. Your Crazy Heart
  15. You Can’t Relive the Past
  16. I’ve Waited As Long As I Can

August 17, 1958

 17. It’s All Over Now (But The Crying)
 18. Thunder Clouds of Love
 19. Just Any Old Love
 20. How Could You Forget So Soon

Brown’s Ferry Four

December 8, 1965
Recorded at Fred Foster Studios Nashville, TN for Monument Records
Grandpa Jones, Merle Travis, Red Rector, Ramona Jones

   1. On the Jericho Road
   2. I’ll Meet You In The Morning
   3. When I Get to the End of the Way
   4. No Tears In Heaven
   5. Gone Home
   6. Turn Your Radio On
   7. Keep On the Firing Line
   8. Just Over in the Gloryland
   9. Old Camp Meetin’ Time
  10. Empty Mansion
  11. The Glory Land Way

Red Rector & Fred Smith

Songs from the Heart of the Country
Recorded in 1969 for County Records

    1. One Little Word
    2. Foggy Valley
    3. Gathering Flowers from the Hillside
    4. This is the End
    5. Cotton Eyed Joe
    6. Are There Tears Behind Your Smile
    7. More Pretty Girls Than One
    8. Blue Tomorrow
    9. Stoney Fork
  10. Before I Met You
  11. Indian Warrior
  12. I’ll Never Let You Worry My Mind Anymore

Red Rector

Ballads and Instrumentals
Recorded in 1973 for Old Homestead Records

    1. How About You
    2. Tragic Romance
    3. Put Me In Your Pocket
    4. Shout and Shine
    5. Don’t Say Goodbye If You Love Me
    6. Sweet Allale
    7. Just Over In The Gloryland
    8. Crazy Mary
    9. Whistling Rufus
   10. Rubber Dolly
   11. Patty On The Turnpike
   12. Flop Eared Mule
   13. Red Wing
   14. Dominique

Red Rector with Friends

Appaloosa - Mandolin Instrumentals
Recorded in 1975 for Old Homestead Records

    1. Appaloosa
    2. Great Miami Storm
    3. St. Ann’s Reel
    4. Blackberry Blossom
    5. Snow Shoes
    6. Hominy Creek
    7. Red Haired Boy
    8. Somewhere My Love
    9. Tennessee Waggoner 
  10. Maple Sugar
  11. East Tennessee Blues
  12. When They Ring Those Golden Bells

Bill Clifton & Red Rector

Another Happy Day
Recorded July 15 & 16, 1975 in Roanoke, VA for County Records
Red was a guest on many of Bill Clifton’s albums but I’ll just be listing the albums that Bill & Red recorded as partner’s.

    1. Silence or Tears
    2. Plant Some Flowers By My Graveside
    3. Happy Days
    4. Love and Wealth
    5. Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown
    6. When the Springtime Comes Again
    7. We Parted By the Riverside
    8. I’ll Be True While You’re Gone
    9. Shame On You
   10. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
   11. Remember Me
   12. Won’t It Be Wonderful There

Bill Clifton & Red Rector

Are You From Dixie
Recorded March 7 & 8, 1976 at Schallplaten Studios, Germany
For Bear Family Records

    1. Are You From Dixie
    2. Down In My Old Cabin
    3. The Spirit of Love Watches Over Me
    4. Fourteen Days In Georgia
    5. You Are My Best Friend
    6. Dixie Cannonball
    7. Keep That Wheel A Turning
    8. Sugar Tree Stomp
    9. Valley Of Peace
  10. It Takes a Long Tall Skinner Gal To Make a Preacher Lay His Bible Down
  11. The Old Man’s Story
  12. Ash down Waltz
  13. She Has Forgotten
  14. On The Sea Of Galilee
  15. There’s No Other Love For Me
  16. Tall Pines

Norman Blake & Red Rector

Recorded in 1976 for County Records

    1. Girl I Left Behind
    2. Denver Belle
    3. Lorena
    4. The Old Spinning Wheel
    5. Mississippi Sawyer
    6. Red Wing
    7. Cricket On the Hearth
    8. Limehouse Blues
    9. The Green Leaves Of Summer
  10. Freight Train
  11. Darling Nellie Across The Sea
  12. Darlin’ Honey

Red Rector

Recorded February 27, 1978 for Renovah Records

   1. Crossing the Moors
   2. Blue Eyes Crysing one the Rain
   3. Roses of Picardy
   4. Are There Tears Behind Your Smile
   5. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
   6. Gospel Ship
   7. Salzburg Stomp
   8. I’ll Never Let You Worry My Mind Anymore
   9. Somebody Loves You Darling
 10. Whistlin’ Rufus
 11. Our Home Will Be Lonesome Tonight
 12. Down Where the Watermelons Grow

Jethro Burns & Red Rector

Recorded July 18, 1983 for Rebel Records
Butterworth Studio, Asheville, NC

   1. Rainbow
   2. Cielito Lindo
   3. Back Home In Indiana
   4. When I Grow To Old To Dream
   5. Fisher’s Hornpipe
   6. Down Yonder
   7. ‘Cept Old Bill
   8. I Don’t Love Nobody
   9. Limehouse Blues
 10. Arkansas Traveler
 11. When You and I Were Young Maggie
 12. Lara’s Theme
 13. Flop Eared Mule