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Friday, March 19, 2010

McPeak Brothers

 Larry James McPeak, *13-07-1947 Wytheville, VA, + 18-09-2014
Dewey McPeak, *12-08-1941 Wytheville, VA
Michael Eugene McPeak, *04-05-1949 Wytheville, VA

2nd version
By Praguefrank, Jacques "Cricoyote", Mario Manciotti, Hans Sandberg, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1972 unknown - McPeak Brothers (Dewey McPeak [vcl/gt/banjo], Larry McPeak [vcl/gt/ bass], Mike McPeak [vcl/gt])
001 COUNTRY ROADS Dominion 1610/LP 1610
002 RAIN WILL DO MY CRYING Dominion 1610/LP 1610
003 NO PLACE TO CALL HOME Dominion LP 1610
004 SHELLY'S WINTER LOVE Dominion LP 1610
005 DURHAM'S BULL Dominion LP 1610
006 SNOW BIRD Dominion LP 1610
007 I'LL BE NO STRANGER THERE Dominion LP 1610
008 DARLING COREY Dominion LP 1610
009 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Dominion LP 1610
010 BILL CHEATHAM Dominion LP 1610
011 THE SHOE GOES ON THE OTHER FOOT TONIGHT Dominion LP 1610
012 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN Dominion LP 1610
1973 unknown - McPeak Brothers (Dewey McPeak, Larry McPeak, Mike McPeak)
013 RAMBLIN’ MAN Major MRC-2050
014 MY BABY’S GONE Major MRC-2050
015 WHERE DOES THE GOOD TIMES GO Major MRC-2050
016 I SAW THE LIGHT Major MRC-2050
017 SILVER WINGS Major MRC-2050
018 BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Major MRC-2050
019 A LITTLE BIT LONGER Major MRC-2050
020 COUNTRY LIFE Major MRC-2050
021 CALIFORNIA COTTON FIELDS Major MRC-2050
022 THE BEND IN THE RIVER Major MRC-2050
023 ONE MORE HILL Major MRC-2050
024 SOMEBODY SOCKED IT TO MINE Major MRC-2050

Early 1974 RCA Victor Studio, 30 Music Sq. West, Nashville, TN – The McPeak Brothers (Larry McPeak [vcl/ bass], Dewey McPeak [vcl/ banjo], Michael McPeak [vcl/ rh gt], Lloyd Green [dobro], Micael Connor [mandolin], Robert Thompson [bass], Jim Buchanan [fiddle],  Producer: Roy Dea)

025 SOMEBODY SOCKED IT TO MINE RCA APBO 0299/APL1-0587
026 FAIR AND TENDER LADIES APL1-0587
027 BOBBI APL1-0587
028 HUMBLE MAN APBO 0299/ APL1-0587
029 ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS APL1-0587
030 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT MISTER APL1-0587
031 LAST TIME APL1-0587
032 ROCKY TOP APL1-0587
033 LEAVIN'S HEAVY ON MY MIND APL1-0587
034 DARLING COREY APL1-0587
ca Spring 1977 Lemco Sound Studio, Lexington, KY - McPeak Brothers (Mike McPeak [vcl/gt], Dewey McPeak [vcl/banjo], Larry McPeak [vcl/bass] + Ricky Skaggs [mandolin], Jim Buchanan [fiddle]. Producer: Dave Samuelson)
035 SHOULDER TO SHOULDER County 764 REB-CD-1117
036 MOMMA'S WAITING County 764
037 GOOD HEARTED WOMAN County 764
038 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET County 764
039 RING OF FIRE County 764 REB-CD-1117
040 A HOUSE OF GOLD County 764
041 YOU WON'T EVER FORGET ME County 764 REB-CD-1117
042 OLD BLUE TOMORROW County 764 REB-CD-1117
043 SIMON CRUTCHFIELD'S GRAVE County 764 REB-CD-1117
044 RAILROAD IN HIS MIND County 764
045 THIS OLD GUITAR County 764
046 NO BRASS BAND County 764
ca Summer 1978 unknown - McPeak Brothers (Dewey McPeak, Larry McPeak, Mike McPeak + Jerry Douglas, Ricky Simpkins [mandolin/fiddle], Jim Buchanan [fiddle], Phil Gazell [harmonica])
047 DON'T LAUGH County 771 REB-CD-1117
048 BEND IN THE RIVER County 771 REB-CD-1117
049 MY ITCHIN' NEEDS A-SCRATCHIN' County 771
050 SHELLY'S WINTER LOVE County 771 REB-CD-1117
051 DADDY FRANK County 771
052 STEEL RAILS County 771
053 I WANT TO BE LOVED County 771
054 THE LAST TIME County 771 REB-CD-1117
055 KENTUCKY ROAD County 771 REB-CD-1117
056 BARBARA ALLEN County 771
057 OLD TIME FAMILY BLUEGRASS BAND County 771
058 AMAZING GRACE County 771
1980 unknown - McPeak Brothers
059 GIVE THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR HEART Major MRC 4007
060 I'LL TAKE THE CHANCE Major MRC 4007
6/7 November 1982 Threshold Recording, Roanoke, VA - McPeak Brothers (Dewey McPeak [vcl/banjo], Mike McPeak [vcl/gt], Larry McPeak [vcl/bass] + Jeff Midkiff [mandolin/fiddle], Gene Elders [fiddle])
061 LOST RIVER Rebel REB-1612
062 YESTER YEARS Rebel REB-1612 REB-CD-1117
063 LIVIN' WITH THE SHADES PULLED DOWN Rebel REB-1612 REB-CD-1117
064 IF ONLY I COULD COUNT ON YOU Rebel REB-1612
065 REBECCA Rebel REB-1612
066 BACK TO DIXIE Rebel REB-1612 REB-CD-1117
067 MIDNIGHT LADY Rebel REB-1612
068 TOO LONG Rebel REB-1612
069 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Rebel REB-1612
070 WALKING THE DOG Rebel REB-1612
071 PREACHING UP A STORM Rebel REB-1612 REB-CD-1117
January 1992 Doobie Shea Studios, Ferrum, VA - McPeak Brothers (Producer: The McPeak Brothers, Dabid and Judy Parks)
072 YOU WON'T EVER FORGET ME Commonwelath CM-CD-001
073 STORYBOOK MEMORIES Commonwelath CM-CD-001
074 WHEN THE WORLD HAS TURNED YOU DOWN Commonwelath CM-CD-001
075 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN Commonwelath CM-CD-001
076 HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG Commonwelath CM-CD-001
077 COME AND DINE Commonwelath CM-CD-001
078 MAMA'S GONNA PRAY Commonwelath CM-CD-001
079 WADING THROUGH DEEP WATERS Commonwelath CM-CD-001
080 WHO'S GONNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT Commonwelath CM-CD-001
081 RED BANDANA Commonwelath CM-CD-001
082 IT'S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Commonwelath CM-CD-001
083 TAKE MY HEART AND TRY AGAIN Commonwelath CM-CD-001
084 YOU WON'T EVER FORGET ME Commonwelath CM-CD-001
1995 Eastwood Studio, Cana, VA - McPeak Brothers (Dewey McPeak [tenor vcl/banjo], Larry McPeak [tenor/bass gt], Mike McPeak [baritone vcl/gt], Rick Allred [guitar/dobro/mandolin], Tim Smith [fiddle].Producer: Rick Allred)
085 THESE ARE THEY Copper Creek CCCD-0139
086 JESUS CALLED Copper Creek CCCD-0139
087 IN THE MORNING I'M GOING HOME Copper Creek CCCD-0139
088 WALKING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD Copper Creek CCCD-0139
089 WHERE WE'LL NEVER GROW OLD Copper Creek CCCD-0139
090 WHO DO YOU KNOW IN HEAVEN? Copper Creek CCCD-0139
091 WAITING FOR MY SHIP TO COME IN Copper Creek CCCD-0139
092 PATHWAY TO HEAVEN Copper Creek CCCD-0139
093 RIGHT HAND OF JESUS Copper Creek CCCD-0139
094 HOUSE OF GOLD Copper Creek CCCD-0139
095 ONE ARM'S LENGTH AWAY Copper Creek CCCD-0139
096 LIGHT AT THE RIVER Copper Creek CCCD-0139
ca 1997 Eastwood Studio, Cana, VA - McPeak Brothers (Dewey McPeak [tenor vcl/banjo], Larry McPeak [tenor/bass gt], Mike McPeak [baritone vcl/gt], Rick Allred [guitar/dobro/mandolin]. Producer: Rick Allred)
097 VOW Copper Creek CCCD-0159
098 I CAN'T GET OVER YOU Copper Creek CCCD-0159
099 NOBODY'S DARLIN' BUT MINE Copper Creek CCCD-0159
100 GONNA LAY DOWN MY OLD GUITAR Copper Creek CCCD-0159
101 WHY YOU'RE LEAVING ME THIS TIME Copper Creek CCCD-0159
102 DON'T COUNT THE RAINY DAYS Copper Creek CCCD-0159
103 BREEZE Copper Creek CCCD-0159
104 SOMEBODY'S HEART'S BEING BROKEN Copper Creek CCCD-0159
105 MASTER'S CALL Copper Creek CCCD-0159
106 POOR ELLEN SMITH Copper Creek CCCD-0159
107 USED TO BE Copper Creek CCCD-0159
ca 1997 unknown - McPeak Brothers (Producer: Rick Allred)
108 IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE HEART Major Bluegrass MBG-100
109 THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN Major Bluegrass MBG-100
110 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Major Bluegrass MBG-100
111 RAILROAD IN HIS MIND Major Bluegrass MBG-100
112 HARD TIMES IN KENTUCKY Major Bluegrass MBG-100
113 BORROWED TIME Major Bluegrass MBG-100
114 HEARTACHES IN STYLE Major Bluegrass MBG-100
115 OH MAMA PLEASE DON'T CRY Major Bluegrass MBG-100
116 RIDING MY THUMB TO MEXICO Major Bluegrass MBG-100


ALBUMS
Dominion LP-1610 Virginia, Where It All Began:
No Place To Call Home; Country Roads; Shelly's Winter Love; Durham's Bull; Snow Bird; I'll Be No Stranger There; The Rain Will Do My Crying; Darling Corey; Make The World Go Away; Bill Cheatham; The Shoe Goes On The Other Foot Tonight;May I Sleep In Your Barn - 72
Major MRC-2050 Bluegrass At Its Peak: Ramblin’ Man; My Baby’s Gone; Where Does The Good Times Go; I Saw The Light; Silver Wings; Big Midnight Special; A Little Bit Longer; Country Life; California Cotton Fields; The Bend In The River; One More Hill; Somebody Socked It To Mine - ca. 09-73
RCA Victor APL1-0587 Bluegrass At Its Peak: Somebody Socked It To Mine; Fair And Tender Ladies; Bobbi; Humble Man; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister; The Last Time; Rocky Top; Leavin's Heavy On My Mind; Darling Corey - 06-74
County 764 Mc Peak Brothers: Shoulder To Shoulder; Momma's Waiting; Good Hearted Woman; Am I That Easy To Forget; Ring Of Fire; A House Of Gold;You Won't Ever Forget Me; Old Blue Tomorrow; Simon Crutchfield's Grave; Railroad In His Mind; This Old Guitar; No Brass Band - ca. 08-77
County 771 Bend In The River: Don't Laugh; Bend In The River; My Itchin' Needs A-Scratchin'; Shelly's Winter Love; Daddy Frank; Steel Rails; I Want To Be Loved; The Last Time; Kentucky Road; Barbara Allen; Old Time Family Bluegrass Band; Amazing Grace - ca. 12-78
Rebel REB-1612 Makin' Tracks: Lost River; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Yesteryears; Livin' With The Shades Pulled Down; If Only I Could Count On You; Rebecca; Back To Dixie; Midnight Lady; Too Long; Walking The Dog; Preachin' Up A Storm - 83
Rebel REB-CD-1117 Classic Bluegrass: Back To Dixie; Shoulder To Shoulder; Lost River; Bend In The River; Last Time; Steel Rails; Ring Of Fire; Don't Laugh; Shelly's Winter Love; You Won't Ever Forget Me; Yester Years; Simon Crutchfield's Grave; Old Blue Tomorrow; Preaching Up A Storm; Livin' With The Shades Pulled Down; Kentucky Road - 31-12-92 (sampler. County and Rebel tracks)
Commonwealth CM-CD-001 You Won't Ever Forget Me: You Won't Ever Forget Me;Storybook Memories; When The World Has Turned You Down; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; Have I Stayed Away Too Long; Come And Dine; Mama's Gonna Pray; Wading Through Deep Waters; Who's Gonna Love You Tonight; Red Bandana; It's Only Over For You; Take My Heart And Try Again; You Won't Ever Forget Me - 92
Copper Creak CCCD-0139 Pathway To Heaven: These Are They; Jesus Called; In The Morning I'm Going Home; Walking Down A Country Road; Where We'll Never Grow Old; Who Do You Know In Heaven?; Waiting For My Ship To Come In; Pathway To Heaven; Right Hand Of Jesus; House Of Gold; One Arm's Length Away; Light At The River - 19-09-95
Major Bluegrass MBG-100 Acoustic Masterpiece: If You Don't Have The Heart; The Door Is Always Open; Make The World Go Away; Railroad In His Mind; Hard Times In Kentucky; Borrowed Time; Heartaches In Style; Oh Mama Please Don't Cry; Riding My Thumb To Mexico - 97
Copper Creak CCCD-0159 Bottom Line: Vow; I Can't Get Over You; Nobody's Darlin' But Mine; Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar; Why You're Leaving Me This Time; Don't Count The Rainy Days; Breeze; Somebody's Heart's Being Broken; Master's Call; Poor Ellen Smith; Used To Be - 14-04-98

 
SINGLES
Dominion (1972)
1610 Country Roads / Rain Will Do My Crying - 72
Major (1973)
MR-2079 Somebody Socked It To Mine / Country Life - 73
RCA Victor (1974)
APBO-0299 Humble Man / Somebody Socked It To Mine - 05-74
Major (1980)
MRC 4007 Give This Message To Your Heart / I'll Take The Chance - 80

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.