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Stephen Tarter (left, with mandolin) & his cousin Carson Anderson
source: The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual N°4 (2015), p. 30 (courtesy Kip Lornell)
also in the notes accompanying Bear Family's "Bristol Sessions" box set
Tarter & Gay
Stephen Tarter b. January 5 or 6, 1887 in Scott County, Virginia
d. March 19, 1935 in Gate City, Scott County, Virginia

Harry Gay b. November 23, 1904 in Gate City, Scott County, Virginia
d. during May 1979 in Johnson City, Tennessee

discography

#year
of release
title / label # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records,
but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible

even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data
11928Tarter and Gay

- Brownie Blues (47279-3)   @ youtube
- Unknown Blues (47280-3)   @ youtube

rec. November 2, 1928 in Bristol, TN; Stephen Tarter, voc, g; Harry Gay, g


Victor V-38017


LP / CD compilations
21968East Coast Blues 1926-1935

Willie Walker
- South Carolina Rag - take 2
- Dupree Blues
Blind Blake
- Blind Arthur's Breakdown
William Moore
- Barbershop Rag
- Raggin' The Blues
Carl Martin
- Old Time Blues
- Crow Jane


Tarter & Gay
- Unknown Blues
- Brownie Blues
Bo Weavil Jackson
- Pistol Blues
Bayless Rose
- Original Blues
- Black Dog Blues
Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton
- Myrtle Avenue Stomp
- D.C. Rag


cover photo by Jack Delano (Buddy Moss on guitar)

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart   390 East 8th Street, N.Y. 10009

= Yazoo L-1013 (US 1968)

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart   54 King Street, N.Y. 10014
   
= Yazoo L-1013 (US 196?)

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart   245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014
 
= Yazoo L-1013 (US 196?)   catalog # on peacock labels to the left

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart   P.O. Box 810, Newton, NJ 07860

= Yazoo L-1013 (US 1988)   catalog # on labels to the right

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart

= Yazoo 1013 cassette (US 1989)

notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart

Yazoo CD 1013 (US 1991)

Yazoo Records discography

31982Ragtime Blues Guitar 1928-30
The Complete Recordings of William Moore, Tarter & Gay, Bayless Rose, Willie Walker in Chronological Order

William (Bill) Moore
- One Way Gal
- Ragtime Crazy
- Midnight Blues
- Ragtime Millionaire
- Tillie Lee
- Barbershop Rag
- Old Country Rock
- Raggin' The Blues


Tarter & Gay
- Brownie Blues
- Unknown Blues
Bayless Rose
- Jamestown Exhibition
- Black Dog Blues
- Original Blues
- Frisco Blues
Willie Walker
- Dupree Blues
- South Carolina Rag (tk 1)
- South Carolina Rag (tk 2)


notes by Paul Oliver

Matchbox MSE-204 (UK 1982)

Matchbox Records discography

41986Virginia Traditions - Southwest Virginia Blues

- Brownie Blues - Steve Tarter and Harry Gay
- Pan American Blues - Fred Galliher
- Poor Boy Long Way From Home - James Henry Diggs
- I Went Down In Virginia - Earl Gilmore
- King Edward's Blues - King Edward Smith
- Bear Creek Blues - The Carter Family
- Mississippi Heavy Water Blues - Josh Thomas
- Old Time Blues - Carl Martin

- Take Care My Wife And My Baby - Howard Twine
- Chattanooga Blues - Malcolm Johnson
- False Hearted Lover's Blues - Dock Boggs
- The War Is Over - Dave Dickerson
- Going Down That Road Feeling Bad - "Cowboy" Thurman Burks
- Bed Bugs Making Their Last Go 'round - Byrd Moore
- Black Snake Moan - Spence Moore
- Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Bobby Buford and Keith Rogers


compiled by Vaughan Webb

24-pp. notes by Vaughan Webb

Blue Ridge Institute BRI 008 (US 1986)
Blue Ridge Institute BRI cassette 008 (US 1988)


= Global Village CD 1008 (US 1996)

51991Ragtime Blues Guitar 1927-30
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order

Blind Arthur Blake
- Dry Bone Shuffle (tk 1)
William (Bill) Moore
- One Way Gal
- Ragtime Crazy
- Midnight Blues
- Ragtime Millionaire
- Tillie Lee
- Barbershop Rag
- Old Country Rock
- Raggin' The Blues

Tarter & Gay
- Brownie Blues
- Unknown Blues
Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton
- Myrtle Avenue Stomp
- D. C. Rag
- Chicken Wilson Blues
- House Snake Blues
- Frog Eye Stomp
- Station House Rag
Bayless Rose
- Jamestown Exhibition
- Black Dog Blues
- Original Blues
- Frisco Blues
Willie Walker
- Dupree Blues
- South Carolina Rag (tk 1)
- South Carolina Rag (tk 2)


notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5062 (Austria 1991)

6199536 Masterpieces Of Blues Music / 36 Chefs-d'oeuvre 1927-1942

disc 1: Les Premiers Blues Régionaux
Rhythm Willie - Breathtaking Blues (2:31)
Leadbelly - Lining Track (1:11)
The Mississipi Moaner - Mississipi Moan (2:28)
Charlie Patton - Revenue Man Blues (2:38)
Robert Petway - Catfish Blues (2:51)
Mississipi Bracy - You Scolded Me And Drove Me From Your Door (3:16)
Honeyboy Edwards - Water Coast Blues (5:51)
Big (Big) Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go (3:22)
Blind Blake - Blind Arthur's Breakdown (2:59)
Josh White - Blood Red River (2:47)

Tarter & Gay - Brownie Blues (2:58)
Sonny Terry - Train Wishtle Blues (2:45)
Blind Willie McTell - Dying Gambler (2:56)
Fred McMullen - De Kalb Chain Gang (3:02)
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Lonesome House Blues (2:23)
Texas Alexander - Levee Camp Moan (3:03)
Jesse Thomas - No Good Woman Blues (2:53)
Oscar Woods - Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away (2:30)

disc 2: Blues Des Villes, Blues Des Migrants
Memphis Minnie And Her Jug Band - Bumble Bee Blues (2:52)
Noah Lewis - New Minglewood Blues (2:40)
Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby (2:59)
Charlie Pickett - Down The Highway (3:08)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Little Scoolgirl 2:58)
Lonnie Johnson - Winnie The Wailer (3:08)
Walter Davis - Ashes In My Whiskey (2:33)
Blind Blues Darby - The Girl In Left Behind (2:50)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp (2:27)
Charlie McCoy -Baltimore Blues (2:47)
Tampa Red - Mean Mistreater Blues (2:42)
Big Bill Broonzy - New Shake'm On Down (2:51)
Jazz Gillum - Gillum's Windy Blues (2:54)
Big Joe Williams - Please Don't Go (2:44)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Love Me Baby (3:21)
Yank Rachell - Up North Blues (2:47)
Big Joe Turner - Blues On Central Avenue (2:35)
T-Bone Walker - Mean Old World (2:53)


compiled by Gérard Herzhaft

2 CD set

Frémeaux & Associés FA 033 (Fr 1995)

71997Raggin' The Blues - East Coast Blues

Julius Daniels
- Crow Jane Blues
Blind Blake
- You Gonna Quit Me Blues
Luke Jordan
- Church Bells Blues
- Pick Poor Robin Clean
- Cocaine Blues
William Moore
- Barbershop Rag
- Old Country Rock
- Raggin' The Blues
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- Every Day In The Week Blues

Tarter & Gay
- Brownie Blues
- Unknown Blues
Willie Walker
- Dupree Blues
- South Carolina Rag
Josh White
- Good Gal
- Low Cotton
- Blood Red River
Blind Gary Davis
- I'm Throwin' Up My Hands
- Cross And Evil Woman Blues
Carl Martin
- Farewell To You Baby
- Badly Mistreated Man
- Crow Jane - Carl Martin
- Old Time Blues
Brownie McGhee
- Picking My Tomatoes
- Dealing With The Devil



Indigo IGOCD 2044 (UK 1997)

81999Broke, Black And Blue
An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities

disc 1:
Up Country Blues
- Barrel House Blues - Ed Andrews
- Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney
- Sun Brimmers Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Dry Bone Shuffle - Blind Blake
- Up Country Blues - DeFord Bailey
- Dead Drunk Blues - Sippie Wallace
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long 'Cleve' Reed
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name - Barbecue Bob
- Bo Lita - Kid Brown
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - William & Versey Smith
- Church Bells Blues - Luke Jordan
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
- Midnight Blues - Bill Moore
- Fare Thee Blues - Johnnie Head
- My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
- What's The Matter Blues - Frank Stokes
- School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- TC Johnson Blues - T. C. Johnson


disc 2:
Broke & Hungry Blues
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacey
- No More Women Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander
- How Long, How Long Blues - Willie Jackson

- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Chicken Wilson Blues - Chicken Wilson
- Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Funny Feathers - Victoria Spivey
- Pitchin' Boogie - William Ezell
- Mr- Devil Blues - Jed Davenport
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins
- Poor Man Blues - Henry Townsend
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- Trinity River Blues - T-Bone Walker
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Long Ways from Home - Louise Johnson
- Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
- Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery


disc 3:
Good Whiskey Blues
- Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Never Mind Blues - Georgia Boyd
- Twelves (Dirty Dozens) - Kokomo Arnold
- Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
- That's What My Baby Likes - Bessie Jackson
- Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Cold Blooded Murder, No.2 - Bumble Bee Slim
- Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ashes In My Whiskey - Walter Davis
- It's Cold in China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Jockey Blues - Jazz Gillum
- Prisoner Blues - George Clarke
- Back Door Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Hard Scufflin' Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Jersey Belle Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me - Tommy McClennan


disc 4:
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
- East St.Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe
- Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown
- Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown
- Low Land Blues - Lee Brown
- Round The World Blues - Lee Brown
- Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon
- Fast Life - Jimmie Gordon
- Mistreated Blues - Jimmie Gordon
- I Ain't Like That No More - Jimmie Gordon
- Chain Gang Blues - Johnny Temple
- Yum, Yum, Yum - Johnny Temple
- My Baby's Acting Funny - Jimmie Gordon
- It's Time To Go - Jimmie Gordon
- That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Jimmie Gordon
- Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Jimmie Gordon
- I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Johnny Temple
- Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Johnny Temple
- Dixie Flyer - Johnny Temple
- Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Johnny Temple
- Rhythm Mama - Johnny Temple
- New Little Girl, Little Girl - Lee Brown


4 CD set
40-pp. booklet by Joop Visser

Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)

92001East Coast Blues

disc 1:
- Crow Jane - Julius Daniels
- My Mamma Was A Sailor - Julius Daniels
- Georgia Stomp - Andrew And Jim Baxter
- Shake That Shimmy - Blind Boy Fuller
- Poor And Ain't Got A Dime - Floyd Council
- Blood Red River Blues - Josh White
- Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson
- Won't You Be Kind - Luke Jordan
- Long And Tall - Kokomo Arnold
- Georgia Rag - Blind Willie McTell
- Waycross Georgia Blues - Barbecue Bob
- Next Door Man - Georgia Browns
- Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More - Curley Weaver
- You Got To Give Me Some Of It - Buddy Moss/Josh White
- Daddy Don't Care - Buddy Moss
- Me And My Dog Blues - Brownie McGhee
- Let's Have A New Deal - Carl Martin
- Champagne Charlie Is My Name - Blind Blake
- Please Ma'am - Peg Leg Howell
- Ball And Chain Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Georgia Crawl - Henry Williams/Eddie Anthony
- Ragtime Millionaire - William Moore
- Barbershop Rag - William Moore

disc 2:
- South Carolina Rag - Willie Walker
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock
- Rollin' Dough Blues - Jack Gowdlock
- Royal Palm Special Blues - Sloppy Henry
- Long, Tall Disconnected Mama - Sloppy Henry
- Decatur Street Drag - Guy Lumpkin
- Chain Gang Trouble - Charlie Lincoln
- Jealous Hearted Blues - Charlie Lincoln
- Rag Baby - Willie Baker
- Rolling Mama - Fred McMullen
- Poor Stranger Blues - Fred McMullen
- Hot Jelly Roll - George Carter
- Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter
- Come On In Here Mama - Richard And Welly Trice
- Trembling Bed Spring Blues - Richard And Welly Trice
- Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown - Sonny Terry
- Georgia Skin - Walter Beasley
- Southern Man Blues - Walter Beasley

- Unknown Blues - Tarter And Gay
- Brownie Blues - Tarter And Gay
- Mama, You Gotta Get It Fixed - Troy Ferguson
- Tampa Blues - Skoodle Dum Doo And Sheffield


2 CD set
notes by Keith Briggs

Catfish KATCD 178 (UK 2001)

Catfish Records (UK) discography

102002 Country Blues - the essential

CD 1:
- Weeping Willow - Blind Boy Fuller
- Little Rock Blues - Pearl Dickson
- Weak-Minded Woman - Willie Baker
- Saturday Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Rolling Log Blues - Lottie Kimborough
- Starvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Fence Breakin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers
- Mississippi Jailhouse Groan - Rube Lacey
- Charming Betsy - Henry Thomas
- Mamlish Blues - Barefoot Bill
- Easy Rider Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Davidson County Blues - De Ford Baily
- Kentucky Blues - Little Hat Jones
- Cocaine Blues - Luke Jordan
- Mama, You Gotta Get It Fixed - Troy Ferguson
- One Way Gal - William Moore
- Two Time Blues - Arthur Petties


CD 2:
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Police Sargeant Blues - Robert Wilkins
- Penal Farm Blues - Scrapper Blackwell
- Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter
- Indian Squaw Blues - Freezone

- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Nehi Mamma Blues - Frank Stokes
- I Ain't Givin' Nobody None - Mae Glover
- Happy Blues - Tom Dickson
- Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding
- C.C. & O Blues - Pink Anderson and Simmy Dooley
- I Will Turn Your Money Green - Furry Lewis
- John Henry Blues - Evans & McClain
- Jealous Hearted Blues - Charlie Lincoln
- Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley
- Devil In The Woodpile - Noah Lewis
- Bye Bye Mama - Buddy Moss
- Jailhouse Fire Blues - Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins

2 CD set
notes by Gary Atkinson

Document CBL-200008 (UK 2002)

112007A Richer Tradition - Country Blues & String Band Music 1923 - 1942

disc 1:
- Guitar Blues - Sylvester Weaver
- Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay - Ed Andrews
- Sundown Blues - Daddy Stovepipe
- Salt Lake City Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Whiskey And Gin Blues - South Street Trio
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Hey Lawdy Mama - The France Blues - Papa Harvey Hull/Long "Cleve" Reed
- Chicken Can Waltz the Gravy Around, A - Stovepipe No-1/David Crockett
- Bamalong Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- Blue Coat Blues - "Blue Coat" Tom Nelson
- Frisco Whistle Blues - Ed Bell
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- Gravel Camp Blues - Lewis Black
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- Death Bell Blues - Tom Dickson
- C.C. & O. Blues - Pink Anderson/Simmie Dooley
- Middlin' Blues - George "Bullet" Williams
- Rolling Log Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Kyle's Worried Blues - Charlie Kyle
- Bull Frog Blues - William Harris
- Sobbin' Woman Blues - Elizabeth Johnson
- Miss Meal Cramp Blues - Alec Johnson

- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay

disc 2:
- Jail House Blues - Whistler & His Jug Band
- Blues, Just Blues, That's All - Old Southern Jug Band
- String Band Blues - Kansas City Blues Strummers
- Black Cat Blues - Old Pal Smoke Shop Four
- Dirty Guitar Blues - Leecan & Cooksey
- Boodle-Am-Shake - Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Quill Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Jug Band Special, The - Whistler & His Jug Band
- Cold Morning Shout - South Street Trio
- Violin Blues - Johnson Boys
- Easy Winner - The Blue Boys
- G- Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson / Nelson / Porkchop
- I Got a Gal - James Cole's String Band
. Jazz Fiddler, The - Walter Jacobs / Lonnie Carter
- Knox Couty Stomp - Tennessee Chocolate Drops
- Adam And Eve - Tommie Bradley
- Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
- Giving It Away - Birmingham Jug Band
- Jackson Stomp - Mississippi Mud Steppers
- Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
- Travelin' Railroad Man Blues - Alabama Sheiks
- Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
- Ted's Stomp - Louie Blue / Ted Bogan
- Dusting the Frets - Dallas Jamboree Jug Band
- Arkansas Traveller - Nashville Washboard Band


disc 3:
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - "Long Cleve" Reed/Little Harvey Hull
- Tuxedo Blues - Whistlin' Pete / Daddy Stovepipe
- Mean Conductor Blues - Ed Bell
- Back Door Blues - Emery Glen
- Spanish Blues - Lewis Black
- Helena Blues - Mooch Richardson
- I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop - Bogus Ben Covington
- Rising River Blues - George Carter
- She Could Toodle-Oo - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Weak Minded Woman - Willie Baker
- Old Rock Island Blues - Lonnie Coleman
- Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding
- I Ain't Givin' Nobody None - Mae Glover
- Showers Of Rain Blues - Edward Thompson
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- If I Call You Mama - Luke Jordan
- Never Drive A Stranger From Your Door - Willie Harris
- Mississippi Swamp Moan - Alfred Lewis
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Shaking Weed Blues - Tommy Settlers
- South Carolina Rag - Willie Walker
- Beans - El Morrow / Beans Hambone
- Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock
- Window Pane Blues - Tommie Bradley
- Hot Jelly Roll Blues - George Carter


disc 4:
- Labor Blues - Tom Dickson
- Goin' Away Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- No Baby - Charlie Kyle
- Early Mornin' Blues - William Harris
- Dreaming Blues - Willie Reed
- Weeping Willow Blues - George Carter
- Way Down In Arkansas - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Wild About My Loving - Lonnie Coleman
- Indian Squaw Blues - Freezone
- Florida Bound - Edward Thompson
- God Didn't Make No Monkey Man - Eli Framer
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- Diamond Ring Blues - Jim Jam (Walter Taylor)
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Lonesome Midnight Dream - Willie Harris
- Billy Goat Blues - John Byrd
- That Won't Do - Arthur Pettis
- Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter
- 'Toby' Woman Blues - Gene Campbell
- Rollin' Dough Blues - Jack Gowdlock
- Starvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell
- Farewell To You Baby - Carl Martin
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Married Woman Blues - George Torey
- Dago Blues - Virgil Childers


4 CD box

JSP JSPCD 7798 (UK 2007)

122011The Bristol Sessions   1927-1928
The Big Bang of Country Music

disc 5:
Stamps Quartet
- I'll Be Happy
- Like The Rainbow
- Because I Love Him
- Come To The Savior
- Do Your Best, Then Wear A Smile
- We Shall Reach Home
Smith Brothers
- My Mother Is Waiting For Me In Heaven Above
- She Has Climbed The Golden Stair
Palmer Sisters
- We'll Sing On That Shore
- Singing The Story Of Grace
- Help Me To Find The Way
- He'll Be With Me

Tarter & Gay
- Brownie Blues
- Unknown Blues
Carolina Twins
- Where Is My Mamma?
- When You Go A'Courtin'
- I Sat Upon The River Bank
- New Orleans Is The Town I Like Best
- She Tells Me That I Am Sweet
- Mr. Brown, Here I Come
Shortbuckle Roark & Family
- I Truly Understand, You Love Another Man
- My Mother's Hands


5 CD box set
120 pp. hardcover book by Tony Russell & Ted Olson

Bear Family BCD-16094-5-CD (Germany 2011)

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Robert M.W. Dixon & John Godrich: Blues & Gospel Records 1902 - 1943, 3rd ed. 1982, p. 731
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 892
- Kip Lornell: Tarter and Gay.- Living Blues # 27 (1976), p. 18
- Kip Lornell & Roddy Moore: Tarter and Gay revisited.- Juke Blues # 8 (1987), p. 21
- Kip Lornell: Virginia's Blues, Country & Gospel Records 1902-1943 - An annotated discography.- The University Press of Kentucky 1989, p. 200
- eBay auctions
diverse internet resources

thanks to "banjochris" & Gregg Kimball (at weeniecampbell.com), Phil Allen, Lightnin' Wells, Bob Eagle and Max Hoeffner for additional info / scans

 

Kip Lornell: Kip Lornell: Tarter and Gay.- Living Blues # 27 (1976), p. 18; click to read pdf-file !
Kip Lornell: Tarter and Gay.- Living Blues # 27 (1976), p. 18

 

Kip Lornell & Roddy Moore: Tarter and Gay revisited.- Juke # 8 (1987), p. 21; click to read pdf-file !
Harry Gay 1976
source: Kip Lornell & Roddy Moore: Tarter and Gay revisited.- Juke Blues # 8 (1987), p. 21

 

Tarter and Gay.- Frog Blues & Jazz Annual # 4 (2015), p. 30
Tarter and Gay.- Frog Blues & Jazz Annual # 4 (2015), p. 30
photo depicting Stephen Tarter (left, with mandolin) & his cousin Carson Anderson!

 

Kip Lornell: Virginia's Blues, Country & Gospel Records 1902-1943 - An annotated discography; click to enlarge!   Kip Lornell: Virginia's Blues, Country & Gospel Records 1902-1943 - An annotated discography, p. 200; click to enlarge!
Kip Lornell: Virginia's Blues, Country & Gospel Records 1902-1943, p. 200

 

 

 

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