Challenge 100 Series

(Old Time Releases Only)

The sound files in this collection were gleaned from Archive.org, i78s.org, YouTube, Juneberry 78's (now defunct), Honking Duck, personal collections, and LP and CD reissues. They may or may not be direct transfers from 78's. Credit is given to the source.

The list used to compile this collection was printed in the Devil's Box Magazine, Volume 10 number 2.

The Country Music Records - A Discography 1921-1942 by Tony Russell was relied upon as was 78discography.com .

If you have a sound file for anything in the Missing Challenge 100 Series List below and you are willing to share, please contact: [email protected] - Larry Warren or [email protected] - Sonya Badigian

Direct downloads for commercially available recordings used in this collection have been disabled.

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Title	Artist	Notes	Catalog Number
And The Cat Came Back The Very Next Day	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Dock Roberts & Edgar Boaz	101
Hell Broke Loose In Georgia	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Murray Kellner (The Fiddlin' Cowboy)	101
Listen To The Mockingbird	Fiddlin' Dave Neal	AKA Fiddling Sam Long	102
Seneca Square Dance	Fiddlin' Dave Neal	AKA Fiddling Sam Long	102
Echoes Of The Ozarks	Fiddlin' Dave Neal	AKA Fiddling Sam Long	103
Sandy Land	Fiddlin' Dave Neal	AKA Fiddling Sam Long	103
Buffalo Girls	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance Trio	104
Ocean Waves	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	104
Irish Washerwoman	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	105
Kings Head	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	Offensive Lyrics - AKA Soldier's Joy - AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	105
Hell On The Wabash	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	106
Stoney Point	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	106
Buckwheat Batter	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	107
McLeod's Reel	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance	107
Circle Waltz	Barnstormers	AKA Tom Owen's Barnstormers	108
Party Quadrille	Barnstormers	AKA Tom Owen's Barnstormers	108
Arkansas Traveler	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA William B. Houchens - Gennett 4974, same Matrix	109
Turkey In The Straw	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA William B. Houchens - Gennett 4974, same Matrix	109
Down In Tennessee Blues	Three Howard Boys	AKA Homer Davenport	110
Old Hen Cackled And The Rooster Crowed	Three Howard Boys	AKA Jess Young	110
All I've Got Is Done Gone	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Doc Roberts - Edgar Boaz, guitar	111
Dixie	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA AKA Doc Roberts - Edgar Boaz, guitar	111
Billy In The Low Ground	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Doc Roberts - Edgar Boaz, guitar	112
My Baby Loves Shortenin' Bread	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Doc Roberts - Edgar Boaz, guitar	112
An Old Fashioned Picture	Vernon Dalhart		149
Billy Richardson's Last Ride	Vernon Dalhart		149
Papa's Billy Goat	Vernon Dalhart		150
Puttin' On Style	Vernon Dalhart		150
Katy Cline	Ernest Stoneman		151
The Girl I Left Behind in Sunny Tennessee	Ernest Stoneman		151
Barney McCoy	Earnest East		152
Pretty Snow Dear	Ernest Stoneman		152
May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister	Ernest Stoneman		153
Silver Bell	Ernest Stoneman		153
Old Fiddler's Song, The	Vernon Dalhart		154
Put My Little Shoes Away	Vernon Dalhart		154
Engineer's Child, The	Vernon Dalhart		155
Great Titanic, The	Vernon Dalhart		155
Freight Wreck at Altoona, The	Vernon Dalhart		156
Ship That Never Returned, The	Vernon Dalhart		156
Unknown Soldier's Grave, The	Vernon Dalhart		157
I Wish I Was Single Again	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	158
Wild Bill Jones	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	158
Railroad Daddy	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	159
Thrills That I Can't Forget	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	159
Death Of Floyd Collins, The	Vernon Dalhart		160
Letter Edged In Black, The	Vernon Dalhart		160
A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother	Vernon Dalhart		161
Wreck Of The Southern Old '97	Vernon Dalhart		161
In The Baggage Coach Ahead	Vernon Dalhart		162
Runaway Train, The	Vernon Dalhart		162
Mother And Home	Vernon Dalhart		163
Prisoner's Song, The	Vernon Dalhart		163
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues	Vernon Dalhart		164
Little Rosewood Casket	Vernon Dalhart		164
Lightning Express, The	Vernon Dalhart		165
New River Train	Vernon Dalhart		165
Bryan's Last Fight	Vernon Dalhart		166
John T. Scopes Trial, The	Vernon Dalhart		166
Just Tell Them That You Saw Me	Vernon Dalhart		167
Little Birdie	Levi Stanley	AKA John Hammond	168
Purty Polly	Levi Stanley	AKA John Hammond	168
Till We Meet Again	Vernon Dalhart		172
Miami Storm	Vernon Dalhart		188
There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight	Vernon Dalhart		188
Death Of John Henry	Clarence Adams	AKA Doc Roberts	228
Little Brown Jug	Clarence Adams	AKA Doc Roberts	228
In The Shadow Of The Pines	Carl Harris	AKA Doc Roberts	229
Roving Gambler	Clarence Adams	AKA Doc Roberts	229
Behind Those Gray Walls	Vernon Dalhart		230
Dream Of The Miner's Child, The	Vernon Dalhart		230
Sydney Allen	Vernon Dalhart		231
Wreck Of 1256, The	Vernon Dalhart		231
Frankie's Gamblin' Man	Clarence Adams	Welby Toomey; Doc Roberts, fiddle; Edgar Boaz, guitar	232
Golden Willow Tree	Clarence Adams	Welby Toomey; Doc Roberts, fiddle; Edgar Boaz, guitar	232
Wreck Of The Number Nine, The	Vernon Dalhart		243
Wreck Of The Royal Palm, The	Vernon Dalhart		243
Poor Tramp Has To Live, The	Uncle Ben Hawkins	AKA Ernest Stoneman	244
When The Roses Bloom Again	Uncle Ben Hawkins	AKA Ernest Stoneman	244
Just As The Sun Went Down	Aulton Ray		269
Will You Love Me When I'm Old	Aulton Ray		269
Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet	Harvey Watson	AKA Holland Puckett	270
Weeping Willow Tree	Harvey Watson	AKA Holland Puckett	270
Get Away Old Man Get Away	Vernon Dalhart		271
My Blue Ridge Mountain Home	Vernon Dalhart & Carson Robison		271
Arkansas Traveler	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA William B. Houchens - Gennett 4974, same Matrix	301
Seneca Square Dance	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Fiddling Sam Long	301
Buckin' Mule	Logan County Trio	AKA Cliff Click & The Short Creek Trio	302
Forked Deer	Clinch Valley Boys	AKA Taylor's Kentucky Boys	302
Cripple Creek	Fiddlin' Frank Nelson	AKA Doc Roberts	303
Old Buzzard	Fiddlin' Frank Nelson	AKA Doc Roberts	303
Hell Broke Loose In Georgia	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Murray Kellner (The Fiddlin' Cowboy)	304
Old Hen Cackled And The Rooster Crowed	Three Howard Boys	AKA Jess Young	304
Circle Waltz	Tom Owen's Barnstormers	AKA Barnstormers	305
Party Quadrille	Tom Owen's Barnstormers	AKA The Barnstormers	305
Buffalo Girls	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance Trio	306
Ocean Waves	Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio	AKA Tom Owens Barn Dance Trio	306
And The Cat Came Back	Fiddlin' Frank Nelson	AKA Doc Roberts	307
Buck Creek Gal	Fiddlin' Frank Nelson	AKA Doc Roberts	307
Medley Of Old Favorites Part 1	Billy Bishop	Cricket On The Hearth; Shade Of The Pines; White Wings	308
Medley Of Old Favorites Part 2	Billy Bishop	Listen To The Mocking Bird; Annie Laurie	308
An Old Fashioned Picture	Vernon Dalhart		309
Barney McCoy	Ernest Stoneman		309
Billy Richardson's Last Ride	Vernon Dalhart		310
Just Tell Them That You Saw Me	Vernon Dalhart		310
In The Baggage Coach Ahead	Vernon Dalhart		311
Runaway Train, The	Vernon Dalhart		311
Engineer's Child, The	Vernon Dalhart		313
Papa's Billy Goat	Vernon Dalhart		313
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues	Vernon Dalhart		314
Puttin' On Style	Vernon Dalhart		314
Great Titanic, The	Vernon Dalhart		315
Old Fiddler's Song, The	Vernon Dalhart		316
Freight Wreck at Altoona, The	Vernon Dalhart		317
Great Titanic, The	Vernon Dalhart		317
Death Of Floyd Collins, The	Vernon Dalhart		318
Ship That Never Returned, The	Vernon Dalhart		318
Letter Edged In Black, The	Vernon Dalhart		319
Prisoner's Song, The	Vernon Dalhart		319
Lightning Express, The	Vernon Dalhart		320
Wreck Of The Southern Old '97	Vernon Dalhart		320
New River Train	Vernon Dalhart		321
A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother	Vernon Dalhart		322
Little Rosewood Casket	Vernon Dalhart		322
Miami Storm	Vernon Dalhart		323
Unknown Soldier's Grave, The	Vernon Dalhart		323
Poor Tramp Has To Live, The	Jim Seaney	AKA Ernest Stoneman	324
Wild Bill Jones	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	324
Frankie's Gamblin' Man	Clarence Adams		325
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane	Logan County Trio	AKA Short Creek Trio	325
Don't Forget Me, Little Darling	Dan Kutter	AKA Dave Miller	326
Two Little Orphans	Dan Kutter	AKA Dave Miller	326
Lonesome Valley	Dan Kutter	AKA Dave Miller	327
That Bad Man Stacklee	Dan Kutter	AKA Dave Miller	327
Drunken Hiccoughs	Harvey Watson	AKA Holland Puckett	328
Keyhole In The Door, The	Harvey Watson	AKA Holland Puckett	328
Bright Sherman Valley, The	Harvey Watson	AKA Holland Puckett	329
Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet	Harvey Watson		329
A Mother's Advice	Harvey Watson	AKA Holland Puckett	330
Weeping Willow Tree	Harvey Watson		330
Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane	Kenneth Borton	AKA Marion Underwood	331
That's What The Old Bachelor's Made Of	Kenneth Borton	AKA Marion Underwood	331
As Free As A Little Bird Can Be	William Price	AKA John Hammond	332
Little Birdie	William Price	AKA John Hammond	332
Just As The Sun Went Down	Borton & Thompson	AKA Taylor's Kentucky Boys	334
Little Red Caboose Behind The Train	Borton & Thompson	AKA Taylor's Kentucky Boys	334
Dixie Cowboy	Charlie Prescott	AKA Taylors Kentucky Boys	335
Maxwell Girl	Charlie Prescott	AKA Taylors Kentucky Boys	335
Burglar Man	Henry Decker	AKA Short Creek Trio	336
Old Sefus Brown	Reuben White	AKA Wyzee Hamilton	336
O Come All Ye Faithful	Hamlin Sacred Quartette		337
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder	Hamlin Sacred Quartette		337
Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere	Hamlin Sacred Quartette		338
Rock Of Ages	Hamlin Sacred Quartette		338
Nearer My God To Thee	Dixie Sacred Singers		339
Tell Mother I'll Be There	Hamlin Sacred Quartette		339
Are You Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb	Jackson Young	AKA Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters	340
I Know My Name Is There	Jackson Young	AKA Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters	340
Leave It There	Jepsen & Donaldson	Ruth Donaldson & Helen Jepsen	341
When I Take My Vacation In Heaven	Jepsen & Donaldson	Ruth Donaldson & Helen Jepsen	341
Love Enough For Me	Goodman Sacred Singers	AKA McDonald Quartette	342
Working For The Master	Goodman Sacred Singers	AKA McDonald Quartette	342
Till We Meet Again	Vernon Dalhart		349
Miami Storm	Vernon Dalhart		369
Marian Parker Murder, The	George Holden	AKA John McGhee	385
Sinking Of The Submarine S-4, The	George Holden	AKA John McGhee	385
Sweet Floetta	Don Kutter	AKA David Miller	386
You'll Find Her With The Angels	Don Kutter	AKA David Miller	386
Sinking Of The Submarine S-4, The	George Holden	AKA John McGhee	389
Wreck Of Virginian Train No. 3, The	George Holden	AKA John McGhee	389
Please Papa Come Home	James Ragan	AKA Roy Harvey	390
Write A Letter To My Mother	James Ragan	AKA Roy Harvey	390
I Got Mine	George Holden	AKA John McGhee	391
You're A Little Too Small	Tom Hutchinson	AKA Tom Ashley	391
Give My Love To Nellie, Jack	Don Kutter	AKA David Miller	392
Preacher And The Bear, The	George Holden	Offensive Lyrics - AKA John McGhee	392
I'll Never Be Yours	David Foley	AKA G.B. Grayson & Henry Whitter	393
Picture From Life's Other Side	Borton & Lang	AKA Taylor's Kentucky Boys	393
Poor Little Joe	James Ragan	AKA Roy Harvey	394
You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone	David Foley	AKA G.B. Grayson & Henry Whitter	394
A Little Child Shall Lead Them	Don Kutter	AKA David Miller	395
Down Where The Swanee River Flows	Don Kutter	AKA David Miller	395
Adam And Eve	Art Coffee	AKA Owen Gray McGinty's Oklahoma Cow Boy Band	396
Red or Green	David Foley	AKA Grayson & Whitter	397
Train No 45	David Foley	AKA Grayson & Whitter	397
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane	Logan County Trio	AKA Short Creek Trio	398
Poor Tramp Has To Live, The	Jim Seaney	AKA Ernest Stoneman	398
He Keeps Me Singing	Markham Brothers	AKA John McGhee & Frank Welling	399
I Am Resolved	Markham Brothers	AKA John McGhee & Frank Welling	399
I'm On The Sunny Side	Markham Brothers	AKA John McGhee & Frank Welling	401
Walking On The Streets Of Glory	James Ragan & Oliver Beck	AKA Roy Harvey	401
You Can't Make A Monkey Out Of Me	Ellington Sacred Quartette	AKA Eva Quartette	404
Four Night's Experience	Tom Hutchinson	AKA Tom Ashley	405
Old Fashioned Square Dance	Uncle John Stuart	AKA Billy Milton	407
Richmond Cotillion	Frank Neal & His Boys	AKA Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters	407
All I've Got Is Done Gone	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Doc Roberts & Edgar Boaz	501
And The Cat Came Back The Very Next Day	Uncle Jim Hawkins	AKA Dock Roberts & Edgar Boaz	501
Behind Those Gray Walls	Vernon Dalhart		502
Wreck Of 1256, The	Vernon Dalhart		502
Miami Storm	Vernon Dalhart		503
Railroad Daddy	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	504
Thrills That I Can't Forget	John Ferguson	AKA Welby Toomey	504
Dream Of The Miner's Child, The	Vernon Dalhart		505
Get Away Old Man Get Away	Vernon Dalhart		730
My Blue Ridge Mountain Home	Vernon Dalhart & Carson Robison		730

Missing Challenge 100 Series 78's

157 Vernon Dalhart - Zeb Turney's Gal - Matrix 9948
167 & 312 Vernon Dalhart - Mother's Grave - Matrix 9808-A
369 Vernon Dalhart - Lindberg Eagle Of The USA - Matrix GEX-661-B,-C
396 Henry County Four - Old McDonald Had A Farm - Matrix G13285?
400 Markham Brothers - Constantly Abiding - Matrix 13371-A
400 Markham Brothers - Praise The Lord It's So - Matrix 13373
402 Ellington Sacred Quartette - While The Years Roll On - Matrix 13750-A
405 Vernon Dalhart - Cindy - Matrix - GEX-862-A
429 Clayton Brooks - The Broken Engagement - Matrix 16046-A
430 Challenge Quartet - Riding On The Glory Waves - Matrix 14537
430 Challenge Quartet - Do Your Best - Then Wear A Sunny Smile - Matrix 14523
506 Vernon Dalhart - Stone Mountain Memorial - Matrix 9807
783 Vernon Dalhart - When They Changed My Name To A Number - Matrix 10016
814 Ed Jake West - Waiting For The Train - Matrix 2204-3
835 Carolina Minstrels - Minstrel Show Part 1 - Matrix 8690
835 Carolina Minstrels - Minstrel Show Part 2 - Matrix 8691
925 Francis Evans - The Porto Rico Storm - Matrix 8215
925 Francis Evans - Where The Silv'ry Colorado Wends Its Way - Matrix 8217
991 Frank Luther - Ohio River Blues - Matrix 8300
991 Frank Luther - She Waits And Waits - Matrix 8460-3