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Challenge 100 Series

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.

Tune View
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

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