THE EARLY RECORDINGS OF SONNY OSBORNE VOL. 3: 1952-1953

GATEWAY RECORDS
31389
1979





SIDE A:



A BROTHER IN KOREA 2:55
I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU 2:35
MEND THIS HEART OF MINE 2:55
I'LL MEET YOU IN CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING 3:00
RIVER OF DEATH 2:18
GET IN LINE BROTHER 2:37
COTTON EYED JOE 2:00

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SIDE B:



THE OLD CROSS ROAD 2:38
I'LL NEVER FORGET 2:45
THAT FATAL DAY 2:32
BLUE EYED ANGEL 2:40
LETTER FROM MY DARLING 2:24
THE OLD HOME TOWN 2:40
RAGGED BILL 2:10

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Editor's note: day one of my two three day banjo and bluegrass blowout. This is one of those records that really fits into a genre and you really have to enjoy that genre to like it. The singing makes me think of Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies or an old dog howling at the moon because he has gone quite mad within himself. Clearly not my thing here.