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Poor Ellen Smith

Ellen Smith
First released 1927English30 recordingson 62 releases

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Recordings

PerformanceBy
Poor Ellen SmithNeko Case2:18
Ellen SmithThe Country Gentlemen2:17
Poor Ellen SmithKristin Hersh2:10
Poor Ellen SmithMac Wiseman2:52
Poor Ellen SmithThe Stanley Brothers2:14
Poor Ellen SmithThe Country Gentlemen2:29
Ellen SmithLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:28
Poor Ellen SmithBluegrass Intentions3:03
Poor Ellen SmithThe Kossoy Sisters & Erik Darling2:28
Poor Ellen SmithE.C. Ball1:59
Poor Ellen SmithDykes Magic City Trio3:13
Poor Ellen SmithNorman Blake3:26
Poor Ellen SmithJohn Hartford, Tony Rice & Vassar Clements3:37
Poor Ellen SmithRobert Earl Keen3:47
Poor Ellen SmithJimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys2:42
Poor Ellen SmithBilly Strings & Don Julin1:57
Poor Ellen SmithTony Ellis2:44
Poor Ellen SmithVern & Ray with Herb Pedersen2:49
Poor Ellen SmithMcPeak Brothers2:23
Poor Ellen SmithTed Lundy and The Southern Mountain Boys2:49
Poor Ellen SmithGillian Welch & David Rawlings3:30
Poor Ellen SmithRalph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys1:42
Poor Ellen SmithThe Stanley Brothers1:25
Poor Ellen SmithThe Country Gentlemen2:16
Poor Ellen SmithCharlie Glenn3:08
Poor Ellen SmithThe Stanley Brothers1:28
Poor Ellen Smith · videoThe Larry Stephenson Band3:17
Poor Ellen SmithFair To Middlin'2:52
Poor Ellen SmithBilly Strings4:04
Poor Ellen SmithBilly Strings3:23

On these albums

Poor Ellen Smith / Frankie
Poor Ellen Smith / FrankieDykes’ Magic City Trio · 1927
Bowling Green
Bowling GreenThe Kossoy Sisters & Erik Darling · 1956
Country Songs, Old and New
Country Songs, Old and NewThe Country Gentlemen · 1960
Folk Songs of Our Land
Folk Songs of Our LandLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs · 1962
On The Road
On The RoadThe Country Gentlemen · 1963
Old Time Music
Old Time MusicRalph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys · 1967
Directions
DirectionsNorman Blake · 1978
Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 3
Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 3The Stanley Brothers · 1982
Takoma - Plus One
Takoma - Plus OneNorman Blake · 1987
Grassroots to Bluegrass
Grassroots to BluegrassMac Wiseman · 1990
1959–1963
1959–1963Flatt & Scruggs · 1994
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain BoysJimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys · 1994
Southern Journey, Volume 2: Ballads and Breakdowns
Southern Journey, Volume 2: Ballads and BreakdownsVarious Artists · 1997
The Bottom Line
The Bottom LineMcPeak Brothers · 1998
Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight
Murder, Misery and Then GoodnightKristin Hersh · 1998
Sounds Like Bluegrass to Me
Sounds Like Bluegrass to MeTony Ellis · 1999
Canadian Amp
Canadian AmpNeko Case · 2001
Turn Your Radio On
Turn Your Radio OnFair To Middlin' · 2001
An Evening Long Ago
An Evening Long AgoThe Stanley Brothers · 2001
Old As Dirt
Old As DirtBluegrass Intentions · 2002
The Best of the Bluegrass Tradition
The Best of the Bluegrass TraditionVarious Artists · 2002
Bluegrass from Roots to Branches
Bluegrass from Roots to BranchesVarious Artists · 2004
San Francisco 1968
San Francisco 1968Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen · 2006
Blockbuster Bluegrass
Blockbuster BluegrassVarious Artists · 2006
In Concert at Cypress Gardens
In Concert at Cypress GardensThe Larry Stephenson Band · 2007
People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938
People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938Various Artists · 2007
The Chronogical Classics: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs 1962, Vol.1
The Chronogical Classics: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs 1962, Vol.1Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys · 2010
Ted Lundy and The Southern Mountain Boys
Ted Lundy and The Southern Mountain BoysTed Lundy and The Southern Mountain Boys · 2011
Hartford, Rice & Clements
Hartford, Rice & ClementsJohn Hartford, Tony Rice & Vassar Clements · 2011
The Mac Wiseman Story
The Mac Wiseman StoryMac Wiseman · 2012
The Chronogical Classics: Vern & Ray 1961-1973
The Chronogical Classics: Vern & Ray 1961-1973Vern & Ray and The Carroll County Country Boys · 2014
Fiddle Tune X
Fiddle Tune XBilly Strings & Don Julin · 2014
Truckdriver Gladiator Mule
Truckdriver Gladiator MuleNeko Case · 2015
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions
Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass SessionsRobert Earl Keen · 2015
2019-09-17: The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2019-09-17: The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City, UT, USABilly Strings · 2019
All the Good Times
All the Good TimesGillian Welch & David Rawlings · 2020
Last Wisps of the Old Ways: North Carolina Mountain Singing
Last Wisps of the Old Ways: North Carolina Mountain SingingVarious Artists · 2021
2022‐10‐29: Exploreasheville.com Arena, Asheville, NC, USA
2022‐10‐29: Exploreasheville.com Arena, Asheville, NC, USABilly Strings · 2022
Seven Classic Albums
Seven Classic AlbumsFlatt & Scruggs
New River Ranch, Rising Sun MD, July 3, 1955
New River Ranch, Rising Sun MD, July 3, 1955The Stanley Brothers

Source: MusicBrainz work eba8518f-e3c5-3b01-802f-d4db8f50e859 (CC0).