Old Masters: Earl Humphreys & Carl Rutherford; 07/18/1990

A C472

Artists: Earl Humphreys & Carl Rutherford

Album/Event: Old Masters Series at 1990 Augusta Programming

Carl Rutherford Tunes:

1. You Are My Sunshine
2. Little Mohee
3. Where He Leads Me
4. Ain’t No Grave
5. Not a Friend
6. Joke Song (Rutherford purposely playing bad to make audience laugh)
7. Look Yonder? / Comin’ Out That Eastern Sky
8. West Virginia Breakdown

Earl Humphreys Tunes:

1. Sally?
2. Paddy on the Turnpike
3. John Henry (Tune sounds like it is probably John Hardy)
4. Jimmy Johnson
5. Cumberland Gap (both ways)
6. Wooden Leg
7. Sally Goodin?
8. Flatfoot in the Ashes/Flatfoot at Midnight
9. Cripple Creek
10. ?
11. ?

Collected/Recorded by:

Date: July 18th, 1990

Notes: Carl Rutherford is from McDowell County, WV; Earl’s speaking parts are very quiet.

Location: Elkins, WV

The Augusta Programming Collection contains recordings of events produced by the Augusta Heritage Center, beginning in the early 1970s. A number of people contributed to this collection, including Flawn Williams, Gerry Milnes, and Bob Smakula. The collection features recordings of Augusta concerts, cultural sessions, Master Artist visits, and more, which showcase a variety of musical and cultural traditions.