There are a number of threads on The Womenfolk - group recorded 5 albums for RCA Victor between 1963 and 1966. In searching for information about The Tarrytown Trio (which later became The Floyd County Boys with members Todd Grant, Phil Pritchard. Chuck FLannery, and Doug Sherwoodt), I came across a different Tarry Town Trio, one of whose members is Joyce James The Tarry Town Trio - Rich Dehr, Frank Miller, Joyce James MAJESTIC F-102 The Folk Tree LP 1959??? Producer: Roy Ames liner: Ronnie Levinson A1 Rovin' Gambler A2 Bleeding Heart A3 goodbye Roseanna A4 Long John A5 Sorrow A6 Jika Jing B1 John Hardy B2 Darling Joe B3 This Is Love B4 ammer B5 Mary DOn't You Weep B6 In Tarry Town Edison International 411 45rpm 1959 The Tarry Town Trio This Is Love John Hardy and the following recordings with Joyce James: MERCURY MG-20781/SR-60781 LP 1963 Ernie Sheldon and Joyce James sing of laughter, beauty and compassion with Ira Westley, bass, George Smith, tenor banjo and mandolin, and Jerry Yester, 12-string guitar and 5-string banjo. Recorded at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, Calif. The day after tomorrow (The maybe song) (3:20) -- Dunia (2:17) -- Phyllis (2:31) -- The raven (The French partisan song) (3:08) -- Lo issa goy (2:03) -- Round and rounder (2:57) -- Que bonita bandera = What a beautiful flag (1:28) -- Cleopatra (3:17) -- When you smoke tobacco (2:43) -- Sowing on the mountain (2:57) -- Mighty Joe Magarac (2:22) -- It's hard to be two (2:40) -- Turn around (2:52) -- The quilting bee (2:15). CASSANDRA CS-50 7"-45rpm 1969 MALVINA REYNOLDS Like the miller grinds the wheat It isn't nice Malvina Reynolds, vocals, guitar ; Eric Weissberg, lead guitar ; Bill Lee, bass. Produced by JOYCE JAMES ALCAZAR ALC-102 LP 1987 HOOTENANNY! American Folk Theater Recorded May 24, 1986 at Portsmouth Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. 2 tracks The Midnight Special / arr. & add. by Joyce James (3:49) -- La llorona / arr. & add. by Joyce James -- The notes to the MERCURY album indicate Joyce James attended WAYNE University in Detroit, and had been a member of the Clarions and Tarry Town Trio. Her partner on the Mercury album, Ernie Sheldon also appears with The Gateway Singers on WARNER, The Limeliters on RCA replacing Glenn Yarbrough, Ernie Sheldon and the Villagers on Columbia. ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS and information about other activities appreciated. Thanks! Best wishes, Thomas.
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