Origin: Hold Fast to the Right

Subject: hold fast to the right: writer
From: GUEST,j. sutton
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 09:48 AM

I would like to know more about this song, since my band has added it to our setlist. info about year written, its writer, groups having done the song, etc. Did the Carter Family ever do this numb

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hold fast to the right: writer
From: Tiger
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 10:17 AM

I have this recording, done by Mac & Bob in the late 1920's.

In their songbook, published in 1931, it's attributed to "Traditional."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hold fast to the right: writer
From: Pene Azul
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 09:00 PM

According to this page (click) it was recorded by The Carter Family. Mac Benford and Ray & Ina Patterson are also listed. See the page for album titles.

PA

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hold fast to the right: writer
From: GUEST,JimmyC
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 09:16 PM

Dolly Parton included this song on her live album " Heart Songs"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hold fast to the right: writer
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 16 Jun 00 - 07:42 AM

Here's a portion of a thread where I posted the lyrics, but it never made the DT database:

Hold Fast to the Right.

I have it in an old song book attributed to Robert and William Brumley, 1938. However, didn't they just collect songs?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hold fast to the right: writer
From: Stewie
Date: 17 Jun 00 - 04:38 AM

The Carter Family's version is on The Carter Family 'Country Music Hall of Fame Series' MCA MCAD-10088. Jim Dixon posted lyrics to all the songs on this CD that had not been posted previously.

--Stewie

Subject: RE: Origin: Hold Fast to the Right
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Apr 21 - 05:46 PM

Im 77 years young and have followed Southern gospel music all my life and the first ones I heard do it were the carter family but checking back further the song has roots much older I believe. Dolly Parton did sing it on an album once but she had nothing to do with the writing of it nor its beginnings

Subject: RE: Origin: Hold Fast to the Right
From: gillymor
Date: 25 Apr 21 - 06:23 PM

Dock Boggs did a bluesy version he called Mother's Advice and it was covered by Duck Baker and Molly Andrews with some really hot guitar by Baker.

Subject: RE: Origin: Hold Fast to the Right
From: GUEST,#
Date: 25 Apr 21 - 06:43 PM

https://hymnary.org/person/Crosby_Fanny

https://hymnary.org/person/Crosby_Fanny

Fanny Crosby is given credit for the song at that link. She also used about a gazillion AKAs, too. Whether she's the originator or not I have no idea.