SPARKY & RHONDA RUCKER
RECORDINGS
One Earth
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- Point of No Return
- Space That You Left Behind
- One Earth
- My Blues
- Two Hearts in Trouble
- Drive Back the Night
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- Winter is Nigh
- Silas McGee
- Hard As Stone
- Song for Babe
- The Best of Me
- Ramblin' 'Round the World
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CD Reviews
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The Mountains Above and the Valleys Below
Traditional Appalachian Music
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- Reuben's Train
- Camp a Little While in the Wilderness
- Pretty Polly
- Rovin' Gambler
- Ain't Gonna Throw it Away
- The Good Old Way (Down in the Valley to Pray)
- Goin' 'Cross the Mountain
- Tom Dooley
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- Bound for the Promised Land
- C. C. Rider
- Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
- Mole in the Ground
- Pretty Saro
- John the Revelator
- Down in the Valley
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CD Reviews
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Done Told the Truth, Goodbye!
Traditional American Folk Tales
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- Br'er Fox's Hunting Trip
- Why the Alligator's Back is Rough
- The Nature of Tricksters
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- Long John
- Big Sixteen
- Br'er Coon and the Frogs
- Elder Rucker and the Ghosts
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CD Reviews
"Warm, wonderful stories performed by two of Tennessee's most gifted storytellers. These are the stories you wish had been told by your parents and grandparents."
Sam Venable,
Knoxville News-Sentinel columnist
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Midnight Memories
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- Midnight Thirst
- Little Woman So Sweet
- Big Road Blues
- Campfire Memories
- Prodigal Son
- Betty and Dupree
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- Stay on the Battlefield
- Walkin' My Blues Away
- Snowin' on the Redwoods
- Make A Change
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CD Reviews
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The Blue & Gray in Black & White
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- The Battle Cry of Freedom
- Dixie's Land
- Bonnie Blue Flag
- Cumberland Gap
- Home Sweet Home
- Goodbye
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- Lorena
- O I'm a Good Old Rebel
- Tenting on the Old Campground
- Glory Hallelujah Suite
- There is a Fountain Filled With Blood
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Treasures & Tears
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- Stranger Blues
- Space That You Left Behind
- Louise McGhee/Death Letter Blues
- Buffalo Soldier Suite
- Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
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- Footprints on the Ceiling
- Shady Grove
- Last Chance Shakin' in the Bed
- Careless Love
- Titanic Epic
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Eventide: Songs of Celebration
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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- Go Tell It On the Mountain
- Silent Night
- Jingle Bells
- Faith of Our Fathers
- Simple Gifts
- Welcome Table
- Amazing Grace
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- Somewhere Listening
- Were You There?
- Oh, Mary
- Spirit Calling
- Lakotah Lullabye
- Near The Cross
(CD only)
- Pass Me Not
(CD only)
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Drive Back the Night
James "Sparky" Rucker
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- Babylon Blues
- Lay My Burden Down
- M & O Blues
- Blues in a Bordertown Jail
- Drive Back the Night
- A Song for Babe
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- Satisfied and Tickled Too
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Break of Day Blues
- A Beautiful Life
- Rock Me Baby
(CD only)
- Crossroads Blues
(CD only)
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A Home in Tennessee
James "Sparky" Rucker
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- Froggy Went A Courtin'
- Skip to my Lou
- Candy Man
- Oh Susannah
- Red River Valley
- Crawdad
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- Sail Away Ladies
- My Home's Across the Smoky Mountains
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
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Heroes & Hard Times:
Black American Ballads and Story Songs
James "Sparky" Rucker
with John Davis and Rhonda H. Rucker
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- John Henry/Po' Boy
- Take This Hammer
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- 900 Miles
- Stagger Lee
- Follow the Drinking Gourd
- John Hardy
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- Delia Holmes
- Poor Lazarus
- Yellow Rose of Texas
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Go Down, Moses (with Rhonda)
- Jesse James (with Rhonda)
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Cold & Lonesome On a Train
James "Sparky" Rucker
with John Davis
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- Crossroads
- Here Rattler Here
- Cold and Lonesome On a Train
- Come On in My Kitchen
- The Bakery Truck is Comin'
- Railroad Bill
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Hesitation Blues
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- Love in Vain
- Go Down Old Hannah
- Divin' Duck Blues
- Walkin' Blues
- Pallet on the Floor
- Silas McGee
- Gospel Train
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Patchwork Tales: Stories From the Rucker Performance Archives
with Rhonda Rucker
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(Currently out of print)
- The Tricksters
- Long John
- Bootlegger's Blues
- Against the Law
- Bootlegger's (Reprise)
- Airborne!!!
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- Goin' Fishin'
- Brer Rabbit and Sister Hornet
- Tailypo
- Chain Gangs and Donuts
- Here Rattler! Here!
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Tall Tales of the Blue Ridge: Stories From the Heart of Appalachia
(Video released by Eastern National Park & Monument Association)
This collection of tales features Sparky Rucker, Ray Hicks, and Donald Davis (with music by Sparky and Rhonda Rucker).
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Bound to Sing the Blues
Sparky Rucker
(currently out of print)
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Web Site by Rhonda H. Rucker
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