Leonard Stokes



US bluegrass guitarist, mandolinist and singer, started to play in bands around the late 1920s

ALBUMS


Frank Luther (2), Zora Layman, Leonard Stokes
Colorado Sunset / Chimes Of Araby
1938, Shellac, 10", Decca
Frank Luther (2), Zora Layman, Leonard Stokes
The Grass Is Just As Green / (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places
1938, Shellac, 10", Decca
John Seagle - Leonard Stokes
Life's Railway To Heaven / I Love To Tell The Story
1930, Shellac, 10", RP, Victor
John Seagle - Leonard Stokes
The Ninety And Nine / Just As I Am
1930, Shellac, 10", Victor
Peerless Quartet*, John Seagle - Leonard Stokes
Oh, Where Is My Wandering Boy To-Night? / Work, For The Night Is Coming
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Leonard Stokes (2) - George Morris
Swing The Door Of Your Heart Open Wide / There's A Green Hill Far Away
Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Leonard Stokes
A Chew Of Tobacco And A Little Drink / He's Too Far Gone
Shellac, 10", Electradisk
Jimmie Rodgers / Leonard Stokes
Frankie And Johnny / A Chew Of Tobacco And A Little Drink
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Byron Parker & His Mountaineers
Carroll County Blues / Up Jumped The Devil
1940, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Frank Luther Trio
In The Valley Of The Moon / Moonlight And Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)
1934, Shellac, 10", Decca
Frank Luther Trio
Swaller-Tail Coat / Ten Hours A Day - Six Days A Week
1934, Shellac, 10", Rex
Buddy Spencer Trio
The Old Spinning Wheel / All The Glory Is Gone
1934, Shellac, ,
Country
Frank Luther Trio
Down By The Old Rustic Well / It Seems I've Always Held Your Hand
1933
Buddy Spencer Trio
Home On The Range / Peaceful Valley
1933
Buddy Spencer Trio
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again / When The White Azaleas Start Blooming
Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Buddy Spencer Trio
When The Leaves Turn Red And Fall / The Circle Has Been Broken

APPEARANCES +


Various
Good For What Ails You (Music Of The Medicine Shows 1926 - 1937)
2005, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Old Hat Records, ,
Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Folk
Various
Something Got A Hold Of Me - A Treasury Of Sacred Music
1990, CD, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Religious
Byron Parker And His Mountaineers*
Bluegrass Roots
1985, LP, Old Homestead Records
J. E. Mainer's Crazy Mountaineers*
J.E. Mainer's Crazy Mountaineers - Volume 1
1969, Vinyl, ,
Country
Ben Burton And His Orchestra
Cherokee Boogie / Lovers Blues
1952, Shellac, 10", Modern Records (2)
Byron Parker And His Mountaineers*
Peanut Special / C. & N. W. Railroad Blues
1941, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3), ,
Country
Byron Parker And His Mountaineers*
Tell Her Not To Wait For Me / Married Life Blues
1941, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Byron Parker And His Mountaineers*
He Is My Friend And Guide / That's Why I'm Blue
1941, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
Viva Roosevelt! / Marching Along Together
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Byron Parker And His Mountaineers*
Little Pal / I'm Sorry, That's All I Can Say
1940, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Frank Luther
American Folk Songs
1939, 5xShellac, 10", Album, Decca,
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers*
Oh Why Did I Ever Get Married / If I Lose, Let Me Lose
1938, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers*
I Once Loved A Young Man / Somebody Cares
1938, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers* / Wade Mainer And Sons Of The Mountaineers
Back To Johnson City / Mitchell Blues
1938, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers* / Dixie Reelers
Great Reaping Day / I Shall Not Be Moved
1938, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Mainer's Mountaineers*
Oh Why Did I Ever Get Married / Back To Johnson City
1938, Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Mainer's Mountaineers
Your Best Friend Is Always Near / When The Light's Gone Out In Your Soul
1938
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers*
Lamp Lighting Time In Heaven / I'm Living The Right Life Now
1938
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers*
Tell Mother I'll Meet Her / In A Little Village Churchyard
1937, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers*
Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind / Kiss Me Cindy
1937, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers*
We Can't Be Darlings Any More / Answer To "Greenback Dollar"
1937, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Zora Layman / Frank Luther Trio
Seven Years With The Wrong Man / Unwanted Children
1933
Frank Luther Trio / Jimmy Tarlton And Tom Darby*
When I Take My Vacation In Heaven / Let's Be Friends Again
1933
Buddy Spencer Trio / Buddy Spencer
The New Twenty-One Years / Innocent Prisoner
1933
Frank Luther (2) / Luther-Stokes Trio
You're The World's Sweetest Girl / Sweetest Of All My Dreams
1932, Shellac, 10", Victor
Frank Luther (2) With Carson Robison Trio
99 Years (Still Got 99) / The Strawberry Roan
1932, Shellac, ,
Country
Carson Robison Trio
Twenty One Years / In The Cumberland Mountains
1931
Carson Robison And Frank Luther (2) / Carson Robison Trio
Open Up Dem Pearly Gates For Me / In The Cumberland Mountains
Shellac, 10", Imperial (3)
Kelly Harrell / Bud Billings Trio
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / The Circle Has Been Broken
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward, ,
Country
Mainer's Mountaineers
Carry Your Cross With A Smile / Swing The Door Of Your Heart Open Wide
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Mainer's Mountaineers
We Can't Be Darlings Any More / Tell Mother I'll Meet Her
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Mainer's Mountaineers
In A Little Village Churchyard / Answer To "Greenback Dollar"
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Mainer's Mountaineers
Just Over In The Glory Land / I'm In The Glory Land Way
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward
Mainer's Mountaineers
There's A Green Hill Far Away / Floating Down The Stream Of Time
Shellac, 10", Montgomery Ward, ,
Country/Folk
Frank Luther (2) / Frank Luther Trio
Buck Jones Rangers' Song / Old River Valley
Shellac, 10", RE, Montgomery Ward
Frank Luther (2) & Carson Robison / Frank Luther Trio
Naw! I Don't Wanna Be Rich / From Cradle Bars To Prison Bars
Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Country
Carson Robison Trio
Twenty-One Years / In The Cumberland Mountains
Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)