tracks a1, b5, b7 accordion Billy Liebert
tracks a8, b8 accordion Stanley Ellison
tracks a1, b5, b7 banjo Smokey Rogers
tracks a2-6, a9, b1-2, b4, b6 bass Buddy Hayes
tracks a1, b5, b7 drums Buddy Berrigan
tracks a4 fiddle Billy Wright
tracks b1-2 fiddle Cactus Soldi
fiddle Carl LaMagna
tracks a2 fiddle Georgia Slim
tracks a2-3 fiddle Harry "Slim" Duncan
tracks a5, a7-8, b4, b8 fiddle Max Fidler
tracks a6, b3, b6 fiddle Spade Cooley
tracks a7-8, b4, b8 fiddle Vernon "Junior" Greenlaw
tracks a2-4, a6, a8, b3-4, b6, b8-9 lead guitar Jack Rivers
tracks b1-2 lead guitar Johnny Weis
tracks a5 lead guitar Merle Travis
liner notes Dennis Flannigan
tracks a4 piano Joella Wright
tracks a8, b1-2, b8 piano Randy Rayburn
tracks a2, a7, b1-2, b4 steel guitar Tommy Sargent
tracks a2-3, a6, a9, b1-3 steel guitar, accordion Pedro De Paul
tracks a5 tenor banjo Neil LeVang
vocals, guitar, bass James "Texas Jim" Lewis
Sourced from 78 RPM recordings issued on various labels.