The Edge Of AmericanaHappy Birthday to Otto (and anyone else born today)!

Today is the birthday of Otto Konrad (pictured above . . . swoooon), co host extraordinaire!

And so, for him, songs of birthdays, babies, years, ages, and being born.

Happy happy to him!

ENJOY!

JB&OK

Artist / Song Title / Album / Label

Joe Dean / I’m So Glad I’m 21 Years Old Today / Shake Your Wicked Knees: Classic Piano Rags, Blues & Stomps, 1928 – 1943 / Old Hat
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge / Next Sunday Darlin’ / Larry Keel & Natural Bridge / Self
The Ross County Farmers / Birthday Dedications / The Ross County Farmers: 1948 Radio Shows from The Collection of Betty Seymour / Field Recorders Collective
The Stanley Brothers / Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday / The Early King & Starday Years: 1958 – 1961 / King
Fred Van Eps / The Infanta March / 1902-40 You Ain’t Talkin’ to Me / Yazoo
The Foghorn Trio / A Bottle Of Wine and Gingercake / Sud De La Louisiane / Self

Ted Lundy, Bob Paisley & Southern Mt. Boys / Where Did Our Young Years Go / Slipping Away / Rounder
Delmore Brothers, Homer Haynes, Jethro Burns, Wayne Raney / Born To Be Blue / More From The 1930s Plus The 1940s And 1950s / JSP
Seven Foot Dilly & His Hot Pickles / Hell Amongst the Yearlings / 1001 Fiddle Tunes Vol. 1 / http://1001tunes.com
Hamper McBee / Talk On Drinking Still Mash / The Good Old-Fashioned Way / Drag City
Jimmy Johnson’s String Band / Drink More Cider / Kentucky Mountain Music, Part 5 / Yazoo
Soggy Bottom Boys Aka John Hartford / I Shoulda Wore My Birthday Suit / Looks at Life / RCA

The Del McCoury Band / Never Grow Up Boy / The Company We Keep / McCoury Music
Lowe Stokes / Kitty and the Baby / 1001 Fiddle Tunes Vol. 1 / http://1001tunes.com
Merle Travis / I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man ’48 / Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past / Bear Family
Tommy Jarrell / What’re You Gonna Do With The Baby-O / The Legacy Of Tommy Jarrell, Vol.4: Pickin’ On Tommy’s Porch / County
The Growler / Old Man / West Indian Rhythm / Bear Family

Nowell Sing We Clear / A Child This Day Is Born / The Best of Nowell Sing We Clear, 1975-1986 /
David Grisman / Happy Birthday Bill Monroe / Dawg Plays Big Mon / Acoustic Disc
Rev J.M. Gates / You Must Be Born Again / 1926-33 Harry Smith – Anthology of American Folk Music / Folkways
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee / Born For Bad Luck / Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Volume A, 1938 – 1941 / JSP
Vol Stevens / Baby Got the Rickets (Mama’s Got the Mobile Blues) / 1927-30 Memphis Jug Band / Yazoo
Alton Stitcher / Remember Me (When The Candlelights are Gleaming) / I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling / Dust to Digital
Roscoe Holcomb / Born And Raised In Covington / 1954-74 An Untamed Sense of Control / Folkways

Arizona Dranes / Lambs Blood Has Washed Me Clean / Complete Recordings / Document
Leo Kotke / Driving of the Year Nail / 6 & 12 String Guitar / Takoma
Doc Watson / Childhood Play / The Vanguard Years / Vanguard
J. D. Crowe and the New South Live / Born To Be With You / Holiday In Japan / Rebel
Simon St. Pierre with Fred Pike / Growling Old Man and Growling Old Woman / Field Recorders’ Collective: Recordings From The Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music / Field Recorders Collective
Banjo Bill Cornett / Born In Old Kentucky / The Lost Recordings – Field Recorders’ Collective Frc304 / Field Recorders Collective

Willie Nelson / Drinking Champagne / Country Music / Lost Highway
Kelly Harrell / I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago / Kelly Harrell Vol. 1 (1925-1926) / Document
Uncle Dave Macon / Hop High Ladies, The Cake’s All Dough / Classic Sides New York, 1926 – 1927 / Document
The Pea Ridge Ramblers / Baby-O / Live At The Laurel / Self
E. C. Ball with Orna Ball / Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party / E. C. Ball with Orna Ball / Rounder

The Bailes Brothers / Oh So Many Years / Oh So Many Years / Bear Family
Hank Williams / Next Sunday Darlin’ Is My Birthday / Unreleased Recordings / Time Life
Don Reno & Red Smiley / Birth Of The Blues / Banjo Special – 12 Songs / LP King 787
Fiddlin’ John Carson / Pa’s Birthday / Volume 5: 1927 – 1929 / Document

Marylin Monroe / Happy Birthday Mr. President / The Essentials / Metro Music