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Sally Goodin'

Composer: Traditional


Jerry Garcia recordings

info Before The Dead, Jerry Garcia, 2018

Other recordings

no info Eck Robertson and Henry Gillilard, 1922
no info Uncle Stuart Am (?), 1924
no info Mountain Frolic: Square Dances and Hoedowns From The Southern Mountain, Various Artists, 193?
no info EP, Buddy Durham, 1955
info Instrumental Music Of The Southern Appalachians, Various Artists (Mrs Edd Presnell), 1956?
no info Square Dances Without Calls, Red Herron Orchestra with Charlie Linviles and Curly Fox, 1956
no info Children's Songs and Games from the Southern Mountains , Jean Ritchie, 1957
info New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2, New Lost City Ramblers, 1959
no info American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Jean Thomas, 1960
no info Foggy Mountain Banjo, Flatt and Scruggs, 1961
info Traditional Music from Grayson and Carroll Counties, Virginia, Various Artists (Vester Jones), 1962
info Appalachian Swing!, The Kentucky Colonels, 1964
no info Music From The Ozarks, Various Artists, 1964
no info Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs, Vol. 2, Woody Guthrie, 1964
info Blue Grass Get Together, The Charles River Valley Boys with Tex Logan, 1964
info On The Road, Porter Wagoner & Norma Jean, 1966
info Clark Kessinger, Fiddler: Old-Time Country Music, Clark Kessinger, 1966
info Fiddle Jam Sessions, Various Artists (2 versions), 1967
info Bluegrass From the Blue Ridge: Country Band Music of Virginia, Various Artists (Wade Ward and Glen Smith), 1967
no info Single (13 Questions / Oh My Love / Sally Goodin'), Seatrain, 1969
info Kentucky Blue Grass, Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1970
info Seatrain, Seatrain, 1970
info Live At Kansas State, The Earl Scruggs Revue, 1972
info Berkeley Farms: Oldtime and Country Style Music of Berkeley, Various Artists (Larry Hanks, Ron Tinkler), 1972
no info Uncle Wade: A Memorial to Wade Ward - Old Time Virginia Banjo Picker, 1892-1971, Wade Ward, 1973
no info An Old Time Southern Mountain String Band, Iron Mountain String Band, 1973
info Home Grown, Putnam String County Band, 1973
no info Five String Banjo, Art Rosenbaum, 1974
no info The Kentucky Colonels, Kentucky Colonels, 1974
info J. D. Crowe & The New South, J.D. Crowe & The New South, 1975
info Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys, Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys, 1975
no info Honky Tonk Man, Steve Young, 1975
no info Billy Perry's Bluegrass Jam, 1976
no info One Way Track, Boone Creek, 1976
no info Clark Kessinger Live at Union Grove, Clark Kessinger, 1976
no info Roadside Rag, Doug Jernigan, 1976
info Reckless Abandon, David Bromberg, 1977
no info Bluegrass Fiddle Jam, Virgil Shouse, 1977
info In Concert, Byron Berline, Sam Bush & Mark O'Connor, 1977
no info One Way Track, Boone Creek, 1977
no info Tulsa Swing, Johnny Lee Wills, 1978
info 20 Years: Concert Performances, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1978
info Fiddle And Flattop, Gillian Brothers, 1978
no info America's Greatest Breakdown Fiddle, Paul Warren, Lester Flatt and The Nashville Grass, 1979
no info Scotty Stoneman Live In LA With The Kentucky Colonels, Scotty Stoneman w/ Kentucky Colonels, 1979
no info Live In Sweden 1973, The White Brothers / The New Kentucky Colonels, 1979
info Tracy Schwarz's Fiddler's Companion, Tracy Schwarz, 1981
no info The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Various Artists (Eck Robertson), 1981
info Red Knuckles & Hot Rize: Live, Hot Rize w/ Red Knuckles & Trailblazers, 1982
info Bluegrass, David and Billie Ray Johnson, 1983
no info In The Pines, Doc Watson, 1984
info California Bound, Phil Salazar Band, 1984
no info Folk Visions and Voices, Traditional Music and Song in Northern Georgia, Vol. 2, V/A (Ray Knight and Ed Teague), 1984
no info Papa's Jumpin', Bob Wills, 1985
info Texas Music, Various Artists (2 versions), 1986
no info Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 6 - Sally Goodin', Bob Wills, 1987
info Rounder Bluegrass One, Various Artists (Butch Robins), 1987
no info Best Of, Heron, 1988
info Rounder Fiddle, Various Artists (Ricky Skaggs), 1988
no info Country Music, T Gadsden and F Kinck-Peterson, 1989
info World's Greatest Country Fiddlers, Various Artists (Paul Warren), 1989
no info Rounder Fiddle, Various Artists (Ricky Skaggs), 1990
info American Banjo: Three Finger and Scruggs Style, Various Artists (Junie Scruggs), 1990
no info Songs For Little Pickers, Doc Watson, 1990
info Bluegrass 1959-1969, Bill Monroe, 1991
info Solo: Oldtime Country Music, Mike Seeger, 1991
no info The Thesaurus Transcriptions, Hank Snow, 1991
info The Fiddle According To Vassar, Vassar Clements, 1991 (video)
info 1959-1963, Flatt and Scruggs, 1992
info 1964-1969, Plus, Flatt & Scruggs, 1992
no info Fiddle Fatale, Barbara Lamb, 1993
no info Festival Favorites Revisited, Alan Munde, 1993
no info Health and Happiness Shows, Hank Williams, 1993
no info Lady's Fancy, Dan Crary, 1994
info The Music Of Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe, 1994
no info Don't Mean Maybe, John Hickman, 1994
info Prestige/Folklore Years, Vol. 3: Roots and Branches, Various Artists (Charles River Valley Boys w/ Tex Logan), 1994
info 1971-1973, Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1995
info Edison Recordings 1928, Ernest V. Stoneman, 1996
info One Night In A Month Of Sundays, The Riverbluff Clan, 1996
info Rounder Bluegrass Guitar, Various Artists (New Kentucky Colonels), 1996
no info Mountain Music of Kentucky, Various Artists (James Crase), 1996
info Blue Ribbon Fiddle, Various Artists (J.D. Crowe), 1996
info Mountain Music of Kentucky (CD), Various Artists (James Crase), 1996
info Dancing On The Fingerboard, Rickie Simpkins, 1997
info Run Mountain, J. E. Mainer & His Mountaineers, 1997
info Complete Recorded Works, Volume II, 1929, The Kessinger Brothers, 1997
info 24 Fiddle Favorites, Various Artists (Clarence Tate), 1997
info The Sensational Sounds of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Paul Warren), 1997
info Blue Ridge Mountain Banjo, Various Artists (Jeff Murray), 1997
info Old-Time Texas Fiddler, Eck Robertson, 1998
info Artist's Choice: The Best Tracks (1970-1980), Earl Scruggs Revue, 1998
info Reckless Abandon / Bandit in a Bathing Suit, David Bromberg, 1998
no info Cotton Bales and Barley, Un-Reconstructed, 1998
info Seatrain/The Marblehead Messenger, Seatrain, 1999
info Flatt On Victor Plus More, Lester Flatt, 1999
no info Riley Puckett, 19??
no info Kessinger Brothers, 19??
no info Pickard Family, 19??
no info Mountain Frolic, Various Artists (The Crockett Family), 19??
no info The Traditional Years, Clayton McMichen, 19??
no info Going Down Lee Highway 1927-1929 Recordings, Grayson and Whitter, 19??
no info The String Bands, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Eck Robertson), 19??
no info The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Country Music, Various Artists (Eck Robertson), 19??
no info Square Dances, Without Calls), Fiddlin' Red Herron, 19??
no info 24 Fiddle Favorites, Various Artists (Clarence Tate), 19??
no info Single, J. T. Crowe and the Midnight Ramblers, 19??
info Unit of Measure, Tony Rice Unit, 2000
info 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals, Clarence White, 2000
info Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1: 1927-1928, Grayson & Whitter, 2000
info 24 Bluegrass Favorites: Vintage 60's, Various Artists (Tater Tate), 2000
info Dueling Banjos / Live at Kansas State, Earl Scruggs, 2000
info 40 Years of Concert Performances, New Lost City Ramblers, 2001
info There Is No Eye: Music For Photographs, Various Artists (Eck Robertson), 2001
info Bluegrass Bonanza, Various Artists (Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers), 2001
info Dark Is The Night, Various Artists (Butch Robins), 2001
info Fiddler's Hall of Fame, Various Artists (Paul Warren), 2001
info Down The Old Plank Road, Chieftans, 2002
info In the Willow Garden, Acie Cargill, 2002
info Live at Vanderbilt, Lester Flatt & Bill Monroe, 2002
info True Bluegrass, Various Artists (Butch Robins), 2002
info Anthology, Bill Monroe, 2003
info Live In L.A., Scotty Stoneman with The Kentucky Colonels, 2003
info Bluegrass and Old Timey Music, The Charles River Valley Boys, 2003
info Far Across the Blue Water, Bill Monroe, 2004
info The Essential Earl Scruggs, Earl Scruggs, 2004
info Rural Rhythm Fiddle Collection, Various Artists (Red Smiley), 2004
info Live at the Ragged Edge, Tom Adams and Michael Cleveland, 2004
info Bluegrass Today, Various Artists (Ricky Skaggs / J.D. Crowe), 2004
info Faded Love 1947-1973, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, 2005
info Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest (DVD), New Lost City Ramblers/Greenbriar Boys, 2005
info Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective, Various Artists, 2006
info Appalachian Stomp Down, Various Artists (Grayson & Whitter), 2006
info Live in Waterbury Center, Kent Gustavson with Micah Schonberg, 2006
info Sound Traditions: The Best of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Tater Tate & Jim Eames), 2006
info Only Home I've Had, Eric Lewis/Andy Ratliff, 2006
info Bluegrass 1981-1994: My Last Days on Earth, Bill Monroe, 2007
info Banjo Gathering, Various Artists (Mike Seeger), 2007
info Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (Eck Robertson), 2007
info The Essential Guide To Bluegrass, Various Artists (Ernest Stoneman), 2007
info Slapback, Josh Pinkham and Jerry Thomasson, 2008
info Front Porch Pickin', Various Artists (Clarence Tate), 2008
info They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration, Various Artists (Laurie Lewis), 2013
info Slapback: Deluxe Edition, Josh Pinkham and Jerry Thomasson, 2023

Notes

Played by the Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers in San Carlos on June 11th 1962.

Jerry Garcia played this song whilst sitting in with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on April 28, 1974.

A country dance / play-party tune that is known to have been popular in the 1890's and probably earlier. Thought to be one of the most popular southern fiddle tunes on record. Occurs with many variations in the title such as Sally Goodun, Sally Gooden, Sally Good'n the most regularly used is Sally Goodin'.

The version performed by the Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers has a fairly cursory vocal content, more or less an instrumental with a pair of couplets added for ornamentation.

Little piece of pie, little piece of puddin',
I'm goin' down the road to see Sally Goodin'

Goin' down the road, the road's a little muddy,
So durn (drunk?) I can't stand steady.

The Robertson / Gillilard release in 1922 of Sally Goodin' w/ Arkansaw Traveller (Victor 18956) is identified by some as the 'first' country (hillbilly) record.

Library of Congress hold recordings of the song by;

Justus Begley (banjo), Hazard, Kentucky, 1937

W.E. Claunch (fiddle), 1939

Oscar Harper, Harold Clem, Homer Peters and Ray Hanby, Dallas, 1942.