The Jim and Jesse Story is a Jim and Jesse McReynolds double album released on CMH CMH-9022, a career retrospective featuring Jesse McReynolds on mandolin, Jim McReynolds on guitar and lead vocals, Carl Jackson on banjo, and Keith McReynolds on bass. CMH Records, the California independent that documented a wide range of bluegrass and country artists in the 1970s, provided Jim and Jesse a generous format for surveying their catalogue from the Virginia Trio days through their long tenure on Capitol. Carl Jackson, a gifted young banjoist who would go on to a distinguished production career, contributes technically accomplished banjo work throughout. The collection documents two of bluegrass's most polished performers across the full arc of their recording history.
Tracklist
- 1 The Midnight Train Source Recording 2:03
- 2 Kentucky Waltz alt version 3:15
- 3 Foggy Mountain Breakdown alt version 2:20
- 4 Tramp on the Street 3:48
- 5 Love Letters in the Sand 2:18
- 6 Salty Dog Blues 1:31
- 7 Just a Little Talk With Jesus alt version 2:28
- 8 Uncle Penn 2:15
- 9 Shackles and Chains alt version 2:28
- 10 Charlotte Breakdown 1:49
- 11 Dark as a Dungeon alt version 2:47
- 12 Are You Missing Me alt version 2:27
- 13 I Saw the Light alt version 2:43
- 14 Sunny Side of the Mountain alt version 2:32
- 15 Sweeter Than the Flowers 2:55
- 16 Muleskinner Blues alt version 4:23
- 17 I Know You're Married but I Still Love You 2:15
- 18 Memories of Maybelle 3:08
- 19 Life is Like a Mountain Railway alt version 3:28
- 20 Dueling Fiddles 3:16
- 21 Paradise alt version 3:15
- 22 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight alt version 3:13
- 23 Reuben alt version 2:53
- 24 Maple on the Hill 2:57
- 25 What Would You Give in Exchange For Your Soul alt version 3:09
- 26 Night Train to Memphis alt version 2:21
- 27 Mother Maybelle 2:58
- 28 Earl’s Breakdown alt version 2:59
- 29 Bringin’ in the Georgia Mail alt version 2:48
- 30 Devil’s Dream alt version 2:35
- 31 Blue Ridge Mountain Blues alt version 3:21
- 32 Angels Rock Me to Sleep alt version 2:28
- 33 Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die alt version 2:45
- 34 Blue Moon of Kentucky alt version 2:07
- 35 Dear Old Dixie alt version 2:57
- 36 Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia 3:16
- 37 Ballad of Jed Clampett 2:13
- 38 Rank Strangers to Me 3:03
- 39 Johnny B. Goode 2:51
- 40 The Banks of the Ohio 3:02
- 41 Dim Lights, Thick Smoke alt version 3:06
- 42 Remington Ride 2:29
- 43 Bringing Mary Home alt version 3:01
- 44 Shout and Shine 1:57
- 45 Wabash Cannonball alt version 2:36
- 46 Me and Ol' Merle 3:27
- 47 Gosh, I Miss You All the Time 2:17
- 48 Cheyenne alt version 3:30
- 49 Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane 2:44
- 50 Unclouded Day 2:45
