J. E. Mainer

Artist:  J.E. Mainer
Birth Name:  Joseph Emmett Mainer
Born:  July 20, 1898.  Weaverville, North Carolina, USA
Died:  June 12, 1971 (Aged 72)
Genre:  Old Time, Bluegrass, Country, Folk
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Fiddle, Banjo

J.E. Mainer was an American Old Time Bluegrass Musician and the legend of Country and Bluegrass Music from Weaverville, North Carolina.  He learned to play Banjo and Fiddle from an early age.  He and his brother Wade Mainer formed the first band together about 1934 called Mainer Mountaineers String Band.  J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers was actually one of the first bands to play Bluegrass and help to provide a foundation for Country and Bluegrass Music as we know it today.  J.E. Mainer was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame on October 11, 2012.

Title:  The Gospel Of J.E. Mainer And The Mountaineers (2014)
Genre:  Old Time, Bluegrass, Country, Folk
Label:  Rural Rhythm Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Keep On The Sunny Side  (2:29)
 2.  Where We'll Never Grow Old  (3:35)
 3.  Heavenly Airplane  (1:22)
 4.  These Bones Gonna Rise  (1:57)
 5.  Those Lonely Tombs  (2:40)
 6.  Give Me That Old Time Religion  (1:43)
 7.  Where You Gonna Hide  (1:41)
 8.  Job's Coffin  (2:04)
 9.  An Unfriendly World  (2:29)
10. Wasn't That A Mighty Storm  (2:46)
11. coal Miner's Grave  (2:33)
12. River Jordan  (1:46)
13. He's Coming To Us Dead  (1:57)
14. Keep Inching Along  (2:05)
15. Gambling On The Sabbath Day  (2:06)
16. Tell It On The Mountain  (2:05)
17. Log Cabin In The Lane  (2:36)
18. The Gospel Way  (1:58)

Personnel:  J.E. Mainer And The Mountaineers

J.E. Mainer:  Vocals, Fiddle
Morris Herbert:  Vocals, Banjo
Bill Deaton;  Guitar
Danny Milhon:  Dobro Guitar
Earl Cheek:  Acoustic Bass
Jerry Cheek;  Washboard

The Gospel Of J.E. Mainer And The Mountaineers is remastered CD of the Rural Rhythm Heritage Collection album by J.E. Mainer And The Mountaineers, was released on May 27, 2014 by Rural Rhythm Records.  All Classic Traditional Song from Past Generations remastered from the Original Master Tapes of the Original First Edition Album Cover Art Album Originally Released in 1972.