Red Rocking Chair

Recordings

Bascom Lamar Lunsford, 1929
Charlie Monroe, 1945
Charlie Monroe & the Kentucky Partners, 1949
Single, Carl Story and his Rambling Mountaineers, 195?
Single, Country Gentlemen, 1961
Sing And Play Folk Songs And Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1961
The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 3, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1961
More Banjo In The Hills, Various Artists (Country Gentlemen), 1962
String Band Project, Various Artists (The Mother Bay State Entertainers), 1965
Don Reno and Bill Harrell with the Tennesse Cutups, Don Reno and Bill Harrell with the Tennesse Cutups, 1967
Early Rural String Bands, Various Artists (Charlie Monroe and the Kentucky Pardners), 1968
Alleged in Their Own Time, The Holy Modal Rounders, 1975
Sings Songs Of Memory Lane Of His Uncle Charlie Monroe, James Monroe, 1976
Live, As We Know It, Hotmud Family, 1979
Red Rocking Chair, Doc and Merle Watson, 1981
Live in Japan, J.D. Crowe & the New South, 1982
Brandywine '83. The 10th Anniversary Celebration, Lilly Mae Ledford, 1984
Our Own, Jeff Winegar & Fred Meyer, 1985
A Lie of the Mind, Red Clay Ramblers, 1986
Forked Deer, Dan Gellert and Shoofly, 1986
A Song That Will Linger, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, 1988
Bluegrass At Carnegie Hall, Country Gentlemen, 1990
Folk Songs & Bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen, 1991
Grassroots to Bluegrass, Mac Wiseman, 1990
Muleskinner Live, Muleskinner, 1994
Rhythm of the Mountains, Various Artists (Mac Wiseman), 1994
Mountain Music Collection, Vol. 2: Fair and Tender Ladies, Various Artists (Mac Wiseman), 1994
Live at Last, Dry Branch Fire Squad, 1996
Watson Country, Doc Watson , 1996
20 Bluegrass Favorites, Don Reno and Bill Harrell, 1997
Unicorn, Hesperus, 1997
High Lonesome: Complete Starday Recordings, The Country Gentlemen, 1998
Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts & Other Dance, John Fahey, 1998
Sounds Like Bluegrass to Me, Tony Ellis, 1999
Southern Mountain Classics, Wayne Erbsen, 1999
West Virginia Woman, Karen MacKay, 199?
Prairie Bluegrass, Bray Brothers & Red Cravens, 2000
Little Birdie, Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops, 2000
The Ballad Operas: The Martins & The Coys, Various Artists (Hally Wood & Pete Seeger), 2000
14 Fabulous Tracks, Doc & Merle Watson, 2000
Up18North, Krüger Brothers, 2002
Gold Rush at Copper Creek, Various Artists (Tony Ellis), 2002
Run Mountain: North American Songs & Ballads, Kieron Means, 2002
Rhythm of the Mountains: Bluegrass Explores Its Roots, Various Artists (Mac Wiseman), 2002
Mountain Treasures, George Shuffler & Laura Boosinger, 2003
Gambling Eden, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, 2003
Legends of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Charlie Monroe), 2004
Rivers Roll on By, Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, 2005
Two Wings, Lauren Sheehan, 2005
Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone, Dyad, 2005
Blockbuster Bluegrass, Various Artists (Laura Boosinger), 2006
Red Rocking Chair, Breakin' Nu Ground, 2006
Sea Changes and Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey, John Fahey, 2006
Black Mountain Rag, Doc Watson & Merle Watson, 2006
Post-War Country Classics: 1946-1950, Charlie Monroe, 2006
Bashful Mountain Broadcasters, Bashful Mountain Broadcasters, 2006
Lee Hammons: Complete Banjo Recordings, Lee Hammons, 200?
25 Bluegrass Classics: Vintage 60's: Songs of Rural America, Various Artists (Don Reno), 2002
Bluegrass Heritage, Vol. 2: Roots and Branches: 25 More Bluegrass Classics, Various Artists (Don Reno), 2005
I'm Old Kentucky Bound, Charlie Monroe, 2007
Log Cabin Songs, Wayne Erbsen & Laura Boosinger, 2007
Doin My Job, The Dappled Grays, 2007
Sound Traditions: That Good Ol' Bluegrass, Various Artists (Don Reno), 2008

Sugar Baby / Sugar Babe or Ain't Got No Sugar Baby Now
Dock Boggs, 1927
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs, Various Artists (Dock Boggs), 1952
Old Time Music At Newport 1963, Various Artists (Dock Boggs), 1964
Hannah at the Springhouse, Melvin Wine, 1989
The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute, Various Artists (Roger McGuinn, Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett), 1998
His Folkways Years: 1963-1968, Dock Boggs, 1998
Crazy People, The Rowan Brothers, 2002
In the Mountaintops to Roam, David Peterson & 1946, 2006

Honey Baby / Honey Babe / Honey Babe Blues or Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now
Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962, Clarence Ashley and Doc Watson , 1994
Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection, Doc Watson, 2003
An Untamed Sense of Control, Roscoe Holcomb, 2003

Red Apple Juice
5-String Banjo Greats, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 196?
Streets, Ralph McTell, 1975
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been, Spider John Koerner, 1986
Feuding Banjos: Bluegrass Banjo of the Southern Mountains, Various Artists, 1994
Loud & Lonesome, Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang, 1995
Streets of London, Ralph McTell, 1995
Best of Bluegrass: 18 Banjo Favorites, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 1995
Banjo Jamboree, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 1996
Banjo Festival, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 1997
Traditional Banjo Music of Ozarks, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 1999
Ad Astra Per Aspera, Bingo, 2001
Moutain Breakdown: The Bluegrass Collection, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 2002
The Best of the Bluegrass Tradition, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 2002
Bluegrass Roots, Various Artists (Dick Rosmini), 2003

Notes

Red Rocking Chair is one title in a family of songs that also includes Sugar Baby, Sugar Babe, Honey Babe, Honey Baby Blues and Red Apple Juice. Some of these songs are very similar other differ to some extent.

Some versions of the song have a similar melody to Rain & Snow (Cold Rain & Snow). Some floating lyrics occur in versions of Red Rocking Chair and versions of Cold Rain & Snow.

It's likely that the New Lost City Ramblers versions was the inspiration for the Garcia version.

There are other songs with titles like Honey Babe or Sugar Babe.