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Working On A Building

Composer: Traditional

Jerry Garcia

info Breakdown, Old & In The Way, 1997

Others

no info Carter Family, 1934
no info Single (I'm Working On A Building / A Voice From On High), Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys, Dec 1954
no info Good Ole Mountain Music, Mainer's Mountaineers, 195?
info Old Country Church, Stanley Brothers, 1961
info Old Time Camp Meeting, Stanley Brothers, 1961
no info EP (Campin' In Canaan Land / Little Bessie / Mother Call My Name In Prayer / Working On A Building), Stanley Brothers, 1962
no info Evening with Rev. Louis Overstreet, Louis Overstreet, 1962
info A Voice From On High, Bill Monroe, 1969
no info EP, Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineer Quartet, 196?
info Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded Live, Stanley Brothers, 1970
no info George Pegram, George Pegram, 1970
no info Over the Influence, Mylon, 1972
no info Single, Blue Ridge Rangers, 1972
info Sing Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1973
no info Catch My Soul Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1973
no info Blue Ridge Rangers, John Fogerty, 1973
no info Old Train, Seldom Scene, 1974
no info Smokey Mountain Ballads, Harry and Jeanie West, 197?
no info Clarence White and The Kentucky Colonels, Clarence White and The Kentucky Colonels, 1980
info 15th Anniversary Celebration, Seldom Scene, 1981
info Something Got a Hold on Me: A Treasury of Sacred Music, Various Artists (Carter Family), 1983
no info Traditional Ties, Hot Rize, 1986
no info Requests, Johnson Mountain Boys, 1988
no info Trinity Sessions, Cowboy Junkies, 1988
info Live at the Opry: Celebrating 50 Years on the Grand Ole Opry, Bill Monroe, 1989
info Bluegrass 1950-1958, Bill Monroe, 1990
no info Sun Blues Archives, Vol. 3, Deep Harmony, Various Artists, 1990
no info Strong Again, Williams, Marion, 1991
no info Classic Quartets: Southern Gospel's Best Four-Part Harmony, Various Artists (Dixie Echoes), 1992
no info Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Resue Unit, 1992
info Live Recordings 1956-1969, Bill Monroe, 1993
no info That Gospel Feelin', Various Artists (Albertina Walker), 1993
no info Step by Step - Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family, Lesley Riddle, 1993
no info Live In L.A., Starlights, 1994
no info Deep in the Shadows, Tav Falco and Panther Burns, 1994
no info Music of Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe, 1994
no info Wretched Refuse String Band, Wretched Refuse String Band, 1994
no info The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 6, Various Artists (Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Resue Unit), 1994
no info Man In Black 1963-69, Johnny Cash, 1995
no info Great Gospel Men, Various Artists (Brother Joe May), 1995
info 1971-1973, Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1995
no info Rev. Louis Overstreet With His Sons And The Congregation Of St. Luke's Powerhouse Church Of God In Christ, Louis Overstreet, 1995
info Bluegrass Spirit, Various Artists (Johnson Mountain Boys), 1997
no info Walk with Me, Arc Choir, 1997
no info Pier Pressure, Cheasepeake, 1997
no info Live At The Opry , Bill Monroe, 1998
no info 15 Down Home Gospel Classics, Various Artists (Louis Overstreet), 1998
no info Longing For Old Virginia-Their Complete Victor recordings, 1934, Carter Family, 1998
info 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Monroe, 1999
info The Best Of Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys, 1999
info Live from Mountain Stage, Bill Monroe, 1999
no info Way Down Deep in My Soul, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Hot Rize), 19??
no info Something Got a Hold on Me - A Treasury of Sacred Music, Various Artists (Carter Family), 19??
no info EP, Forest Pelfrey and the Bluegrass Partners, 19??
no info The Camp Meeting Choir with Deacon Tom Foger and Sister Bernice Dobson, 19??
no info Old Time Classics, Carter Family, 19??
no info From 1936 Radio Transcripts, Carter Family, 19??
no info The Old Time Song Service Recorded Live In Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. C. J. Johnson and His Family, 19??
no info You Believe In Me, Albertina Walker, 19??
info Echoes of the Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 2001
info Roots: An American Journey, Various Artists (Johnson Mountain Boys), 2001
info The Very Best of Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, 2002
info Gotta Travel On: An Introduction To Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys, Bill Monroe, 2003
info Anthology, Bill Monroe, 2003
info The King Years 1961-1965, The Stanley Brothers, 2003
info Far Across the Blue Water, Bill Monroe, 2004
info Classic Southern Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (Bill Monroe), 2005
info The Definitive Collection, Bill Monroe, 2005
info Best Of Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups, Vol. 2, Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups, 2006
info Bluegrass 1981-1994: My Last Days on Earth, Bill Monroe, 2007
info Classic Bluegrass Collection, Vols. 1-4, Various Artists (Seldom Scene), 2007

Notes

Popularised by the Carter Family but dates back possibly into the latter part of the 19th century. Perhaps originated as a ring shout. Title varies on recordings, other variations are; "I'm Working On A Building", "I'm Workin' On A Building" and "Workin' On A Building"