Product DescriptionOn this recording, Reece sang and played guitar, accompanied on tenor banjo (a 1923 Paramount Style C) by Mal Cooper, a longtime musical associate of Reece's. Helen White captured this duo on tape on March 9, 1995, at Reece's home in Johnson City, Tennessee. Several years after Reece's passing, this recording was completed at the Patuxent Records studio in Rockville, Maryland with the addition of fiddles (Jeff Reynolds, Helen White, and Betty Vornbrock), bass (Daniel Knicely), and drums (Nate Leath), as well as harmony vocals. The compact disc concludes with five of Reece's previously issued recordings from the early days of country music. For those fortunate enough to have known Reece Shipley, this compact disc will bring back fond memories. For everyone else, this will be an introduction to a musical pioneer.