Estil C. Ball (1913–1978) was an American singer-songwriter, fingerstyle gu… Read Full Bio ↴Estil C. Ball (1913–1978) was an American singer-songwriter, fingerstyle guitarist, and country gospel and folk musician from Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia.
From the mid-1950s until 1975, Estil Cortez Ball performed with his wife Orna and their Friendly Gospel Singers in churches and on the radio, especially on WKSK (AM) in West Jefferson, North Carolina and WBOB (AM) in Galax, Virginia. Ball's first recordings were made by John A. Lomax on behalf of the Library of Congress at the 1937 Galax Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Virginia, where E.C. performed with his Rugby Gully Jumpers string band (named after Paul Warmack's Gully Jumpers). Lomax recorded the string band and several duets by E.C. and Orna. John's son Alan Lomax recorded Ball three years later, in 1941, at E.C.'s home in Rugby, Virginia, and there again in 1959.
County Records released Ball's first LP in 1967, as E.C. Ball and the Friendly Gospel Singers. Two more LPs followed in the 1970s on Rounder Records: E.C. Ball and Fathers Have A Home Sweet Home. Ball was also recorded by John Cohen for his 1975 compilation album High Atmosphere: Ballads and Banjo Tunes from Virginia and North Carolina.
E.C. Ball's most famous composition was a piece he called "Tribulations," based, as he told Alan Lomax in 1959, "on the last book in the Bible: Revelations." It has been frequently covered by other musicians as "Trials, Troubles, Tribulations."
Ball died in 1978 in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, and is buried at Corinth Baptist Church in Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia.
In December 2009, a tribute album was released entitled Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album, on the Tompkins Square label, produced by Nathan Salsburg. Singers interpreting songs from E.C.'s repertoire include Jolie Holland, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jon Langford, the Handsome Family, Rayna Gellert, and Catherine Irwin, among others.
From the mid-1950s until 1975, Estil Cortez Ball performed with his wife Orna and their Friendly Gospel Singers in churches and on the radio, especially on WKSK (AM) in West Jefferson, North Carolina and WBOB (AM) in Galax, Virginia. Ball's first recordings were made by John A. Lomax on behalf of the Library of Congress at the 1937 Galax Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Virginia, where E.C. performed with his Rugby Gully Jumpers string band (named after Paul Warmack's Gully Jumpers). Lomax recorded the string band and several duets by E.C. and Orna. John's son Alan Lomax recorded Ball three years later, in 1941, at E.C.'s home in Rugby, Virginia, and there again in 1959.
County Records released Ball's first LP in 1967, as E.C. Ball and the Friendly Gospel Singers. Two more LPs followed in the 1970s on Rounder Records: E.C. Ball and Fathers Have A Home Sweet Home. Ball was also recorded by John Cohen for his 1975 compilation album High Atmosphere: Ballads and Banjo Tunes from Virginia and North Carolina.
E.C. Ball's most famous composition was a piece he called "Tribulations," based, as he told Alan Lomax in 1959, "on the last book in the Bible: Revelations." It has been frequently covered by other musicians as "Trials, Troubles, Tribulations."
Ball died in 1978 in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, and is buried at Corinth Baptist Church in Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia.
In December 2009, a tribute album was released entitled Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album, on the Tompkins Square label, produced by Nathan Salsburg. Singers interpreting songs from E.C.'s repertoire include Jolie Holland, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jon Langford, the Handsome Family, Rayna Gellert, and Catherine Irwin, among others.
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Church In The Wildwood Look Father forgive them For they know not what they doing P…
Give Me Just A Little More Time You tried your best to show me That you really…
I Want To Live 「ねぇ、たまにはさ 羽根を伸ばしたら?」って ことあるごとに アナタは言うけれど Woo ah うんざりよ W…
I'm Going Home Life can be so hard And there are people who will…
Introduction Three years is a long time when you're this young Throwing…
Jacob's Ladder Another time, another place, another life Climb a ladder up …
Just Because I tried to...run away, but I found I couldn't hide. You said…
One Dime Blues You're in the candy cane pajamas that you wore 'til…
Pretty Polly "Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me Polly, pretty Po…
Sweet Bye And Bye bye bye communication bye bye communication 理由も分からぬ定めを 人は受けと…
Ten Thousand Angels I swear this plane is going down Brace yourself, this is…
The Cabin in the Valley Sometimes I wish I wasn't my mother's son Out doing blow…
The Fox Un dia me quiere Al otro …
The Last Month of the Year You were bouncing off the walls Last night of the year My…
The Old Tar River Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away That's where m…
Too Young To Marry Oh Really Nokap it's too late Too late It's too late for you…
Trials Troubles Tribulations Trials and tribulations, you can't even get out, you don't…
When I Get Home I I'm freezing Its the season Why my shorty always freaky on t…
When I Lay My Burden Down WHERE I LAY MY HAT DOWN this old box, full of…
When the Saints Go Marching In We are traveling in the footsteps Of those who've gone befor…
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