I have no recording dates, but LPs featuring Don Williams and Earl Mays were originally issued during the 1960s. They were recorded in their own Knoxville sound studio, advertised on syndicated radio shows and distributed via mail-order.

Because I don't have all the LPs and cassettes, and because numbering schemes varied, the order isn't necessarily chronological. The gaps between known issue numbers show that the list is far from complete. I've transcribed information on several recordings wholly from promotional material.

I've also listed cassettes and one LP which Earl Mays recorded with his wife Libby after the death of Don Williams. These, I believe, were made during the 1990s.

The spelling, punctuation and capitalization are as on the labels.
LIST of KNOWN DON AND EARL
RECORDS & TAPES
RETURN Don & Earl Home Page

And be sure to visit
Earl and Libby's Web site
IMPORTANT: this is a discography, not a list of recordings for sale.
Cassettes are still available from Earl Mays at Box 181, Knoxville, Tennessee 37901.
LPs are not available.
VINYL
Label Information from records 1, 2 and 3: GOSPEL LIGHT RECORDS
Don & Earl Record Co., Box 181, Knoxville, Tenn

The Don & Earl LPs in my possession were distributed in white paper liners and without jackets.

LP 00187 -- “Heart Touching Poems & Stories”

not for sale
DON & EARL
33 1/3 - - - - - LP 00187
Side 1 - - SRPC 067
  1. RAG IN THE OLD APPLE TREE - 5:15
  2. LITTLE PAIR OF HALF WORN SHOES - 5:00
  3. MESSAGES TO MY MOTHER - 2:45
  4. DRINKING HOUSE OVER THE WAY - 5:50
  5. SHOW JESUS YOUR HANDS - 3:00
  6. REMEMBER MOTHERS GOD - 3:00
Side 2 - - SRPC 068
  1. LITTLE TOMMY'S PRAYER - 7:50
  2. OLD PREACHERS LAST REQUEST - 3:05
  3. HE TOOK MY WHIPPING FOR ME - 5:00
  4. LETTER FROM A SOLDIER - 3:00
  5. JIM MADE IT HOME SAFE - 5:20

LP 00188 -- “THE KEEPSAKE ALBUM”

not for sale
DON AND EARL
33 1/3 - - - - - LP 00188
Side 1 - - L.P. 0188
  1. THANKFUL - 5:00
  2. IF I KNEW OF A LAND - 3:40
  3. JESUS FILLS MY EVERY NEED - 5:00
  4. BETHESDA - 3:45
  5. STROLL OVER HEAVEN - 3:15
  6. HELLS AN AWFUL AWFUL PLACE - 5:10
Side 2 - - L.P. 0188
  1. I DON'T KNOW WHY - 5:00
  2. IF YOU'RE GONNA GO UP - 3:45
  3. I DON'T REGRET A MILE - 4:00
  4. WHAT A FRIEND (Don Whistling)
  5. THE LITTLE CHURCH AISLE - 3:15
  6. THE LAST ALTER CALL - 6:30

0190 -- “Songs that Tell a Story”

not for sale
DON AND EARL
33 1/3 - - - - - 0190
SIDE 1 - - GL01901-GB
  1. THE OLD TIME RELIGION IS MINE
  2. ONE MORE VALLEY
  3. HE'S MY FRIEND, HE UNDERSTANDS
  4. FIRE BY NIGHT & A CLOUD BY DAY
  5. JESUS USE ME
  6. BEYOND THE SUNSET (Don Whistling)
SIDE 2 - - GL01902-GB
  1. HEAVEN IS WORTH IT ALL
  2. I WASN'T THERE
  3. AFTER ALL IT'S WORTH IT ALL
  4. THE NEXT STEP YOU TAKE
  5. I HEARD THE VOICES SINGING
  6. COME SPRING

00191 -- “Poems that Touch the Heart No. 2”

not for sale
DON AND EARL
33 1/3 - - - - L.P. 00191
SIDE 1 - - G.L.D.E. - GL0091-A
  1. STORY OF THE BLUEBELLS - 9:00
  2. YOU'RE NOT HOME YET - 3:30
  3. DEATH OF LITTLE SAMMY - 6:00
  4. GOD OPENED HIS EYES - 4:00
SIDE 2 - - G.L.D.E. - GL0091-B
  1. THE TIME I WAS ARRESTED - 5:10
  2. VISIT TO HIS SON'S GRAVE - 3:20
  3. LITTLE WHITE CHURCH - 5:00
  4. PLEASE DON'T TELL DADDY - 2:30
  5. THE STORY OF THE CROSS - 3:00
  6. I'M NOT GROWING OLD - 3:00

00198 -- “SONGS WE WROTE”

not for sale
DON AND EARL
33 1/3 - - - - L.P. 00198
SIDE 1 - - DEGL
  1. FONDEST MEMORIES - 2:10
  2. IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED IT - 1:30
  3. I'M GOING HOME - 1:45
  4. LIFE BEGINS WITH JESUS - 2:05
  5. JUST TO BE WITH JESUS - 2:15
  6. A MILLION YEARS IN GLORY - 3:10
  7. TRADE FOR A MANSION - 1:45
  8. THE OLD FASHIONED WAY - 3:00
SIDE 2 - - DEGL
  1. AT THE ALTAR TODAY - 2:35
  2. THAT GREAT BIG MIGHTY FEELING - 2:15
  3. I'M TELLING YOU IT'S HARD TO WAIT - 1:30
  4. MY LIFE'S AMBITION - 2:55
  5. SUNSET ON EARTH, SUNRISE IN GLORY - 2:45
  6. A CHRISTIAN'S DREAM - 3:20
  7. A CHILD'S CALL TO MOMMIE - 2:20
IMPORTANT: LPs and 45s are not for sale!
Issue Number unknown. All information on this recording has been taken from two order blanks circa 1960s. This was also known as "The Angel of Peace Album"

DON & EARL'S LONG PLAY RECORD ALBUM ....33 1/3 Speed

16 GOSPEL RECORDINGS
½ PRICE (Regular $4.00) Only $2.00

FREE. GIFT.. Our E.P. Record Album with 6 more songs

Send $2 to DON & EARL GOSPEL RECORDS
Box 181, Knoxville, Tennessee 37901


graphic reproduced from order blank
Song list from order blank:
  1. The Angel of Peace
  2. Goodbye Old World I'm Through
  3. I Won't be Satisfied
  4. Where Could I Go (Don Whistling) [D&E theme song]
  5. No One to Welcome Me Home
  6. When I Get Up to Heaven
  7. Almost Home
  8. Walk & Talk with Friends I Know
  9. The Wreath of Flowers
  10. Tattlers Wagon
  11. What Heaven Means to Me
  12. Sweet By & By (Don Whistling)
  13. The Lonesome Road
  14. Talking Hands
  15. The Land of Rest
  16. The Shady Green Pastures

Record 5

. . . is the 6-song E.P. mentioned in the Order blank for Record 4.
Contents unknown.

24 Gospel Recordings (45 RPM) -- issue numbers unknown
not for sale
All information from advertisement in "Don and EARL'S SCRAPBOOK and CHRISTIAN MAIL ORDER CATALOG" undated, late 1960s.

24 Gospel Recordings for $2.98
HI-FIDELITY GOSPEL RECORDINGS
ON 45 RPM RECORDS
Less than 13 cents Each
for Gospel Records by DON & EARL
--
FREE...DON & EARL'S NEW SONGBOOK
if you order within 5 days.
Send $2.98 with name and address to
DON and EARL GOSPEL RECORDS
P.O. BOX 181
Knoxville, tennessee 37901
(OFFER GOOD UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1970)
  1. I WANT TO STROLL OVER HEAVEN
  2. SMILING AT TEH END OF THE ROAD
  3. PAUL'S MINISTRY
  4. HE'S MY FRIEND HE UNDERSTANDS
  5. LET'S GO
  6. I WANT TO SEE HEAVEN (Don whistling)
  7. HE'S MY ROD, MY SWORD, MY SHIELD
  8. WADING THROUGH DEEP WATER
  9. SUNSET ON EARTH, SUNRISE IN GLORY
  10. HE TOOK MY WHIPPING (Poem)
  11. WHAT A FRIEND
  12. HOMESICK FOR HEAVEN
  13. HEAVEN'S SATTELLITE
  14. THERE'S BOUND TO COME A CHANGE
  15. THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD
  16. FIFTY MILES OF ELBOW ROOM
  17. THERE AIN'T NO GRAVES GONNA HOLD MY BODY DOWN
  18. LETTER FROM A SOLDIER
  19. COME AND JINE [Dine?]
  20. JUST TO BE WITH JESUS
  21. JUST A CLOSER WALK (Don whistling)
  22. STORY OF THE CROSS
  23. JESUS IS WITH ME TODAY
  24. RADIO STATION S A V E D
earl and libby

GLO217 -- Earl and Libby “Standing Somewhere in the Shadows”

EARL and LIBBY
33 1/3 - - - - GLO217
Undated, but recorded after the 1985 death of Don Williams.
Has jacket with photo of Earl and Libby Mays
Recorded at Lexington, North Carolina in the Spruce Street Baptist Church
Rev Noah Frye - Audio Engineer / Rev. Tommy Hepler - Mandolin / Libby Hege - Piano / Jerry Tysinger - Bass / Jerry Land Tysinger - Rythm Guitar
Production of Album and Jacket: Bayers Enterprises, Nashville, Tennessee
SIDE 1
  1. STANDING SOMEWHERE IN THE SHADOW - 2:45
  2. WITHOUT HIM - 2:10
  3. HERE COMES JESUS WITH HIS GRACE - 3:35
  4. IT'S SO PEACEFUL - 2:15
  5. I JUST GOT TO HEAVEN - 2:45
  6. THIS IS HOW I KNOW (Don's last song) - 3:00
SIDE 2 - -
  1. THE OLD REJECTED VESSEL - 2:25
  2. I MET GOD AT AN ALTAR - 2:00 (Jackie Martin)
  3. DON'T LET ME WALK TOO FAR FROM CALVARY - 3:40
  4. SCIENCE AND GRACE - 4:00
  5. NEW GRACE - 2:25
  6. GIVE ME FLOWERS - 2:35
CASSETTE TAPES

GL 0897 -- Songs From The Past - Voices From The Past
DON and EARL

A compilation of LP material
SIDE 1
  1. Ole Time Religion
  2. Steal Away & Pray
  3. Kneel At The Cross
  4. Farther Along
  5. I'll Fly Away
  6. Railway To Heaven (Don whistling)
  7. Old Time Preacher
SIDE 2
  1. He Set Me Free
  2. Deep Water
  3. Power In The Blood
  4. Nobody Answered Me
  5. The Sweetest Song I Know
  6. Somebody Touched Me
  7. Old Rugged Cross (whistling)
  8. Camping In Canaan
  9. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

HEART TOUCHING POEMS & STORIES - no Issue#

A compilation of LP material
By The Late Don Williams of Don & Earl
SIDE 1
  1. Hi, Me Charlie
  2. Story of The Bluebells
SIDE 2
  1. White Rags in The Old Apple Tree
  2. Little Pair of Half Worn Shoes
  3. He Took My Whipping for Me

GL 0995 -- Earl & Libby

P.O. Box 181 o Knoxville, TN 37901

A Home Mission Gospel Song Ministry To The Local Church
Cassette Tapes now available: One... $6.00 More then one... $5.00 each
SIDE 1
  1. It's Been Worth Every Mile
  2. I sing Because
  3. His Matchless Grace
  4. Goodby Old World I'm Through
  5. I Know What You're Talking About
SIDE 2
  1. Talking Hands
  2. There Was Jesus
  3. If I Knew Of A Land
  4. Dig Another Well
  5. Homecoming Day

GL 0994 -- Earl & Libby
SIDE 1
  1. Heaven
  2. Then Came The Blood
  3. Ride Out Your Storm
  4. Let's Go
  5. I Won't Be Satisfied
SIDE 2
  1. It Will Be Worth It All
  2. The Blood Is Still There
  3. Hand In Hand With Jesus
  4. The Worth of The Body & Sou1
  5. At The End Of The Trail

Tape 3 - Earl & Libby - issue number unknown
SIDE 1
  1. Jesus And His Grace Amazes Me
  2. In Tune With Another Country
  3. Feed Me Jesus
  4. Trade for A Mansion
  5. Cool Water
SIDE 2 - -
  1. He Can't Follow Me Home
  2. How Could I Be A Fanatic
  3. Everything's At His Command
  4. God's Radio Phone
  5. Bloom Where You're Planted

GL 0492 -- Tape 4 - Earl & Libby
SIDE 1
  1. If The Eyes Had No Tears
  2. The Man Who done So Much For Me
  3. Babies Don't Keep
  4. On My Fathers Side
  5. Worship Him
SIDE 2 - -
  1. Fellowship With Jesus
  2. A Few Steps From Home
  3. From Crooked Street to Glory Avenue
  4. I Don't Regret a Mile
  5. Brylcream Religion

GLO 1991A -- Tape 5 - Earl & Libby
SIDE 1
  1. Great Speckled Bird
  2. Sweet Hour of Prayer
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. What A Friend
  5. Build My Mansion
  6. Bible For A Roadmap
SIDE 2 Side Two
  1. I'll Fly Away
  2. Green Pastures
  3. Precious Memories
  4. Gone
  5. Near the Cross
  6. The Old Ship of Zion

GL 0997 - Tape ? -- Untitled, Earl and Libby
SIDE 1
  1. Mama Loved Roses
  2. The Old Man is Dead
  3. God Has Been So Good to Me
  4. There Bound To Come A Change
  5. Hills Of Glory
SIDE 2
  1. I Just Got to Heaven
  2. He's My Friend
  3. Heaven's Satellite
  4. If God Isn't Real
  5. Worn Out
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Patty Fagan pfagan@compuserve.com Revised and relocated July 2005