The Blue Ridge Rangers WESC Greenville, SC

About The Group They were organized in 1947 and were out of Greenville, South Carolina. The founders of the group were Bob and Jim Edwards. Bob was their emcee and got called into the military service for a tour of duty at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The Blue Ridge Rangers' schedule in the mid-1950s included a 30-minute television show over WGVL-TV and a daily radio show on WESC in Greenville, South Carolina. A magazine article says the reason for the group's popularity was "...in their interpretation of country music, which has just the right amount of Western tang to it." They were said to have recorded for the Atlas label and their release in mid-1954 was "Little Temptation" along with "In The Beautful Sky". Billboard magazine however did not give their recording a very kind review. Bob and Jim (Blue Ridge Rangers) Record Reviews The Billboard Date Label Rec No. Review 12/23/1950 (BB) Atlas 1 Little Temptation — Attempt at medium bounce ballad is weakly orked and amateurishly recorded. Warbler doesn't do too badly. (Rating: 37) In The Beautiful Sky — Maile duo harmonizes weakly on a hereafter job. (Rating: 30) Timeline and Trivia Notes Group Members included (from 1954 photo): Bob Edwards, emcee Jim Edwards "Pee Wee" Milton, take-off guitar Ansel Garrett, bass Not pictured - Bob Edwards - Military service at Fort Monmouth, NJ Credits & Sources Country Song Roundup No. 32; June 1954; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT. Cowboy Songs Magazine; issue unknown; appears to be Issue No. 30; approximately October 1953. Read More About The Group Printer Friendly Version Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Atlas Rec. No. Side Song Title   Unknown A Little Temptation   Unknown B The Beautiful Sky   Hilite Rec. No. Side Song Title   H-101 A Burning My Bridges Behind Me (Vocal by Glenn Boggs)   H-101 B I'm So All Alone (Vocal by: Glenn Boggs)   True Blue Rec. No. Side Song Title   302 A Eternity (Vocal by: Vernon Fox)   302 B Each Dawn I Die (Vocal by Duck Daniel)