The Eldie Barbee Tapes
Pine Breeze was a mental health institution for the youth of Chattanooga, and was located on Stringer’s Ridge from 1968- 1982. Pine Breeze existed before, and was in a way a predecessor to, Mocassin Bend. Ron Williams began work at the institute… read more
Simple Things
The second offering from Ron Williams and the Pine Breeze team is a 1977 album titled Simple Things. This vinyl record includes several artists not included on the well-known Jubilee CD of the Pine Breeze recordings.. read more
A Bottle Of Wine & Gingercake
A new slew of tunes added to the archive by the old Pine Breeze collective. These recordings all derived from Southeast Tennessee, coming from McMinnville, Cleveland, Soddy Daisy, and Flattop. The artists are credited on the cover… read more
A Tennessee Family
The sixth release from Ron & The Pine Breeze team. This album is dedicated to Oscar Barbee, who passed away shortly after the album’s completion… read more
Friends And Relations
The seventh release from Pine Breeze. Featuring the Bice family, the Chastains, Kathy Veazey, & others… read more
The Pine Breeze Recordings CD
Today’s archive upload is a 2005 compilation of Pine Breeze‘s recordings from 1975 through ’81. Ron Williams (passed away July 25th, 2025) himself recorded most of these songs, and assisted in the production… read more
Celebrating the Tradition of Music Shared
The lesser known and final official Pine Breeze album. Released on CD in 2007, a grant from the Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga primarily funded the recording of this record. Ron Williams worked alongside Tom on the liner notes… read more
Footage
Go back: Chattanooga, Soddy Daisy, Red Bank, Artist Catalog