Anthology of American Folk Music

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Annotation

Reissued from the 1952 LP series.
Complete liner notes

Sub-Optimal Credits

  • disc 4, track 8, Lonnie McIntorsh & "Elder" Edwards perform vocal and guitar, while Bessie Johnson and Melinda Taylor perform vocals and tambourine. It is not known, of the pairs, who plays what instrument.
  • disc 4, track 14, Red Allen "possibly" performs trumpet.
  • disc 4, track 15, credits read "Rev. D. C. Rice and congregation, group vocal with piano, trumpet, trombone, bass, drums, and triangle
Annotation last modified on 2025-03-03 11:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Volume One: Ballads
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1Henry Lee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-05-20)
guitar:
Dick Justice (on 1929-05-20)
vocals:
Dick Justice (on 1929-05-20)
recording of:
Young Hunting (aka Henry Lee / Love Henry / The Proud Girl / Earl Richard) (on 1929-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 47) and Child Ballads (number: 68)
Dick Justice3:29
2Fatal Flower Garden
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-11-30)
guitar:
James D. Touchstone (on 1929-11-30)
steel guitar:
Hubert Nelson (on 1929-11-30)
vocals:
Hubert Nelson (on 1929-11-30) and James D. Touchstone (on 1929-11-30)
recording of:
Sir Hugh (on 1929-11-30)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 73) and Child Ballads (number: 155)
Nelstone’s Hawaiians2:58
3The House Carpenter
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-14)
five-string banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1930-04-14)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1930-04-14)
recording of:
The Daemon Lover (on 1930-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 14) and Child Ballads (number: 243)
Clarence Ashley53:17
4Drunkard’s Special
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-12-06)
guitar:
Coley Jones (on 1929-12-06)
vocals:
Coley Jones (on 1929-12-06)
recording of:
Our Goodman (on 1929-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 114) and Child Ballads (number: 274)
Coley Jones53:16
5Old Lady and the Devil
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-17)
guitar:
Belle Reed (on 1928-10-17) and Bill Reed (on 1928-10-17)
vocals:
Bill Reed (on 1928-10-17)
recording of:
The Devil and the Ploughman (on 1928-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 160) and Child Ballads (number: 278)
Bill & Belle Reed3:05
6The Butcher's Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-01-16)
five-string banjo:
Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-16)
vocals:
Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-16)
recording of:
The Butcher Boy (or I Wish I Was a Maid Again) (on 1928-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 409)
is based on:
Died for Love
Buell Kazee43:05
7The Wagoner’s Lad
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-01-18)
five-string banjo:
Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-18)
vocals:
Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-18)
recording of:
Wagoner’s Lad (on 1928-01-18)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 414)
Buell Kazee3:06
8King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki‐Me‐O
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-08-13)
five-string banjo and whistling:
Chubby Parker (on 1928-08-13)
vocals:
Chubby Parker (on 1928-08-13)
recording of:
Frog Went A‐Courtin’ (original version) (on 1928-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16)
Chubby Parker and His Old Time Banjo3:10
9Old Shoes and Leggins
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
fiddle:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
mandolin:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
Old Shoes and Leggins (on 1928-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 362)
Uncle Eck Dunford3:02
10Willie Moore
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-11-03)
fiddle:
Leonard Rutherford (old-time fiddle player from Kentucky) (on 1927-11-03)
five-string banjo:
Richard Burnett (American folk singer, old-timer, banjo and guitar player) (on 1927-11-03)
vocals:
Richard Burnett (American folk singer, old-timer, banjo and guitar player) (on 1927-11-03)
recording of:
Willie Moore (on 1927-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4816)
Burnett & Rutherford3:17
11A Lazy Farmer Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-06-26)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1931-06-26)
guitar:
Preston Young (on 1931-06-26)
vocals:
Preston Young (on 1931-06-26)
recording of:
A Lazy Farmer Boy (on 1931-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 438)
Buster Carter & Preston Young3.53:00
12Peg and Awl
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-14)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1928-10-14)
guitar:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14)
guitar and harmonica:
Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
vocals:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14) and Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
recording of:
Peg and Awl (on 1928-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4619)
The Carolina Tar Heels3:00
13Ommie Wise
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18)
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
recording of:
Omie Wise (on 1927-10-18)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 447)
G.B. Grayson3:12
14My Name Is John Johanna
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-03-23)
banjo:
Raymond D. Hundley (on 1927-03-23)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1927-03-23)
guitar:
Alfred Steagall (on 1927-03-23)
vocals:
Kelly Harrell (on 1927-03-23)
recording of:
The State of Arkansas (on 1927-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 257)
Kelly Harrell and the Virginia String Band3:13
2▼CD: Volume One: Ballads
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1Bandit Cole Younger
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-08-17)
guitar:
Edward L. Crain (on 1931-08-17)
vocals:
Edward L. Crain (on 1931-08-17)
recording of:
Cole Younger (on 1931-08-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2243)
Edward L. Crain2:57
2Charles Giteau
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-03-23)
banjo:
Raymond D. Hundley (on 1927-03-23)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1927-03-23)
guitar:
Alfred Steagall (on 1927-03-23)
vocals:
Kelly Harrell (on 1927-03-23)
recording of:
Charles Guiteau (on 1927-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 444)
Kelly Harrell3:06
3John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
recording of:
John Hardy (traditional) (on 1928-05-10)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
The Carter Family2:58
4Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-26)
fiddle:
Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
guitar:
Curry (little-known American folk artist) (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
vocals:
Curry (little-known American folk artist) (on 1927-04-26), Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1927-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
The Williamson Brothers and Curry3:27
5Stackalee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-01-28)
guitar and harmonica:
Frank Hutchison (on 1927-01-28)
vocals:
Frank Hutchison (on 1927-01-28)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional) (on 1927-01-28)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4183)
Frank Hutchison3:01
6White House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-20)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-20)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-20)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
recording of:
White House Blues (on 1926-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers3:31
7Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3.753:29
8When That Great Ship Went Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927-08)
guitar:
William Smith (of the folk duo William and Versey Smith) (in 1927-08)
tambourine:
Versey Smith (in 1927-08)
vocals:
Versey Smith (in 1927-08) and William Smith (of the folk duo William and Versey Smith) (in 1927-08)
recording of:
The Titanic (aka "It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down")
publisher:
William & Versey Smith (in 1927)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1915 until 1916)
William and Versey Smith32:59
9Engine 143
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-15)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-15) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
recording of:
Engine 143 (on 1929-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 255)
The Carter Family3:20
10Kassie Jones
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-28)
guitar:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1928-08-28)
vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1928-08-28)
Furry Lewis6:16
11Down on Penny’s Farm
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-23)
banjo and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-10-23)
The Bently Boys2:50
12Mississippi Boweavil Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
The Masked Marvel3:10
13Got the Farm Land Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-19)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1930-11-19)
guitar and harmonica:
Garley Foster (on 1930-11-19)
vocals:
Garley Foster (on 1930-11-19)
The Carolina Tar Heels3:17
3▼CD: Volume Two: Social Music
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1Sail Away Lady
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-03-29)
fiddle:
Uncle Bunt Stephens (on 1926-03-29)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies (on 1926-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17635)
“Uncle Bunt” Stephens2:58
2The Wild Wagoner
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-02-27)
fiddle:
Jilson Setters (on 1928-02-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-02-27)
vocals:
Jilson Setters (on 1928-02-27)
Jilson Setters3:17
3Wake Up Jacob
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-06-26)
fiddle:
Prince Albert Hunt (on 1929-06-26)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-26) and Harmon Clem (on 1929-06-26)
Prince Albert Hunt’s Texas Ramblers2:55
4La Danseuse
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-01-26)
fiddle:
Delma Lachney (on 1929-01-26)
guitar:
Blind Uncle Gaspard (on 1929-01-26)
Delma Lachney and Blind Uncle Gaspard2:57
5Georgia Stomp
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-16)
fiddle and violin:
Andrew Baxter (on 1928-10-16)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Jim Baxter (on 1928-10-16)
vocals:
Jim Baxter (on 1928-10-16)
Andrew and Jim Baxter3.52:48
6Brilliancy Medley
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-10-11)
banjo:
Dueron Robertson (on 1929-10-11)
fiddle:
Eck Robertson (on 1929-10-11)
guitar:
Daphne Robertson (on 1929-10-11) and Nettie Robertson (on 1929-10-11)
Eck Robertson and Family3:02
7Indian War Whoop
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-13)
fiddle:
Hoyt Ming (on 1928-02-13)
guitar:
Rozelle Ming (on 1928-02-13)
mandolin:
Troy Ming (on 1928-02-13)
recording of:
Indian War Whoop (on 1928-02-13)
composer:
Hoyt Ming
Hoyt Ming and His Pep‐Steppers3:13
8Old Country Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar and guitar and pan flute [quills]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Old Country Stomp (on 1928-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas52:55
9Old Dog Blue
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-02)
guitar:
Jim Jackson (African American blues and hokum singer) (on 1928-02-02)
vocals:
Jim Jackson (African American blues and hokum singer) (on 1928-02-02)
Jim Jackson33:04
10Saut Crapaud
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-18)
accordion:
Columbus Frugé (on 1929-09-18)
vocals:
Columbus Frugé (on 1929-09-18)
Columbus Fruge2:50
11Arcadian One‐Step
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-04-19)
accordion:
Joe Falcon (on 1929-04-19)
fiddle:
Ophy Breaux (on 1929-04-19)
guitar:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1929-04-19)
triangle:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-04-19)
Joseph Falcon3:00
12Home Sweet Home
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1934-10-09)
accordion:
Amédée Breaux (on 1934-10-09)
fiddle:
Ophy Breaux (on 1934-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clifford Breaux, Sr. (on 1934-10-09)
vocals:
Amédée Breaux (on 1934-10-09) and Ophy Breaux (on 1934-10-09)
The Breaux Freres3:00
13The Newport Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-01)
guitar:
Bob Coleman (member of Cincinnati Jug Band) (in 1929-01)
harmonica and jug:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1929-01)
The Cincinnati Jug Band52:58
14Moonshiner’s Dance, Part One
banjo, clarinet, harmonica, membranophone, piano, trumpet and tuba and spoken vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1927)
performer:
Frank Cloutier (in 1927)
Frank Cloutier and the Victoria Cafe Orchestra2:40
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1You Must Be Born Again
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-10)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1926-09-10) and Rev. J.M. Gates (on 1926-09-10)
Rev. J. M. Gates1:31
2Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-10)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1926-09-10) and Rev. J.M. Gates (on 1926-09-10)
Rev. J. M. Gates1:29
3Rocky Road
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-04-16)
reed organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-04-16)
vocals:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1928) (on 1928-04-16)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers2:45
4Present Joys
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-04-16)
reed organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-04-16)
vocals:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1928) (on 1928-04-16)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers32:53
5This Song of Love
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-10)
vocals:
Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 1 (on 1930-12-10)
The Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 12:59
6Judgement
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-04-21)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1927-04-21), Clarence Nelson (congregational singer with Sister Mary Nelson) (on 1927-04-21) and Sister Mary Nelson (on 1927-04-21)
Rev. Sister Mary Nelson2:25
7He Got Better Things for You
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-01)
guitar:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Bessie Johnson (on 1929-10-01), Sally Sumler (on 1929-10-01) and Melinda Taylor (gospel singer) (on 1929-10-01)
Memphis Sanctified Singers2:55
8Since I Laid My Burden Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-04)
guitar:
Elder Edwards (performs with Lonnie McIntorsh) (on 1928-12-04) and Elder Mcintorsh (on 1928-12-04)
tambourine:
Melinda Taylor (gospel singer) (on 1928-12-04)
vocals:
Elder Edwards (performs with Lonnie McIntorsh) (on 1928-12-04), Elder Mcintorsh (on 1928-12-04), Bessie Johnson (on 1928-12-04) and Melinda Taylor (gospel singer) (on 1928-12-04)
The Elders McIntorsh and Edwards’ Sanctified Singers3:19
9John the Baptist
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-01)
guitar:
Rev. Moses Mason (in 1928-01)
vocals:
Rev. Moses Mason (in 1928-01)
Rev. Moses Mason3:05
10Dry Bones
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
Dry Bones (on 1928-02-06)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford53:01
11John the Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
Blind Willie Johnson43:21
12Little Moses
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-14)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-14)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-14)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1929-02-14), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-14) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-14)
recording of:
Little Moses (on 1929-02-14)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3546)
The Carter Family3:14
13Shine on Me
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-11-29)
banjo:
Eula Johnson (on 1928-10-29)
banjo, fiddle, guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-11-29)
guitar:
Shirley Jones (active 1928) (on 1928-10-29)
mandolin:
Ancil McVay (1920s country mandolin player) (on 1928-10-29)
piano:
Ethel Baker (on 1928-10-29)
violin:
Roland Johnson (1920s country violin player) (on 1928-10-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
vocals:
A. G. Baker (on 1928-10-29), Nora Byrley (on 1928-10-29), Alfred G. Karnes (on 1928-10-29), Minnie Phipps (on 1928-10-29), [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-11-29) and Ernest Phipps (on 1928-11-29)
chorus master:
Ernest Phipps (on 1928-10-29)
recording of:
Shine on Me (on 1928-10-29)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers53:04
14Fifty Miles of Elbow Room
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-06-16)
guitar and piano and handclaps:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-06-16)
trumpet:
possibly Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1930-06-16)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-06-16) and Rev. F.W. McGee (on 1930-06-16)
recording of:
Fifty Miles of Elbow Room (on 1930-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Rev. F.W. McGee
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (from 1941 to present)
Rev F.W. McGee2:44
15In the Battlefield for My Lord
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-02-22)
double bass [string bass], membranophone, piano, triangle, trombone and trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-02-22)
vocals:
congregation ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-02-22) and Rev. D.C. Rice (on 1929-02-22)
Rev. D. C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation3:20
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1The Coo Coo Bird
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-11-23)
banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
recording of:
The Cuckoo (on 1929-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413)
Clarence Ashley3.752:57
2East Virginia
five-string banjo:
Buell Kazee (on 1927-04-20)
vocals:
Buell Kazee (on 1927-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick Recording Studio (1924-1931) in New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-20)
recording of:
East Virginia (on 1927-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3396)
Buell Kazee33:01
3Minglewood Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-01-30)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-01-30)
guitar:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-01-30)
vocals:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
recording of:
Minglewood Blues (on 1928-01-30)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Peermusic (UK) Ltd. (BMI)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers43:44
4I Woke Up One Morning in May
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Didier Hébert (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Didier Hébert (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
I Woke Up One Morning in May (on 1929-12-10)
Didier Hébert3:04
5James Alley Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1927-03-11)
guitar:
Richard “Rabbit” Brown (on 1927-03-11)
vocals:
Richard “Rabbit” Brown (on 1927-03-11)
recording of:
James Alley Blues (on 1927-03-11)
writer:
Richard “Rabbit” Brown
Richard Rabbit Brown3:07
6Sugar Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
five-string banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
guitar:
Hub Mahaffey (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Sugar Baby (on 1927-03-09)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5731)
Dock Boggs42:58
7I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (on 1928-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4957)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:22
8Mountaineer’s Courtship
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-12)
guitar and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1927-05-12)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-05-12)
recording of:
Mountaineer’s Courtship (on 1927-05-12)
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Ernest and Hattie Stoneman2:44
9The Spanish Merchant's Daughter
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
violin and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
The Spanish Merchant's Daughter (on 1928-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
A. M. Wakefield
arranger:
Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family43:18
10Bob Lee Junior Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-19)
banjolin [banjo-mandolin]:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-19)
guitar:
Will Shade (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19)
vocals:
Jennie Clayton (on 1927-10-19)
Memphis Jug Band53:11
11Single Girl, Married Girl
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-02)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-02)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-02)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
Single Girl, Married Girl (on 1927-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Carter Family2:47
12La vieux soulard et sa femme
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-08-27)
accordion:
Joe Falcon (on 1928-08-27)
guitar:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1928-08-27)
vocals:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1928-08-27) and Joe Falcon (on 1928-08-27)
Cleoma Breaux, Ophy Breaux & Joe Falcon33:11
13Rabbit Foot Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-12)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-12)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-12)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:58
14Expressman Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-17)
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-17)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-17)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1930-05-17)
vocals:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-17)
Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell3:02
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1Poor Boy Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-11)
slide guitar [bottleneck guitar]:
Ramblin’ Thomas (in 1928-11)
vocals:
Ramblin’ Thomas (in 1928-11)
Ramblin’ Thomas32:25
2Feather Bed
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-09)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-09-09)
guitar:
Elijah Avery (on 1928-09-09)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-09-09)
vocals:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-09-09)
recording of:
Feather Bed (on 1928-09-09)
writer:
Gus Cannon
Cannon’s Jug Stompers33:16
3Country Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Country Blues (on 1927-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
Dock Boggs33:00
499 Year Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-02-19)
guitar:
Julius Daniels (on 1927-02-19)
vocals:
Julius Daniels (on 1927-02-19)
Julius Daniels3:07
5Prison Cell Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
Prison Cell Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:48
6See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:55
7C’est si triste sans lui
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-04-18)
accordion:
Joe Falcon (on 1929-04-18)
fiddle:
Ophy Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
guitar:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
vocals:
Joe Falcon (on 1929-04-18)
Cleoma Breaux, Ophy Breaux & Joe Falcon3:02
8Way Down the Old Plank Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-04-14)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1926-04-14)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
recording of:
Way Down the Old Plank Road (on 1926-04-14)
Uncle Dave Macon3:02
9Buddy Won’t You Roll Down the Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-25)
banjitar [banjo-guitar]:
Sam McGee (on 1928-07-25)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25) and Sam McGee (on 1928-07-25)
recording of:
Buddy Better Get On Down the Line (on 1928-07-25)
writer:
Jane Bowers and Dave Guard
Uncle Dave Macon3:15
10Spike Driver Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
recording of:
Spike Driver Blues (on 1928-12-28)
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
publisher:
Adage Songs, Winwood Music and Wynwood Music Company Inc
Mississippi John Hurt3:17
11K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04) and Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band42:34
12Train on the Island
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
fiddle:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Train on the Island (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
J.P. Nestor3:01
13The Lone Star Trail
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-04-14)
guitar:
Ken Maynard (on 1930-04-14)
vocals:
Ken Maynard (on 1930-04-14)
Ken Maynard3:15
14Fishing Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar, solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
guitar and pan flute [quills]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Fishing Blues (on 1928-06-13)
writer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17692)
Henry Thomas52:47