Southern Journey, Volume 5: Bad Man Ballads

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jesse James
vocals:
Almeda Riddle (in 1959-10)
recording of:
Jesse James (in 1959-10)
publisher:
Billy Gashade (in 1882)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Almeda Riddle1:00
2Po’ Lazarus
recorded in:
Lancaster County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-10-06)
guitar:
Bright Light Quartet (on 1959-10-06)
vocals:
Bright Light Quartet (on 1959-10-06)
recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (on 1959-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bright Light Quartet3:05
3Railroad Bill
recorded in:
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-25)
guitar:
Hobart Smith (on 1959-08-25)
vocals:
Hobart Smith (on 1959-08-25)
recording of:
Railroad Bill (on 1959-08-25)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Hobart Smith2:44
4John Henry
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
percussion [axe strokes]:
Ed Lewis (singer recorded in field recordings as a convict) (in 1959-09)
vocals:
Ed Lewis (singer recorded in field recordings as a convict) (in 1959-09)
Ed Lewis4:32
5Willie Brennan
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-06)
guitar:
Neil Morris (on 1959-10-06)
vocals:
Neil Morris (on 1959-10-06)
Neil Morris6:26
6Hangman Tree
recorded in:
Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Almeda Riddle (in 1959-10)
Almeda Riddle5:29
7Columbus Stockade
recorded in:
Concord, North Carolina, United States (in 1959-10)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer (in 1959-10)
J. E. Mainer Band2:28
8Early in the Mornin’
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
lead vocals:
Johnny Lee Moore (in 1959-09)
vocals:
group of male prisoners (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-09)
Johnny Lee Moore & prisoners2:58
9Pretty Polly
recorded in:
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-31)
guitar:
Estil C. Ball (on 1959-08-31)
vocals:
Estil C. Ball (on 1959-08-31)
Estil C. Ball2:32
10Lazarus
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Henry Morrison1:42
11Claude Allen
recorded in:
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-28)
guitar:
Hobart Smith (on 1960-04-28)
vocals:
Hobart Smith (on 1960-04-28)
Hobart Smith3:32
12Cole Younger
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-06)
vocals:
Oscar Gilbert (on 1959-10-06)
Oscar Gilbert1:33
13The Lawson Murder
recorded in:
Smyth County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-09-03)
guitar:
Spencer Moore (on 1959-09-03)
mandolin:
Everett Blevins (on 1959-09-03)
vocals:
Spencer Moore (on 1959-09-03)
Spencer Moore & Everett Blevins3:26
14Tom Devil
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
percussion [axe stroke]:
James Carter (50s prison musician) (in 1959-09), Ed Lewis (singer recorded in field recordings as a convict) (in 1959-09), Henry Mason (in 1959-09) and Johnny Lee Moore (in 1959-09)
lead vocals:
Ed Lewis (singer recorded in field recordings as a convict) (in 1959-09)
vocals:
James Carter (50s prison musician) (in 1959-09), Henry Mason (in 1959-09) and Johnny Lee Moore (in 1959-09)
Ed Lewis & prisoners5:21
15Hawkins County Jail
recorded in:
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-24)
banjo:
Hobart Smith (on 1959-08-24)
vocals:
Hobart Smith (on 1959-08-24)
Hobart Smith2:41
16Dangerous Blues
recorded in:
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-18)
vocals:
Floyd Batts (on 1959-09-18)
Floyd Batts1:07
17Po’ Lazarus
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
James Carter (50s prison musician) (in 1959-09) and group of male prisoners (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-09)
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (in 1959-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (on 1959-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
James Carter & prisoners3.44:30

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part of:Southern Journey (number: 5) (order: 5)