Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1John Henry Blues
Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers3:14
2Moanin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw3:02
3Lonesome Road Blues
Ernest Stoneman & Kahle Brewer3:01
4Washboard Cut Out
guitar:
Bobby Leecan (on 1927-04-05)
harmonica:
Robert Cooksey (on 1927-04-05)
mandolin:
Alfred Martin (on 1927-04-05)
washboard [Harlem washboard]:
Eddie Edinborough (on 1927-04-05)
Bobby Leecan & His Need More Band2:57
5Bob McKinney
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
recording of:
Bob McKinney
writer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas2:57
6Swanee River
Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers3:18
7James 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 Brown3:09
8Sail Away Ladies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07)
fiddle:
Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Mazy Todd (on 1927-05-07)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1927-05-07)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Sam McGee (on 1927-05-07)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies (on 1927-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17635)
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers2:59
9The Rooster's Crowing Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-01)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers3:04
10Tallapoosa Bound
A.A. Gray & Seven Foot Dilly3:14
11Billy Grimes the Rover
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-03)
banjo:
Joe Blackard (on 1927-08-03)
piano:
Clarice Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
violin:
Jesse Shelor (on 1927-08-03) and Pyrhus Shelor (on 1927-08-03)
vocals:
Joe Blackard (on 1927-08-03)
recording of:
Billy Grimes the Rover (on 1927-08-03)
composer:
Joe Blackard
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Shelor Family2:46
12Brown Skin Girl Down the Lane
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-08)
accordion and piano:
Larry Wellington (on 1934-11-08)
double bass [string bass]:
Milt Mabie (on 1934-11-08)
fiddle:
Curt Massey (on 1934-11-08)
arranger:
Massey Family
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl Down the Road Somewhere (on 1934-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Massey Family52:46
13You Know You Done Me Wrong
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1932-02-03) and Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1932-02-03)
Kansas Joe McCoy3:14
14Old Joe
Sid Harkreader & Gradey Moore2:53
15Beware
Blind Alfred Reed3:12
16Knocking Down Casey Jones
Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles3:12
17Four Day Blues
Tommie Bradley3:14
18Riley the Furniture Man
Georgia Crackers3:06
19Piney Woods Girl
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
autoharp, harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1925-05-27)
violin:
Emmett Lundy (on 1925-05-27)
recording of:
Piney Woods Girl (on 1925-05-27)
Emmett Lundy & Ernest Stoneman2:46
20State Street Rag
Louie Bluie2:50
21Sugar in the Ground
Tweedy Brothers3:07
22Then I'll Move to Town
Southern Moonlight Entertainers2:51
23Lord Keep Me With a Mind
Rev. D.C. Rice2:52

Credits

Release

art direction:Joan Pelosi
liner notes:Charles Wolfe
Don Kent
remastering:Richard Nevins
ASIN:US: B000000G95 [info]

Release group

part of:Times Ain't Like They Used to Be: Early American Rural Music (number: 2) (order: 2)