Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. K.C. Blues - Frank Hutchison
2. Cannon Ball Blues - Frank Hutchison
3. Leaving Home - North Carolina Ramblers, Charlie Poole
4. If the River Was Whiskey - North Carolina Ramblers, Charlie Poole
5. Duplin County Blues - Cauley Family
6. Sweet Sarah Blues - Tom Darby, Jimmie Tarlton
7. Frankie Dean - Tom Darby, Jimmie Tarlton
8. Darkey's Wail - Riley Puckett
9. Johnson City Blues - Clarence Green
10. Mistreated Blues
11. Haunted Road Blues - Clarence Ashley
12. Steel Guitar Blues - Roy Acuff
13. Guitar Blues - Wilber Ball, Cliff Carlisle
14. I Want a Good Woman - Wilber Ball, Cliff Carlisle
15. Ash Can Blues - Cliff Carlisle
16. Yodel Blues, Pt. 1 - Val & Pete
17. Yodel Blues, Pt. 2 - Val & Pete
18. Adam and Eve, Pt. 2 - Chris Bouchillon, Ethel Bouchillon
19. Carroll County Blues - W.T. Narmour, S.W. Smith
20. Ramblin' Blues - North Carolina Ramblers, Charlie Poole
21. Worried Blues - Frank Hutchison
22. Train That Carried the Girl from Town - Frank Hutchison
23. Lonesome Weary Blues - Leonard Copeland, Roy Harvey
24. Bear Cat Mama - W. Lee O'Daniel

Disc 2:

1. Jug Rag - The Prairie Ramblers
2. Deep Elem Blues - The Prairie Ramblers
3. Prohibition Blues - Clayton McMichen
4. Match Box Blues - Larry Hensley
5. Somebody's Been Using That Thing - The Callahan Brothers
6. Rattlesnake Daddy - Homer "Bill" Callahan
7. My Good Ggal Has Thrown Me Down - Homer "Bill" Callahan
8. Dirty Hangover Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel
9. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel
10. Lonesome, Broke and Weary - Asa Martin
11. Chicken Roost Blues - Cliff Carlisle
12. Tom Cat Blues - Cliff Carlisle
13. Oozlin' Daddy Blues - Bill Cox, Cliff Hobbs
14. Kansas City Blues - Bill Cox, Cliff Hobbs
15. Ramblin' Red's Memphis Yodel No. 1
16. Southern Whoopee Song - Anglin Brothers
17. Drunk and Nutty Blues - Allen Brothers
18. Chattanooga Mama [#] - Allen Brothers
19. String Bean Mama - Bill Carlisle
20. Copper Head Mama - Bill Carlisle
21. Long Chain Charlie Blues - Bill Cox
22. Georgia Brown Blues - Bill Cox
23. New Jelly Roll Blues - Al Dexter
24. Never No Mo' Blues - The Rhythm Wreckers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #275404 in Music
• Released on: 1993-04-27
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

Great Record No One Knows About
One of the best examples of the cross- pollenation between rural blues and country music. Shows how what we think of as mutually exclusive black and white forms share common roots and influences. Alot of fun to listen to. There are some "antiquated" racial attitudes in some of the songs as well as references to morphine and cocaine addiction if I remember correctly, but it's classic music.

Great Bourbon Sippin' Music
This is a marvelous compilation of authentic, front-porch Americana. I live in North Carolina and hear my share of Bluegrass. If you're a fan of groups such as the Red Clay Ramblers, as I am, this will show you what their predecessors sounded like. True roots music. The recording is great, as well. Nary a hiss or pop, which is quite remarkable for recordings of this era. The engineers obviously embarked on a labor of love. Kudos to Sony for this collection.

a brutal joy
These songs were sung by men who wandered after will-o'-the-wisp,
past broken branches veiled in Spanish moss. Each song is a seance summoning ghosts of that which never happened, hiding in the smoke of a balding mountain. Songs that tremble like a sinners prayer. Disturbing but beautiful music.