Performer:
Various
Title:
The Songsters Tradition - Before The Blues
Country:
Europe
Genre:
Blues / World Folk Country
Released: 2004
Catalog number: 982 076-5
Label: Saga
MP3 album szie: 1597 mb
FLAC album size: 1973 mb
Tracklist
| Part I - Travelling Troubadours | |||
| 1 | –Mississippi John Hurt | Spike Driver's BluesVocals, Guitar – Mississippi John HurtWritten-By – Traditional | 3:15 |
| 2 | –Dick Justice | CocaineVocals, Guitar – Dick JusticeWritten-By – Traditional | 3:10 |
| 3 | –Frank Hutchison | Cannon BallVocals, Guitar – Frank HutchisonWritten-By – Traditional | 3:22 |
| 4 | –Gus Cannon | Poor Boy, A Long Way From HomeGuitar – Blind BlakeVocals, Banjo – Gus CannonWritten-By – Traditional | 2:52 |
| 5 | –Furry Lewis | Casey JonesVocals, Guitar – Furry LewisWritten-By – Traditional | 3:04 |
| 6 | –Luke Jordan | Pick Poor Robin CleanVocals, Guitar – Luke JordanWritten-By – L. Jordan | 3:12 |
| 7 | –Henry Thomas | John HenryVocals, Guitar, Pipe – Henry ThomasWritten-By – Traditional | 2:44 |
| 8 | –Lead Belly | Pick A Balle Of CottonPerformer – The Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetVocals – Clyde Riddick, Henry Owens, Orlandus Wilson, William Langford, Willie JohnsonVocals, Guitar – Lead BellyWritten-By – Traditional | 3:10 |
| 9 | –Hobart Smith | Railroad BillVocals, Guitar – Hobart SmithWritten-By – Traditional | 3:04 |
| 10 | –Papa Harvey Hull | The France BluesGuitar – Long Cleve Reed, Sunny WilsonVocals – Papa Harvey HullWritten-By – H. Hull | 3:01 |
| 11 | –Long Cleve Reed | Original StackoleeGuitar [Probably] – Sunny WilsonVocals – Harvey HullVocals, Guitar – Long Cleve ReedWritten-By – Traditional | 2:35 |
| 12 | –Richard "Rabbit" Brown | Sinking Of The TitanicVocals, Guitar – Richard "Rabbit" BrownWritten-By – Traditional | 3:41 |
| Part II - Vaudeville And Medicine Show Influences | |||
| 13 | –Jack Kelly | Doctor MedicineFiddle – Will BattsGuitar – Dan SingVocals, Guitar – Jack Kelly Written-By – D. Sane, J. Kelly, W. Batts | 2:57 |
| 14 | –Andrew & Jim Baxter | The Moore GirlFiddle, Other [Speech] – Andrew BaxterVocals, Guitar – Jim BaxterWritten-By – Andrew Baxter, Jim Baxter | 2:59 |
| 15 | –Peg Leg Howell | Beaver Slide RagFiddle, Vocals – Eddie AnthonyGuitar – Henry WilliamsVocals, Guitar – Peg Leg HowellWritten-By – E. Anthony | 3:19 |
| 16 | –Alabama Sheiks | Travellin' Railroad ManVocals, Fiddle – Eddie WestVocals, Guitar – Ad FoxWritten-By – Traditional | 2:59 |
| 17 | –Joe Evans & Arthur McClain | Two White Horses In A LinePerformer – The Two Poor BoysVocals, Guitar – Joe Evans Vocals, Mandolin – Arthur McClain | 2:53 |
| 18 | –Frank Stokes | Chicken You Can Roost Behind The MoonGuitar – Dan SaneVocals, Guitar – Frank StokesWritten-By – Traditional | 2:58 |
| 19 | –De Ford Bailey | Dixie Flyer BluesHarmonica, Vocals – De Ford BaileyWritten-By – D. F. Bailey | 3:05 |
| 20 | –Taylor's Kentucky Boys | Sourwood MountainFiddle – Doc Roberts, Jim BookerGuitar – John BookerWritten-By – Traditional | 2:33 |
| 21 | –Bo Carter | BeansVocals, Guitar – Bo CarterWritten-By – B. Chatman | 2:50 |
| 22 | –Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley | Gonna Trip Out TonightVocals, Guitar – Pink AndersonVocals, Guitar, Kazoo – Simmie DooleyWritten-By – Traditional | 3:12 |
| 23 | –Freeman Stowers | Railroad BluesVocals, Harmonica – Freeman StowersWritten-By – S. Mc Gee | 3:20 |
| 24 | –Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton | Frankie And JohnniePerformer – Darby & TarltonVocals, Guitar – Jimmie Tarlton, Tom DarbyWritten-By – Traditional | 3:17 |
Credits
- Artwork – DeluxeDesignGraphique
- Compiled By – Sebastian Danchin
- Liner Notes – Gérard Herzhaft
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ben Shahn
- Photography By [Digipak Interior] – Jack Delano
Notes
Released in a digipak containing a 12-page booklet.Track 1: recorded in New York, 28 Dec. 1928.
Track 2: recorded in Chicago, 20 May 1929.
Track 3: recorded in New York, 9 July 1929.
Track 4: recorded in Chicago, November 1927.
Track 5: recorded in Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928.
Track 6: recorded in Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927.
Track 7: recorded in Chicago, 1 July 1927.
Track 8: recorded in New York, 15 June 1940.
Track 9: recorded in New York, 1946.
Track 10: recorded in Chicago, 8 April 1927.
Track 11: recorded in Chicago, 12 April 1927.
Track 12: recorded in New Orleans, 11 March 1927.
Track 13: recorded in New York, 3 August 1933.
Track 14: recorded in Charlotte, N.C., 9 Aug. 1927.
Track 15: recorded in Atlanta, 8 April 1927.
Track 16: recorded in Camdem, N.J., 20 Jan. 1931.
Track 17: recorded in New York, 20 May 1931.
Track 18: recorded in Chicago, Sep. 1927.
Track 19: recorded in New York, 19 April 1927.
Track 20: recorded in Richmond, Ind. 17 Sep. 1927.
Track 21: recorded in San Antonio, Tex. 26 March 1934.
Track 22: recorded in Atlanta, 14 April 1928.
Track 23: recorded in Richmond, Ind. 19 Jan. 1929.
Track 24: recorded in Atlanta, 16 April 1930.
This compilation:
(P) 2004 Saga
(C) 2004 Saga
Cover and digipak photos © The Library of Congress, Washington
Barcodes
- Barcode: 602498207659
- Label Code: LC 00699
- Matrix / Runout: M0023738 [logo] SNA 1 / 9820765
- Mastering SID Code: ifpi L595
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 1A30
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Saga
- Copyright (c) – Saga
- Copyright (c) – The Library Of Congress
- Mastered At – Art et Son Studio
- Pressed By – SNA
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