The Rose Grew Round the Briar: Rural Love Songs: Classic Recordings From the 1920s and 30s, Vol. 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recordings from original 78s in the collections of Richard Nevins, Frank Mare, Joe Bussard, Dave Freeman, and Don Kent.

Front cover: unknown photo from 1890.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1I Went to See My Sweetheart
Lewis McDaniel & Walter Smith2:28
2Dark Holler Blues
Clarence Ashley2:58
3I Do Blues
guitar:
Robert Wilkins (on 1928-09-08)
vocals:
Robert Wilkins (on 1928-09-08)
Robert Wilkins3:40
4What Will I Do for My Money’s All Gone
Eck Dunford & Hattie Stoneman3:21
5The Old Fashioned Cottage
Alfred & Orville Reed3:07
6Lonesome Man Blues
George Torey2:48
7Little Maggie With a Dram Glass in Her Hand
recording of:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
Grayson & Whitter3:27
8False Hearted Lover Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (in 1929)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (in 1929)
Dock Boggs3:23
9Brooklyn Blues
guitar:
Clifford Gibson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Clifford Gibson (on 1929-12-10)
Clifford Gibson2:57
10Stolen Love
The Red Fox Chasers2:45
11Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Kentucky Thorobreds2:34
12Down on My Bended Knee
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
King Solomon Hill (in 1932-01)
King Solomon Hill2:59
13I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man
Shortbuckle Roark & Family2:38
14A Pretty Gal’s Love
banjo:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-28) and Marshall Small (on 1930-11-28)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1930-11-28)
spoken vocals:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-28) and Henry Whitter (on 1930-11-28)
vocals:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-28)
Hendley, Whitter, Small2:45
15Drive Away Blues
recording of:
Drive Away Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:21
16A Short Life of Trouble
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Buell Kazee2:54
17Going to Germany
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:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers2:34
18Dark Eyes
Morris Family2:56
19Lulu Wall
recording of:
Lulu Wall
version of:
Lulu Walls
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:03
20Lost Lover Blues
Lottie Kimbrough3:09
21Don’t Say Goodbye
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
Leroy Carr2:55
22The Hobo From the T&P Line - Part 2
Almoth Hodges3:02
23Barbara Allen
Bradley Kincaid3:08