Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1The Spasm
Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah2:52
2Tanner's Boarding House
Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett3:05
3Don't Think I'm Santa Claus
Lil McClintock3:05
4Hokum Blues
Dallas String Band with Coley Jones3:14
5Jimbo Jambo Land
Shorty Godwin2:57
6Gonna Swing on the Golden Gate
Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers2:57
7Papa's 'Bout to Get Mad
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley2:59
8The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was a Married Man
Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright3:14
9Bye, Bye, Policeman
Jim Jackson3:03
10The Bald-Headed End of a Broom
Walter Smith2:56
11Bow Wow Blues
The Allen Brothers3:21
12Beans
Beans Hambone and El Morrow2:53
13A Chicken Can Waltz the Gravy Around
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-26)
guitar:
David Crockett (on 1927-04-26)
harmonica, wind instruments [stovepipe] and lead vocals:
Stovepipe No. 1 (on 1927-04-26)
Stovepipe No. 1 & David Crockett3:08
14Tell It to Me
Grant Brothers & Their Music2:56
15Ain't No Use Working So Hard
Carolina Tar Heels3:08
16Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean
Walter Cole2:47
17C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken
Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet2:54
18My Money Never Runs Out
Banjo Joe2:53
19Railroadin' Some
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar, solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas
recording of:
Railroadin' Some
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas3:19
20Traveling Man
Prince Albert Hunt’s Texas Ramblers2:55
21G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again
Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop3:00
22Baby All Night Long
Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers2:47
23Born in Hard Luck
Chris Bouchillon3:19
24He's in the Jailhouse Now
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-21)
banjolin:
Vol Stevens (on 1930-11-21)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1930-11-21)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1930-11-21)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1930-11-21)
vocals:
Charlie Nickerson (on 1930-11-21)
Memphis Sheiks3:11
2▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Gonna Tip Out Tonight
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley3:10
2Chevrolet Car
Sam McGee3:10
3It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers2:58
4Bring It With You When You Come
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:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers2:45
5Atlanta Strut
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
recording of:
Atlanta Strut (on 1929-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Sammie3:11
6Go Along Mule
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-09)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-09)
fiddle:
Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-09) and Mazy Todd (on 1927-05-09)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1927-05-09)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-09), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-09) and Sam McGee (on 1927-05-09)
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers3:08
7Casey Bill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-03-30)
alto saxophone:
Lucien Brown (on 1927-03-30)
banjo:
Cal Smith (on 1927-03-30)
jug:
Earl McDonald (on 1927-03-30)
mandolin:
Ben Calvin (on 1927-03-30)
vocals:
Earl McDonald (on 1927-03-30)
Earl McDonald’s Original Louisville Jug Band2:48
8I Got Mine
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-27)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-08-27)
vocals:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-08-27)
recording of:
I Got Mine (on 1928-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes3:06
9Hannah
Chris Bouchillon2:57
10Adam & Eve in the Garden
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-09)
banjo and harmonica:
Bogus Ben Covington (in 1928-09)
vocals:
Bogus Ben Covington (in 1928-09)
Bogus Ben Covington2:43
11Mysterious Coon
Alec Johnson3:16
12Her Name Was Hula Lou
Carolina Tar Heels3:00
13Reno Blues
Three Tobacco Tags2:39
14Scoodle Um Skoo
Papa Charlie Jackson3:17
15Stackalee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-01-28)
guitar and harmonica:
Frank Hutchison (on 1927-01-28)
vocals:
Frank Hutchison (on 1927-01-28)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional) (on 1927-01-28)
writer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4183)
Frank Hutchison3:06
16The Cat's Got the Measles, the Dog's Got the Whooping Cough
Walter Smith3:00
17Shout You Cats
Hezekiah Jenkins3:09
18Nobody's Business If I Do
Tommie Bradley2:59
19Sweet Sixteen
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-01-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-01-23)
fiddle:
Odell Smith (on 1930-01-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (on 1930-01-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-01-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:53
20Ticklish Reuben
Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright2:40
21I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop
Jim Jackson2:52
22Shine
Dallas String Band with Coley Jones3:01
23The Gypsy
Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers3:21
24Kiss Me Cindy
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers2:05

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