American Epic: The Collection

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Tracklist

1▼CD: The Southeast: Memphis / Bristol / Johnson City / Louisville / Ashland / Charlotte
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1The Coo‐Coo Bird
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-11-23)
banjo:
Clarence Ashley (on 1929-11-23)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (on 1929-11-23)
recording of:
The Cuckoo (on 1929-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413)
Clarence Ashley2:58
2On the Road Again
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
harmonica:
Unknown (on 1928-09-11)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-11)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11), Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1928-09-11)
writer:
Jab Jones and Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band2:51
3The Panama Limited
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26) and Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
The Panama Limited (on 1930-05-26)
writer:
Bukka White
Bukka White3:12
4Indian War Whoop
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-13)
fiddle:
Hoyt Ming (on 1928-02-13)
guitar:
Rozelle Ming (on 1928-02-13)
mandolin:
Troy Ming (on 1928-02-13)
recording of:
Indian War Whoop (on 1928-02-13)
composer:
Hoyt Ming
Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers3:11
5’Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do (part 1)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-30)
guitar:
Dan Sane (on 1928-08-30) and Frank Stokes (on 1928-08-30)
vocals:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-08-30)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1928-08-30)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
Frank Stokes3:17
6K.C. Railroad Blues
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (in 1927-08)
guitar:
Jim Baxter (on 1927-08-09)
violin:
Andrew Baxter (on 1927-08-09)
vocals:
Jim Baxter (on 1927-08-09)
recording of:
K. C. Railroad Blues (on 1927-08-09)
writer:
Andrew Baxter and Jim Baxter
Andrew and Jim Baxter3:30
7I Am Bound for the Promised Land
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
I Am Bound for the Promised Land (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
Alfred G. Karnes
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Alfred G. Karnes3:12
8Cottonfield Blues (part 2)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23) and Joe Calicott (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23)
Garfield Akers3:21
9I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (on 1928-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4957)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:20
10Down on Penny’s Farm
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-23)
banjo and guitar:
[unknown] (on 1929-10-23)
The Bentley Boys2:49
11Foldin’ Bed
recorded in:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (on 1931-06-15)
guitar:
Whistler (on 1931-06-15)
jug:
Rudolph Thompson (on 1931-06-15)
tenor banjo:
Willie Black (on 1931-06-15)
violin:
Luther Nichols (on 1931-06-15)
vocals:
Rudolph Thompson (on 1931-06-15) and Whistler (on 1931-06-15)
Whistler’s Jug Band2:58
12Greenback Dollar
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-12-09)
banjo:
Alvin Conder (on 1927-12-09)
cello:
Jesse Weems (on 1927-12-09)
fiddle:
Dick Weems (on 1927-12-09) and Frank Weems (on 1927-12-09)
vocals:
Alvin Conder (on 1927-12-09)
Weems String Band3:10
13Tallahatchie River Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Mattie Delaney (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Mattie Delaney (on 1930-02-21)
Mattie Delaney2:49
14Walk Right In
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)
recording of:
Walk Right In (on 1929-10-01)
composer:
Gus Cannon and Hosea Woods
publisher:
Southern Music, Southern Music Publ. Co. (A'Asia) and Southern Music Publishing Co.
Cannon’s Jug Stompers2:57
15Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (on 1927-08-01)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (on 1927-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
The Carter Family2:59
16Old Dog Blue
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-02)
guitar:
Jim Jackson (on 1928-02-02)
vocals:
Jim Jackson (on 1928-02-02)
Jim Jackson3:04
17Bayou Teche
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-18)
accordion:
Columbus Fruge (on 1929-09-18)
vocals:
Columbus Fruge (on 1929-09-18)
recording of:
Bayou Teche (on 1929-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
Columbus Frugé
Columbus Fruge2:55
18Cool Drink of Water Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-03)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-03) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1928-02-03)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-03)
recording of:
Cool Drink of Water Blues (on 1928-02-03)
writer:
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson3:35
19Train on the Island
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (on 1927-08-01)
fiddle:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Train on the Island (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester
J.P. Nester3:02
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