The Rough Guide to Country Legends: Jimmie Rodgers

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▼ CD 1: The Rough Guide to Country Legends: Jimmie Rodgers
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1Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-11)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-11)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-11)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1930-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
43:01
2Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixie Line
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-24)
guitar:
John Cali (on 1933-05-24) and Tony Colicchio (US session musician) (on 1933-05-24)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-24)
recording of:
Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line (on 1933-05-24)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:59
3Frankie and Johnnie
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-10)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-08-10)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-08-10)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of "Frankie and Albert") (on 1929-08-10)
publisher:
Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
version of:
Frankie and Albert (traditional song without the lyrics from "You’re My Baby", first published 1904)
52:53
4Waiting for a Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
42:47
5Any Old Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-02-21)
clarinet, cornet, drums (drum set) [trapman], piano, tuba and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-02-21)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-02-21)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-02-21)
conductor:
Leonard Joy (composer) (on 1929-02-21)
recording of:
Any Old Time (“any old time you want to come back home”) (on 1929-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1974)
2:52
6Why There’s a Tear in My Eye
recorded in:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (on 1931-06-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1931-06-10)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1931-06-10) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1931-06-10)
recording of:
Why There's a Tear in My Eye (on 1931-06-10)
writer:
A.P. Carter
3:11
7My Blue‐Eyed Jane
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-06-30)
banjo, clarinet, cornet and tuba:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-06-30)
piano:
Bob Sawyer (US jazz pianist, 1930s) (on 1930-06-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-06-30)
performer:
Bob Sawyer's Jazz Band (on 1930-06-30)
recording of:
My Blue-Eyed Jane (on 1930-06-30)
writer:
Lulu Belle White and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:48
8In the Jailhouse Now, no.2
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-12)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-12)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-12)
recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now #2 (on 1930-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
is based on:
In the Jailhouse Now
2:56
9In the Hills of Tennessee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-08-29)
clarinet, piano and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-08-29)
guitar:
Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1932-08-29)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1932-08-29)
recording of:
In the Hills of Tennessee (on 1932-08-29)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
Ira Schuster
3:06
10T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1931-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
3:05
11Away Out on the Mountain
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
recording of:
Away Out on the Mountain (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Harrell
43:20
12Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
J.R. Ninde (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1928-02-14)
mandolin and steel guitar:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1928-02-14)
ukulele:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
writer:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
52:51
13Blue Yodel #1 (T Is for Texas)
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
43:26
14Miss the Mississippi and You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-08-29)
clarinet, piano and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-08-29)
guitar:
Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1932-08-29)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1932-08-29)
recording of:
Miss the Mississippi and You (on 1932-08-29)
lyricist and composer:
William H. Heagney (songwriter, also known as Bill Halley)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
2:58
15Ben Dewberry’s Final Run
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
recording of:
Ben Dewberry’s Final Run (on 1927-11-30)
writer:
Andrew W. Jenkins (Blind Andrew Jenkins)
3:31
16I’m Lonely and Blue
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Lonely and Blue (on 1928-10-22)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
43:11
17Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-18)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-18)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-18)
recording of:
Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me) (on 1933-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
3:22
18When the Cactus Is in Bloom
recorded in:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (on 1931-06-13)
guitar:
Wilber Ball (on 1931-06-13)
steel guitar:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1931-06-13)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1931-06-13)
recording of:
When the Cactus Is in Bloom (on 1931-06-13)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
3:16
19My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-06-12)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-06-12)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-06-12)
recording of:
My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans (on 1928-06-12)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
43:04
20Gambling Bar Room Blues
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-08-15)
banjo:
Oddie McWinders (US vaudeville banjoist, Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1932-08-15)
fiddle:
Clayton McMichen (on 1932-08-15)
guitar:
Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1932-08-15)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1932-08-15)
recording of:
Gambling Bar Room Blues (on 1932-08-15)
writer:
Shelley Lee Alley and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
3:26
21My Little Lady
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-06-12)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-06-12)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-06-12)
recording of:
My Little Lady (Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-06-12)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
3:06
22Jimmie the Kid
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1931-01-31)
double bass [string bass]:
Mike Cordova (on 1931-01-31)
guitar:
M.T. Salazar (on 1931-01-31)
steel guitar:
Charles Kama (on 1931-01-31)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1931-01-31)
recording of:
Jimmie the Kid (on 1931-01-31)
writer:
Jack Neville (songwriter, collaborated with Jimmie Rodgers) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:50
23Yodeling Cowboy
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-10-22)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-10-22)
recording of:
Yodeling Cowboy (on 1929-10-22)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
3:15
24My Rough and Rowdy Ways
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-10-22)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-10-22)
steel guitar:
Joe Kaipo (on 1929-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-10-22)
recording of:
My Rough and Rowdy Ways (on 1929-10-22)
composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:34
25I’m Free (From the Chain Gang Now)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-17)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
recording of:
I’m Free From the Chain Gang Now (on 1933-05-17)
writer:
Lou Herscher and Saul Klein (songwriter)
3:02
▼ CD 2: The Rough Guide to Country Music Pioneers
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1Keep on the Sunny Side
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-09), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Victor Records (defunct "His Master’s Voice" imprint, succeeded by RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-09)
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side (on 1928-05-09)
lyricist:
Ada Blenkhorn and A.P. Carter
composer:
A.P. Carter and J Howard Entwisle
The Carter Family52:51
2I 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 (BMI)
Alfred G. Karnes3:15
3Black‐Eyed Susie
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
violin:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Black-Eyed Susie (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
J.P. Nester2:58
4Chevrolet Car
Sam McGee3:10
5Little Rabbit
Crockett’s Kentucky Mountaineers3:02
6Sweet Sarah Blues
Darby and Tarleton3:01
7Sweet 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 (old time musician) (on 1930-01-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-01-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:52
8The Wagoner’s Lad
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-01-18)
five-string banjo:
Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-18)
vocals:
Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-18)
recording of:
Wagoner’s Lad (on 1928-01-18)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 414)
Buell Kazee3:04
9My Name Is Ticklish Reuben
Smyth County Ramblers2:44
10Ash Can Blues
Cliff Carlisle2:59
11Death of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1926-04)
Uncle Dave Macon3:02
12All Night Long Blues
Burnett & Rutherford3:15
13Pretty Polly
B.F. Shelton4:30
14Miss Liza Poor Gal
Tenneva Ramblers2:40
15Worried Blues
Frank Hutchison3:22
16It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers2:57
17Sugar Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
five-string banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
guitar:
Hub Mahaffey (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Sugar Baby (on 1927-03-09)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5731)
Dock Boggs42:59
18Sandy River Belle
Dad Blackard’s Moonshiners3:32
19Goodnight Darling
guitar:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Good-Night Darling (on 1928-10-30)
writer:
R. E. Bays
arranger:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s)
Clarence Greene2:34
20Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate
Fiddlin’ John Carson & His Virginia Reelers2:57
21Tell Mother I Will Meet Her
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-25)
guitar, harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-07-25)
vocals:
Kahle Brewer (on 1927-07-25) and Walter Mooney (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
Tell Mother I Will Meet Her (on 1927-07-25)
writer:
Ralph S. Tinsman
E Stoneman, EK Brewer and M Mooney2:58
22My Mama Always Talked to Me
John Hammond2:29
23Angeline the Baker
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-30)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-30)
harmonica:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-30)
mandolin:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Angeline the Baker (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Uncle Eck Dunford
Uncle Eck Dunford2:48
24Dark Hollow Blues
Clarence Ashley2:57
25Just a Melody
Vernon Dalhart & Carson Robison3:54

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1274) (order: 274)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/731317 [info]