Country: Nashville – Dallas – Hollywood 1927–1942

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Railroad Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1934-08)
Sam McGee43:17
2Omie Wise
G.B. Grayson3:13
3Peg and Awl
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-14)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1928-10-14)
guitar:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14)
guitar and harmonica:
Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
vocals:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14) and Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
recording of:
Peg and Awl (on 1928-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4619)
Carolina Tar Heels3:02
4A Lazy Farmer Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-06-26)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1931-06-26)
guitar:
Preston Young (on 1931-06-26)
vocals:
Preston Young (on 1931-06-26)
recording of:
A Lazy Farmer Boy (on 1931-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 438)
Buster Carter & Preston Young23:03
5The Butcher’s Boy
Buell Kazee3:05
6My Name Is John Jo Hannah
recording of:
My Name Is John Jo Hannah (on 1927-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kelly Harrell3:16
7The House Carpenter
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-14)
five-string banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1930-04-14)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1930-04-14)
recording of:
The Daemon Lover (on 1930-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 14) and Child Ballads (number: 243)
Clarence Ashley53:17
8Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand
Williamson Brothers3:26
9Country Blues
Dock Boggs2:59
10Brownskin Blues
Dick Justice3:13
11Slow Wicked Blues
recording of:
Slow Wicked Blues
Jimmie Tarlton3:04
12Pan American Man
recording of:
Pan American Man
Cliff Carlisle2:14
13John Hardy
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
autoharp and autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-10), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
recording of:
John Hardy (traditional) (on 1928-05-10)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
Carter Family2:56
14Wildwood Flower
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-10), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
recording of:
Wildwood Flower (Carter family version) (on 1928-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
Carter Family43:12
15Blue Yodel no. 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
Jimmie Rodgers43:00
16All the Good Times Are Passed and Gone
Monroe Brothers2:44
17Sinner, You Better Get Ready
Monroe Brothers2:36
18Brown’s Ferry Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Alton Delmore
Delmore Brothers2:38
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jimmie’s Texas Blues
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-10)
guitar:
Billy Burkes (US guitarist, Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1929-08-10)
steel guitar:
Joe Kaipo (on 1929-08-10)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-08-10)
recording of:
Jimmie’s Texas Blues (on 1929-08-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers2:50
2Rockin’Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Blues (on 1932-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Jimmie Davis3:14
3The Days of ’49
recording of:
Days of '49 (on 1928-04-24)
publisher:
Old Put (Publisher of gold rush era songbooks, real name John A. Stone)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Jules Verne Allen2:43
4The Dying Cowboy
recording of:
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy) (on 1928-04-21)
lyricist:
Edward Hubbell Chapin (poet 19th cent)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Jules Verne Allen3:20
5Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey
recording of:
Rye Whiskey (on 1933-03-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Blackwing Music
Tex Ritter3:15
6I’ll Go Ridin’Down That Old Texas Trail
Gene Autry3:00
7Song of the Bandit
Sons of the Pioneers2:48
8Cowboy Night Herd Song
Roy Rogers2:59
9I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
Pasty Montana3:08
10What’s the Matter With the Mill?
recording of:
What's the Matter With the Mill (Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan version) (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Minnie McCoy and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
version of:
What's the Matter With the Mill
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:54
11Liza, Pull Down the Shades
recording of:
Liza Pull Down the Shades (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys42:21
12Hesitation Blues
Milton Brown and His Brownies2:45
13Alamo Rag
Adolph Hofner and His San Antonians2:40
14Women, Women, Women
Shelley Lee Alley & His Alley Cats2:43
15Fox and Hounds
Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys2:40
16Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys2:47
17Fireball Mail
recording of:
Fireball Mail (on 1942-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys2:34
18I Ain’t Honky Tonkin’Anymore
recording of:
I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb and the Troubadours2:31