American Epic: The Best of Country

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Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
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1Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp, autoharp and guitar and alto vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
guitar and soprano vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
bass vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (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] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Carter Family3:00
2If the River Was Whiskey
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 Poole3:11
3The Coo Coo Bird (The Cuckoo)
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-11-23)
banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
recording of:
The Cuckoo (on 1929-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413)
Clarence Ashley3.752:58
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)
Jimmie Rodgers42:48
5Henry Lee Aka Young Hunting
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-05-20)
guitar:
Dick Justice (on 1929-05-20)
vocals:
Dick Justice (on 1929-05-20)
recording of:
Young Hunting (aka Henry Lee / Love Henry / The Proud Girl / Earl Richard) (on 1929-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 68) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 47)
Dick Justice3:26
6Sail Away Ladies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07)
fiddle:
Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Mazy Todd (on 1927-05-07)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1927-05-07)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Sam McGee (on 1927-05-07)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies (on 1927-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17635)
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers3:01
7I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-04-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-04-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-04-06)
recording of:
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (on 1928-04-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4957)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:20
8Stackalee
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] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4183)
Frank Hutchison3:07
9Peg 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 Heels2:57
10Blues In a Bottle
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1928-03-08)
fiddle:
Prince Albert Hunt (on 1928-03-08)
guitar:
Oscar Harper (on 1928-03-08)
vocals:
Prince Albert Hunt (on 1928-03-08)
Prince Albert Hunt’s Texas Ramblers3:25
11Ladies On the Steamboat
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-11-03)
banjo and other vocals [vocal effect]:
Richard D. Burnett (American folk singer, old-timer, banjo and guitar player) (on 1927-11-03)
fiddle:
Leonard Rutherford (old-time fiddle player from Kentucky) (on 1927-11-03)
Burnett & Rutherford3:16
12Country Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Country Blues (on 1927-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
Dock Boggs33:03
13Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-08)
accordion and piano:
Larry Wellington (on 1934-11-08)
double bass [string bass]:
Milt Mabie (on 1934-11-08)
fiddle:
Curt Massey (on 1934-11-08)
arranger:
Massey Family
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl Down the Road Somewhere (on 1934-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Massey Family52:47
14I 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. Karnes3:12
15I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-07)
banjo:
Emmett Bankston (US banjo player) (on 1927-10-07)
fiddle:
Earl Johnson (old-time fiddler) (on 1927-10-07)
guitar:
Lee 'Red' Henderson (on 1927-10-07)
vocals:
Emmett Bankston (US banjo player) (on 1927-10-07) and Earl Johnson (old-time fiddler) (on 1927-10-07)
recording of:
I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17487)
Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers3:03
16The Lost Child
recorded in:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States (on 1928-11-15)
fiddle:
Charles Stripling (on 1928-11-15)
guitar:
Ira Stripling (on 1928-11-15)
The Stripling Brothers3:07