Kentucky Mountain Music

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Annotation

This 7 CD box set contains 167 all-time great performances by some of the finest country musicians who ever lived -- it is a treasure trove of Americana. Since all the recordings are from the 1920's and 1930's, it's as close to the ultimate sources as anything can be. Included in this box set is a 32 page 5" x 11" booklet containing stunning period photos of many of the musicians and copious background notes.

Annotation last modified on 2016-05-25 04:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Old Flannigan
Blue Ridge Mountaineers3:02
2Willie Moore
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-11-03)
fiddle:
Leonard Rutherford (old-time fiddle player from Kentucky) (on 1927-11-03)
five-string banjo:
Richard Burnett (American folk singer, old-timer, banjo and guitar player) (on 1927-11-03)
vocals:
Richard Burnett (American folk singer, old-timer, banjo and guitar player) (on 1927-11-03)
recording of:
Willie Moore (on 1927-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4816)
Richard Burnett & Leonard Rutherford3:15
3The Wild Wagoner
J.W. Day3:15
4My Cabin Home Among the Hills
Asa Martin2:44
5Bow Legged Irishman
Tod Gossett2:51
6There's No One Like the Old Folks
Rutherford & Foster2:44
7Old Blind Dog
Jimmy Johnson String Band2:53
8The Sporting Bachelors
Buell Kazee2:45
9Sourwood Mountain
Taylor's Kentucky Boys2:35
10The Roving Boy
Justus Begley2:15
11Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes, Pt. 2: Sourwood Mountain/Sally in ...
Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers3:06
12Lack Fol Diddle I Day
Pete Steele1:23
13Lost John
Richard Burnett & Leonard Rutherford3:06
14There's More Pretty Girls Than One
Rutherford & Foster2:41
15Shaker Ben
Walker Family3:25
16Jesus Walking Through the Land
Reverand Sherwin Sizemore & Church Of The Ten Elders1:58
17Pick Away
Green's String Band2:26
18Wallins Creek Girls
Daw Henson1:27
19We'll All Go to Heaven When the Devil Goes Blind
Ed Morrison4:33
20John Hardy
Walter Williams2:55
21Wink the Other Eye
Hack's String Band2:54
22Hickory Jack
Boyd Asher1:17
23Working Too Hard
J.M. Mullins2:11
24Sail Away Ladies
Henry L. Bandy2:59
25The Great Reaping Day
Kentucky Mountain Chorusters3:06
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