Country & Western: A Ride Through History

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Tracklist

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1Waiting 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 Rodgers42:45
2The Prisoner’s Song
vocals:
Vernon Dalhart (on 1924-08-13)
recording of:
The Prisoner’s Song (on 1924-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Guy Massey (1920s US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Vernon Dalhart3:18
3Ain’t That Skippin’ and Flyin’?
banjo:
Austin Allen (in 1927)
guitar and kazoo:
Lee Allen (1920-30s country music artist) (in 1927)
vocals:
Austin Allen (in 1927) and Lee Allen (1920-30s country music artist) (in 1927)
recording of:
Ain't That Skippin' and Flyin'? (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
Austin Allen and Lee Allen (1920-30s country music artist)
The Allen Brothers3:01
4Frankie and Johnny
Mississippi John Hurt3:25
5My 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 Harrell3:17
6Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-26)
fiddle:
Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
guitar:
Curry (little-known American folk artist) (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
vocals:
Curry (little-known American folk artist) (on 1927-04-26), Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1927-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
The Williamson Brothers3:28
7Called to the Foreign Field
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
harp guitar:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-27)
vocals:
Alfred G. Karnes (on 1927-07-27)
recording of:
Called to the Foreign Field (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
Elder John B. Goins
Alfred G. Karnes33:12
8Ben 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)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew W. Jenkins (Blind Andrew Jenkins)
Jimmie Rodgers3:29
9Railroad Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1934-08)
Sam McGee43:17
10Train 45
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18)
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Henry Whitter (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
recording of:
Train 45 (on 1927-10-18)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Grayson & Whitter3:05
11Puttin’ on the Style
Vernon Dalhart3:01
12Think a Little
George Wade & Francum Braswell2:47
13Wildwood Flower
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 32)
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)
The Carter Family43:13
14Blue Yodel No.5
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-02-23)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-02-23)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-02-23)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 5 (It’s Raining Here) (on 1929-02-23)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers2:35
15The 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 Allen2:44
16How Many Biscuits Can You Eat
recording of:
How Many Biscuits Can You Eat
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dr. Humphrey Bate3:06
17Old Country Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar and guitar and pan flute [quills]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Old Country Stomp (on 1928-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas52:55
18My Wife Died Friday Night
Crook Brothers String Band2:53
19The Unfortunate Brakeman
Kentucky Ramblers52:28
20Lullaby Yodel
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:
Lullaby Yodel (on 1928-06-12)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers3:14
21I Want to Go
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-26)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-26)
violin:
Ernest Phipps (on 1927-07-26)
recording of:
I Want to Go Where Jesus Is (on 1927-07-26)
composer:
Ernest Phipps
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Ernest Phipps52:56
22The Wreck of the Old ’97
Vernon Dalhart3:16
23I 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. Karnes53:13
24Hobo Bill’s Last Ride
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-11-13)
guitar:
Billy Burkes (US guitarist, Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1929-11-13)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-11-13)
recording of:
Hobo Bill’s Last Ride (on 1929-11-13)
lyricist and composer:
Waldo O’Neal (Composer, songwriter)
Jimmie Rodgers2:37
25Tom Dooley
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1929-09-30)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1929-09-30)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1929-09-30)
arranger:
G.B. Grayson
recording of:
Tom Dooley (on 1929-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
Grayson & Whitter3:08
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