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1Lonesome Valley
The Monroe Brothers2:12
2Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
recording of:
Shake It & Break It
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Charley Patton3:06
3My Dixie Darling
autoharp and solo vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1936-06-08), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-08)
recording of:
Dixie Darling (on 1936-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15143)
The Carter Family2:56
4I’ll Fly Away
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
baritone vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Grandpa Jones (in 1946-09)
bass vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
cover recording of:
I’ll Fly Away (in 1946-09)
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Brown’s Ferry Four2:56
5Tom Cat Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-09-26)
guitar:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1932-09-26)
vocals:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1932-09-26)
Cliff Carlisle52:52
6Roll All Burdens Away
The Fairfield Four2:36
7Coo Coo Bird
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 Ashley3.752:56
8Rounder’s Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Rounder's Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Jim Scott
The Delmore Brothers2:55
9Stop and Listen Blues
recording of:
Stop and Listen Blues
The Mississippi Sheiks3:33
10I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (on 1928-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4957)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:21
11I Looked Down the Line
The Dixie Hummingbirds2:47
12Danville Girl
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1927)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1927)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1927)
recording of:
Danville Girl (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dock Boggs3:07
13Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (on 1928-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
is based on:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Blind Willie Johnson3:04
14Ride Old Buck to Water
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-04)
banjo:
Gid Tanner (James Gideon Tanner)
fiddle:
Bert Layne (US old-time fiddler), Lowe Stokes and Clayton McMichen
guitar:
Riley Puckett
vocals:
Riley Puckett
Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers3:06
15Take a Drink on Me
Charlie Poole3:13
16Golden Gate Gospel Train
Golden Gate Quartet2:34
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