The Railroad in Folksong

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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1Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-16)
vocals:
Ervin Rouse (on 1939-06-16) and Gordon Rouse (on 1939-06-16)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1939-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Rouse Brothers?:??
2The Train's Done Left Me
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-04-03)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1929-04-03)
guitar:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-04-03) and Garley Foster (on 1929-04-03)
harmonica:
Garley Foster (on 1929-04-03)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-04-03)
recording of:
The Train's Done Left Me (on 1929-04-03)
writer:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley)
Carolina Tar Heels?:??
3Engine One-Forty-Three
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-15)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-15) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
recording of:
Engine 143 (on 1929-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 255)
The Carter Family?:??
4Jerry, Go Ile That Car
recorded in:
Oakland, California, United States (on 1928-03-16)
guitar:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-03-16)
vocals:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-03-16)
recording of:
Jerry, Go Ile That Car (on 1928-03-16)
Harry "Mac" McClintock?:??
5If I Die a Railroad Man
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-02-18)
banjo:
Claude Slagle (on 1928-02-18)
guitar:
Claude Grant (on 1928-02-18)
mandolin:
Jack Grant (on 1928-02-18)
violin:
Jack Pierce (on 1928-02-18)
vocals:
Claude Grant (on 1928-02-18)
recording of:
If I Die a Railroad Man (on 1928-02-18)
composer:
Claude Grant
Tenneva Ramblers?:??
6The Wreck of the Virginian (Train No. 3)
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-28)
violin and baritone vocals:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician) (on 1927-07-28)
recording of:
The Wreck of the Virginian (on 1927-07-28)
composer:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Alfred Reed?:??
7Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Monroe Brothers?:??
8The Davis Limited
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1931-05-26)
guitar and harmonica:
Buddy Jones (on 1931-05-26)
lead vocals:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) (on 1931-05-26)
spoken vocals:
Buddy Jones (on 1931-05-26) and Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) (on 1931-05-26)
recording of:
The Davis Limited (on 1931-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Jimmie Davis?:??
9The Cannon Ball
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1938-09-29)
fiddle:
Chuck Maudlin (on 1938-09-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1938-09-29)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1938-09-29)
recorded at:
Andrew Jackson Hotel in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States (on 1938-09-29)
cover recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1938-09-29)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Delmore Brothers?:??
10The Longest Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1935-08-06)
banjo:
Wade Mainer (on 1935-08-06)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer (on 1935-08-06)
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) (on 1935-08-06) and Zeke Morris (on 1935-08-06)
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) (on 1935-08-06), J.E. Mainer (on 1935-08-06) and Zeke Morris (on 1935-08-06)
recording of:
The Longest Train (on 1935-08-06)
J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers?:??
11Wreck of the Old 97
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-03-18)
guitar:
Carson Robison (on 1926-03-18)
harmonica and tenor vocals:
Vernon Dalhart (on 1926-03-18)
violin:
Lou Raderman (on 1926-03-18)
recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97 (on 1926-03-18)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
Vernon Dalhart?:??
12The Red and Green Signal Lights
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-31)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1928-07-31)
violin:
G.B. Grayson (on 1928-07-31)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1928-07-31)
recording of:
The Red and Green Signal Lights (on 1928-07-31)
writer:
G.B. Grayson
G. B. Grayson?:??
13Peanut Special
recorded at:
Kimball House in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-10)
recording of:
Peanut Special (on 1940-10-10)
composer:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers?:??
14Crime of the D'Autremont Brothers
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-24)
banjo:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1928-05-24)
guitar:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1928-05-24)
vocals:
Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers) (on 1928-05-24)
recording of:
Crime of the D'Autremont Brothers (on 1928-05-24)
writer:
Charles Johnson (Johnson Brothers) and Paul Johnson (Johnson Brothers)
Johnson Brothers?:??
15McAbee's Railroad Piece
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-02-21)
harmonica:
Palmer McAbee (on 1928-02-21)
recording of:
McAbee’s Railroad Piece (on 1928-02-21)
composer:
Palmer McAbee
Palmer McAbee?:??
16The Little Red Caboose Behind the Train
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-01)
banjo:
Roy Hardison (on 1928-10-01)
guitar:
Bert Hutcherson (on 1928-10-01)
mandolin:
Paul Warmack (on 1928-10-01)
violin:
Charles Arrington (on 1928-10-01)
vocals:
Paul Warmack (on 1928-10-01)
recording of:
The Little Red Caboose Behind the Train (on 1928-10-01)
writer:
Paul Warmack (on 1928-10-01)
Paul Warmack and His Gully Jumpers?:??