The Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music

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1Way Down the Old Plank Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-04-14)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1926-04-14)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
recording of:
Way Down the Old Plank Road (on 1926-04-14)
Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee2:56
2Leaving Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-18)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-18)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-18)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-18)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-18)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”) (on 1926-09-18)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:02
3Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-24)
guitar:
John Cali (on 1933-05-24) and Tony Colicchio (US session musician) (on 1933-05-24)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-24)
recording of:
Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line (on 1933-05-24)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers2:55
4Train on the Island
recording of:
Train on the Island
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
J.P. Nester2:59
5Sweet Sarah Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-04-15)
guitar:
Tom Darby (of Darby & Tarlton) (on 1929-04-15)
slide guitar:
Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton) (on 1929-04-15)
vocals:
Tom Darby (of Darby & Tarlton) (on 1929-04-15)
Darby & Tarlton2:58
6Old Rub Alcohol Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1929)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1929)
Dock Boggs3:05
7Acorn Stomp
East Texas Serenaders2:50
8The Coo 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 Ashley3.752:54
9Wildwood 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 Family43:08
10The Longest Train I Ever Saw
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-04)
guitar:
Claude Grant (on 1927-08-04)
mandolin:
Jack Grant (on 1927-08-04)
violin:
Jack Pierce (on 1927-08-04)
vocals:
Claude Grant (on 1927-08-04)
recording of:
The Longest Train I Ever Saw (on 1927-08-04)
composer:
Claude Grant
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Tenneva Ramblers3:05
11Ain't Nobody's Business
Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers2:57
12Darling Cora
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-07-29)
banjo:
B.F. Shelton (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
B.F. Shelton (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
Darling Cora (on 1927-07-29)
composer:
B.F. Shelton
B.F. Shelton53:49
13John Hardy
Ernest V. Stoneman & The Sweet Brothers3:07
14Chicken Roost Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-08-31)
guitar:
Bill Carlisle (on 1934-08-31) and Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1934-08-31)
vocals:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1934-08-31)
Cliff Carlisle2:30
15Texas Wagoner
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-12)
fiddle:
Eck Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
guitar:
Nettie Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
tenor banjo:
Dueron Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
tenor guitar:
Daphne Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
Eck Robertson & Family3:00
16Got the Jake Leg Too
Ray Brothers2:55
17Stack-O-Lee
Fruit Jar Guzzlers3:16
18Sleepy Desert
Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles3:04
19It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers2:55
20Curly Headed Woman
Burnett & Rutherford3:06
21Cumberland Blues
Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts Trio2:50
22Billy in the Lowground
Lowe Stokes3:02
23The Orphan Girl
Buell Kazee2:59
24Leake County Blues
Leake County Revelers3:03
25Gonna Swing on the Golden Gate
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-10)
banjo:
T. M. Brewer (on 1927-10-10)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Fiddlin’ John Carson (on 1927-10-10)
guitar:
Moonshine Kate (on 1927-10-10)
Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers2:55

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1391) (order: 390)