Roots of the blues [sound recording] : The blues roll on / [recorded in the field by Alan Lomax]
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| Other title: | Blues roll on. Jim and John. Wild ox moan. Been drinkin' water out of a hollow log. All night long. Shake 'em on down. Levee camp reminiscence. Chevrolet. Levee camp holler. Eighteen hammers. Drink on little girl. Drop down mama. Boogie children. She lived her life too fast. Sittin' on top of the world. Cool water blues. She don't love me that way. Stop breaking down. Joe Lee's rock. Bullyin' well. When you get home, write me a few little lines. Red Cross store. Forrest City jump. |
| Format: | CD Audio |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atlantic,
©1993.
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| Series: | Sounds of the South ;
2. |
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Table of Contents:
- Jim and John / Lonnie & Ed Young (Lonnie Young, vocal & bass drum; Ed Young, cane fife; Lonnie Young, Jr., snare drum)
- The wild ox moan / Vera Hall & Ruby Pickens Tartt (Vera Hall, vocal)
- Been drinkin' water out of a hollow log / Mississippi Fred McDowell (Mississippi Fred McDowell, vocal & guitar)
- All night long / Miles & Bob Pratcher (Miles Pratcher, guitar; Bob Pratcher, fiddle)
- Shake 'em on down / adapted & arranged by Mississippi Fred McDowell (Mississippi Fred McDowell, vocal & guitar; Miles Pratcher, guitar; Fannie Davis, comb)
- Levee camp reminiscence / Joe B. Pugh (Forrest City Joe, vocal & harmonica)
- Chevrolet / Lonnie & Ed Young (Lonnie Young, vocal & bass drum; Ed Young, cane fife; Lonnie Young, Jr., snare drum)
- Levee camp holler / Johnny Lee Moore; Johnny Lee Moore, vocal)
- Eighteen hammers / Johnny Lee Moore (Johnny Lee Moore & 12 Mississippi Penitentiary convicts, vocals)
- Drink on, little girl / Joe B. Pugh (Forrest City Joe, vocal & harmonica; Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan, drums)
- Drop down mama / John Estes (Mississippi Fred McDowell, vocal & guitar)
- Boogie children / Roland Hayes (Boy Blue, vocal & harmonica; Willie Jones, guitar; Joe Lee, drums)
- She lived her life too fast / Joe B. Pugh (Forrest City Joe, vocal & harmonica; Sonny Boy Rogers, guitar; Thomas Martin, drums)
- Sittin' on top of the world / Walter Jacobs & Lonnie Carter (Lonnie Young, vocal & bass drum; Ed Young, cane fife; Lonnie Young, Jr., snare drum)
- Cool water blues / John Dudley (John Dudley, vocal & guitar)
- She don't love me that way / Joe B. Pugh (Forrest City Joe, vocal & harmonica; Sonny Boy Rogers, guitar; Thomas Martin, drums)
- Stop breaking down / Joe B. Pugh (Forrest City Joe, vocal & harmonica; Sonny Boy Rogers, guitar; Thomas Martin, drums)
- Joe Lee's rock / Joe Lee (Boy Blue, vocal & harmonica; Willie Jones, guitar; Joe Lee, drums)
- Bullyin' well / Rosalie Hill (Rosalie Hill, vocal & guitar)
- When you get home, write me a few little lines / Mississippi Fred McDowell (Mississippi Fred McDowell, vocal & guitar)
- Red Cross store / Huddy Ledbetter (Forrest City Joe, vocal & piano)
- Forrest City jump / Joe B. Pugh (Forrest City Joe, vocal & harmonica; Sonny Boy Rogers, guitar; Thomas Martin, drums)