O Brother: Music in the Tradition

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lonesome Valley
The Monroe Brothers2:13
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 Patton3:08
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:
My Dixie Darlin’ (on 1936-06-08)
The Carter Family2:58
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 Four2:58
5Tom Cat Blues
Cliff Carlisle2:54
6Roll All Burdens Away
The Fairfield Four2:39
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 Ashley3.752:57
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 Brothers2:57
9California Blues (Blue Yodel No. 4)
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-20)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-20)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-20)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-20)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-20)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-20)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-20)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) (on 1928-10-20)
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers43:05
10Stop and Listen Blues
recording of:
Stop and Listen Blues
The Mississippi Sheiks3:34
11I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape
Nugrape Twins2:56
12The Rooster's Crowing Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-01)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers3:02
13I Looked Down the Line
The Dixie Hummingbirds2:48
14The Dying Soldier
Buell Kazee3:07
15Wildwood Flower
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-10), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10)
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 Family43:12
16Standing in the Safety Zone
The Fairfield Four2:47
17Danville 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 Boggs3:10
18Keep 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 Johnson3:05
19Blue Grass Special
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Blue Grass Special (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys2:31
20Ride Old Buck to Water
Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers3:07
21Mississippi Bo Weavil
recorded in:
Richmond, Virginia, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:11
22Take a Drink on Me
Charlie Poole3:15
23Lonesome Valley
David Miller2:48
24I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers3:02

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ASIN:UK: B000075AI6 [info]