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Various Artists - My Rough And Rowdy Ways Vol. 1 - Classic Recordings Of The 1920S And 30S (Yazoo 2039)

Track listing:
  1. Tell It To Me [1928] - Grant Brothers & Their Music 2:57
  2. Little Sadie [1929] - Clarence Ashley 2:51
  3. Bad Luck Dice [1929] - Clifford Gibson 3:17
  4. Way Up On Clinch Mountain [1928] - Jilson Setters 3:12
  5. Frankie [1927] - Dykes Magic City Trio 2:59
  6. Canned Heat Blues [1928] - Tommy Johnson 3:40
  7. Got The Jake Leg Too [1930] - Ray Brothers 2:57
  8. Country Blues [1927] - Dock Boggs 3:02
  9. Kentucky Blues [1930] - Little Hat Jones 3:13
  10. Prisoner's Dream [1934] - Allen Brothers 2:49
  11. John Hardy [1927] - Sweet Brothers & Ernest Stoneman 3:09
  12. Better Leave That Stuff Alone [1928] - Will Shade 3:25
  13. Way Down The Old Plank Road [1926] - Uncle Dave Macon & Sam Mcgee 2:59
  14. The Fate Of Talmadge Osborne [1927] - Ernest Stoneman & Kahle Brewer 3:14
  15. Viola Lee Blues [1928] - Cannon's Jug Stompers 3:12
  16. Rock House Gamblers - Cleve Chaffin & The Mcclung Brothers 3:05
  17. Dupree Blues [1930] - Willie Walker 3:30
  18. All Bound Down [1931] - Haywood County Ramblers 3:00
  19. Low Down Rounder Blues [1928] - Peg Leg Howell 3:17
  20. Stack-O-Lee - Fruit Jar Guzzlers 3:18
  21. My Crime Blues [1929] - Barefoot Bill 2:51
  22. Jesse James [1930] - Ken Maynard 3:28
  23. Chain Gang Special [1927] - Watts & Wilson 2:51

Notes

1. GRANT BROTHERS & THEIR MUSIC,
Tell It To Me
2. CLARENCE ASHLEY,
Little Sadie
3. CLIFORD GIBSON,
Bad Luck Dice
4. JILSON SETTERS,
Way Up On Clinch Mountain
5. DYKES MAGIC CITY TRIO,
Frankie
6. TOMMY JOHNSON,
Canned Heat Blues
7. RAY BROTHERS,
Got the Jake Leg Too
8. DOC BOGGS,
Country Blues
9. 'LITTLE HAT' JONES,
Kentucky Blues
10. ALLEN BROTHERS,
Prisoner's Dream
11. SWEET BROTHERS & ERNEST STONEMAN,
John Hardy
12. WILL SHADE,
Better Leave That Stuff Alone
13. UNCLE DAVE MACON & SAM MCGEE,
Way Down the Old Plank Road
14. ERNEST STONEMAN & KAHLE BREWER,
The Fate of Talmedge Osborn
15. CANNON'S JUG STOMPERS,
Viola Lee Blues
16. CLEVE CHAFFIN & THE MCCLUNG BROTHERS,
Rock House Gamblers
17. WILLIE WALKER,
Dupree Blues
18. HAYWOOD COUNTY RAMBLERS,
All Bound Down
19. PEG LEG HOWELL,
Low Down Rounder Blues
20. FRUIT JAR GUZZLERS,
Stack-O-Lee
21. BAREFOOT BILL,
My Crime Blues
22. KEN MAYNARD,
Jesse James
23. WATTS & WILSON,
Chain Gang Special

"Among these selections are some great, hard-to-
find country blues and old-time classics ... brings
together some wonderful performances" - Dirty Linen

"The mix of black and white traditions reflects just
how much the two music cultures cross pollinated
...tales of love and lives lost, wasted, and
sometimes mourned" - Request

"If there's a flaw in My Rough and Rowdy Ways,
I must have overlooked it." - Victory Review

A collection of classic recordings of early American rural songs on the subject of badmen and hellraisers. Songs about outlaws, gamblers, drinkers and womanizers performed by many of the finest traditional musicians and singers ever recorded, many of whom have never been heard before on any re-issue. The whole breadth and scope of traditional American music is covered from old ballads to lyrical blues. Extensive biographical notes and photos are included in enclosed booklet.