Ragtime 2: The Country

Mandolins, Fiddles, and Guitars

RBF Records – RBF 18

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Jazz & Ragtime
[Tracklist]
101 Dallas Rag: The Dallas String Band (2:55)
102 No Use Workin' So Hard: The Carolina Tar Heels (3:09)
103 Old Weary Blues: Jesse Young's Tennessee Band (3:10)
104 Atlanta Rag: Cow Cow Davenport (3:09)
105 Hungry Man's Scuffle: Walter Roland and Lucille Bogan (2:47)
106 Downtown Blues: Frank Stokes (3:13)
107 They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me: The Leake County Revelers (2:59)
201 Hale's Rag: Theron Hale & Daughters (2:49)
202 Laughing Rag: Sam Moore and Horace Davis (2:45)
203 Lindy: The Proximity String Quartet (2:57)
204 Kansas City Dog Walk: Charlie Turner (2:59)
205 Ozark Rag: The East Texas Serenaders (3:09)
206 Dill Pickles Rag: The Kessinger Brothers (3:17)
207 Rag Mama Rag: Blind Boy Fuller, Gary Davis, and Bull City Red (3:07)
[Credits]
Compiled & Annotated: Samuel Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This collection features country ragtime from 1917 to 1935—a genre that mixes the syncopation of African-American rhythms with the melodic structure of European dance music. As these recordings demonstrate, musicians created different mixtures of these elements: some rags sound more like the blues, while others are closer to European quadrilles.