16 Down Home Country Classics

Arhoolie Records - CD 110

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, & Country
[Tracklist]
01 Single Girl: Rose Maddox (2:09)
02 No Never No: Strange Creek Singers (4:09)
03 Run Mountain: J.E. Mainer (2:52)
04 Spanish Fandango: Snuffy Jenkins (1:23)
05 Eight Thirty Blues: The Armstrong Twins (2:09)
06 Hey, Hey Bartender: Del McCoury (2:38)
07 Sam McGee Stomp: Sam McGee (2:04)
08 Old Dan Tucker: Louisiana Honey Drippers (2:20)
09 You Turned Your Back: Toni Brown (2:17)
10 Carroll County Blues: Suzy and Eric Thompson (3:18)
11 George's Playhouse Boogie: Maddox Brothers & Rose (2:44)
12 John Barleycorn: Kenny Baker (2:11)
13 Black Land Farmer: Bill Neely (3:48)
14 Turkey Buzzard / Chinquapin Hunting: Any Old Time String Band (2:46)
15 Hello Stranger: The Carter Family (2:09)
16 Bogue Chito Fling Ding: Hodges Brothers (1:56)
[Credits]
Producer and Editor: Chris Strachwitz and Tom Diamant, Photographer: Barry Oliver, Designer: Wayne Pope and Craig Millman
[Notes]
"Down home" country music originated in the Appalachian region of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee in the early part of the 20th century. Played using acoustical stringed instruments, traditional country music is derived from English folk songs along with elements of gospel and blues. This collection presents 16 examples of traditional country music and includes tracks from the Carter Family, the Strange Creek Singers with Hazel Dickens, Rose Maddox, and NEA National Heritage Fellow Del McCoury. Liner notes include each track's original Arhoolie album for further listening.

The Hodges Brothers: Bogue Chitto Flingding - Old Time Mississippi Country Music

Arhoolie Records – CD 9037

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Country
[Tracklist]
01 Mississippi Baby (2:15)
02 The Leaves Is Falling On The Ground (1:50)
03 Fifty Years Waltz (2:30)
04 It Won't Be Long (2:40)
05 Bile Dem Cabbage Down (1:25)
06 On The Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
07 Hooknose In Town (1:25)
08 Carroll County Blues (2:35)
09 Watermelon Hangin' On The Vine (2:25)
10 Little Church House On The Hill (2:35)
11 Charmin' Betsy (2:50)
12 Never Alone Waltz (2:55)
13 Bogue Chitto Fling Ding (1:55)
14 Six White Horses (2:55)
15 Ida Red (1:45)
16 Lonesome Valley (3:09)
17 Jack's Back In Town (2:01)
18 Bogue Chitto Waltz (2:21)
19 Everybody's Rockin' (2:29)
20 The Bubble Gum Boogie (1:38)
21 It Won't Be Long (2:44)
[Credits]
Ralph Hodges (guitar/vocals) Felix Hodges (fiddle) James Hodges (rhythm guitar) John White (bass/vocals)
[Notes]
The Hodges brothers (Felix, Ralph, and James) were born and raised in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi (population 887, according to the 2010 Census). Their repertoire of honky-tonk, old-time country, and rockabilly music is a reflection of their small-town roots. Featuring Felix on fiddle and vocals, the brothers played at local dances and appeared on radio station WAPF in McComb, MS, in the 1960s. This 2013 Arhoolie release includes music recorded during several sessions from the 1960s.