American Skiffle Bands

Folkways Records – FA 2610

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Jug Band
[Tracklist]
A1 Raise a Ruckus Tonight: The Mobile Strugglers (3:11)
A2 Rock Me, Baby: The Mobile Strugglers (2:56)
A3 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean: The Mobile Strugglers (3:40)
A4 Trouble, Trouble Followed Me All of My Days: The Mobile Strugglers (3:40)
A5 Interview with Virgil Perkins: Virgil Perkins (1:42)
A6 Goin Around the Mountain, Darlin' Bessie: Virgil Perkins and Jack Sims (3:55)
A7 John Henry: Virgil Perkins and Jack Sims (4:30)
B1 Harmonica and Guitar Blues: The Memphis Jug Band (3:16)
B2 Tippin' Round: The Memphis Jug Band (4:44)
B3 Interview and Solos: a. Old John Booker, You Call That Gone: Gus Cannon (4:13)
B4 What You Gonna Do, Baby, When Your Troubles Get Like Mine: The Memphis Jug Band (2:41)
B5 Interview with Will Shade and Charlie Burse: Will Shade and Charlie Burse (2:51)
B6 Take Your Fingers Off It (2:57)
[Notes]
The skiffle band—a kind of ensemble that nearly disappeared after the 1920s—uses homemade or inexpensive instruments, including washboards, harmonicas, jugs, washtub basses, kazoos, tin flutes, woodblocks, and slide whistles to play a variety of songs. The recordings featured here were made between 1954 and 1957, and the musicians are mostly older men.

American Skiffle Bands

Folkways Records FA-2610

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre:Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues, Folk
[Trackist]
A1 Raise a Ruckus Tonight: The Mobile Strugglers (3:11)
A2 Rock Me, Baby: The Mobile Strugglers (2:56)
A3 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean: The Mobile Strugglers (3:40)
A4 Trouble, Trouble Followed Me All of My Days: The Mobile Strugglers (3:40)
A5 Interview with Virgil Perkins: Virgil Perkins (1:42)
A6 Goin Around the Mountain, Darlin' Bessie: Virgil Perkins and Jack Sims (3:55)
A7 John Henry: Virgil Perkins and Jack Sims (4:30)
B1 Harmonica and Guitar Blues: The Memphis Jug Band (3:16)
B2 Tippin' Round: The Memphis Jug Band (4:44)
B3 Interview and Solos: a. Old John Booker, You Call That Gone: Gus Cannon (4:13)
B4 What You Gonna Do, Baby, When Your Troubles Get Like Mine: The Memphis Jug Band (2:41)
B5 Interview with Will Shade and Charlie Burse: Will Shade and Charlie Burse (2:51)
B6 Take Your Fingers Off It: The Memphis Jug Band (2:57)
[Credits]
Recorder and Liner Notes: Samuel B. Charters
[Notes]
The skiffle band—a kind of ensemble that nearly disappeared after the 1920s—uses homemade or inexpensive instruments, including washboards, harmonicas, jugs, washtub basses, kazoos, tin flutes, woodblocks, and slide whistles to play a variety of songs. The recordings featured here were made between 1954 and 1957, and the musicians are mostly older men.

The Country Blues: Edited by Samuel B. Charters

RBF Records RF1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Blues
Style: Country Blues, Memphis Blues, Delta Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 Matchbox Blues: Blind Lemon Jefferson (2:54)
A2 Careless Love: Lonnie Johnson (2:58)
A3 Walk Right In: Cannon's Jug Stompers (2:57)
A4 Low Down Rounder's Blues: Peg Leg Howell (2:53)
A5 Statesboro Blues: Blind Willie McTell (2:35)
A6 Stealin', Stealin': Memphis Jug Band (3:01)
A7 You Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond: Blind Willie Johnson (3:12)
B1 Alabama Woman Blues: Leroy Carr (2:53)
B2 Special Agent: Sleepy John Estes (2:53)
B3 Key to the Highway: Big Bill Broonzy (3:02)
B4 Fixin' to Die: Bukka White (2:51)
B5 I'm A Guitar King: Tommy McClennan (2:51)
B6 Preachin' Blues: Robert Johnson (2:54)
B7 I Been Treated Wrong: Washboard Sam (3:22)
[Notes]

The Country Blues features a range of styles and a collection of recordings not included in other Folkways compilations. This selection—mostly recorded between 1927 and 1931—includes such gems as a test pressing of Robert Johnson's "Preaching Blues" and local releases from the 1920s.

Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow! Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935

Old Hat Records CD-1003

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2001
Genre: Blues, Folk, World
Style: Blues, Jazz
[Tracklist]
01 Ruckus Juice And Chittlin: Memphis Jug Band
02 The Jazz Fiddler: Walter Jacobs And Lonnie Carter
03 Moanin’And Groanin’Blues: Peg Leg Howell & His Gang
04 Dance Hall Shuffle: Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers
05 My Four Reasons: "Banjo Ikey" Robinson And His Bull Fiddle Band
06 Wild Cow Blues: Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
07 Knox County Stomp: Tennessee Chocolate Drops
08 Rustlin’Man: State Street Boys
09 Sister Maud Mule: Alec Johnson
10 G Rag: Georgia Yellow Hammers
11 Throw Me In The Alley: Peetie Wheatstraw And His Blue Blowers
12 If You Can’t Make It Easy, Sweet Mama: Dixieland Jug Blowers
13 Bunker Hill: Frank Stokes
14 I Got A Gal: James Cole's String Band
15 Sweet To Mama: State Street Boys
16 Doctor Medicine: South Memphis Jug Band
17 Cabo Verdranos Peça Nove: Abrew's Portuguese Instrumental Trio
18 Worried Man Blues: Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
19 Georgia Crawl: Henry Williams And Eddie Anthony
20 Good Old Turnip Greens: Bo Chatman
21 Memphis Stomp: Blue Boys
22 Get Up Off That Jazzophone: The Bubbling Over Five
23 Rukus Juice Shuffle: Alabama Rascals
24 Lazy Lazy River: Mississippi Sheiks
[Credits]
Produce and Liner Notes: Marshall Wyatt, Design: Davd Linch Graphic Design, Remastering: Christopher King, Digital Mastering: Robert Vosgien

Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music

Yazoo 2028

Series: Classic Recordings Of The 1920s and 30s. Vol. 1
Format: CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Old-time
[Tracklist]
01 Blues In The Bottle: Prince Albert Hunt
02 Dollar Bill Blues: Charlie Jordon
03 Lost John Dean: Bascom Lamar Lundsford
04 Streak Of Lean, Streak Of Fat: A.A. Gray & Seven Foot Dilly
05 Sinking Of The Titanic: Richard "Rabbit" Brown
06 Tennessee Girls: Dykes Magic City Trio
07 Shotgun Blues: Bob Campbell
08 Train On The Island: J.P. Nestor & Norman Edmonds
09 The Fault's In Me: The Four Wanderers
10 The Tail Of Haley's Comet: Happy Hayseeds
11 Wake Up You Drowsy Sleeper: The Oaks Family
12 How You Want Your Rollin' Done: Louie Lasky
13 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss: Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
14 On The Road Again: Memphis Jug Band
15 The Dying Soldier: Buell Kazee
16 Voice Throwin' Blues: Buddy Boy Hawkins
17 Been On The Job Too Long: Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles
18 Fannie Moore: Ken Maynard
19 I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape: Nugrape Twins
20 The Old Miller's Will: Carson Brothers & Sprinkle
21 Skinner: Winston Holmes & Charlie Turner
22 How To Make Love: Southern Moonlight Entertainers
23 Old Jimmie Sutton: Grayson & Whitter
[Credits]
Art Direction: Joan Pelosi, Cover Photo: Jim Bolman, Producer and Remaster: Richard Nevins, Sleeve Notes: Charles Wolfe and Don Kent