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Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists
Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways With a selection of indelible recordings made over 70 years, Classic Piedmont Blues captures the essence of this fascinating blues tradition. Originating in the foothills of Southern Appalachia, the Piedmont blues served as a breeding ground for cross-pollination between traditions: rural and urban, black and white, country and coastal. Swept up on the tide of the Great Migration, it was carried from the Carolinas and Virginia, north and east through Maryland and Washington, D.C., to New York City and back again. Featuring influential artists like John Jackson, Cephas & Wiggins, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and many others, this collection offers an illuminating overview of the Piedmont style. 64 minutes, 36-page booklet with extensive notes.

Track Listing

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Truckin’ Little Baby John Jackson 03:00
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102
Mamie John Cephas and Phil Wiggins 04:13
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103
Hey Bartender, There’s a Big Bug in My Beer Warner Williams and Eddie Pennington 02:47
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104
Confusion Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry 03:21
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105
T.B. Blues Josh White 03:24
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106
If I Could Holler Like a Mountain Jack Baby Tate 03:06
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107
Clog Dance Hobart Smith 01:09
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108
Daisy Brownie McGhee 03:27
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109
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Elizabeth Cotten 02:13
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110
I Got a Woman 'Cross Town Pink Anderson 01:56
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111
Red River Blues John Jackson 03:01
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112
I Ain’t Gonna Pick No More Cotton Warner Williams and Jay Summerour 03:50
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113
Sweet Woman Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee 03:06
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114
The Train that Carried My Girl from Town Doc Watson 02:22
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115
Mountain Jack Reverend Gary Davis 03:31
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116
Crow Jane John Cephas and Phil Wiggins 03:04
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117
Fore Day Creep Brownie McGhee 04:14
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118
Sittin’ On Top of the World Roscoe Holcomb 02:43
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119
Meet Me in the Bottom Pink Anderson 03:33
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120
Dirty Mistreater Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and J. C. Burris 03:01
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121
The Road is Rough and Rocky Archie Edwards 03:24