Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia

Various Artists

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The sounds and social history of African American banjo playing—32 superb instrumentals and vocals, recorded between 1974 and 1997. Extensively annotated with performer's life histories, tunings, lyrics, bibliography, and discography. The banjo's gourd ancestors came to the Americas with enslaved Africans, forging the link between West African griots and performers of 20th-century blues and string-band music. 64 minutes.

Track Listing

101	The Coo Coo (Coo Coo Bird)	John Snipes	1:15
102	The Coo Coo (Coo Coo Bird)	Dink Roberts	2:12
103	Old Rattler (Fox Chase)	John Snipes	2:47
104	Georgia Buck (Georgie Buck)(Never Let a Woman Have Her Way)	Dink Roberts	1:03
105	Georgia Buck	Joe and Odell Thompson	1:38
106	John Henry	James Roberts	0:51
107	High Sheriff	Dink Roberts	0:40
108	John Hardy	Dink Roberts	1:06
109	Garfield	Dink Roberts	1:23
110	Old Corn Liquor	Dink Roberts	1:22
111	Old Corn Liquor	Joe and Odell Thompson	1:11
112	John Henry	Joe and Odell Thompson	2:20
113	Love Somebody (Soldier's Joy)	Joe and Tommy Thompson	2:14
114	Long Tail Blue	John Snipes	1:22
115	Ain't Gonna Rain No More	John Snipes and Tommy Thompson	1:17
116	Going Where I've Never Been Before	John Snipes	3:50
117	Black Annie	Dink Roberts	2:19
118	Old Blue	Dink Roberts	2:06
119	Going Away from Home (Take Care of My Wife and Child)	John Snipes	3:55
120	You Don't Know My Darling	John Snipes	1:19
121	Jaybird March	Etta Baker and Cora Phillips	1:51
122	Going Up North	John Jackson	1:50
123	Sugar Hill	Homer Walker	2:27
124	Momma Don't Allow	Irvin Cook and Leonard Bowles	2:02
125	Shortnin' Bread	Leonard Bowles	1:49
126	Shortnin' Bread	Lewis "Big Sweet" Hairston	1:58
127	Fox Chase	John Tyree	1:12
128	Roustabout (Buffalo)	Dink Roberts	1:24
129	Cookin' in the Kitchen	John Snipes	1:51
130	Coo Coo Bird	Rufus Kasey	4:44
131	Fox Chase	Dink Roberts	4:22
132	Little Brown Jug	Joe and Odell Thompson	1:28