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

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