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