Don't Let Your Deal Go Down

Appalachian blues musician John Jackson (1924 – 2002) was working as a grave digger in Fairfax County, Virginia, when he was “discovered” in the early 1960s by folklorist Chuck Purdue. The songs on this collection, recorded in Fairfax and in Stuttgart, Germany, in the 1960s, are among his first professional recordings and reflect his low-key approach to the blues. Jackson was named a “National Treasure” as a National Heritage Fellow in 1986. The liner notes are written by Chuck Purdue.

Track Listing

101	Going Down in Georgia on a Horn John Jackson	02:34
102	Black Snake Moan John Jackson	02:13
103	John Henry John Jackson	03:56
104	If Hattie Wants to Lu, Let Her Lu like a Man John Jackson	02:03
105	Nobody's Business but Mine John Jackson	03:02
106	John's Rag John Jackson	02:35
107	Boats Up the River John Jackson	03:31
108	Rattlesnakin' Daddy John Jackson	02:30
109	Flat Foot and Bug Dance John Jackson	03:05
110	Bear Cat Blues John Jackson	02:41
111	Reuben John Jackson	01:51
112	Rocks And Gravel John Jackson	03:20
113	Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad John Jackson	03:53
114	Police Dog Blues John Jackson	03:33
115	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down John Jackson	02:07
116	Muleskinner Blues John Jackson	03:29
117	I Bring My Money John Jackson	02:14
118	John's Ragtime John Jackson	01:55
119	Red River Blues John Jackson	03:05
120	Knife Blues John Jackson	02:14
121	Trucking Little Baby John Jackson	03:09
122	Blind Blake's Rag John Jackson	02:26
123	Goodbye Booze John Jackson	02:04
124	Graveyard Blues John Jackson	02:50
125	Early Morning Blues John Jackson	03:42
126	You Ain't No Woman John Jackson	01:54