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