Rappahannock Blues

Raised in a large, musical farm family in Rappahannock County, Virginia, John Jackson (1924-2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-1960s. Having learned guitar and his wide-ranging stock of songs as a youth from family and 78-rpm recordings, he enthralled major audiences during more than three decades with his vintage style and repertoire. Culled from hundreds of live concert recordings in the Smithsonian Folkways archives, the twenty tracks of Rappahannock Blues highlight John Jackson the way he most wanted to be remembered—as a bluesman. 20 tracks, 57 minutes, 32-page booklet with extensive notes.This recording is the fifth in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Track Listing

101	Rocks and Gravel	John Jackson	02:49
102	Too Tight Rag	John Jackson	04:00
103	Candy Man	John Jackson	02:44
104	Truckin’ Little Baby	John Jackson	02:55
105	Railroad Bill	John Jackson	03:33
106	Nobody’s Business (If I Do)	John Jackson	03:15
107	Don't You Want to Go Up There	John Jackson	02:25
108	The Year Clayton Delaney Died	John Jackson	02:36
109	John Jackson’s Breakdown	John Jackson	02:06
110	Red River Blues	John Jackson	02:56
111	Brown’s Ferry Blues	John Jackson	02:11
112	Cindy	John Jackson	02:21
113	You Ain’t No Woman	John Jackson	02:22
114	John Henry	John Jackson	03:20
115	Diddy Wah Diddy	John Jackson	03:12
116	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	John Jackson	02:33
117	Frankie and Johnny	John Jackson	03:40
118	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	John Jackson	03:06
119	Step It Up and Go	John Jackson	02:10
120	West Coast Rag	John Jackson	01:45