Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues: Old Timers of the Grand Ole Opry

The McGee Brothers, Sam (1894–1975) and Kirk (1899–1983), played as a musical duo for 50 years beginning in the mid-1920s. Steeped in the tradition of “old-time” string band music, Sam, on guitar, and Kirk, on banjo and fiddle, were joined in the 1930s with Arthur Smith on fiddle and banjo to form the Dixieliners. The McGees enjoyed a resurgence during the folk music revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, musician Mike Seeger (The New Lost City Ramblers) reunited the McGees with Smith and in 1968 recorded their first album together. This is their only recording as a trio.

Track Listing

101	Single-Footing Horse	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:37
102	Widow Haley	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:01
103	Charming Bill	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:13
104	Milk Cow Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:41
105	Memphis Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:06
106	Boogie	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:07
107	Amos Johnson Rag	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:47
108	Red Wing	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:05
109	Under the Double Eagle	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:34
110	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	03:02
111	Evening Shade	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:11
112	Pig at Home in the Pen	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:18
113	Peacock Rag	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:02
201	Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:46
202	Late Last Night	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:23
203	Keep a Light in Your Window	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:01
204	Uncle Buddy	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:30
205	Lafayette	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:33
206	Drummer Boy	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:25
207	Easy Rider	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:37
208	Chinese Breakdown	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:28
209	Dance All Night With a Bottle in Your Hand	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:32
210	Whistling Rufus	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:33
211	Sally Johnson	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	02:18
212	I've Had a Big Time Tonight	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	01:50