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Music Review: Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash Bootleg Volume 3 - Live Around The World

An honest overview of Cash's performance history from 1956 to 1979.

11 country songs for "Occupy MN"

MERLE TRAVIS - Sixteen Tons
Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records AdministrationAt least we got some rain this year. You load 16 tons, whaddya get? Well, you'd be lucky to get a coal mining job these days. Okay,

Top 10 sibling acts in country music history

The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effecti

Caught up in the rapture

Caught up in the rapture The world is ending today. In fact, it might end before I get to post this, or before you get to download these five songs. It's the day of Rapture. And we tend to get a lot of those these days. Yesterday Any Minor Dude said to me: "You can't predict the end of the world." Like the pedantic shit that I am, I reponded: "Oh, you can predict. You can always make a prediction, but most likely you'll be wrong if you try and predict the last day of the world." So whichever crazy cult said the world would [...]

Saved! Vol. 1

Saved! Vol. 1 Easter is coming, so it seems righteous to post the first in a series of great Christian music that, I hope, will lift the spirits of the believer, and make those who don't believe wish they would, if even for the duration of a song. This mix comprises gospel, soul, blues, funk and country, stretching from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. Some of the featured artists will be better known in other genres, some of them got their start in gospel music. Among them is Sly Stone , who as Sylvester Stewart was a child [...]

Murder Songs Vol. 5

Murder Songs Vol. 5 In this instalment of Murder Songs, we look at three real-life characters, from the 1890s, 1930s and 1950s. * * * Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd (1940).mp3 Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy" Floyd was a real-life criminal who came a cropper at the hands of law enforcement officers in 1934, at the age of 30. Wikipedia tells his story in some detail, including murders he might have committed or not. His fame rested with [...]

Live Collection: Wilco

Wilco's long list of covers helps illustrate the band's changing sound through the years.

A History of Country: Pioneer Years – 1920s: Part 2

A History of Country: Pioneer Years – 1920s: Part 2 After the first instalment of the country history series, it was suggested that I should have at least two compilations for each article. When I floated the idea on this blog's Facebook page, a number of people approved of the idea. So, just to mess up the sequence of posts, here's a second disc for the Pioneer Years – 1920s selection. ... In the first part of the history, we noted the first ever country recording: Sally Gooden by Eck Robertson [...]

A History of Country Vol. 3: Pre-war years – 1937-41

A History of Country Vol. 3: Pre-war years – 1937-41 The second article in the history of country music covered the trends and artists of the depression and pre-war years, 1930-41. Here we'll look at some of the songs of the era. The photo on the cover comes from a superb series of colour photos from the US in the 1930s and '40s . * * * Rock 'n' roll grew out of R&B and various shades of country, especially rockabilly, a sub-genre [...]

A History of Country Vol. 2: Depression Years – 1930-36

A History of Country Vol. 2: Depression Years – 1930-36 The titles of posts in this series may be a bit confusing. They will refer to the timespan covered in the mixes. But this post looks at the era from about 1930 to about 1941. The next post will include the 1937-41 mix, but the text will be a sidebar to this article, also referring to 1930-41. I hope that nakes sense... Record sales collapsed dramatically with the Depression, with sales dropping from 104 million in 1927 to just 6 million in 1932. Some records still sold prodigiously, [...]

A History of Country Vol. 1: Pioneer Years – 1920s

A History of Country Vol. 1: Pioneer Years – 1920s This is the first of a series in probably nine parts, aimed at providing a brief history of country music (all accompanied by an appropriate CD-sized mix). I hope it will not only inform those who have an interest in the genre, but also persuade those who resist becoming acquainted with country music to give it a chance, perhaps weakening resistance and preconceived notions which might be reduced to the stereoptypes of Confederation flags and the jargons of Hicksville. Of course it is very possible to dislike the sound of the steel guitar, the banjo, the fiddle or the yodel. [...]

I’ll Dance and I’ll Sing and My Heart Will Be Gay

From Mel Bay's Songs Of The Great Outdoors: Favorite Songs for Camping, Hiking, Boating, Biking, Backpacking and Skiing MP3: Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Wildwood Flower
Link Text:MP3: Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
File Name:1-26-Wildwood-Flower.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2003

1930s Playlist (Good Morning)

Yesterday morning was lovely. One of those Sunday mornings where you wake up and the sun is out and the light in the house is perfect and there's nothing else going on. The Sunday paper was waiting on the driveway, coffee brewed, and the baby was happy. We sat an enjoyed the morning for many hours, listening to a playlist I'd made that was solely comprised of music from the 1930s and 40s, which only added to how pleasant everything felt. Here's a taste of it--ten songs from the 1930s. In my house music from the 30s means mostly country [...]
Link Text:Oraison
File Name:1-02-oraison.mp3
Artist:Bill Monroe
Title:What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul
Link Text:What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul
File Name:3-67-what-would-you-give-in-ex change-for-your-soul.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1936
Artist:Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers
Title:When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
Link Text:When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
File Name:162-when-youre-smiling-the-who le-world-smiles-with-you.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1938
Artist:Coon Creek Girls
Title:Sowing on the Mountain
Link Text:Sowing on the Mountain
File Name:8-182-sowing-on-the-mountain.m p3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1938
Artist:Django Reinhardt
Title:The Sunshine Of Your Smile
Link Text:The Sunshine of Your Smile
File Name:09-the-sunshine-of-your-smile. mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1935
Artist:Frehel
Title:Du gris
Link Text:Du gris
File Name:05-du-gris.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1931
Artist:Jean Sablon
Title:J'attendrai
Link Text:J'attendrai
File Name:14-jattendrai.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1939
Artist:Jimmie Rodgers
Title:Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner)
Link Text:Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner)
File Name:20-495-blue-yodel-no.-9-standi n-on-the-corner.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1930
Artist:Patsy Montana
Title:I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Link Text:I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
File Name:2-31-i-wanna-be-a-cowboys-swee theart-1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1935
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Blackjack David
Link Text:Blackjack David
File Name:1-03-blackjack-david.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1934

JTE originals

http://www.cbc.ca/q/I've been on a classic country kick since I saw Justin Townes Earle in concert two weeks ago. Here are the original tracks of the songs that he covered. Mance Lipscomb - So Different Blues.mp3 Buy (e-music): Texas Blues Guitar (1994) I can't find when this was originally recorded, but I am going to guess the early 1960s. Lightnin' Hopkins - My Starter Won't Start This Morning.mp3 [...]
Artist:Buck Owens
Title:Close Up the Honky Tonks
Link Text:Close Up the Honky Tonks.mp3
File Name:Buck Owens - 2 - Close Up the Honky Tonks.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1964
Artist:Lightnin Hopkins
Title:My Starter Won't Start This Morning
Link Text:My Starter Won't Start This Morning.mp3
File Name:Lightnin Hopkins - 9 - My Starter Won't Start This Morning.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Mance Lipscomb
Title:So Different Blues
Link Text:So Different Blues.mp3
File Name:Mance Lipscomb - 11 - So Different Blues.mp3
Year:1994
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Gold Watch and Chain
Link Text:Gold Watch and Chain.mp3
File Name:The Carter Family - 4 - Gold Watch And Chain.mp3
Bitrate:137 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:The Replacements
Title:Can't Hardly Wait [Alternate Version][#][*]
Link Text:Can't Hardly Wait (alternate version).mp3
File Name:The Replacements - 21 - Can't Hardly Wait [Alternate Version][#][-].mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008

Rosanne Cash on Johnny Cash, Country Covers and Supergroups

Rosanne Cash on Johnny Cash, Country Covers and Supergroups Filed under: Exclusive , Spinner Interview , Country When Rosanne Cash was 18, her father Johnny Cash gave her a hand-written list entitled '100 Essential Country Songs.' Rosanne was a budding songwriter and dad was alarmed that his Beatles -obsessed daughter lacked a deep understanding of country music. He compiled the list and told her to learn every song. In the fall of 2009, Rosanne Cash released 'The List,' an album covering some of the tunes Johnny Cash recommended that day, [...]

A Porcine Song With A Message

A Porcine Song With A Message We can all understand the importance of self-reliance, but how we express the need to take care of ourselves can sometimes be a little baffling to those unfamiliar with a particular idiom. A good example is an expression that's been around for many generations, one that has become so firmly entrenched that it has even generated a number of songs with varying lyrics but the same title - "Root Hog, Or Die." It's easy enough to understand the connection if you realize that hogs are survivalists of the first order. Their keen sense of smell, along [...]
Artist:Chet Atkins/Carters
Title:Root, Hog or Die
Link Text:1949 version
File Name:Chet Atkins-Carters - Root, Hog or Die.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007

Black ballads (4) : Bad Men, from Stack'O Lee to John Hardy

Black ballads (4) : Bad Men, from Stack'O Lee to John Hardy Champion Jack Dupree - Stack O'Lee ( buy ) (1958) The bad man is another recurrent hero of black ballads, and an object of fascination and fear (see the Railroad Bill discussion) . The bad man survived the blues era and can be found in rap and of course, reggae. Last week I saw "The Harder They Come" (with the famous and excellent soundtrack), a great "bad man" story. The archetypal bad man is, of course, Stagger Lee (or Stack'O Lee), a St Louis (or, [...]
Artist:Carter Family
Title:John Hardy
Link Text:The Carter Family - John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
File Name:20 - John Hardy.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:Champion Jack Dupree
Title:Stack-O-Lee
Link Text:Champion Jack Dupree - Stack O'Lee
File Name:10 Stack-O-Lee.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1958
Artist:Leadbelly
Title:Duncan and Brady
Link Text:Leadbelly - Duncan and Brady
File Name:04 Duncan and Brady.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Willie Walker
Title:Dupree Blues
Link Text:Willie Walker - Dupree Blues
File Name:02 Dupree Blues.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007

Carlene Carter

Carlene Carter It's an understatement to say Carlene Carter comes from a musical family. She's the daughter of June Carter Cash and Carl Smith, the step-daughter of Johnny Cash, the granddaughter of Maybelle Carter, and the ex-wife of Nick Lowe. Here she is singing an old Carter Family tune, which she modernized for her 1980 album, Musical Shapes . (I only wish she'd kept the yodeling.) The Carter Family version is included for comparison purposes. Carlene Carter – Foggy Mountain Top ( buy ) The Carter [...]
Artist:Carlene Carter
Title:Foggy Mountain Top
Link Text:Carlene Carter - Foggy Mountain Top
File Name:Carlene-Foggy Mtn Top.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Foggy Mountain Top
Link Text:The Carter Family - Foggy Mountain Top
File Name:Carter Fam-Foggy Mtn Top.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

The Berkshire Tragedy, aka - Knoxville Girl

The Berkshire Tragedy, aka - Knoxville Girl The folk song Knoxville Girl was made famous by the Louvin Brothers in their opus "Tragic Songs of Life," but was merely a tradition of several hundred years of folk tales, street songs, and eventually folk songs. Recorded first in the United States by the Carter Family (that I know of), Knoxville Girl is the story of a man that kills his girlfriend/acquaintance in a fit of passion. The song is usually not very explicit, but through the various bluegrass renditions and into the country/alt-country renditions it becomes much darker and detailed. Nick [...]
Link Text:Elvis Costello - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Elvis Costello - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Blue Sky Boys
Title:Story Of The Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Blue Sky Boys - Story of the Knoxville Girl
File Name:Blue Sky Boys - Story Of The Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:99 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:BR5-49
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:BR5-49 - Knoxville Girl
File Name:BR5-49 - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:142 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Chris Thile  Michael Daves - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Chris Thile and Michael Daves - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:120 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Jim  Jesse and The Virginia Boys - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:157 kbps
Year:1975
Artist:Jimmy Martin
Title:Knoxville Girle
Link Text:Jimmy Martin - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Jimmy Martin - Knoxville Girle.mp3
Bitrate:156 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:Louvin Brothers (Ira & Charlie)
Title:Knoxville Girl (1956)
Link Text:The Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:83 kbps
Year:3
Artist:Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Nick Cave  The Bad Seeds - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:133 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:Roger Alan Wade
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Roger Alan Wade - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Roger Alan Wade - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:138 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You
Link Text:The Carter Family - Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You
File Name:The Carter Family - Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You.mp3
Bitrate:105 kbps
Artist:The Fox Hunt
Title:KnoXVIlle Girl
Link Text:The Fox Hunt - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Fox Hunt - KnoXVIlle Girl.mp3
Bitrate:153 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Handsome Family
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Handsome Family - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Handsome Family - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:144 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:The Lemonheads
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Lemonheads - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Lemonheads - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:The Outlaws
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Outlaws - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Outlaws - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:159 kbps
Year:1996

Discography : Country 1927-42 (Fremeaux & Associes)

Discography : Country 1927-42 (Fremeaux & Associes) Sam Mc Gee - Railroad Blues ( buy ) (1928) My discography of roots music is expanding week by week. Recent additions include this great compilation from Frémeaux & Associés , an excellent French label devoted to traditional music and audio books. They've got a huge collection of blues, country, early jazz and world music compilations with liner notes in French and English. This double Cd is a good introduction to prewar country music. Every subgenre is featured, from old Appalachian folk (a lot of songs in common with [...]
Artist:Carter Family
Title:Wildwood Flower
Link Text:Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
File Name:14 Wildwood Flower.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1994
Artist:Sam Mc Gee
Title:Railroad Blues
Link Text:Sam Mc Gee - Railroad Blues
File Name:01 Railroad Blues.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1994
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