The Rough Guide to Murder Ballads

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Pretty Polly
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-07-29)
banjo:
B. F. Shelton (on 1927-07-29)
vocals:
B. F. Shelton (on 1927-07-29)
recording of:
Pretty Polly (on 1927-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
B.F. Shelton5?:??
A2Frankie and Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
A3Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
Furry Lewis5?:??
A4Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair
Bessie Smith?:??
A5Tom Dooley
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1929-09-30)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1929-09-30)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1929-09-30)
arranger:
G.B. Grayson
recording of:
Tom Dooley (on 1929-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
Grayson & Whitter?:??
A6Charles Guiteau
Kelly Harrell?:??
B1Old John Hardy
Clarence Ashley?:??
B2Louis Collins
recording of:
Louis Collins
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
publisher:
Mississippi John Hurt Music, Inc., Wynwood Music Company Inc and Zap Publishing Co.
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
B3Railroad Bill
recording of:
Railroad Bill
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Will Bennett?:??
B4Murder in the First Degree
Victoria Spivey?:??
B5Henry Lee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-05-20)
guitar:
Dick Justice (on 1929-05-20)
vocals:
Dick Justice (on 1929-05-20)
recording of:
Young Hunting (aka Henry Lee / Love Henry / The Proud Girl / Earl Richard) (on 1929-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 47) and Child Ballads (number: 68)
Dick Justice?:??
B6White House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-20)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-20)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-20)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
recording of:
White House Blues (on 1926-09-20)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers?:??

Credits

Release

compiler:Neil Record
ASIN:UK: B0CVQPYPG9 [info]

Release group

part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1426) (order: 425)