Poor Man’s Heaven – Blues and Tales of the Great Depression

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eddie Cantor’s Tips on the Stock Market
spoken vocals:
Eddie Cantor (on 1929-10-29)
recorded at:
44th Street Lab (Victor studio) in New York, New York, United States (on 1929-10-29)
Eddie Cantor2:23
2A Tale of the Ticker
cornet, double bass [string bass], guitar, membranophone, piano and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-09-30)
vocals:
Frank Crumit (on 1929-09-30)
conductor:
Leonard Joy (conductor, composer) (on 1929-09-30)
recorded at:
44th Street Lab (Victor studio) in New York, New York, United States (on 1929-09-30)
Frank Crumit2:41
3Brother, Can You Spare a Dime
banjo, membranophone, piano, saxophone [4 saxophones], trombone, trumpet [2 trumpets], tuba and violin [3 violins]:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1932-10-05)
vocals:
Milton Douglas (on 1932-10-05)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1932-10-05)
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra & Milton Douglas3:11
4Remember My Forgotten Man
double bass [string bass], guitar, membranophone, piano, saxophone [3 saxophones], trombone and trumpet [2 trumpets]:
George Hall and The Hotel Taft Orchestra (on 1933-07-06)
vocals:
Loretta Lee (on 1933-07-06)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1933-07-06)
George Hall & The Hotel Taft Orchestra & Loretta Lee2:52
5It Must Be Swell
double bass [string bass], membranophone, piano, saxophone [4 saxophones], trombone and trumpet [2 trumpets]:
Alex Bartha and His Hotel Traymore Orchestra (on 1932-07-06)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-07-06)
Alex Bartha & His Hotel Traymore Orchestra3:00
6Raising the Rent
clarinet:
Benny Bonacio (on 1933-04-20)
piano:
Roy Bargy (pianist) (on 1933-04-20) and Ramona (vocalist) (on 1933-04-20)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1933-04-20)
vocals:
Ramona (vocalist) (on 1933-04-20)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1933-04-20)
Roy Bargy & Ramona3:05
7Sittin’ on a Rubbish Can
double bass [string bass], guitar, membranophone, piano [2 pianos], saxophone [3 saxophones], trombone, trumpet [2 trumpets] and violin [3 violins]:
Her Boys (on 1931-12-18)
vocals:
Julia Gerity (on 1931-12-18)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1931-12-18)
Julia Gerity and Her Boys & Snooks and The Memphis Ramblers2:52
8Ten Cents a Dance
accordion, banjo, cornet [2 cornets], double bass [string bass], membranophone, piano, saxophone [2 saxophones], trombone and violin [2 violins]:
High Hatters (on 1930-03-10)
vocals:
Welcome Lewis (on 1930-03-10)
conductor:
Leonard Joy (conductor, composer) (on 1930-03-10)
recorded at:
44th Street Lab (Victor studio) in New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-08)
High Hatters & Welcome Lewis3:21
9Poor Man’s Heaven
accordion and saxophone:
Frank Novak (on 1930-04-08)
banjo and violin:
John Cali (on 1930-04-08)
cornet:
Earl Oliver (on 1930-04-08)
guitar:
Carson Robison (on 1930-04-08) and Roy Smeck (on 1930-04-08)
vocals:
Bud Billings (country singer Frank Luther) (on 1930-04-08) and Carson Robison (on 1930-04-08)
recorded at:
44th Street Lab (Victor studio) in New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-08)
Bud Billings, Carson Robison & Frank Luther3:24
10The Rich Man and the Poor Man
guitar [2 guitars]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-07-28)
vocals:
Bob Miller (songwriter, producer) (on 1932-07-28)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1932-07-28)
recording of:
Rich Man and the Poor Man
lyricist and composer:
Bob Miller (songwriter, producer) and Jack Stanley (songwriter)
Bob Miller2:56
11Hallelujah, I’m a Bum
recorded in:
Oakland, California, United States (on 1928-03-31)
guitar:
Harry "Mac" McClintock (on 1928-03-31)
vocals:
Harry "Mac" McClintock (on 1928-03-31)
recording of:
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7992)
parody version of:
Revive Us Again
Mac "Harry" McClintock32:36
12All in Down and Out Blues
five-string banjo and lead vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1937-08-03)
recorded at:
Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
All in Down and Out Blues (on 1937-08-03)
writer:
Elmer Bowman, Cecil Mack and Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
Uncle Dave Macon2:31
13Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Them All
fiddle:
Fiddlin’ John Carson (on 1934-02-27)
guitar:
Moonshine Kate (on 1934-02-27)
vocals:
Fiddlin’ John Carson (on 1934-02-27)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1934-02-27)
Fiddlin John Carson2:54
14How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-04)
guitar:
Orville Reed (US folk singer & guitarist; son of Blind Alfred Reed; a.k.a. Orville Reed) (on 1929-12-04)
violin:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician) (on 1929-12-04)
vocals:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician) (on 1929-12-04)
Alfred "Blind" Reed3:14
15The Farm Relief Song
banjo, guitar [2 guitars], harmonica, mouth harp [jews harp] and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Vernon Dalhart (on 1929-10-04)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1929-10-04)
Vernon Dalhart2:59
16Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good to Know Yuh)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-26)
guitar and harmonica:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1940-04-26)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1940-04-26)
recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh (on 1940-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie3:05
1735 Depression
guitar and harmonica:
Daddy Stovepipe (on 1935-02-26)
jug:
Mississippi Sarah (on 1935-02-26)
vocals:
Mississippi Sarah (on 1935-02-26) and Daddy Stovepipe (on 1935-02-26)
Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah3:33
18California Desert Blues
guitar:
Lane Hardin (on 1935-07-28)
vocals:
Lane Hardin (on 1935-07-28)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-28)
Lane Hardin3:14
19It’s Hard Time
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
guitar:
Joe Stone (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
Joe Stone (on 1933-08-02)
Joe Stone3:09
20President Roosevelt Is Everybody’s Friend
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1934-08-01)
spoken vocals [preaching]:
Rev. J.M. Gates (on 1934-08-01)
Reverend J.M. Gates3:05
21CWA Blues
piano:
Rob Cooper (1930s blues pianist) (on 1934-04-03)
vocals:
Joe Pullum (on 1934-04-03)
recorded at:
Texas Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1934-04-03)
Joe Pullum3:10
22Jimmy Shut His Store Doors
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-15)
guitar:
Cedar Creek Sheik (on 1936-06-15)
vocals:
Cedar Creek Sheik (on 1936-06-15)
Cedar Creek Sheik2:42
23Welfare Store Blues
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Williams (Blues drummer) (on 1940-05-17)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1940-05-17)
piano:
Joshua Altheimer (on 1940-05-17)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1940-05-17)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-17)
Sonny Boy Williamson II2:49
24Poor but Ambitious
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-30)
clarinet, double bass [string bass], guitar, membranophone, piano and violin:
The Bamboo Orchestra (on 1940-01-30)
vocals:
Wilmoth Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair) (on 1940-01-30)
The Bamboo Orchestra3:09