His Folkways Years (1963-1968)

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Annotation

CD reissue of three Folkways LPs: "Dock Boggs, Legendary Singer & Banjo Player" (1963), "Dock Boggs, Volume 2" (1965), "Dock Boggs, Volume 3" (1970).

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-19 06:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Banjo Clog
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
1:51
2Wise County Jail
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-04)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-04)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
1:52
3Sugar Baby
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-04)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-04)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
recording of:
Sugar Baby (on 1964-06-04)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5731)
2:54
4The Death of Jerry Damron
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-04)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-04)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
4:18
5Railroad Tramp
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
recording of:
The Poor Tramp (on 1964-06-03)
writer:
Ernest Stoneman
3:14
6Poor Boy in Jail
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
2:59
7Brother Jim Got Shot
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-05)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-05)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-05)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-05)
2:00
8John Henry
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-04)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-04)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1964-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
3:32
9Davenport
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-07-27)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-27)
1:46
10Dying Ranger
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1968-02-10)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
3:29
11Little Omie Wise
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1968-02-10)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
recording of:
Omie Wise (on 1968-02-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 447)
3:28
12Sugar Blues
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1968-02-10)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
recording of:
Sugar Blues (on 1968-02-10)
lyricist:
Lucy Fletcher (in 1919)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
1:26
13Loving Nancy
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1968-02-10)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
2:31
14Cuba
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-07-26)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
1:30
15John Hardy
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
recording of:
John Hardy (traditional)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
2:06
16Peggy Walker
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-07-26)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1966-07-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
2:57
17I Hope I Live a Few More Days
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-07-26)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1966-07-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
4:11
18Turkey in the Straw
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
recording of:
Turkey in the Straw (on 1968-02-10)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
0:51
19Calvary
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
3:35
20Roses While I'm Living
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-07-27)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-27)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1966-07-27)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-27)
3:25
21Leave It There
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
3:24
22Prayer of a Miner's Child
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-07-26)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1966-07-26)
3:21
23Coke Oven March
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
1:05
24Ruben's Train
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
2:23
25Cumberland Gap
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-05)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-05)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-05)
recording of:
Cumberland Gap (on 1964-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3413)
2:30
26Careless Love
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1968-02-10)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1968-02-10)
recorded at:
Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1968-02-10)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1968-02-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
4:06