American Epic: The Collection

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Tracklist

1▶CD: The Southeast: Memphis / Bristol / Johnson City / Louisville / Ashland / Charlotte
2▼CD: Atlanta: The Origins of Commercial Field Recording
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1My Heart Keeps Singing
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-23)
vocals:
Elder J.E. Burch (on 1927-10-23)
Elder J.E. Burch3:11
2Ninety‐Nine Year Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-02-19)
guitar:
Julius Daniels (on 1927-02-19)
vocals:
Julius Daniels (on 1927-02-19)
Julius Daniels3:07
3I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-07)
banjo:
Emmett Bankston (US banjo player) (on 1927-10-07)
fiddle:
Earl Johnson (old-time fiddler) (on 1927-10-07)
guitar:
Lee 'Red' Henderson (on 1927-10-07)
vocals:
Emmett Bankston (US banjo player) (on 1927-10-07) and Earl Johnson (old-time fiddler) (on 1927-10-07)
recording of:
I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17487)
Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers3:03
4Death’s Black Train Is Coming
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1926-04-24)
vocals:
James M. Gates (on 1926-04-24) and Two unknown females ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1926-04-24)
Rev. J.M. Gates3:14
5Waiting for a Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers42:48
6Darling, Where Have You Been So Long?
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-02-18)
banjo:
Claude Slagle (on 1928-02-18)
fiddle:
Jack Pierce (on 1928-02-18)
guitar:
Claude Grant (on 1928-02-18)
mandolin:
Jack Grant (on 1928-02-18)
vocals:
Claude Grant (on 1928-02-18)
recording of:
Red Rocking Chair (Red Apple Juice / Sugar Babe / Where Have You Been So Long) (on 1928-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5731)
Tenneva Ramblers3:24
7Rocky Road
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-04-16, on 1928-10-29)
reed organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-04-16)
vocals:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1928) (on 1928-04-16)
recording of:
Rocky Road (on 1928-04-16)
lyricist and arranger:
J. C. Brown (in 1935) and Paine Denson (in 1935)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 294)
recording of:
Rocky Road (on 1928-10-29)
lyricist and arranger:
J. C. Brown (in 1935) and Paine Denson (in 1935)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 294)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers2:46
8Ma blond est partie
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-04-18)
accordion:
Amédée Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
fiddle:
Ophy Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
guitar:
Cleoma Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
vocals:
Amédée Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
recording of:
Ma blond est partie (on 1929-04-18)
writer:
Amédée Breaux
Amédée Breaux, Ophy Breaux and Cleoma Breaux2:51
9Peg and Awl
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-14)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1928-10-14)
guitar:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14)
guitar and harmonica:
Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
vocals:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14) and Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
recording of:
Peg and Awl (on 1928-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4619)
Carolina Tar Heels2:57
10Chocolate to the Bone
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-04-13)
guitar:
Robert Hicks (on 1928-04-13)
vocals:
Robert Hicks (on 1928-04-13)
Barbecue Bob2:55
11Down On Me
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-22)
tambourine:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-04-22)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-04-22) and Eddie Head (early gospel singer) (on 1930-04-22)
recording of:
Down on Me (on 1930-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Eddie Head and Family3:10
12Prenez Courage
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-04-18)
accordion:
Joseph Falcon (on 1929-04-18)
fiddle:
Ophy Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
guitar:
Cleoma Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
vocals:
Cleoma Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
recording of:
Prenez Courage (on 1929-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Cleoma Breaux with Joseph Falcon and Ophy Breaux2:57
13Pickin’ Off Peanuts
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-03-22)
double bass [string bass]:
Pink Lindsey (on 1930-03-22)
fiddle:
Harry Kiker (on 1930-03-22)
guitar:
John Dilleshaw (on 1930-03-22)
tenor banjo:
Shorty Lindsay (on 1930-03-22)
spoken vocals:
John Dilleshaw (on 1930-03-22), Shorty Lindsay (on 1930-03-22) and Pink Lindsey (on 1930-03-22)
Dilly and His Dill Pickles3:30
14Just Because
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-11-30)
guitar:
James D. Touchstone (on 1929-11-30)
steel guitar:
Hubert A. Nelson (on 1929-11-30)
vocals:
Hubert A. Nelson (on 1929-11-30) and James D. Touchstone (on 1929-11-30)
recording of:
Just Because (on 1929-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hubert Nelson and James D. Touchstone
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1930-07-01)
Nelstone’s Hawaiians2:54
15Dupree Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-06)
guitar:
Sam Brooks (early blues musician) (on 1930-12-06) and Willie Walker (early blues guitarist) (on 1930-12-06)
vocals:
Sam Brooks (early blues musician) (on 1930-12-06) and Willie Walker (early blues guitarist) (on 1930-12-06)
recording of:
Betty and Dupree (on 1930-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4179)
Willie Walker3:31
16Ladies on the Steamboat
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-11-03)
banjo and other vocals [vocal effect]:
Richard D. Burnett (American folk singer, old-timer, banjo and guitar player) (on 1927-11-03)
fiddle:
Leonard Rutherford (old-time fiddle player from Kentucky) (on 1927-11-03)
Burnett and Rutherford3:16
17Mamma, ’Tain’t Long Fo’ Day
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18)
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1927-10-18, on 1928-10-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1927-10-18, on 1928-10-18)
recording of:
Mama, 't ain't Long fo' Day (on 1927-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
recording of:
Mama, 't ain't Long fo' Day (on 1928-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:13
3▶CD: New York City / East Coast: The Birthplace of Electric Recording
4▶CD: The Midwest: Chicago / St. Louis / Richmond / Grafton
5▶CD: The Deep South & The West: Birmingham / Jackson / Hattiesburg / New Orleans / Shreveport / Dallas / San Antonio / Los Angeles / San Francisco

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Nathanio Strimpopulos
liner notes:Duke Erikson (member of Garbage)
Patrick Ferris
Bernard MacMahon
Allison McGourty
Jack McLean
Elijah Wald
engineer:Nicholas Bergh
associate producer:Patrick Ferris
Jack McLean
executive producer:Robert Redford
T Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
producer:Adam Block (President of Legacy Recordings)
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage)
Peter Henderson (English sound engineer)
Bernard MacMahon
Allison McGourty
editor:Bernard MacMahon
mastering:Duke Erikson (member of Garbage)
John Polito
remastering:Nicholas Bergh
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage)
Peter Henderson (English sound engineer)
Joel Tefteller
compiler:Bernard MacMahon
mastered at:Audio Mechanics in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:Endpoint Audio Labs, Inc. in Burbank, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10305235 [info]
ASIN:US: B0184U96LG [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004510337 [info]

Release group

standalone website:https://www.americanepic.com/ [info]
Wikidata:Q48803925 [info]