Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 1: Rural Songs of Hard Times and Hardships, Classic Recordings from the 1920s and ’30s / Yazoo CD-2036

Description

Yazoo 2036 / A collection of classic recordings of early American rural songs about hard times – crop failures, joblessness, the Depression, and just generally problematic circumstances. These performances are by many of the finest traditional musicians and singers ever recorded, some well-known and many others never heard before on any re-issue. The whole breadth and scope of traditional American music is covered from old ballads to lyrical blues. Extensive biographical notes and photos are included in booklet.

1. THE BENTLEY BOYS, Down On Penny’s Farm

2. BLIND ALFRED REED, How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live

3. LANE HARDIN, Hard Time Blues

4. ERNEST STONEMAN, All I Got’s Gone

5. SLIM SMITH, Bread Line Blues

6. ALEC JOHNSON, Miss Meal Cramp Blues

7. KELLY HARRELL, My Name Is John Johanna

8. DAVE MCCARN, Serves ‘Em Fine

9. J.D. SHORT, It’s Hard Time

10. UNCLE DAVE MACON, All In Down And Out

11. RUTHERFORD & FOSTER, Richmond Blues

12. ELDER CURRY & HIS CONGREGATION, Hard Times

13. COFER BROTHERS, Georgia Hobo

14. BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON, One Dime Blues

15. FIDDLIN’ JOHN CARSON, Dixie Boll Weevil

16. CHUBBY PARKER, See The Black Clouds A’Breakin’ Over Yonder

17. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL, Down And Out Blues

18. EDWARD L. CRAIN, Starving To Death On A Government Claim

19. BARBECUE BOB, We Sure Got Hard Times

20. SAMANTHA BUMGARNER, Georgia Blues

21. MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT, Blue Harvest Blues

22. DIXON BROTHERS, Weaver’s Life

23. GRAHAM BROTHERS, Hard Times Come Again No More