The Rose Grew Round The Briar, Vol. 1: Early American Rural Love Songs, Classic Recordings from the 1920s and ’30s / Yazoo CD-2030

Description

Yazoo CD 2030 / A collection of classic recordings from the 1920s and 30s featuring many all-time great performances of early American traditional music. These two volumes of love songs provide as well a fascinating overview of early American traditional musical styles from ancient ballads to lyrical blues.

1. LEWIS MCDANIEL & WALTER SMITH, I Went To See My Sweetheart

2. CLARENCE ASHLEY, Dark Holler Blues

3. ROBERT WILKINS, I Do Blues

4. ECK DUNFORD & HATTIE STONEMAN, What Will I Do For My Money’s All Gone

5. ALFRED & ORVILLE REED, The Old Fashioned Cottage

6. GEORGE TOREY, Lonesome Man Blues

7. GRAYSON & WHITTER, Little Maggie With A Dram Glass In Her Hand

8. DOCK BOGGS, False Hearted Lover Blues

9. CLIFFORD GIBSON, Brooklyn Blues

10. RED FOX CHASERS, Stolen Love

11. KENTUCKY THOROBREDS, Shady Grove

12. KING SOLOMON HILL, Down On My Bended Knee

13. SHORTBUCKLE ROARK & FAMILY, I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man

14. HENDLY-WHITTER-SMALL, A Pretty Gal’s Love

15. BLIND WILLIE MCTELL, Drive Away Blues

16. BUELL KAZEE, A Short Life Of Trouble

17. CANNON’S JUG STOMPERS, Going To Germany

18. MORRIS FAMILY, Dark Eyes

19. BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD, Lulu Wall

20. LOTTIE KIMBROUGH, Lost Lover Blues

21. LEROY CARR, Don’t Say Goodbye

22. ALMOTH HODGES, The Hobo From The T&P Line – Part 2

23. BRADLEY KINCAID, Barbara Allen