Blue Yodelers: 1928-1936

by Emmett Miller

Overview

The crossover between jazz and country music was at its peak in the late 1930s with the rise of Western swing, which was essentially swinging jazz that utilized the instruments (and sometimes the melodies) of rural white America. However a decade earlier, a few vocalists who helped pioneer country music sometimes sang blues and used jazz musicians. This CD has eight numbers by Jimmie Rodgers (including "Blue Yodel No. 9" with Louis Armstrong), nine songs from Roy Evans (assisted along the way by pianist James P. Johnson, the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman), and the final rare session by minstrel singer Emmett Miller from 1936. Although it can be a bit disconcerting to hear occasional yodels in these settings, the performances generally work quite well and certainly hold one's interest. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/14/2006
Label:	Challenge Records
UPC:	0608917902020
Rank:	145500

Tracks

1. My Carolina Sunshine Girl  - Jimmie Rodgers
2. Blue Yodel No. 4  - Jimmie Rodgers
3. Waiting for a Train  - Jimmie Rodgers
4. My Blue-Eyed Jane  - Jimmie Rodgers  - Lulubelle White
5. Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues  - Waldo O'Neal  - Jimmie Rodgers  - Bob Sawyer
6. Blue Yodel No. 9  - Jimmie Rodgers
7. My Good Gal's Gone Blues  - Jimmie Rodgers
8. My Good Gal's Gone Blues (Continued)  - Jimmie Rodgers
9. How Long Is That Train Been Gone?  - Roy Evans  - J.C. Johnson
10. Georgia's Always on My Mind  - Perry Bradford  - Roy Evans  - James P. Johnson
11. Syncopated Yodelin' Man  - Roy Evans
12. Jazbo Dan and His Yodelin' Band  - Roy Evans
13. St. Louis Blues/Weary Yodelin' Blues  - Roy Evans  - W.C. Handy
14. I Lost My Gal from Memphis  - Roy Evans  - Charles Tobias
15. I'm Tickled Pink with a Blue-Eyed Baby  - Roy Evans
16. It's an Old Spanish Custom in the Moonlight  - Roy Evans
17. Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On  - Roy Evans  - Dave Ringle  - Ed West
18. I Ain't Got Nobody  - Roger Graham  - Emmett Miller  - Dave Peyton  - Spencer Williams
19. The Gypsy  - Emmett Miller
20. Anytime  - Herbert "Happy" Lawson  - Emmett Miller
21. Right or Wrong  - Paul Biese  - Haven Gillespie  - Emmett Miller  - Arthur Sizemore

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Emmett Miller   Primary Artist
Roy Evans   Primary Artist,Vocals,Piano
Jimmie Rodgers   Primary Artist
James P. Johnson   Piano
Garvin Bushell   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Clifford Hayes   Violin
Frank Signorelli   Piano
Benny Goodman   Clarinet
Rube Bloom   Piano
Louis Armstrong   Trumpet
Lil Armstrong   Piano
Jimmy Dorsey   Clarinet
Manny Klein   Trumpet
Arthur Whetsol   Cornet
Cal Smith   Guitar
Carl Kress   Guitar
Tommy Dorsey   Trombone
J.C. Johnson   Piano
Earl McDonald   Jug
James Rikard   Clarinet
Bob Sawyer   Piano
C.L. Hutchison   Cornet
George MacMillan   Bass,String Bass
George Allen   Clarinet
John Westbrook   Guitar (Steel)
Dean Bryan   Guitar
James P. Johnson & His Orchestra   Piano
Gene Cobb   Vocals
Fred E. Smith   Guitar

Technical Credits

Roy Evans   Performer,Composer
Emmett Miller   Performer,Composer
Jimmie Rodgers   Performer,Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Paul Biese   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Charles Tobias   Composer
Perry Bradford   Composer
Harry Coster   Original Material
Herbert "Happy" Lawson   Composer
Dave Ringle   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Dave Peyton   Composer
John R.T. Davies   Audio Restoration,Original Material,Production Consultant
Waldo O'Neal   Composer
J.C. Johnson   Composer
Bob Sawyer   Composer
Ed West   Composer
Lulubelle White   Composer
Colette Pannemans   Production Coordination
Marcel van den Broek   Artwork
Roger Graham   Composer
Tony Baldwin   Original Material
Arthur Sizemore   Composer