Kentucky Mountain Music

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Overview

Released in February 2003, Kentucky Mountain Music is the type of box set that will have old-time music lovers drawing up their holiday wish-list early. A roots music novice will probably question the size and scope of the set: Why would one state, after all, need seven full discs to document its music? But devotees know that (a) Yazoo wouldn't put out anything but a quality product and (b) Kentucky holds more old-time musical riches than most states. As Richard Nevins notes, "no other state comes even close in both terms of fascinating diversity of styles and prodigious amounts of great performances." Each disc contains 22-25 performances including fiddle tunes, string band music, and vocals from the 1920s and 1930s. A number of well-respected names make multiple appearances including Burnett and Rutherford, Buell Kazee, and Fiddlin' Doc Roberts. There are a number of fine cuts from Jimmy Johnson String Band("Gate to Go Through" and "Drink More Cider"),and Taylor's Kentucky Boys ("The Dixie Cowboy" and "Forked Deer"). There's a fun, snappy version of "Hot Corn" by Martin and Roberts, and some nifty banjo work by Henry L. Bandy on "Five Up." There are also oddities like Bill Bundy's "Poison in a Glass of Wine," about a jealous boy who poisons both himself and his true love, and the whimsical instrumental by the Fiddlin' Doc Roberts trio called "Honeymoon Stomp." The overall sound quality is good, though, as the liner notes point out, old recordings offer their share of problems when it comes to fidelity. The field recordings in particular were poorly recorded, leaving less room for improvement. Many kinks, however, have been ironed out, and fans will be thankful to have these recordings. This massive set is supplemented by an attractive booklet featuring good photographs and solid liner notes by Nevins and Charles K. Wolfe. Kentucky Mountain Music is a lovingly completed box set that will prove the perfect present for old-time fanatics everywhere. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2003
Label:	Yazoo
UPC:	0016351220028
Rank:	85386

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Ladies on the Steamboat  -  Traditional  -  Burnett & Rutherford
2. The Dying Soldier  - A.P. Carter  - Buell Kazee
3. Little Rabbit/Rabbit Where's Your Mammy  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
4. I Truly Understand You Love Another Man  - Shortbuckle Roark
5. Eighth of January  - Tod Gossett
6. All Night Long Blues  -  Burnett & Rutherford
7. Shipping Port  - Jimmy Johnson
8. The Rowan County Crew  - Robert L. Day
9. Deer Walk  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
10. Let Her Go, I'll Meet Her  -  Rutherford & Foster
11. That's My Rabbit, My Dog Caught It  -  Walter Family
12. Lillie Dale  -  Martin & Roberts
13. Cumberland Gap  - Moore Rutherford
14. The Old Fish Song  - James Howard
15. The Red Hill Special  -  Fort Thomas Group
16. If I Die a Railroad Man  - Green Bailey
17. Grand Hornpipe  - J.W. Day
18. East Virginia  - Walter Williams
19. Forked Deer  -  Taylor's Kentucky Boys
20. Pretty Polly  - Pete Steele
21. Run Banjo  - Justus Begley
22. We'll Understand It Better Bye and Bye  -  Kentucky Mountain Chorusters

Disc 2

23. Curley Headed Woman  -  Burnett & Rutherford
24. Gate to Go Through  - Jimmy Johnson
25. Hot Corn  -  Martin & Roberts
26. Grandma's Rag  -  Taylor
27. I'm as Free Little Birdie as Can Be  -  Rutherford & Foster
28. Rocky Mountain Goat  - Tod Gossett
29. Shut Up in Coal Creek Mine  - Green Bailey
30. Sugar in My Coffee  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
31. The Butcher's Boy (The Railroad Boy)  - Buell Kazee
32. New Money  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
33. Pearl Bryan  -  Burnett & Rutherford
34. Crooked John  -  Kentucky String Ticklers
35. The Moonshiner  - Daw Henson
36. Forked Deer  - J.W. Day
37. The Dixie Cowboy  -  Taylor's Kentucky Boys
38. Mississippi Sawyer  - Walter Williams
39. Six Months Ain't Long  -  Rutherford & Foster
40. Blackberry Blossom  - Ed Morrison
41. Ellen Smith  - Theophilus Hoskins
42. Five Up  - Henry Bandy
43. Payday at Coal Creek  - Pete Steele
44. Golden Willow Tree  - Justus Begley
45. The Last Appeal  - Alice Williams  - Martha Williams  - Elizabeth Flatt

Disc 3

46. Way Up on Clinch Mountain  - J.W. Day
47. Going to Jail  - Tod Gossett
48. Richmond Blues  -  Rutherford & Foster
49. Soap in the Washpan  - Jimmy Johnson
50. Ain't Going to Lay My Armor Down  -  McVay & Johnson
51. Old Voile  -  Blue Ridge Mountaineers
52. Gentle Annie  - Asa Martin
53. Billy in the Low Ground  -  Burnett & Rutherford
54. Lady Margaret and Sweet William  - Daw Henson
55. And the Cat Came Back  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
56. Pass Around the Bottle  - Walter Williams
57. Coal Creek March  - Marion Underwood
58. Johnny O Johnny  - Pete Steele
59. Taylor's Quickstep (Monroe County Quickstep)  -  Rutherford & Foster
60. I've Been All Around This World  - Justus Begley
61. Jenny Baker  - Jimmy Johnson
62. Come All You Roving Cowboys  - Clay Walters
63. Soldier's Joy  -  Taylor's Kentucky Boys
64. I Came to This Country  - Maynard Britton
65. Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes, Pt. 1: Husking Bee/Old Molly Hare/Wild  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
66. Rambling Reckless Hobo  -  Burnett & Rutherford
67. Wild Horse  - Bill Stepp  - Walter Williams  - Walter Williams
68. Old Christmas  - Boyd Asher
69. The Rowan County Feud  - Ted Chesnut
70. Wish I Had My Time Again  -  Hatton Brothers

Disc 4

71. Old Flannigan  -  Blue Ridge Mountaineers
72. Willie Moore  -  Burnett & Rutherford
73. The Wild Wagoner  - J.W. Day
74. My Cabin Home Among the Hills  - Asa Martin
75. Bow Legged Irishman  - Tod Gossett
76. There's No One Like the Old Folks  -  Rutherford & Foster
77. Old Blind Dog  - Jimmy Johnson
78. The Sporting Bachelors  - Buell Kazee
79. Sourwood Mountain  -  Taylor's Kentucky Boys
80. The Roving Boy  - Justus Begley
81. Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes, Pt. 2: Sourwood Mountain/Sally in ...  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers  -  Crockett Family Mountaineers
82. Lack Fol Diddle I Day  - Pete Steele
83. Lost John  -  Burnett & Rutherford
84. There's More Pretty Girls Than One  -  Rutherford & Foster
85. Shaker Ben  -  Walter Family
86. Jesus Walking Through the Land  - Sherwin Sizemore
87. Pick Away  -  Green's String Band
88. Wallins Creek Girls  - Daw Henson
89. We'll All Go to Heaven When the Devil Goes Blind  - Ed Morrison
90. John Hardy  - Walter Williams
91. Wink the Other Eye  -  Hack's String Band
92. Hickory Jack  - Boyd Asher
93. Working Too Hard  - J.M. Mullins  - Boyd Asher
94. Sail Away Ladies  - Henry Bandy
95. The Great Reaping Day  -  Kentucky Mountain Chorusters

Disc 5

96. Buffalo Gals  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
97. Three Black Sheep  -  Howard & Peak
98. Run Them Coons in the Ground  - Clifford Gross
99. I Wish I Was Mole in the Ground  - Green Bailey
100. Fire on the Mountain  - Tod Gossett
101. Wake Up You Drowsy Sleepers  -  Oaks Family
102. Cuttin at the Point  - Charlie Wilson
103. The Cowboy Trail  - Buell Kazee
104. Drink More Cider  - Jimmy Johnson
105. Two Faithful Lovers  -  Rutherford & Foster
106. Maxwell Girl  -  Taylor's Kentucky Boys
107. Swafford Branch Stills  - Daw Henson
108. Wild Hog in the Woods  -  Lonesome Luke
109. The Soldier and the Lady  - Marvin Thornton  -  Fort Thomas Group
110. Pine Tree  -  Kentucky Woodchoppers
111. Lord Daniel  - Green Maggard
112. Leaving Here Blues  -  Kentucky String Ticklers
113. The Peddler and His Wife  - James Howard
114. Waynesburgh  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
115. Little Stream of Whiskey  -  Burnett & Rutherford
116. Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love?  -  Madisonville String Band
117. Little Birdie  - Pete Steele
118. Hog Eyed Man  - Theophilus Hoskins
119. (Fragment)  - Walter Williams
120. I'll Be Ready When the Bridegroom Comes  -  McVay & Johnson

Disc 6

121. Bill Cheatam  -  Mangrum & Shriver
122. Short Life of Trouble  - Buell Kazee
123. B Flat Rag  -  Madisonville String Band
124. The Fate of Ellen Smith  - Green Bailey
125. Washington Quadrille  - Jimmy Johnson
126. Storms May Rule the Ocean  -  Rutherford & Foster
127. Gray Eagle  -  Taylor's Kentucky Boys
128. Bile Dem Cabbage Down  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
129. Martha Campbell  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
130. I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again  -  Burnett & Rutherford
131. Shelvin Rock  - Charlie Wilson
132. The Roving Cowboy  - Buell Kazee
133. Fox Chase  - Tod Gossett
134. Dogs in the Ashcan  -  Lonesome Luke
135. Come All Ye Fair and Handsome Girls  - Green Maggard
136. Rambling Hobo  - Pete Steele
137. Leather Breeches  - Clifford Gross
138. Poison in a Glass of Wine  - Bill Bundy
139. The Valentine  - Tom West
140. Flying Cloud Waltz  -  Walter Family
141. A Western Union Telegram  - Ed Morrison
142. My Little Carpenter  - James Howard
143. Hook and Line  -  Hatton Brothers
144. Will It Pay  -  Oaks Family

Disc 7

145. Rocky Mountain Goat  - Clifford Gross
146. The Orphan Girl  - Buell Kazee
147. Honeymoon Stomp  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
148. I Ain't a Bit Drunk  - George Roark
149. Bacon and Cabbage  -  Mangrum & Shriver
150. I Cannot Be Your Sweetheart  -  Howard & Peak
151. Little Boy Working on the Road  - J.W. Day
152. I Must See My Mother  -  Martin & Hobbs
153. New Harmony Waltz  -  Kentucky Woodchoppers
154. Sugar Hill  -  Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
155. Kentucky Plowboy's March  -  Hack's String Band
156. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone  -  Oaks Family
157. Tipple Blues  -  Kentucky String Ticklers
158. He's Only a Miner Killed in the Ground  - Ted Chesnut
159. Rye Straw  - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
160. She's a Flower from the Fields of Alabama  - Moore Rutherford  -  Rutherford  - Dick Burnett
161. Ching Chow  - Jimmy Johnson
162. My Mother's Hands  - Shortbuckle Roark
163. My Pretty Snow Deer  -  Madisonville String Band
164. Walter Family Waltz  -  Walter Family
165. Going Across the Sea  - Henry Bandy
166. Knoxville Rag  -  Taylor
167. I'm Rolling Along  - Buell Kazee

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dick Burnett   Primary Artist
Walter Williams   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Fort Thomas Group   Primary Artist
Elizabeth Flatt   Primary Artist
Howard & Peak   Primary Artist
Crockett Family Mountaineers   Primary Artist
Green's String Band   Primary Artist
George Short Buckle Roark   Primary Artist
Clifford Gross   Primary Artist
Lonesome Luke & His Farm Boys   Primary Artist
Martin & Hobbs   Primary Artist
Rutherford & Foster   Primary Artist
Madisonville String Band   Primary Artist
Kentucky Woodchoppers   Primary Artist
Reverand Sherwin Sizemore & Church Of The Ten Elders   Primary Artist
Mangrum & Shriver   Primary Artist
Buell Kazee   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Taylor's Kentucky Boys   Primary Artist
McVay & Johnson   Primary Artist
Pete Steele   Primary Artist
Martin & Roberts   Primary Artist
Oaks Family   Primary Artist
Theophilus Hoskins   Primary Artist
Daw Henson   Primary Artist
Walter Family   Primary Artist
Asa Martin   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Talking
Tom West   Primary Artist
Burnett & Rutherford   Primary Artist
Hatton Brothers   Primary Artist
Henry Bandy   Primary Artist
Ted Chesnut   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Jimmy Johnson String Band   Primary Artist
Boyd Asher   Primary Artist
Kentucky String Ticklers   Primary Artist
Marion Underwood   Primary Artist,Banjo
Maynard Britton   Primary Artist
Clay Walters   Primary Artist
Robert L. Day   Primary Artist
Green Maggard   Primary Artist
Rutherford   Primary Artist
Blue Ridge Mountaineers   Primary Artist
Green Bailey   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Mandolin
Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers   Primary Artist
Martha Williams   Primary Artist
J.W. Day   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Charlie Wilson   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Ed Morrison   Primary Artist
Justus Begley   Primary Artist
Shortbuckle & Family Roark   Primary Artist
Moore & Burnett Rutherford   Primary Artist
Alice Williams   Primary Artist
James Howard   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals
Bill Bundy   Primary Artist
Tod Gossett   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Bill Stepp   Primary Artist
Hack's String Band   Primary Artist
Kentucky Mountain Chorusters   Primary Artist
J.M. Mullins   Primary Artist
Taylor Moore & Burnett   Primary Artist
Marvin Thornton   Primary Artist
A. Judson Green   Fiddle
Homer Castleman   Banjo
Charlie Burdette   Jug
Ira Decker   Banjo
Roy Hobbs   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Albert Crockett   Guitar (Tenor)
Noah Tucker   Bass
Bene Garrett   Bass
Enos Gossett   Guitar
Tommy Whitmer   Fiddle
Vertner Hatton   Fiddle
Willie Young   Guitar
Jim Booker   Fiddle
Andy Palmer   Fiddle
Alice McCormick   Piano
Frank Miller   Fiddle
Virgil Garrett   Fiddle
Walter Cobb   Banjo
Clarence Crockett   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Basil Martin   Guitar
Aulton Ray   Vocals
Wilburn Burdett   Washboard
Preston Green   Bass
Charlie Estes   Guitar
Bunk Lane   Piano
Ancil McVay   Guitar,Vocals
Bill Brown   Guitar
Draper Walter   Fiddle
Fred Shriver   Accordion
Ila Bassett   Guitar
Mary Walter   Piano
Lee Day   Guitar
Leonard Rutherford   Fiddle,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Luke Decker   Fiddle
Bill Mulligan   Banjo
Jess Hatton   Banjo
Melvin Bethel   Mandolin
Richard Burnett   Vocals,Banjo,Guitar
George Crockett   Fiddle,Vocals
Silas Rogers   Fiddle
John Crockett Sr.   Banjo,Fiddle
Clarence McCormick   Harmonica
Earl Nossinger   Guitar
James Brown   Fiddle
Charles Underwood   Guitar
Allan Crockett   Jew's-Harp,Trombone
Ed Lewis   Autoharp
Carson Robison   Guitar
Byrd Moore   Guitar
Les Smitha   Fiddle
Herman Green   Fiddle
James Roberts   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Charles Peak   Guitar,Vocals
Jim Taylor   Fiddle
Ray Agee   Banjo
Johnny Crockett   Banjo,Guitar
Peter Woods   Banjo
Al Walker   Guitar
Oddis Burgher   Banjo
John Foster   Guitar,Vocals
Houston Tucker   Mandolin
Aubrey Prow   Guitar,Vocals
Roland Johnson   Fiddle,Vocals
Johnny Booker   Guitar
Jake Shucks   Banjo
Blind Joe Mangrum   Fiddle

Technical Credits

Richard Nevins   Compilation Producer,Engineer,Producer,Liner Notes
Lee Day   Dance Director
Jimmie Johnson   Dance Director
Green Bailey   Liner Notes
Traditional   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Asa Martin   Dance Director