VARIOUS 'The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities & Unissued Gems Of The 1920s & 30s'
While the accompanying 20-page booklet concerns itself mostly with the crazy eccentricities and downright fanaticism of collectors in general (and record collectors in particular), the fact is there is a wealth of GREAT music on this amazing 2-CD set (46 tracks). It may be designed for the die-hard collector (who knows the rarity of these one-of-a-kind 78s on such mythic labels as Black Patti, Gennett, Paramount and Lonesome Ace), but any lover of old-time music and/or blues will be enthralled by the performances here. These include many fantastic records that have only been discovered recently, like UP JUMPED THE RABBIT (Lowe Stokes), A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS (Ernest Phipps), I'M LEAVIN' TOWN (Williams Harris), GINSING BLUES (Kentucky Ramblers), A MARRIED MAN'S BLUES (Wade Ward), MISSISSIPPI FARM BLUES (Son House) and other stunning cuts by Grayson & Whitter, Osey Helton, J.D. Harris, Long Cleve Reed, and Andrew & Jim Baxter. Full color pictures of some of the labels, a cover by noted comic artist R. Crumb and the interesting notes by Rich Nevins make this a facinating delight for any and all who enjoy the best of rural music from the 1920s & 30s
Artists:
- FREENY'S BARN DANCE BAND
- SON HOUSE
- GEORGIA POT LICKERS
- MEMPHIS MINNIE & JOE MCCOY
- WILMER WATTS & THE LONELY EAGLES
- JOHN BYRD
- ERNEST PHIPPS & HIS HOLINESS SINGERS
- TOMMY JOHNSON
- THE THREE STRIPPED GEARS
- JACK GOWDLOCK
- KENTUCKY RAMBLERS
- OLLIS MARTIN
- ROY HARVEY & JESS JOHNSTON & THE WEST VA RAMBLERS
- LONG CLEEVE REED & LITTLE HARVEY HULL
- AMEDIE ARDOIN & DENNIS McGEE
- ANDREW & JIM BAXTER
- J.D. HARRIS
- MEMPHIS JUG BAND
- GRAYSON COUNTY RAILSPLITTERS
- DOCK BOGGS
- JAYBIRD COLEMAN
- HENRY WHITTER
- REV. B.L. WIGHTMAN WITH LOTTIE KIMBROUGH & CONGREGATION
- YANK RACHEL WITH SLEEPY JOHN ESTES & JAB JONES
- CROWDER BROTHERS
- ASHLEY & FOSTER
- JESSE BABYFACE THOMAS
- WILLIAM HARRIS
- ASA MARTIN & ROY HOBBS
- KING SOLOMON HILL
- CHUBBY PARKER
- GEESHIE WILEY
- SWEET BROTHERS
- BLIND ROOSEVELT GRAVES & UAROY GRAVES
- SMITH & IRVINE
- LUKE JORDON
- GRAYSON & WHITTER
- OSEY HELTON
- LOTTIE KIMBROUGH
- WADE WARD
- KEN MAYNARD
- BILL SHEPHERD WITH HAYES SHEPHERD & ED WEBB
- MIDDLE GEORGIA SINGING CONVENTION NO. 1
Track Listing:
- DISC 1
- CROQUET HABITS
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY FARM BLUES
- UP JUMPED THE RABBIT
- I'M GOING BACK HOME
- FIGHTIN' IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN
- OLD TIMBROOK BLUES
- A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS
- SLIDIN' DELTA
- ALABAMA BLUES
- ROLLIN DOUGH BLUES
- GINSENG BLUES
- POLICE AND HIGH SHERIFF COME RIDIN' DOWN
- JOHN HARDY BLUES
- ORIGINAL STACK O'LEE BLUES
- TWO STEP DE LA PRAIRIE SOILEAU
- OPERATOR BLUES
- THE GREY EAGLE
- JIM STRAINER BLUES
- AIN'T THAT TROUBLE IN MIND
- OLD RUB ALCOHOL BLUES
- MISTREATIN' MAMA
- IT'S A ROUGH ROAD TO GEORGIA
- LIVE THE LIFE
- DISC 2
- SWEET MAMA
- WE ALL LOVE MOTHER
- CLARKSDALE MOAN
- BULL DOG SAL
- DOWN IN TEXAS BLUES
- CHICKEN DON'T ROOST TOO HIGH
- I'M LEAVIN' TOWN (BUT I SHO' DON'T WANNA GO)
- WILD CAT RAG
- WHOOPEE BLUES
- DAVEY CROCKETT
- SKINNY LEG BLUES
- I'M GONNA MARRY THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
- I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
- LONESOME ROAD BLUES
- IF I CALL YOU MAMA
- MY MIND IS TO MARRY
- GREEN RIVER
- DON'T SPEAK TO ME
- MARRIED MAN'S BLUES
- SWEET BETSEY FROM PIKE
- BOLL WEEVIL
- BOUND STEEL BLUES
- BELLS OF LOVE