Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2

by Lead Belly

Overview

Vol. 2 in a three-volume series of the recordings Leadbelly made for Folkways founder Moses Asch is as indispensable as the first. The 28 songs have been beautifully remastered, and the liner notes -- including a 1946 tribute by Woody Guthrie -- are extensive and revealing. This second CD focuses mostly on best-available versions of songs that first appeared on Folkways' Leadbelly's Legacy, Vol. 4: Easy Rider and Midnight Special. Among the standout tracks are Leadbelly's own "Bourgeois Blues" and such folk standards as "Careless Love," "John Henry," and "Midnight Special." ~ Jeff Burger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/18/1997
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074004524
Rank:	129925

Tracks

1. Fannin Street
2. Bourgeois Blues
3. Easy Rider
4. Alabama Bound
5. Don't You Love Your Daddy No More?
6. Gallis Pole
7. Leavin' Blues
8. Midnight Special
9. T.B. Blues
10. Linin' Track
11. Julie Ann Johnson
12. John Henry
13. Jim Crow Blues
14. Jim Crow #2
15. Good Morning Blues #2
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Army Life
18. Hitler Song
19. Careless Love
20. Haul Away Joe
21. Medley
22. Skip to My Lou
23. Red Bird
24. Out on the Western Plains
25. Cowboy Song
26. You Can't Mistreat Me
27. Diggin' My Potatoes
28. John Hardy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lead Belly   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Accordion,Guitar (12 String)
Woody Guthrie   Mandolin,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Brownie McGhee   Guitar,Vocals
Willie "The Lion" Smith   Piano
Pops Foster   Bass
Sonny Terry   Harmonica
Cisco Houston   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Woody Guthrie   Liner Notes
Alan Lomax   Composer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
David Glasser   Mastering
Jeff Place   Archivist,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Martha E. Koenig   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Lead Belly   Arranger,Composer
Moses Asch   Engineer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Johnny Rivers   Composer
John Fogerty   Composer
John Reynolds   Photography
Huddie Ledbetter   Arranger,Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Gitz Rice   Composer
Mary Monseur   Production Coordination
Michael Maloney   Production Coordination
Peter Seitel   Editing