Country Boy Down in New Orleans

by Snooks Eaglin

Overview

Country Boy Down in New Orleans collects 23 tracks Snooks Eaglin recorded in the '50s. During this time, he was a street musician, playing with just one guitar or as a one-man band. On these tracks, he is accompanied by a couple of washboard players and a harpist. As expected, the sound is stripped-down, but it is exciting. Eaglin's early repertoire included a broad variety of blues, folk, and gospel songs and all of these genres are covered thoroughly on this delightful single disc. It may not be the ripping electric blues of his best-known records, but it is just as enjoyable. ~ Thom Owens

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/1993
Label:	Arhoolie
UPC:	0096297034828
Rank:	109041

Tracks

1. Country Boy Down in New Orleans
2. Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes
3. I've Had My Fun
4. Bottle up and Go
5. Give Me the Good Old Boxcar
6. Walkin' Blues
7. Possum up a Simmon Tree
8. That's All Right
9. Veal Chop and Pork Chop
10. Down by the Riverside
11. Model T and the Train
12. Jack O'Diamonds
13. Death Valley Blues
14. Rock Me Mama
15. John Henry
16. Locomotive Train
17. I Had a Little Woman
18. Rock Me Mama
19. Mailman Passed
20. Going Back to New Orleans
21. Mardi Gras Mambo
22. Bottle up and Go
23. This Train

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Snooks Eaglin   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Tom-Tom,Washboard,Percussion,Guitar (12 String)
Percy Randolph   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica,Washboard
Lucius Bridges   Primary Artist,Vocals,Washboard

Technical Credits

Richard Allen   Engineer
Harry Oster   Engineer,Liner Notes
Snooks Eaglin   Composer
Chris Strachwitz   Liner Editor,Reissue Producer
Wayne Pope   Cover Design
Ford Eaglin   Composer
Lucius Bridges   Performer
Percy Randolph   Performer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Joe Liggins   Composer
Dix Bruce   Liner Editor
Paul Barnes   Composer
Traditional   Composer