Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 2

by TIMES AIN'T LIKE THEY USED TO B

Overview

Like volume one, this presents 23 examples of early American rural music, mastered from rare 78s of the 1920s and 1930s. And like volume one, the names here will challenge the expertise of all but the most fanatical collector; only Uncle Dave Macon, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Henry Thomas, and maybe Blind Alfred Reed will be familiar. It's a valuable sampler of non-urban sounds as captured in the early days of the recording industry, when primitive technology and marketing naivete ensured that the music was virtually unadulterated. Fiddles, banjos, and plaintive, spirited vocals abound. Bobby Leecan's jugband romp "Washboard Cut Out" is the most exuberant track; Rev. D.C. Rice's gospel number "Lord Keep Me with a Mind" starts off in a more somber mood, but soon evolves into a jubilant New Orleans-styled arrangement. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/1997
Label:	Yazoo
UPC:	0016351202925
Rank:	68182

Tracks

1. John Henry Blues  - Earl Johnson  -  Traditional
2. Moanin' the Blues  - Allen Shaw  - Hank Williams
3. Lonesome Road Blues  - Kahle Brewer  - Ernest V. Stoneman
4. Washboard Cut Out  - Bobby Leecan
5. Bob McKinney  - Henry Thomas
6. Swanee River  -  Carson
7. James Alley Blues  - Richard Rabbit Brown
8. Sail Away Ladies  - Uncle Dave Macon  -  Traditional
9. The Rooster's Crowing Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers
10. Tallapoosa Bound  - John Dilleshaw  - A.A. Gray  -  Seven Foot Dilly
11. Billy Grimes, the Rover  -  Shelor Family
12. Brown Skin Girl Down the Lane  -  Massey Family
13. You Know You Done Me Wrong  - Kansas Joe McCoy
14. Old Joe  - Sid Harkreader  - Grady Moore  - Gradey Moore
15. Beware  - Blind Alfred Reed
16. Knocking Down Casey Jones  -  Lonely Eagles  - Wilmer Watts  -  Watts
17. Four Day Blues  - Tommie Bradley
18. Riley the Furniture Man  -  Georgia Crackers
19. Piney Woods Girl  - Ernest V. Stoneman  - Emmett Lundy
20. State Street Rag  - Louie Bluie
21. Sugar in the Ground  -  Tweedy Brothers
22. Then I'll Move to Town  -  Southern Moonlight Entertainers
23. Lord Keep Me With a Mind  - D.C. Rice

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gradey Moore   Primary Artist
Seven Foot Dilly   Primary Artist
Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles   Primary Artist
The Shelor Family   Primary Artist
Emmett Lundy   Primary Artist
Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers   Primary Artist
The Massey Family   Primary Artist
Richard Rabbit Brown   Primary Artist
Henry Thomas   Primary Artist
Wilmer Watts   Primary Artist
Tommie Bradley   Primary Artist
Grady Moore   Primary Artist
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers   Primary Artist
Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band   Primary Artist
Tommy Bradley   Primary Artist
Southern Moonlight Entertainers   Primary Artist
Allen Shaw   Primary Artist
Joe McCoy   Primary Artist
Earl Johnson   Primary Artist
Rev. D.C. Rice   Primary Artist
Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers   Primary Artist
The Georgia Crackers   Primary Artist
The Tweedy Brothers   Primary Artist
Kansas Joe McCoy   Primary Artist
Uncle Dave Macon   Primary Artist
John Dilleshaw   Primary Artist
Ernest V. Stoneman   Primary Artist
Kahle Brewer   Primary Artist
Lonely Eagles   Primary Artist
A.A. Gray   Primary Artist
Louie Bluie   Primary Artist
Bobby Leecan   Primary Artist
Blind Alfred Reed   Primary Artist
Sid Harkreader   Primary Artist
Cannon's Jug Stompers   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Henry Thomas   Composer,Performer
Sid Harkreader   Performer
Blind Alfred Reed   Performer
Louie Bluie   Performer
Richard Rabbit Brown   Composer
Cannon's Jug Stompers   Performer
Wilmer Watts   Performer
Southern Moonlight Entertainers   Performer
Allen Shaw   Composer,Performer
Traditional   Composer
Earl Johnson   Performer
The Tweedy Brothers   Performer
Kansas Joe McCoy   Performer
Ernest V. Stoneman   Performer
Kahle Brewer   Performer
Hank Williams   Composer
A.A. Gray   Performer
The Georgia Crackers   Performer
Rev. D.C. Rice   Performer
John Dilleshaw   Performer
Lonely Eagles   Performer