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    Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946

    10/16/2001

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    All Music Guide Review

    Country music began life as the white man's version of the blues. Termed "hillbilly music" until the early '50s, country embraced blues' form and themes, a template it continues to follow today, albeit dressed up in slicker clothes. It's still all about the hazards of love and the struggle to survive and find a good time in a world growing increasingly difficult. Hillbilly Blues kicks off with the classic Jimmie Rodgers recording of "Blue Yodel" and continues on through some two-dozen early blues tracks, including the gently swinging "That's All" by Merle Travis, a not-yet-quite-bluegrass "Blue Yodel # 4" by Bill Monroe and the odd-sounding vocal and guitar combination of Darby & Tarlton. An early Chet Atkins instrumental, "Guitar Blues," reveals the accomplished style and skill that defined his whole career as a guitarist. Remastered from old 78s, the sound quality is surprisingly good. This is recommended for those interested in the roots of country. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)
  • Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 2
  • Heavy Hearted Blues
  • Darby & Tarlton
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Heavy Hearted Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 3
  • Freight Train Ramble
  • Darby & Tarlton
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Freight Train Ramble from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 4
  • Arabella Blues
  • Davis, Jimmie
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Arabella Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 5
  • Sewing Machine Blues
  • Davis, Jimmie
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Sewing Machine Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 6
  • Lonesome Jailhouse Blues
  • Delmore Brothers
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Lonesome Jailhouse Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 7
  • Chain Gang Blues
  • Puckett, Riley
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Chain Gang Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 8
  • Easy Rider Blues
  • Davis, Jimmie
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Easy Rider Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 9
  • New Deal Blues
  • Allen Brothers
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for New Deal Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 10
  • Somebody's Been Using That Thing
  • Brown, Milton
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Somebody's Been Using That Thing from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 11
  • Texas Hambone Blues
  • Brown, Milton
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Texas Hambone Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 12
  • No Huggin' or Kissin'
  • Hartman's Heartbreakers
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for No Huggin' or Kissin' from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 13
  • Grandma and Grandpa
  • Hartman's Heartbreakers
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Grandma and Grandpa from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 14
  • Swing Blues No. 1
  • Wills, Bob
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Swing Blues No. 1 from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 15
  • Mean Old Lonesome Blues
  • Jones, Buddy
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Mean Old Lonesome Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 16
  • Married Man Blues
  • Hunt, Helen
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Married Man Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 17
  • I'll Keep My Old Guitar
  • Hofner, Adolph
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for I'll Keep My Old Guitar from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 18
  • Gettin' Tired
  • Rambling Rangers
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Gettin' Tired from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 19 (2)
  • Someday Baby
  • Shelton Brothers
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Someday Baby from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 20 (2)
  • Worried Man's Blues
  • Sunshine Boys
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Worried Man's Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 21 (2)
  • Honey What You Gonna Do?
  • Wills, Bob
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Honey What You Gonna Do? from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 22 (2)
  • Mean Mama Blues
  • Tubb, Ernest
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Mean Mama Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 23 (2)
  • What's the Matter With Deep Elm?
  • Sunshine Boys
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for What's the Matter With Deep Elm? from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 24 (2)
  • Lay Me Down Beside My Darling
  • Mullican, Moon
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Lay Me Down Beside My Darling from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 25 (2)
  • Midnight Special
  • Paul, Les
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Midnight Special from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 26 (2)
  • Milk Cow Blues
  • Wills, Johnnie Lee
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Milk Cow Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 27 (2)
  • Fort Worth Jail
  • Tubb, Ernest
  • 1:41
  • Sound Clip for Fort Worth Jail from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 28 (2)
  • That's All
  • Travis, Merle
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for That's All from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 29 (2)
  • T. Texas' Blues
  • Tyler, T. Texas
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for T. Texas' Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 30 (2)
  • Driftin' Texas Sand
  • Coward, Buster
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Driftin' Texas Sand from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 31 (2)
  • Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountain
  • Delmore Brothers
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountain from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 32 (2)
  • The Clouds Rained Trouble Down
  • Guthrie, Jack
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for The Clouds Rained Trouble Down from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 33 (2)
  • Guitar Blues
  • Atkins, Chet
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Guitar Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 34 (2)
  • California Blues (Blue Yodel No. 4)
  • Monroe, Bill [1]
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for California Blues (Blue Yodel No. 4) from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 35 (2)
  • Kansas City Blues
  • Sullivan, Gene
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Kansas City Blues from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


  • 36 (2)
  • You Better Do It Now
  • Cooley, Spade
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for You Better Do It Now from Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946


    • Credits of Hillbilly Blues: 1928-1946



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