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Chanteur et
fiddler
Country US né John Carson le 23 Mars 1868 à Fannin County (Georgie). Fiddlin'
John Carson est mort le 11 Décembre 1949 à Atlanta (Georgie).
Carson was
born in Fannin County, Georgia, and grew up on a farm there. His father worked
as a section foreman for the W&A Railroad Company. In his teens, Carson learned
to play the fiddle, using an old Stradivari-copy violin brought from Ireland in
the early 18th century. When he was eleven years old he used to roam the streets
of Copperhill playing for tips. In his teens, he worked as a racehorse jockey.
In 1894, he was married and a couple of years later, in 1900, he began working
for the Exposition Cotton Mill in Atlanta followed by work in other cotton mills
of the Atlanta area for the next twenty years, eventually he was promoted to be
a foreman. In 1911, Carson's family moved to Cabbagetown, Georgia and he and his
children began working for the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill. Two years later, in
1913, the workers of the cotton mill went on strike for their right to form a
union, and Carson had nothing else to do but to perform for a living in the
streets of North Atlanta. In these days, he wrote many songs and he used to
print copies and sell them in the streets for a nickel or a dime. Some of the
songs he wrote dealt with real life drama like the murder ballad "Mary Phagan".
Because the governor of Georgia, John Marshall Slaton, commuted the death
sentence of the accused murderer of Mary Phagan to a life sentence, Carson, in
outrage, wrote another version of "Mary Phagan" where he accused the governor of
being paid a million dollar from a New York bank to change the verdict. Carson
was thrown in jail for slander. (The accused killer, Leo Frank, was lynched;
decades later, a witness gave testimony indicating that the killer had actually
been another man, Jim Conley.)
On April 1, 1913 Carson performed at the first annual "Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers'
Convention", held at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, where he only became
fourth. But between 1914 and 1922 he was proclaimed "Champion Fiddler of
Georgia" seven times. The governor of Tennessee, Robert L. Taylor dubbed him "Fiddlin'
John". In 1919, Carson began touring, mostly the areas north of Atlanta, with
his newly formed band the Cronies. He became associated with many politicians of
Georgia, like Tom Watson, Herman Talmadge and Eugene Talmadge, relations that
gave rise to new songs like "Tom Watson Special". Carson and his daughter
Rosa
Lee began a series of performances for different political campaigns: for the
Tom Watson U.S. Senate Campaign in 1920, for all of the Gene Talmadge's
campaigns, and for the Herman Talmadge governor campaign. On September 9, 1922,
Carson made his radio debut at Atlanta Journal's radio station WSB in Atlanta,
It was reported by the Atlanta Journal that Carson's fame quickly spread all
over the United States following his broadcast at WSB.
In early June 1923, Polk C. Brockman, an Atlanta furniture store owner, who had
been instrumental in the distribution of records for Okeh, went to New York to
work out a new business deal with Okeh Records. Later, in New York, he was asked
if he knew of any artist in Atlanta that could justify a recording trip to
Georgia. Brockman promised to return with an answer. A few days later, he was
watching a movie followed by a silent newsreel at the Palace Theater in Times
Square. The newsreel contained footage of Fiddlin' John Carson from an old time
fiddler's contest in Virginia. Brockman wrote in his notebook: "Record Fiddlin'
John Carson". At his next meeting with Okeh Records Board, he persuaded Ralph
Peer to go ahead and record Carson.
About June 14, 1923 (date is uncertain), Carson made his recording debut in an
empty building on Nassau Street in Atlanta, cutting two sides, "The Little
Old Log Cabin In The Lane" and "The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's
going to Crow." Peer didn't like the singing style of Carson and described
it "pluperfect awful" but he was persuaded by Brockman to press five hundred for
him to distribute. The recording was immediately sold out from the stage of the
next Fiddler's convention on July 13, 1923. Peer, realizing Carson's potential,
immediately invited Carson to New York for another recording session.
Fiddlin' John Carson ceased recording temporarily in 1931 but resumed in 1934,
now for the Victor label. Between 1923 and 1931, Carson recorded almost 150
songs, mostly together with the "Virginia Reelers" or his daughter
Rosa Lee
Carson, who performed with him as "Moonshine Kate". He wrote more than 150 songs
in his life but only nine were ever copyrighted. Because Carson couldn't read
sheet music he had his songs transferred to standard notation by the
stepdaughter of preacher Andrew Jenkins, Irene Spain. Carson was involved in
several copyright issues with both Okeh Records and other musicians during his
active career.
In his later years, he worked for the local government as an elevator operator
in Atlanta, a job he had obtained through his friendship with governor Herman
Talmadge. He died in 1949 in Atlanta, Georgia, and is buried in Sylvester
Cemetery in the East Atlanta neighborhood of Atlanta.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlin%27_John_Carson
Talents : Vocals, Fiddle
Style musical : Old Time, Hillbilly
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THE OLD HEN CACKLED AND THE ROOSTER'S GOING TO CROW (1923)
SWANEE RIVER
(1927)
OLD JOE CLARK
(1928)
MY HOME
IN DIXIELAND
(1931)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t.
| 1923 | 78 t. OKEH 4890 (US) |
The Old Hen Cackled And The Rooster's Going To
Crow
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| 12/1923 | 78 t.. OKEH 40020 (US) | Billy In The Low Ground / When You And I Were Young Maggie |
| 1924 | 78 t. OKEH 4994 (US) | You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone / Papa's Billy Goat |
| 02/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40038 (US) | Casey Jones / Fare You Well Old Joe Clark |
| 03/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40050 (US) | Tom Watson Special / Be Kind To A Man When He's Down |
| 04/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40071 (US) | The Kickin' Mule / The Farmer Is The Man That Feeds Them All |
| 05/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40095 (US) | Dixie Boll Weevil / Old Sally Gooden |
| 06/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40108 (US) | Old Aunt Peggy, Won't You Set 'em Up Again? / Arkansas Traveler |
| 07/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40119 (US) | I Got Mine / The Cat Came Back |
| 09/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40181 (US) | When Abraham And Isaac Rushed Out / Old And In The Way |
| 10/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40196 (US) | I'm Nine Hundred Miles From Home / I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe |
| 10/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40204 (US) | Alabama Gal / It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' |
| 1924 | 78 t. 12" OKEH 7003 (US) | Dixie Division / Sugar In The Ground |
| 1924 | 78 t. 12" OKEH 7004 (US) | Dixie Cowboy / John Henry Blues |
| 12/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40230 (US) | Run, Nigger, Run / Turkey In The Straw |
| 12/1924 | 78 t. OKEH 40238 (US) | Nancy Rowland / Jimmie On The Railroad |
| 01/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40263 (US) | Old Dan Tucker / Old Uncle Ned |
| 1925 | 78 t. 12" OKEH 7006 (US) | The Baggage Coach Ahead / The Orphan Child |
| 1925 | 78 t. 12" OKEH 7008 (US) | The Lightning Express / The Letter Edged In Black |
| 03/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40306 (US) | Steamboat Bill / Boil Dem Cabbage Down |
| 04/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40343 (US) | It Takes A Little Rain With The Sunshine / My North Georgia Home |
| 05/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40363 (US) | Charming Betsy / The Death Of Floyd Collins |
| 07/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40411 (US) | The Honest Farmer / There's Hard Time Coming |
| 08/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40419 (US) | The Boston Burglar / Sally Ann |
| 09/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 40444 (US) | The Hawk And The Buzzard / Bully Of The Town |
| 10/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 45001 (US) | To Welcome Travelers Home / Run Along Home With Lindy |
| 11/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 45011 (US) | Soldier's Joy / Hop Light Ladies |
| 12/1925 | 78 t. OKEH 45018 (US) | Hell Broke Loose In Georgia / Flat Footed Nigger |
| 01/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45028 (US) | Grave Of Little Mary Phagan / All Alone By The Sea Side |
| 02/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45032 (US) | Do Round My Lindy / Drunkard's Hiccoughs |
| 04/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45035 (US) | Liberty / Old Frying Pan And A Camp Kettle |
| 06/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45040 (US) | Georgia Wagner / Cackling Pullet |
| 08/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45049 (US) | Goodbye Liza Jane / If There Wasn't Any Women In The World |
| 10/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45056 (US) | Everybody Works But Father / Batchelor's Ball |
| 12/1926 | 78 t. OKEH 45068 (US) | Fire In The Mountain / Peter Went Fishing |
| 01/1927 | 78 t. OKEH 45077 (US) | When We Meet On The Beautiful Shore / It's A Long Long Way To Tipperary |
| 04/1927 | 78 t. OKEH 45096 (US) | Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / In My Old Cabin Home |
| 08/1927 | 78 t. OKEH 45122 (US) | It's A Shame To Whip Your Wife On Sunday / Cotton Eyed Joe |
| 10/1927 | 78 t. OKEH 45139 (US) | Jesse James /
Swanee River
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| 12/1927 | 78 t. OKEH 45159 (US) | I'm Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate / Hell Bound For Alabama |
| 01/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45167 (US) | If You Can't Get The Stopper Out / Turkey In The Hay |
| 02/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45176 (US) | Did He Ever Return / Engineer On The Mogull |
| 04/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45186 (US) | Quit That Ticklin' Me / Smoke Goes Out The Chimney Just The Same |
| 05/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45198 (US) | Little Log Cabin By The Stream /
Old Joe Clark
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| 07/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45214 (US) | Going Down To Cripple Creek / Run Along Home Sandy |
| 10/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45259 (US) | Burgular And The Old Maid / There Ain't No Bugs On Me |
| 11/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45273 (US) | Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over / Old And In The Way |
| 12/1928 | 78 t. OKEH 45290 (US) | John Makes Good Licker / Moonshine Kate |
| 02/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45301 (US) | Be Kind To A Man When He's Down / It Won't Happen Again For Years |
| 04/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45321 (US) | You Can't Get Milk From A Cow Named Ben / Going To The County Fair |
| 06/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45338 (US) | Down South Where The Sugar Cane Grows / Hawk And Buzzard (Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE) |
| 08/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45353 (US) | My Ford Sedan / I'll Meet Her When The Sun Goes Down (Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE) |
| 09/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45369 (US) | John Makes Good Likker #3 (Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE) / John Makes Good Likker #4 |
| 10/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45384 (US) | Welccome The Travelers Home No.2 / You'll Never Miss Your Mother No.2 |
| 12/1929 | 78 t. OKEH 45402 (US) | Times Are Not Like They Used To Be / She's More Like Her Mother Every Day |
| 01/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45415 (US) | Corn Likker And Barbeque / Corn Likker And Barbeque No.2 |
| 04/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45434 (US) | Sunny Tennessee / Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Likker Gives Out |
| 05/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45440 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Kate's Snuff Box / Pa's Birthday Party |
| 06/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45445 (US) | The Hen And The Rooster / The Raccoon And The Possum |
| 07/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45448 (US) | Who Bit The Wart Off Grandma's Nose / Who's The Best Fiddler (Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE) |
| 09/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45458 (US) | John In The Army / You Gotta Let My Dog Alone |
| 10/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45471 (US) | Last Of The Old Dollar Is Gone / Old Grey Horse Ain't What He Used To Be (Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE) |
| 11/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45488 (US) | On The Banks Of Old Tennessee / Silver Threads Among The Gold |
| 12/1930 | 78 t. OKEH 45498 (US) | I'm Going Where The Climate Suits Me / Dominicker Duck |
| 02/1931 | 78 t. OKEH 45513 (US) | Old Ship Is Sailing For The Promised Land /
My
Home In Dixieland
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| 1931 | 78 t. OKEH 45542 (US) | Take The Train To Charlotte / Little More Sugar In My Coffee |
| 11/1931 | 78 t. OKEH 45555 (US) | I Intend To Make Heaven My Home / My Man's A Jolly Railroad Man (Moonshine KATE) |
| 01/1932 | 78 t. OKEH 45569 (US) | After The Ball / Didn't He Ramble |
| 1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5401 (US) | Georgia 3 Dollar Tag / New Comin' Round The Mountain |
| 05/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5447 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Do You Ever Think Of Me / Stockade Blues |
| 05/1934 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M4848 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Do You Ever Think Of Me / Stockade Blues |
| 06/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5483 (US) | The Storm That Struck Miami / I Want To Make Heaven My Home |
| 08/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5560 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - When The Saints Go Marching In / Bear Me Away On Snowy White Wings |
| 10/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5652 (US) | There's No Bugs On Me / Going Where The Sugar Cane Grows |
| 01/1935 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5742 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Them All / The Honest Farmer |
| 01/1935 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M4849 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Them All / The Honest Farmer |
| 02/1935 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5787 (US) | Mama's Nanny Goat / Papa's Billy Goat |
| 06/1935 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5959 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Old And In The Way / I'm Old And Feeble |
| 06/1935 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M4850 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Old And In The Way / I'm Old And Feeble |
| 08/1935 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-6022 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Be Kind To A Man When He's Down / You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone |
| 02/1936 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-6047 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe / Since She Took My Likker From Me |
| 02/1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD 4851 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Bear Me Away On Snowy White Wings / Be Kind To A Man When He's Down |
| 02/1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD 4852 (US) | Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe / Since She Took My Likker From Me |
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Albums
| 1973 | LP 12" ROUNDER RR 1003 (US) |
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THE OLD HEN CACKLED AND THE ROOSTER'S GONNA CROW - Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane / There's A Hard Time Coming / It's A Shame To Whip Your Wife On Sunday / The Old Hen Cackled And The Rooster's Gonna Crow / The Bachelor's Hall / The Smoke Goes out The Chimney Just The Same / Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Licker Gives Out? / Georgia's Three-Dollar Tag / Do Round My Lindy / The Honest Farmer / Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate / Corn Licker And Barbecue - Part Two / I'm Nine Hundred Miles From Home / I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe / Sugar In The Gourd / Engineer On The Mogull |
| 01/1998 | CD DOCUMENT 8014 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME 1 - C. 14 JUNE 1923 TO APRIL 1924 - The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane / The Old Hen Cackled And The Rooster's Gonna Crow / When You And I Were Young, Maggie / You'll Never Miss Your Mother Until She's Gone / Be Kind To A Man When He's Down / Billy In The Low Ground / Casey Jones / Old Sallie Goodman / Fare You Well Old Joe Clark / The Farmer Is The Man That Feeds Them All / Papa's Billy Goat / The Kickin' Mule / Nancy Rowland / Tom Watson Special / Old And In The Way / Dixie Boll Weevil / When Abraham And Isaac Rushed The Can / The Cat Came Back / I Got Mine / Dixie Cowboy / John Henry Blues / Arkansas Traveler / Old Aunt Peggy, Won't You Set 'Em Up Again? |
| 01/1998 | CD DOCUMENT 8015 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME II - APRIL 1924 TO 24 JUNE 1925 - Dixie Division / Sugar In The Gourd / The Lightning Express / I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe / Turkey In The Straw / Jimmie On The Railroad / Run, Nigger, Run / I'm Nine Hundred Miles From Home / It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' / Alabama Gal (Won't You Come Home Tonight?) / The Baggage Coach Ahead / The Orphan Child / The Letter Edged In Black / Steamboat Bill / It Takes A Little Rain With The Sunshine / Old Dan Tucker / Boil Dem Cabbage Down / Old Uncle Ned / My North Georgia Home / The Death Of Floyd Collins / Charming Betsy / Sally Ann |
| 01/1998 | CD DOCUMENT 8016 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME III - 24 JUNE 1925 TO 11 MARCH 1926 - There's A Hard Time Coming / The Boston Burglar / Little Mary Phagan / The Honest Farmer / To Welcome The Travellers Home / Run Along Home With Lindy / The Lone Child / Flat-Footed Nigger / Bully Of The Town / Hop Light, Lady / The Hawk And The Buzzard / Hell Broke Loose In Georgia / Soldier's Joy / The Drinker's Child / The Grave Of Little Mary Phagan / All Alone By The Sea Side / Do Round My Lindy / The Batchelors Hall / The Drunkard's Hiccups / Liberty / The Old Frying Pan And The Old Camp Kettle / Cackling Pullet / Georgia Wagner / Goodbye Liza Jane / If There Wasn't Any Women In The World |
| 01/1998 | CD DOCUMENT 8017 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME IV - 17 MARCH 1926 TO 11 OCTOBER 1927 - Everybody Works But Father / Fire On The Mountain / Peter Went Fishing / When We Meet On That Beautiful Shore / Long Way To Tipperary / Be Kind To A Man When He's Down / In My Old Cabin Home / Old And In The Way / It's A Shame To Whip Your Wife On Sunday / Cotton Eyed Joe / Jesse James / Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / Swanee River / Old Joe Clark / Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate / Did He Ever Return? / If You Can't Get The Stopper Out Break Off The Neck / Engineer On The Mogull / Hell Bound For Alabama / Turkey In The Hay / The Smoke Goes Out The Chimney Just The Same / Going Down To Cripple Creek / Quit That Ticklin' Me / It Won't Happen Again For A Hundred Years Or More |
| 03/0998 | CD DOCUMENT 8018 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME V - 11 OCTOBER 1927 TO 17 DECEMBER 1929 - The Little Log Cabin By The Stream / Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over / Run Along Home, Sandy / Moonshine Kate / John Makes Good Licker / I'm Going To Take The Train To Charlotte / Ain't No Bugs On Me / The Burglar And The Old Maid / The Hawk And The Buzzard / Down South Where The Sugar Cane Grows / Meet Her When The Sun Goes Down / My Ford Sedan / You Can't Get Milk From A Cow Named Ben / Going To The Country Fair / Welcome To The Travelers Home No. 2 / You'll Never Miss Your Mother Until She's Gone No. 2 / John Makes Good Liquor, Pt. 3 / John Makes Good Liquor, Pt. 4 / She's More Like Her Mother Every Day / Times Are Not Like They Used To Be / Pa's Birthday / Corn Licker & Barbecue, Pt. 1 / Corn Licker & Barbecue, Pt. 2 / Who's The Best Fiddler? |
| 03/1998 | CD DOCUMENT 8019 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME VI - 17 DECEMBER 1929 TO 9 DECEMBER 1930 - Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Who Bit The Wart Off Grandma's Nose / Kate's Snuff Box / Sunny Tennessee / Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Licker Gives Out? / The Last Old Dollar Is Gone / Texas Blues / Raggedy Riley / The Raccoon And The Possum / Hen And The Rooster / Goin' Where The Climatre Suits My Clothes / The Dominicker Duck / Silver Threads Among The Gold / On The Banks Of Old Tennessee / You Gotta Let My Dog Alone / John In The Army / The Old Grey Horse Ain't What He Used To Be / After The Ball / My Home In Dixie-Land / The Old Ship Is Sailing For The Promised Land / At The Cross / Take The Train To Charlotte / Little More Sugar In The Coffee / Didn't He Ramble |
| 03/1998 | CD DOCUMENT 8020 (UK) |
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COMPLETE RECORDER WORKS IN CHROLOGICAL ORDER - VOLUME VII - 9 DECEMBER 1930 TO 28 FEBRUARY 1934 - Fiddlin' John CARSON & Moonshine KATE - Are You Going To Leave The Old Home / The Poor Girl Story / My Man's A Jolly Railroad Man / I Intend To Make Heaven My Home / Papa's Billy Goat / Mama's Nanny Goat / I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe / Be Kind To A Man When He's Down / You'll Never Miss Your Mother Until She's Gone / Since She Took My Licker From Me / The New Comin' 'round The Mountain / When The Saints Go Marching In / The Honest Farmer / Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Them All / Bear Me Away On Your Snowy White Wings / I Want To Make Heaven My Home / Going Where The Sugar Cane Grows / The Storm That Struck Miami / Georgia's Three-Dollar Tag / I'm Old And Feeble / Old And In The Way / Stockade Blues / Do You Ever Think Of Me? / Ain't No Bugs On Me |
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