Today on American Pastimes we time travel to the days when the airwaves were filled with the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Delmore Brothers, Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers, Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, The Texas Playboys and more. Here's the playlist:
John Reischman & The Jaybirds “Johnson's War Horse” from Up In the Woods
The Carter Family “John Hardy” from John Hardy
The Carter Family “Bury Me Under This Weeping Willow” from The Carter Family Vol 1 on Timeless Music Company
The Carter Family & Jimmie Rodgers “Jimmie Rodgers Visits The Carter Family Medley: (a) My Clinch Mountain Home (b) Little Darling Pal Of Mine (c) There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (Digitally Remastered)” from Legends of Country on Play Digital
The Carter Family “The Wildwood Flower” from The Wildwood Flower
Johnson Mountain Boys “Don't Worry” from Bluegrass Class of 1990 on Rounder Records
Red Clay Ramblers “The Girl Behind the Bar” from Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 from Smithsonian Folkways on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Dry Branch Fire Squad “Devil Take the Farmer” from Bluegrass Class of 1990 Sampler on Rounder Records
Bob Lilly “Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone” from Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Delmore Brothers “Brown's Ferry Blues” from Brown's Ferry Blues
Delmore Brothers “Take It to the Captain” from Take it to the Captain
Delmore Brothers “You Can't Do Wrong and Get By” from You Can't Do Wrong and Get By
Delmore Brothers “Rounder's Blues” from Rounder's Blues
Country Gentlemen “Roving Gambler” from Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 on Smithsonian Folkways
Norman Blake and Tony Rice “Medley: Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast” from Blake and Rice
Ola Belle Reed “I've Endured” from My Epitaph
Spontaneous String Band “Single Girl” from Single Girl
John Reischman and the Jaybirds “Nootka Blues” from Up In the Woods
Jimmie Rodgers “Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia” from Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia
Jimmie Rodgers “Gambling Bar Room Blues” from Gambling Bar Room Blues
Jimmie Rodgers “Waiting for a Train” from Waiting for a Train
Jimmie Rodgers “Blue Yodel T for Texas” from Blue Yodel T for Texas
Bill Evans “Heavy Traffic” from Bill Evans Plays Banjo
Bill Evans “Petersburgh Gal” from Bill Evans Plays Banjo
Larry Hanks “Mole In the Ground/Old Dan Tucker” from Mole In the Ground/Old Dan Tucker
David Grisman and Doc Watson “Feast Here Tonight” from Feast Here Tonight
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers “The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessse” from The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessse
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers “Don't Let Your Deal Go Down” from Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers “You Ain't Talkin' to Me” from You Ain't Talkin' to Me
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers “Take a Drink on Me” from Take a Drink on Me
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys “Orange Blossom Special” from Orange Blossom Special
Merle Travis “Nine Pound Hammer” from Nine Pound Hammer
Johnny Lee Willis “Milk Cow Blues” from Milk Cow Blues
Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys “Cotton Eye Joe” from Cotton Eye Joe
Roy Acuff “Night Train to Memphis” from Night Train to Memphis
Martin Sexton “Angeline (Live)” from Live Wide Open on KITCHEN TABLE RECORDS
