Since Jimmie Rodgers died in 1933, this would have to be before that. I am assuming this is staged, but here is a visit by Rodgers with the Carter Family, supposedly on Clinch Mountain.
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Friday, April 4, 2014
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Prison
A post to mark Rod Blagojevich's first day in the Federal Pen.
Johnny Cash - "Folsom Prison Blues"
Jimmie Rodgers - "In the Jailhouse Now"
Sam Cooke - "Chain Gang"
Johnny Cash - "Folsom Prison Blues"
Jimmie Rodgers - "In the Jailhouse Now"
Sam Cooke - "Chain Gang"
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Bill Monroe - 100
Today would have been the 100th birthday of the Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe. NPR's broadcast a remembrance of him yesterday. (Listen Here)
To mark the occasion here are a couple videos of him performing.
"Uncle Pen" - Monroe wrote this song about his Uncle Pendleton Vandiver.
"Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms", another song Monroe wrote.
In 1939 at the age of 28, Monroe joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry. The first song he ever performed there was this Jimmie Rodgers' song "Muleskinner Blues".
"Molly and Tenbrooks" - No video and Monroe did not write this, but this is one of my favorite songs that he performed, so I am posting it anyway.
To mark the occasion here are a couple videos of him performing.
"Uncle Pen" - Monroe wrote this song about his Uncle Pendleton Vandiver.
"Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms", another song Monroe wrote.
In 1939 at the age of 28, Monroe joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry. The first song he ever performed there was this Jimmie Rodgers' song "Muleskinner Blues".
"Molly and Tenbrooks" - No video and Monroe did not write this, but this is one of my favorite songs that he performed, so I am posting it anyway.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1929 Stock Market Crash
The 1929 Stock Market Crash happened 80 years ago this week. So here are a couple songs on the general theme of money and depression.
The sales of records dropped after the crash, and many recording artists at the time lost their contracts and sank into obscurity. The Carter Family—A.P., Sara and Maybelle—were one of the few recording artist with careers that survived the crash. So to recognize that I am including their song "No Depression In Heaven". Of course this was long before film or video, and I don't want to include anyone else doing the song. So here is the audio of their recording.
The Carter Family first recorded in Bristol Tennessee in the summer of 1927. These Bristol Sessions are generally considered to be the first recordings of Country Music. Also recording there was Blind Alfred Reed, one of the many artist who sank into obscurity during the depression. His song—recorded in 1929—"How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live" is still performed today. Bruce Springsteen has covered it, and here is a video of the song sung by Ry Cooder.
It was not my intention to do a post of performers who recorded at the 1927 Bristol Sessions, but since we already have two we might as well add another one. Jimmie Rodgers also made his first recording their. His career almost certainly would have survived the depression, but he died from tuberculosis in 1933. Here is his song "Hobo Bill's Last Ride".
One last song unrelated to anyone from the Bristol Sessions. Here is Del McCoury performing a John Herald song, "Moneyland".
The sales of records dropped after the crash, and many recording artists at the time lost their contracts and sank into obscurity. The Carter Family—A.P., Sara and Maybelle—were one of the few recording artist with careers that survived the crash. So to recognize that I am including their song "No Depression In Heaven". Of course this was long before film or video, and I don't want to include anyone else doing the song. So here is the audio of their recording.
The Carter Family first recorded in Bristol Tennessee in the summer of 1927. These Bristol Sessions are generally considered to be the first recordings of Country Music. Also recording there was Blind Alfred Reed, one of the many artist who sank into obscurity during the depression. His song—recorded in 1929—"How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live" is still performed today. Bruce Springsteen has covered it, and here is a video of the song sung by Ry Cooder.
It was not my intention to do a post of performers who recorded at the 1927 Bristol Sessions, but since we already have two we might as well add another one. Jimmie Rodgers also made his first recording their. His career almost certainly would have survived the depression, but he died from tuberculosis in 1933. Here is his song "Hobo Bill's Last Ride".
One last song unrelated to anyone from the Bristol Sessions. Here is Del McCoury performing a John Herald song, "Moneyland".
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