Various – Mississippi Hillbillies – 4CD

In the ‘Golden Age’ of sound recording (early 1920s to mid 1930s) brilliant rural musicians were recorded for all to enjoy for the very first time. These 94 sides provide a snapshot of their inspiring musical styles and are performed here entirely by Mississippi musicians

Track Listing:

CD1:
Floyd Ming & His Pep Steppers: 1. Indian War Whoop -   2. Old Red -   Nations Brothers: 3. Sales Tax Toddle -   4.Lincoln County Blues -   Narmour & Smith: 5. Charleston No. 1 -   6. Carroll County Blues Carter Brothers & Son -   7. Give Me a Chaw Tobacco  -   8. Leather Breeches   Leake County Revelers: 9. Leake County Blues -   10. Lonesome Blues -   Ray Brothers: 11. Jake Leg Wobble -   Friday Night Waltz -  Narmour & Smith: 13. Charleston No. 2 -   14. Carroll County Blues No. 2   Freeny’s Barn Dance Band: 15. Sullivan’s Hollow -   16. Don’t You Remember the Time  -  Narmour & Smith: 17. Charleston No. 3  - 18. Carroll County Blues No. 3 -   Leake County Revelers: 19. Mississippi Breakdown -   20. Bring Me a Bottle -   Floyd Ming & His Pep Steppers: 21. Indian War Whoop (Alt. Take) -   22. Old Red (Alt. Take) -   

CD2:
Carter Brothers & Son: 1. Liza Jane  -   2. Saddle Up the Grey -   Nations Brothers: 3. Magnolia One Step -   4. Bankhead Blues -  Floyd Ming & His Pep Steppers: 5. Tupelo Blues -   6. White Mule -   Freeny’s Barn Dance Band: 7. The Leake County Two Step -   8. Croquet Habits -  Leake County Revelers: 9. Leather Breeches -   10. Johnson Gal -   Ray Brothers: 11. Mississippi Echoes -   12. Tuscaloosa Waltz -   Freeny’s Barn Dance Band: 13. Mississippi Square Dance Pt. 1 -   13. Mississippi Square Dance Pt. 2 -   Carter Brothers & Son: 15. Cotton Eyed Joe  -   16. Nancy Rowland -   Newton County Hillbillies: 17. Going to the Wedding to Get Some Cake -   18. The Little Princess Footsteps -   Mississippi ’Possum Hunters: 19. The Last Shot Got Him -   20. Rufus Rastus - Leake County Revelers: 21. Molly Put the Kettle On -   Nations Brothers: 22. Negro Supper Time -   Leake County Revelers: 23. Rockin’ Yodel

CD3: 
Mississippi ’Possum Hunters: 1. Mississippi Breakdown -   2. ’Possum on the Rail -   Freeny’s Harmonizers: 3. Travellin’ Blues -   4. Podunk Toddle -  Carter Brothers & Son: 5. Give the Fiddler a Dram -   6. Old Jaw Bone -    Leake County Revelers:  7. Monkey in the Dog Cart -   8. The Old Hat -   Gene Clardy & Stan Clements: 9. Moonlight Clog -   10. Black Mustache -  Carter Brothers & Son: 11. Jenny on the Railroad -   12. Miss Brown -   Ray Brothers: 13. Choctaw County Rag -   14. Honeysuckle Waltz -   Milner & Curtis with the Magnolia Ramblers: 15. Northeast Texas  -   16. Evening Shade Waltz -  Leake County Revelers:  17. Dry Town Blues -   18. Good Fellow -   Ray Brothers: 19. Got the Jake Leg Too -   20. The Folks Back Home -  Leake County Revelers:  21. Saturday Night Breakdown -   22. Uncle Ned -   Newton County Hillbillies: 23. Give Me a Bottle of I Don’t Care What -   Nine O’Clock Breakdown -  Leake County Revelers:  25. Georgia Camp Meeting

CD4: 
Narmour & Smith (Okeh): 1. Sweet Milk and Peaches -   2. Mississippi Waves Waltz -   3. Mississippi Breakdown -   4. Texas Breakdown -   5. Captain George, Has Your Money Come? -   6. The Sunny Waltz -   7. Avalon Blues -   8. Winona Echoes -   9. Heel and Toe -   10. Little Star -   11. Gallop to Georgia -   12. Kiss Me Waltz -   13. Texas Shuffle -   14. Dry Gin Rag -   Narmour & Smith (Bluebird): 15. The New Charleston - No. 1 -   16. The New Carroll County Blues - No. 1 -   17. The New Charleston - No. 2 -   18. The New Carroll County Blues - No. 2 -   19. The New Charleston - No. 3 -   20. The New Carroll County Blues - No. 3 -   21. Sweet Milk and Peaches -   22. Avalon Blues -    23. Winona Echoes -   24. Rose Waltz -