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John Jackson- Rappahannock Blues

John Jackson- Rappahannock Blues

Raised in a large, musical farm family in Rappahannock County, VA, John Jackson (1924-2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-60s. Having learned guitar & his wide-ranging stock of songs as a youth from family & 78-rpm recordings, he enthralled major audiences during more than 3 decades w/ his vintage style & repertoire. Culled from 100's of live recordings in Smithsonian Folkways' archives, Rappahannock Blues highlights John Jackson the way he most wanted to be remembered as a bluesman.

Tracklist:

  1. Rocks and Gravel
  2. Too Tight Rag
  3. Candy Man
  4. Truckin' Little Baby
  5. Railroad Bill
  6. Nobody's Business (If I Do)
  7. Don't You Want to Go Up There [Also known as "In My Father's Hou
  8. Year Clayton Delaney Died, The
  9. John Jackson's Breakdown
  10. Red River Blues
  11. Brown's Ferry Blues
  12. Cindy
  13. You Ain't No Woman
  14. John Henry
  15. Diddy Wah Diddy
  16. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
  17. Frankie and Johnny
  18. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
  19. Step It Up and Go
  20. West Coast Rag
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Raised in a large, musical farm family in Rappahannock County, VA, John Jackson (1924-2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-60s. Having learned guitar & his wide-ranging stock of songs as a youth from family & 78-rpm recordings, he enthralled major audiences during more than 3 decades w/ his vintage style & repertoire. Culled from 100's of live recordings in Smithsonian Folkways' archives, Rappahannock Blues highlights John Jackson the way he most wanted to be remembered as a bluesman.

Tracklist:

  1. Rocks and Gravel
  2. Too Tight Rag
  3. Candy Man
  4. Truckin' Little Baby
  5. Railroad Bill
  6. Nobody's Business (If I Do)
  7. Don't You Want to Go Up There [Also known as "In My Father's Hou
  8. Year Clayton Delaney Died, The
  9. John Jackson's Breakdown
  10. Red River Blues
  11. Brown's Ferry Blues
  12. Cindy
  13. You Ain't No Woman
  14. John Henry
  15. Diddy Wah Diddy
  16. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
  17. Frankie and Johnny
  18. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
  19. Step It Up and Go
  20. West Coast Rag