The Cornshucker's Frolic (Downhome Music And Entertainment From The American Countryside), Vol. 2 by Various Artists

Label: Yazoo Records.

Release Date: July 20, 1999.

Recording Time: 68 minutes.

Release Info: Studio Recording.

Recording Date: 1920s - 1930s.

Styles: Acoustic Memphis Blues, Country Blues, Jug Band, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues.

This second volume of festive roots music focuses more on blues and jug band music, with tracks by Steve & His Hot Shots, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and the Massey Family. As with volume one, it's a fine collection that will appeal mostly to fans of vintage blues and country recordings. ~ Tim Sheridan

Credits: Eddie Anthony - performer, primary artist; Andrew Baxter - composer, performer; Andrew & Jim Baxter - performer, primary artist; Blind Blake - composer, performer, primary artist; The Blue Ridge Highballers - primary artist; Joe Brown - primary artist; Charlie Burse - composer; Cannon's Jug Stompers - performer, primary artist; Bill Chitwood & His Georgia Mountaineers - primary artist; The Cofer Brothers - primary artist; Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters - primary artist; John Dilleshaw - performer, primary artist; Fiddlin' Powers & Family - primary artist; A.A. Gray - performer, primary artist; Peg Leg Howell - performer, primary artist; Blind Lemon Jefferson - composer, performer, primary artist; LaMarquis Mark Jefferson - composer; Earl Johnson - primary artist; Don Kent - liner notes; The Leake County Revelers - performer, primary artist; The Massey Family - primary artist; Memphis Jug Band - performer, primary artist; Bob Miller & His Hinky Dinkers - primary artist; Billy Milton - primary artist; William Sidney Mount - photography; Richard Nevins - compilation producer, producer, remastering; Joan Pelosi - design; Dan Sane - performer, primary artist; Seven Foot Dilly - primary artist; Will Shade - composer; Steve & His Hot Shots - primary artist; Frank Stokes - performer, primary artist; Stoneman's Blue Ridge Cornshuckers - primary artist; Henry Thomas - performer, primary artist; Uncle Jimmy Thompson - performer, primary artist.

Tracks: 1) The Grape Vine Twist - Steve & His Hot Shots; 2) They Don't Roost Too High for Me - Earl Johnson; 3) Mule Get Up in the Alley - Cannon's Jug Stompers; 4) Leather Britches - The Leake County Revelers; 5) Possum Trot School Exhibition (Pt. 2) - Stoneman's Blue Ridge Cornshuckers; 6) Beaver Slide Rag - Eddie Anthony / Peg Leg Howell; 7) Kitty Hill - Bill Chitwood & His Georgia Mountaineers; 8) Practice Night at Chicken Bristle (Pt. 2) - Bob Miller & His Hinky Dinkers; 9) Georgia Stomp - Andrew & Jim Baxter; 10) A Fiddler's Tryout in Georgia (Pt. 1) - Joe Brown / John Dilleshaw / Seven Foot Dilly / A.A. Gray; 11) A Fiddler's Tryout in Georgia (Pt. 2) - Joe Brown / John Dilleshaw / Seven Foot Dilly / A.A. Gray; 12) Charmin' Betsy - Henry Thomas; 13) Durang's Hornpipe - The Massey Family; 14) Rock That Cradle Lucy - The Cofer Brothers; 15) Blind Arthur's Breakdown - Blind Blake; 16) Darneo - The Blue Ridge Highballers; 17) Lynchburg - Uncle Jimmy Thompson; 18) Memphis Shakedown - Memphis Jug Band; 19) Old Molly Hare - Fiddlin' Powers & Family; 20) John Brown's Dream - Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters; 21) Hot Dogs - Blind Lemon Jefferson; 22) Old Fashioned Square Dance - Billy Milton; 23) You Shall - Dan Sane / Frank Stokes.