Label: County Records.
Release Date: September 15, 1993.
Recording Time: 49 minutes.
Recording Date: July 27, 1925 - January 23, 1930.
Release Info: Compilation (COCD-3501) Studio Recording.
Styles: Appalachian, Country Blues, North American Traditions, Old-Timey, String Bands.
Old-Time Songs contains 16 songs Charlie Poole recorded for Columbia Records between 1925 and 1930. This sampling features nearly every one of his best songs -- including the hits "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues" and "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister" -- and provides the definitive retrospective of Poole, as well as a good glimpse into the style and sound of old timey country music in the first half of the 20th Century. ~ Thom Owens
Credits: Fred Carlson - cover design; David Glasser - preparation for CD mastering; W.C. Handy - composer; Richard Nevins - digital mastering; North Carolina Ramblers - performer, primary artist; Charlie Poole - banjo, composer, primary artist, vocals; Gary B. Reid - production coordination; Kinney Rorrer - liner notes; Epic Soundtracks - composer; Traditional - composer.
Tracks: 1. White House Blues; 2. Sweet Sunny South; 3. Shootin' Creek; 4. He Rambled; 5. The Letter That Never Came; 6. Mountain Rebel; 7. You Ain't Talking to Me; 8. Sweet Sixteen; 9. Leaving Home; 10. Took My Girl a Walkin'; 11. Monkey on a String; 12. Ramblin' Blues; 13. Flying Clouds; 14. Falling by the Wayside; 15. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues; 16. Take a Drink on Me.