Label: Columbia / Legacy.
Release Date: April 27, 1993.
Recording Time: 138 minutes.
Release Info: Compilation (4722886-2) Studio Recording.
Recording Date: September 18, 1926 - November 12, 1938.
Styles: Country Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Country, Acoustic Blues, Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, Traditional Bluegrass.
White Country Blues 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue is an excellent, revealing 48-track, double-disc collection culled from the Columbia, American and OKeh vaults. All of the material on this double-disc set was recorded by country artists that drew heavily from the blues, whether it was incorporating the genre into their own compositions or covering blues and hokum songs. Though there are several stars, such as Roy Acuff, many of the performers on White Country Blues are obscure, especially for listeners whose knowledge of country music stops at Hank Williams. That is one of the many reasons why White Country Blues is invaluable. It's a thoughtfully compiled and thorough historical reissue that presents a wealth of rare, fascinating material. While it might not always be an easy listen, it's remains an essential purchase for any comprehensive country collection. ~ Thom Owens
Credits: Shelby David "Tex" Achinson - Fiddle, Vocals; Roy Acuff - Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Speech / Speaker / Speaking Part, Vocals; Allen Brothers - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Austin Allen - Banjo, Speech / Speaker / Speaking Part; Lee Allen - Guitar, Vocals; Anglin Brothers - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jack Anglin - Guitar, Vocals; Jim Anglin - Bass, Vocals; Red Anglin - Guitar, Vocals; Clarence Ashley - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Lonnie Austin - Fiddle; Gene Autry - Composer; Wilber Ball - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist; H.M. Barnes' Blue Ridge Ramblers - Performer, Vocals; Adam Block - Project Director; Chris Bouchillon - Performer, Primary Artist, Speech / Speaker / Speaking Part, Vocals; Ethel Bouchillon - Performer, Primary Artist, Speech / Speaker / Speaking Part; Uris Bouchillon - Guitar; The Callahan Brothers - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Homer "Bill" Callahan - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Walter "Joe" Callahan - Guitar, Vocals; Carlisle and Ball - Vocals; Bill Carlisle - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist; Cliff Carlisle - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Smiling Bill Carlisle - Performer, Vocals; The Carolina Buddies - Performer, Vocals; Cauley Family - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Lawrence Cohn - Executive Producer; Leonard Copeland - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Bill Cox - Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Darby & Tarlton - Performer; Tom Darby - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Al Dexter - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jess Easterday - Guitar; Philip Formica - Computer Graphics; Gwen Foster - Harmonica; Howard Fritzson - Art Direction, Design; Clarence Green - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Wallace Griffin - Bass; W.C. Handy - Composer; Roy Harvey - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Larry Hensley - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Cliff Hobbs - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Roy Hobbs - Mandolin; Salty Holmes - Guitar, Jug, Vocals; Lake Howard - Guitar; Carroll Hubard - Fiddle; Leon Huff - Guitar, Vocals; Chick Hurt - Mandolin, Vocals; Frank Hutchison - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Speech / Speaker / Speaking Part, Vocals; Red Jones - Bass; Joe Kaipo - Composer; W. O'Daniel Lee & His Hillbillys - Vocals; Ramblin' Red Lowery - Guitar, Performer, Vocals; Asa Martin - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Pete Martinez - Guitar, Performer, Vocals; Valentin Martinez - Composer, Guitar, Performer; Clayton McMichen - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Whitey McPherson - Vocals, Yodeling; Elsie McWilliams - Composer; Al Miller - Composer; David Mitson - Archival Restoration, Remastering; W.T. Narmour - Composer, Fiddle, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; North Carolina Ramblers - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; W. Lee O'Daniel - Performer, Primary Artist; Mike O'Daniel - Fiddle; Pat O'Daniel - Banjo; Luke Owens - Guitar (Rhythm); Gary Pacheco - Executive Producer; William "Curly" Perrin - Guitar; Charlie Poole - Banjo, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; The Prairie Ramblers - Performer, Primary Artist; Riley Puckett - Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Speech / Speaker / Speaking Part, Vocals; The Rhythm Wreckers - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jimmie Rodgers - Composer; Posey Rorer - Fiddle; Bobby Simon - Guitar (Electric); Odell Smith - Fiddle; S.W. Smith - Composer, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Walter "Kid" Smith - Composer, Vocals; Muggsy Spanier - Cornet; Jimmie Tarlton - Performer, Primary Artist, Slide Guitar, Vocals; Traditional - Composer; Jack True - Bass; Val & Pete - Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals; Charles K. Wolfe - Liner Notes; Norman Woodlieff - Guitar.
Tracklist:
1-01. K.C. Blues - Frank Hutchison
1-02. Cannonball Blues - Frank Hutchison
1-03. Leaving Home - Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers
1-04. If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers
1-05. Duplin County Blues - Cauley Family
1-06. Sweet Sarah Blues - Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton
1-07. Frankie Dean - Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton
1-08. A Darkey's Wail - Riley Puckett
1-09. Johnson City Blues - Clarence Green
1-10. Mistreated Blues - The Carolina Buddies
1-11. Haunted Road Blues - Tom Ashley
1-12. Steel Guitar Blues - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
1-13. Guitar Blues - Carlisle & Ball
1-14. I Want A Good Woman - Carlisle & Ball
1-15. Ash Can Blues - Cliff Carlisle
1-16. Yodel Blues (Part 1) - Val & Pete
1-17. Yodel Blues (Part 2) - Val & Pete
1-18. Adam And Eve (Part 2) - Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bouchillon
1-19. Carroll County Blues - W.T. Narmour & S.W. Smith
1-20. Ramblin' Blues - Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers
1-21. Worried Blues - Frank Hutchison
1-22. Train That Carried The Girl From Town - Frank Hutchison
1-23. Lonesome Weary Blues - Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland
1-24. Bear Cat Mama - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
2-01. Jug Rag - Blue Ridge Ramblers
2-02. Deep Elem Blues - Prairie Ramblers
2-03. Prohibition Blues - Clayton McMichen
2-04. Match Box Blues - Larry Hensley
2-05. Somebody's Been Using That Thing - Callahan Brothers
2-06. Rattle Snake Daddy - Homer Callahan
2-07. My Good Gal Has Thrown Me Down - Homer Callahan
2-08. Dirty Hangover Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
2-09. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
2-10. Lonesome, Broke And Weary - Asa Martin & His Kentucky Hillbillies
2-11. Chicken Roost Blues - Cliff Carlisle
2-12. Tom Cat Blues - Cliff Carlisle
2-13. Oozlin' Daddy Blues - Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs
2-14. Kansas City Blues - Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs
2-15. Ramblin' Red's Memphis Yodel No. 1 - Ramblin' Red Lowery
2-16. Southern Whoopee Song - Anglin Brothers
2-17. Drunk And Nutty Blues - Allen Brothers
2-18. Chattanooga Mama - Allen Brothers
2-19. String Bean Mama - Smiling Bill Carlisle
2-20. Copper Head Mama - Smiling Bill Carlisle
2-21. Long Chain Charlie Blues - Bill Cox
2-22. Georgia Brown Blues - Bill Cox
2-23. New Jelly Roll Blues - Al Dexter
2-24. Never No Mo' Blues - The Rhythm Wreckers