Title: Rappahannock Blues Artist: John Jackson Label: Smithsonian Folkways Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093074018125 Genre: Blues Release Date: 2010-06-15 Number of Discs: 1
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. 20 trks, 57 minutes w/ 20+pg bklt.
Tracks: 1.1 Rocks and Gravel 1.2 Too Tight Rag 1.3 Candy Man 1.4 Truckin' Little Baby 1.5 Railroad Bill 1.6 Nobody's Business (If I Do) 1.7 Don't You Want to Go Up There [Also Known As "In My Father's House"] 1.8 The Year Clayton Delaney Died 1.9 John Jackson's Breakdown 1.10 Red River Blues 1.11 Brown's Ferry Blues 1.12 Cindy 1.13 You Ain't No Woman 1.14 John Henry 1.15 Diddy Wah Diddy 1.16 Just a Closer Walk with Thee 1.17 Frankie and Johnny 1.18 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 1.19 Step It Up and Go 1.20 West Coast Rag
