Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music 1923-1936

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The release with early country music features 19 previously un-reissued sides.

Original discs from the collections of Don Wahle, Frank Mare and Joe Bussard.

Three CDs plus booklet in a CD-size cardboard box. CD rear is black.

Annotation last modified on 2016-06-02 11:53 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1: Hard Time Music 1923-1930
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1John Henry the Steel Drivin' Man
Earl McCoy, Alfred Meng & Clem Garner3:25
2Poor Man, Rich Man (Cotton Mill Colic No.2)
David McCarn3:02
3I've Got the Chain Store Blues
The Allen Brothers3:25
4The Farmer Is the Man Who Feeds Them All
Fiddlin’ John Carson3:08
5The Farmer's Dream
Oscar Ford3:07
6When the Roses Bloom Again for the Bootlegger
Earl Johnson3:33
7Jerry, Go Ile That Car
recorded in:
Oakland, California, United States (on 1928-03-16)
guitar:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-03-16)
vocals:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-03-16)
recording of:
Jerry, Go Ile That Car (on 1928-03-16)
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock2:42
8Flat Wheel Train Blues, Part 1
Red Gay & Jack Wellman3:22
9Flat Wheel Train Blues, Part 2
Red Gay & Jack Wellman3:10
10Driving Saw Logs on the Plover
Pierre La Dieu3:12
11All Bound Down in Texas
Darby & Tarlton3:03
12Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
Buell Kazee3:02
13Diamond Joe
Georgia Crackers3:06
▶CD 2: Good Time Music 1927-1935
▶CD 3: End Time Music 1927-1936