Dock boggs country blues revenant book

Rain and snow, also known as cold rain and snow roud 3634, is an american folksong and in some variants a murder ballad. The revenant release is packaged in book form, with its sixty pages of liner notes. The song first appeared in print in olive dame campbell and cecil sharps 1917 compilation english folk songs from the southern appalachians, which relates that it was collected from mrs. His folkways years, 19631968 smithsonian folkways recordings. Revenant records discography music the austin chronicle. Contemporary folk musicians and performers consider him a seminal figure, at least in part because of the appearance of two of his recordings from the 1920s, sugar baby and country blues, on harry smiths 1951 collection anthology of american folk music. Aunt jane blues bill shephard liner notes strangely enough, we are confronted again with a dock boggs reissuing with excellent liner notes, in hardcover book format this time around. His folkways years 19631968 smithsonianfolkways sf 40108. Jan 04, 2004 i mean your recommendations of the book and dvd. Dock boggs was just one of the primeval hillbillies to record during the 20s, forgotten for decades until the folk revival of the 60s revived his career at the twilight of his life. Complete early recordings 19271929 clear vinyl lp by dock boggs lp.

Delta blues, country blues, chicago blues, big band blues, crooning blues, david brombergs ny urban folk blues, led zeppelin or jeff beck groups heavy blues, instrumental jazz blues to many different styles. These unique historical recordings present a background to the recordings boggs made during the folk revival of the 1960s. Complete early recordings 19271929 dock boggs on allmusic 1997 released on john faheys revenant label, this. Country blues revenant as careful perusal of greil marcuss liner essay reveals, boggs s legend is based on just eight traditional songs. Listening to the voices recorded in the 1920s and 30s on smiths anthology, you might recognize him as dock boggs. Surrounded by the piety, reassurance, and easy answers of this years country music heroes, though, it was a shock, and as mean as anything in country blues. In marcuss latest book, invisible republic, an entire chapter is given over to a. Jul 06, 2012 the nashville attorney, along with guitarist john fahey, is the coproprietor of revenant, a reissue label dedicated to what he calls raw musics. His first recordings have been beautifully reissued in revenant s country blues. His songs that became especially well known include country blues, sugar baby, oh. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.

Bob dylans basement tapes, entitled get into the graveyard. Song information for country blues dock boggs on allmusic allmusic. Two cd set featuring all the recordings made by this great traditional musician for folkways between 1963 and 68 and originally issued on three lps. Still, his dozen recordings from 1927 to 1929 are monuments of folk music, comprised of fatalistic hills ballads and blues like danville girl, pretty polly. Come all you good time people while i ve got money to spend tomorrow might be monday and i never have a dollar nor a friend when i. His style of banjo playing, as well as his singing, is considered a unique combination of appalachian folk music and africanamerican blues. Complete early recordings 19271929 revenant recorded more than 70 years ago and originally pressed into pancakethick records that were spun on handcranked victrolas, the songs of dock boggs have survived. Dock boggs his twelve original recordings smithsonian. For more information about lomax and his collections, visit.

Dock boggs played a weird hybrid of hillbilly music and blues. Growing up his influences include an african american itinerant musician named go lightning and another banjo player named homer crawford. Included with the set is a 64page book with essays by greil marcus. Country blues lou smiths eagle eye is at it again, spotting an interesting passage in the 64page booklet to revenant s revelatory dock boggs. Dock boggs champions will look back at 1998 as a monumental year for the virginiaborn banjoplaying songster who, but for a few years in the late 20s and the early 60s, lived in obscurity. Complete early recordings 1927 1929 dock boggs on allmusic 1997 released on john faheys revenant label, this. Boggs was backed on this session by the guitar of emry arthur, who composed and recorded man of constant sorrow for paramount in 1929. Feb 09, 2017 shot by alan lomax and crew at the 1966 newport folk festival, newport, r. Country blues traditional usa peggys version is based on that sung by moran lee dock boggs virginia. Complete early recordings 192729 artist dock boggs. Country blues revenant mixed blues dock boggs folkways years 196368 v. In the mountains of eastern kentuckywestern virginia in the 1920s he forged a highly personal music of such singular intensity it retains the power to shock seventy plus years after it was recorded. Apr 11, 2003 country blues is a great tune, very important in the history of the roots music we love imo.

Country blues, complete early recordings 192729 label. With the release this year of the revenant cd of docks material, and the. Moran lee dock boggs born february 7, 1898 in west norton, virginia february 7, 1971 was an influential oldtime singer, songwriter and banjo player. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Revenant 205 includes all of his 1920s recordings along with four rare. Dock boggs was one of the most distinctive and compelling of the oldtime banjo. Complete early recordings 192729 revenant featuring a member of queens of the stone age but starring the singer and guitarist jesse the devil hughes credited throughout as j devil huge, peace love death metal is an uncompromisingly inflamed but. I suggest that you check out the dock boggs country blues cd on revenant.

By the way in case you dont have it yet the dock boggs complete recordings on revenant is essential, especially for banjoists but also guitarists. I knew moran lee dock boggs, the renowned banjo player and singer, for. East texas seranaders, 19273, county 410 1977 folk music in america, vol. Moran lee dock boggs was an influential oldtime singer, songwriter and banjo player. He cut them in new york in 1927, and theres no better demonstration of how good they are. Released on john faheys revenant label, this dock boggs collection includes all 12 of his 192729 recordings, plus five alternate takes and four cuts by bill and hayes shepherd, friends and fellow players of boggs. Dock boggs country blues complete early recordings 1927. Moran lee dock boggs february 7, 1898 february 7, 1971 was an influential oldtime singer, songwriter and banjo player. In classical music, it wasnt until the early 19th century, and the bach revival spearheaded by mendelssohn, that there was much of a historical approach to. Dock boggs recorded only 12 songs in the 1920s, but his raw, powerful singing and distinctive banjoplaying caused harry smith to include him in his anthology of american folk music sfw 40090 and mike seeger to search for him in the hills of kentucky in 1963.

Eagles of death metal, peace love death metal antacidaudio. However, boggs certainly added enough of his own touches to call it his song. Moran lee dock boggs february 7, 1898 february 7, 1971, was a banjo player and singer, his style is considered a unique combination of appalachian folk music and africanamerican blues. Skip james inescapable hard time killin floor blues is here, as are two versions of dock boggs will sweethearts know each other and.

Although lacking the ferocity of his early recordings he was still a fount of great songs and music. The noneck blues band sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me. While boggs experienced popularity when these recordings were made, he retired from music for more than 30 years until being rediscovered in the early 1960s. Thrill to the slides, syncopations and flatted notes of the blues in oldtime, bluegrass and country music. Essential blues albums page 2 steve hoffman music forums. Boggs was first recorded in 1927 and again in 1929. The nashville attorney, along with guitarist john fahey, is the coproprietor of revenant, a reissue label dedicated to what he calls raw musics. The oldtime herald volume 6, number 5 features only remembered for what he has done dock boggs by jack wright. Complete early recordings 192729,on revenant, a new label presided over by the musician, composer, and veteran iconoclast. Mahaffey gt1 001 e217956 country blues brunswick 1 rbf 654 cocd3523 us 0267 cd d 274 revenant 205 002 e217978 sammie, where have you been so long. Avett brothers country blues snowden grove amphitheater. He played old time music, the original folk music that so many other musicians in the cumberland mountains in the late 1920s and early 1930s played, but his was something different. His first recordings have been beautifully reissued in revenants country blues. He is probably best known for his 1927 recordings of country blues and sugar baby.

However, boggs certainly added enough of his own touches to call it. His folkways years 19631968 smithsonian folkways recordings. Country blues is a great tune, very important in the history of the roots music we love imo. It contains an essay by greil marcus, adapted from his book, invisible republic.

John faheys revenant records crawls from primordial gloop mtv. Both old rub alcohol blues and false hearted lovers blues from this date use the same tune as the more successful country blues. He cut them in new york in 1927, and theres no better demonstration of how good they are than the four he laid down in chicago in 1929. Country blues this song is by dock boggs and appears on the compilation anthology of american folk music 1952 on the compilation album country blues. Harry smiths anthology of american folk music volume four. Join our email list for the latest news from smithsonian folkways recordings. Boggs frequently used a particular banjo tuning to accommodate thisgiven the often eerie nature of boggs music, this is appropriately known as the graveyard tuning. Country blues americas soft spot for the ambitious southerner. Come all you good time people, while i have money to spend, tomorrow might be monday and i neither have a dollar nor a friend.

Jeff hunt at tote design laboratory, design and layout. Come all you good time people while ive got money to spend tomorrow might be monday and i never have a dollar nor a friend when i had plenty of money, good people my. Boggs is deemed by contemporary oldtime musicians and performers as a seminal figure in oldtime music, at least in part because of the appearance of two of his recordings from the 1920s, sugar baby and country blues, on the influential anthology of american folk music collection. Complete early recordings 192729 1997 on the album his folkways years, 19631968 1998 on the compilation my rough and rowdy ways, volume. Dock boggs 1927 recordings of raw, powerful singing and distinctive banjoplaying have moved and influenced musicians, fans and scholars ever since their release. The album compiles a remarkable sequence of recordings the haunted singerbanjo player. The song country blues itself owes a lot more structurally to the way the mixolydian mode than to the blues, however. Boggs was backed on this session by the guitar of emry arthur, who composed and recorded man. February, 1998, on revenant 205, a cdbook entitled. I even went to county sales and the revenant sites to check. John faheys revenant records crawls from primordial gloop. During the last year, theyve unearthed treasures by avantgarde improvisors, cecil taylor and derek bailey, rocabilly legend charlie feathers and the white country blues man, dock boggs.

Along with 12 classic boggs performances, country blues includes five unreleased outtakes and four cuts with dock as an instrumental sideman. Song information for country blues dock boggs on allmusic. Contemporary folk musicians and performers consider him a seminal figure, at least in part because of the. Dock boggs banjo playing is legendary, and this collection of recordings from 1927 and 1929 portrays his playing before the depression. Country blues revenant as careful perusal of greil marcuss liner essay reveals, boggss legend is based on just eight traditional songs. Sep 08, 2014 eagles of death metal, peace love death metal antacidaudio. Folk music performer index bog to bok bogan, henry side performer appearance. Still, his dozen recordings from 1927 to 1929 are monuments of folk music, comprised of fatalistic hills ballads and. Feb 06, 1998 country blues americas soft spot for the ambitious southerner.