John Jackson - Rappahannock Blues (CD)

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.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Rocks and Gravel
2. Too Tight Rag
3. Candy Man
4. Truckin' Little Baby
5. Railroad Bill
6. Nobody's Business (If I Do)
7. Don't You Want to Go Up There [Also Known As "In My Father's House"]
8. The Year Clayton Delaney Died
9. John Jackson's Breakdown
10. Red River Blues
11. Brown's Ferry Blues
12. Cindy
13. You Ain't No Woman
14. John Henry
15. Diddy Wah Diddy
16. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
17. Frankie and Johnny
18. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
19. Step It Up and Go
20. West Coast Rag