You Ain’t Talkin’ to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music

~ Release by Charlie Poole (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits

  • Original 78rpm transfers and audio direction: Christopher King
  • Digital mastering: Darcy Proper
  • Restoration engineer: Andreas Meyer
  • Archival consultant: Michael Brooks
  • Project director: John Jackson

Comes in a cardboard box with a 33+ page booklet. The CDs are in 3 paper sleeves.

Annotation last modified on 2014-11-12 03:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-07-25)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-25)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1925-07-25)
guitar:
Norman Woodlieff (on 1925-07-25)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-25)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:22
2Sunny Tennessee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-08-29)
banjo:
Sam McNeil (on 1930-08-29)
fiddle:
Banks McNeil (on 1930-08-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Willie Boone (on 1930-08-29)
harmonica and background vocals [harmony]:
Walter Boone (on 1930-08-29)
Floyd County Ramblers3:19
3Bulldog Down in Sunny Tennessee
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1925-10-03)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1925-10-03)
vocals:
Dock Walsh (on 1925-10-03)
Dock Walsh2:41
4Moving Day
baritone vocals:
Arthur Collins (ragtime baritone) (on 1906-01-25)
Arthur Collins3:15
5It’s Movin' Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-01-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-01-23)
fiddle:
Odell Smith (on 1930-01-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1930-01-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-01-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:28
6Home Sweet, Home
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1927-05)
banjo:
Frank Jenkins (in 1927-05)
Frank Jenkins2:35
7I’m the Man That Rode the Mule ’round the World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-07-27)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1925-07-27)
guitar:
Norman Woodlieff (on 1925-07-27)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:05
8Man That Rode the Mule Around the World
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-06-20)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1929-06-20)
guitar:
Sid Harkreader (on 1929-06-20)
vocals:
Sid Harkreader (on 1929-06-20) and Uncle Dave Macon (on 1929-06-20)
Uncle Dave Macon & Sid Harkreader2:57
9Lynchburg Town
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-09)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-09)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1929-05-09) and Odell Smith (on 1929-05-09)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-09)
piano:
Lucy Terry (on 1929-05-09)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-09)
The Highlanders3:02
10Going Down to Lynchburg Town / Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-09)
banjo:
Arthur Wells (on 1929-05-09)
fiddle:
Charley La Prade (on 1929-05-09)
guitar:
Lonnie Griffith (on 1929-05-09)
Blue Ridge Highballers3:10
11Some One
banjo:
Ernest Branch (on 1931-10-27)
fiddle:
Bernice Coleman (on 1931-10-27)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1931-10-27)
vocals:
Ernest Branch (on 1931-10-27) and Bernice Coleman (on 1931-10-27)
Branch and Coleman3:05
12Monkey on a String
vocals:
Cal Stewart (American comedian) (on 1907-04-30)
Cal Stewart2:33
13Monkey on a String
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-17)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-17)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-17)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-17)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-17)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:10
14Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-07-27)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1925-07-27)
guitar:
Norman Woodlieff (on 1925-07-27)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:14
15May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Paul Miles (US banjoist for The Red Fox Chasers) (on 1928-06-29)
fiddle:
Guy Brooks (on 1928-06-29)
guitar:
A.P. Thompson (on 1928-06-29)
background vocals [harmony]:
Bob Cranford (on 1928-06-29)
vocals:
Guy Brooks (on 1928-06-29) and A.P. Thompson (on 1928-06-29)
The Red Fox Chasers2:54
16Married Life Blues
banjo:
Snuffy Jenkins (on 1940-10-10)
fiddle:
Homer "Pappy" Sherrill (on 1940-10-10)
guitar:
Clyde Robbins (on 1940-10-10) and Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
vocals:
Leonard Stokes (on 1940-10-10)
Byron Parker and his Mountaineers2:42
17The Infanta March
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (in 1911)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1911)
solo banjo:
Fred Van Eps (in 1911)
Fred Van Eps4:22
18Sunset March
recorded in:
United States (on 1927-07-26)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1927-07-26)
piano:
Lucy Terry (on 1927-07-26)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:41
19I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-06-26)
banjo and lead vocals:
Buster Carter (on 1931-06-26)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1931-06-26)
guitar and background vocals [harmony]:
Preston Young (on 1931-06-26)
recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Buster Carter & Preston Young3:00
20Goodbye Eliza Jane
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1912)
vocals:
Peerless Quartet (in 1912)
Peerless Quartet1:39
21Good-Bye Sweet Liza Jane
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-09-09)
fiddle:
Odell Smith (on 1930-09-09)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-09-09)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:06
22Good-Bye Booze
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-17)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-17)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-17)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-17)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-17)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:17
23Goodbye Booze
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1926-04-20)
fiddle:
Gid Tanner (James Gideon Tanner) (on 1926-04-20)
guitar:
Fate Norris (on 1926-04-20)
vocals:
Fate Norris (on 1926-04-20) and Gid Tanner (James Gideon Tanner) (on 1926-04-20)
Gid Tanner & Fate Norris2:52
24You Ain’t Talking to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1909-12)
vocals:
Eddie Morton (USA ragtime singer) (in 1909-12)
Eddie Morton2:56
25You Ain’t Talkin’ to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-07-25)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1927-07-25)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1927-07-25)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1927-07-25)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1927-07-25)
recording of:
You Ain’t Talking to Me
writer:
Charlie Poole and Norman Woodlieff
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:57
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Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
Michelle Holme (design director)
design/illustration:Robert Crumb
Michelle Holme (design director)
liner notes:Henry Sapoznik (in 2004)
graphic design:Frank Carbonari
producer:Henry Sapoznik
mastering:Darcy Proper
ASIN:US: B0009A1B8G [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony, also credited as reissue producer)