Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs of Hard Times and Hardships, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Down on Penny's Farm
Bently Boys2:48
2How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
Blind Alfred Reed3:16
3Hard Time Blues
Lane Hardin3:20
4All I Got's Gone
Ernest Stoneman2:54
5Bread Line Blues
Slim Smith3:25
6Miss Meal Cramp Blues
Alec Johnson3:01
7My Name Is John Johanna
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-03-23)
banjo:
Raymond D. Hundley (on 1927-03-23)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1927-03-23)
guitar:
Alfred Steagall (on 1927-03-23)
vocals:
Kelly Harrell (on 1927-03-23)
recording of:
The State of Arkansas (on 1927-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 257)
Kelly Harrell3:14
8Serves 'em Fine
Dave McCarn3:02
9It's Hard Time
J.D. Short3:12
10All in Down and Out
five-string banjo and lead vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1937-08-03)
recorded at:
Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
All in Down and Out Blues (on 1937-08-03)
writer:
Elmer Bowman, Cecil Mack and Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
Uncle Dave Macon2:34
11Richmond Blues
Rutherford & Foster3:04
12Hard Times
Elder Curry and His Congregation3:19
13Georgia Hobo
Cofer Brothers3:21
14One Dime Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-10)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-10)
recording of:
One Dime Blues
composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:48
15Dixie Boll Weavil
Fiddlin’ John Carson2:58
16See the Black Clouds a'Breakin' Over Yonder
Chubby Parker3:06
17Down and Out Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-08-15)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-08-15)
Scrapper Blackwell2:57
18Starving to Death on a Government Claim
Edward L. Crain2:59
19We Sure Got Hard Times
Barbecue Bob3:25
20Georgia Blues
Samantha Bumgarner3:00
21Blue Harvest Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:56
22Weaver's Life
guitar:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1937-02-18) and Howard Dixon (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1937-02-18) and Howard Dixon (on 1937-02-18)
Dixon Brothers3:26
23Hard Times
Graham Brothers2:48