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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1Shootin’ Creek
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1928-07-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1928-07-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:26
2Baltimore Fire
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-06)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-06)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1929-05-06)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-06)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-06)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:14
3Leaving Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-18)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-18)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-18)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-18)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”) (on 1926-09-18)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:12
4There’ll Come a Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-20)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-20)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-20)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:32
5White House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-20)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-20)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-20)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
recording of:
White House Blues (on 1926-09-20)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:31
6The Highwayman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-20)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-20)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-20)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:21
7Hungry Hash House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-20)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-20)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-20)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-20)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:25
8The Letter That Never Came
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)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:51
9Take a Drink on 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:
Take a Drink on Me (on 1927-07-25)
writer:
Charlie Poole and Norman Woodlieff
is based on:
Take a Whiff On Me
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:17
10Husband and Wife Were Angry One Night
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1928-07-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1928-07-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:53
11Ramblin’ Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1928-07-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1928-07-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:07
12Took My Gal A-Walkin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1928-07-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1928-07-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
recording of:
Took My Gal A-Walkin'
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Poole
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:49
13Old and Only in the Way
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1928-07-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1928-07-23)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1928-07-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:29
14Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues
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)
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (on 1925-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:53
15Bill Mason
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-06)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-06)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1929-05-06)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-06)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-06)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:01
16A Kiss Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-18)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-18)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1926-09-18)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1926-09-18)
The North Carolina Ramblers3:10
17Flop Eared Mule
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)
recording of:
Flop-Eared Mule (on 1929-05-09)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Highlanders3:00
18A Trip to New York, Part 1
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-11)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-11)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1929-05-11) and Odell Smith (on 1929-05-11)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-11)
piano:
Lucy Terry (on 1929-05-11)
vocals:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-11) and Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-11)
Allegheny Highlanders3:07
19Sweet Sixteen
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 Ramblers2:54
20Write a Letter to My Mother
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 Ramblers3:03
21If the River Was Whiskey
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 Ramblers3:11
22Mother’s Last Farewell Kiss
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
23Milwaukee Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-09-09)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (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 Ramblers3:18
24Where the Whippoorwill Is Whispering Good-Night
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 Ramblers3:10
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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)