His Folkways Years (1963-1968)

~ Release by Dock Boggs (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

CD reissue of three Folkways LPs: "Dock Boggs, Legendary Singer & Banjo Player" (1963), "Dock Boggs, Volume 2" (1965), "Dock Boggs, Volume 3" (1970).

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-19 06:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Down South Blues
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-09-24)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
2:11
2Country Blues
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-26)
recorded at:
Asheville Civic Center (complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available!) in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (on 1963-06-26)
recording of:
Country Blues (on 1963-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
3:53
3Pretty Polly
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-24)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-24)
recorded at:
Asheville Civic Center (complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available!) in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (on 1963-06-24)
recording of:
Pretty Polly (on 1963-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
2:56
4Coal Creek March
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1963-09-23)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
recording of:
Coal Creek March (American instrumental folk song) (on 1963-09-23)
1:57
5My Old Horse Died
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1963-09-23)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-09-23)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
1:48
6Wild Bill Jones
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-14)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-14)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-14)
recording of:
Wild Bill Jones (on 1963-12-14)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:12
7Rowan County Crew
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1963-09-23)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
recording of:
Rowan County Crew (on 1963-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 465)
6:10
8New Prisoner's Song
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-09-24)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
2:55
9Oh, Death
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-06-26)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-26)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-26)
recorded at:
Asheville Civic Center (complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available!) in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (on 1963-06-26)
recording of:
O Death (on 1963-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4933)
3:20
10Prodigal Son
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-14)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-14)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-14)
recording of:
Prodigal Son ("I believe I'll go back home and acknowledge I've done wrong") (on 1963-12-14)
3:55
11Mother's Advice
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-14)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-14)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-12-14)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-14)
3:42
12Drunkard's Lone Child
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1963-06-30)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-30)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-30)
4:08
13Bright Sunny South
recorded in:
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-14)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1963)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1963)
recording of:
Bright Sunny South (in 1963)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:40
14Mistreated Mama Blues
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1963-09-23)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-09-23)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-09-23)
1:54
15Harvey Logan
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-09-24)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
3:28
16Mixed Blues
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
3:53
17Old Joe's Barroom
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
2:50
18Danville Girl
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-04)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-04)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
recording of:
Danville Girl (on 1964-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:38
19Cole Younger
recorded in:
Norton, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
recording of:
Cole Younger (on 1964-06-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2243)
1:52
20Schottische Time
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
1:15
21Papa, Build Me a Boat
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
2:44
22Little Black Train
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-04)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-04)
2:55
23No Disappointment in Heaven
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
2:32
24Glory Land
recorded in:
Wise County, Virginia, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1964-06-03)
4:01
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