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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1If I Lose, I Don’t Care
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 Ramblers3:09
2The Battleship of Maine
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1927-08-12)
banjo:
John Fletcher "Red" Patterson (on 1927-08-12)
fiddle:
Percy Setliff (on 1927-08-12)
guitar:
Lee Nolen (on 1927-08-12)
tenor banjo:
Dick Nolen (on 1927-08-12)
vocals:
John Fletcher "Red" Patterson (on 1927-08-12)
Red Patterson's Piedmont Log Rollers3:18
3Budded Rose
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)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1926-09-18)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:04
4Standing by a Window
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1931-10-27)
banjo:
Clay Everhart (on 1931-10-27)
fiddle:
Dewey Cooper (on 1931-10-27)
guitar:
Tom Cooper (on 1931-10-27)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-10-27)
Clay Everheart & The North Carolina Cooper Boys3:17
5Uncle Dave’s Beloved Solo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-08)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-09-08)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-09-08)
Uncle Dave Macon3:06
6Come Take a Trip in My Airship
vocals:
Billy Murray (early 20th century popular American singer) (in 1905)
Billy Murray2:12
7I Once Loved a Sailor
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 Ramblers3:08
8Dixie Medley
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1924-08)
banjo and harmonica:
Sam Moore (early 20th century vaudeville) (in 1924-08)
piano:
Carl Freed (in 1924-08)
Sam Moore and Carl Freed2:44
9My Wife, She Has Gone and Left Me
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)
Kelly Harrell3:18
10My Wife Went Away and Left Me
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 Ramblers2:57
11Baby Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1911-06)
solo vocals:
Billy Murray (early 20th century popular American singer) (in 1911-06)
Billy Murray4:15
12Just Keep Waiting Till the Good Time Comes
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 Ramblers3:27
13Shuffle Feet, Shuffle
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-29)
banjo:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-29) and Marshall Small (on 1930-11-29)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1930-11-29)
Henry Whitter, Fisher Hendley and Marshall Small2:41
14Coon From Tennessee
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 Ramblers3:13
15Coon From Tennessee
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-03-21)
banjo:
Leon Cofer (on 1927-03-21)
fiddle:
Paul Cofer (on 1927-03-21)
guitar:
Ben Evans (Georgia Crackers) (on 1927-03-21)
vocals:
Leon Cofer (on 1927-03-21) and Paul Cofer (on 1927-03-21)
Georgia Crackers3:07
16On the Banks of the Kaney
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-10-15)
banjo:
Harold Hall (on 1929-10-15)
fiddle:
Henry Hall (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band) (on 1929-10-15)
guitar:
Clarence Hall (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band) (on 1929-10-15)
Big Chief Henry’s Indian String Band3:09
17Dixie Medley
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1911-10)
banjo:
Fred Van Eps (in 1911-10)
Fred Van Eps4:11
18Southern Medley
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-01-23)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1930-01-23)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1930-01-23)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:07
19The Man That Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was a Married Man
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-11-10)
banjo:
Charlie Parker (obscure old-time musician) (on 1927-11-10)
guitar:
Mack Woolbright (on 1927-11-10)
vocals:
Charlie Parker (obscure old-time musician) (on 1927-11-10) and Mack Woolbright (on 1927-11-10)
Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright3:15
20Sweet Sunny South
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-06)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-06)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1929-05-06)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-06)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-06)
recording of:
Sweet, Sunny South (on 1929-05-06)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers2:56
21Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1927-05)
banjo:
Frank Jenkins (in 1927-05) and Da Costa Woltz (in 1927-05)
fiddle:
Ben Jarrell (in 1927-05)
vocals:
Ben Jarrell (in 1927-05)
Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters2:47
22Oh! Didn’t He Ramble
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1902)
vocals:
Arthur Collins (ragtime baritone) (in 1902)
Arthur Francis Collins2:11
23He Rambled
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)
recording of:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble (on 1929-05-06)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter)
arranger:
William Christopher Handy
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers3:00

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)