This amazing set is compiled by the Grammy Award winning producer Chris King from his own amazing collection of scarce 78s and discs. There is not another set like this. Superb, entertaining and important music. The music us superbly remastered as well as expertly packaged and presented so the set is attractive for both the hard core collector and the more casual buyer of American Roots. This four-disc set is a treasure trove of previously lost or at least deeply obscure material: early recordings of Texas string bands and soloists, all originally issued on 78 rpm discs between 1922 and 1937. The restored sound is pretty impressive, especially on the later tracks (there's only so much you can do to pretty up a 96-year-old shellac recording), but even where the sound is atrocious the music is sometimes shockingly good. Just cue up Eck Robertson's 1922 solo recording of "Sallie Gooden," and prepare to be amazed. Also impressive is the array of styles and band configurations on offer here: you'll of course hear plenty of classic Texas-style fiddling, but also the odd Irish tune, early versions of later Western swing standards and rags, and cowboy songs, all played by a wide variety of ensembles and soloists. As a pure listening experience, these discs will appeal mainly to hardcore fans of the genre, but as a library purchase this set can be considered essential to any folk or country collection.
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This amazing set is compiled by the Grammy Award winning producer Chris King from his own amazing collection of scarce 78s and discs. There is not another set like this. Superb, entertaining and important music. The music us superbly remastered as well as expertly packaged and presented so the set is attractive for both the hard core collector and the more casual buyer of American Roots. This four-disc set is a treasure trove of previously lost or at least deeply obscure material: early recordings of Texas string bands and soloists, all originally issued on 78 rpm discs between 1922 and 1937. The restored sound is pretty impressive, especially on the later tracks (there's only so much you can do to pretty up a 96-year-old shellac recording), but even where the sound is atrocious the music is sometimes shockingly good. Just cue up Eck Robertson's 1922 solo recording of "Sallie Gooden," and prepare to be amazed. Also impressive is the array of styles and band configurations on offer here: you'll of course hear plenty of classic Texas-style fiddling, but also the odd Irish tune, early versions of later Western swing standards and rags, and cowboy songs, all played by a wide variety of ensembles and soloists. As a pure listening experience, these discs will appeal mainly to hardcore fans of the genre, but as a library purchase this set can be considered essential to any folk or country collection.
1Sallie Gooden - Eck Robertson2Sally Johnson - Lewis Brothers3Bull At The Wagon - Lewis Brothers4Blues In A Bottle - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers5Traveling Man - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers6Paddy On The Hand Car - Red Headed Fiddlers7The Steeley Rag - Red Headed Fiddlers8San Antonio - Cartwright Brothers9Zacatecas - Cartwright Brothers10Dream Shadows - East Texas Serenaders11Babe - East Texas Serenaders12Eighth Of January - The Fox Chasers13Forked Deer - The Fox Chasers14Beaumont Rag - Oscar & Doc Harper15Billy In The Low Ground - Oscar & Doc Harper16Gulf Waltz - East Texas Serenaders17Mineola Rag - East Texas Serenaders18Texas Quickstep - Red Headed Fiddlers19Never Alone Waltz - Red Headed Fiddlers20Ragtime Annie - Eck Robertson21Turkey In The Straw - Henry C. Gilliland and A. C. (Eck) Robertson22Acorn Stomp - East Texas Serenaders23Shannon Waltz - East Texas Serenaders
1Leather Britches - W.A. Hinton2Tom Sherman's Barroom - Dick Devall3Arkansaw Traveler - Henry C. Gilliland and A. C. (Eck) Robertson4Cuban Two Step Rag - Smith's Garage Fiddle Band5Cheat 'em - Red Headed Fiddlers6Far In The Mountain - Red Headed Fiddlers7Sweetest Flower - East Texas Serenaders8Combination Rag - East Texas Serenaders9Mexican Beans - M.S. Dillehay10Mother-In-Law - M.S. Dillehay11Utah Carrol - Cartwright Brothers12Get Along Little Dogies - Cartwright Brothers13Possum Rag - Hugh Roden & His Texas Night Hawks14Crazy Rag - Hugh Roden & His Texas Night Hawks15Del Rio Waltz - East Texas Serenaders16East Texas Drag - East Texas Serenaders17Sally Johnson - Oscar Harper's Texas String Band18She Gave Up - Oscar Harper's Texas String Band19Beaumont Rag - Smith's Garage Fiddle Band20Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Smith's Garage Fiddle Band21The Island Unknown (Pt. 1) - Eck Robertson & Family22The Island Unknown (Pt. 2) - Eck Robertson & Family
1Lonely Cowboy (Pt. 1) - Arthur Miles2Lonely Cowboy (Pt. 2) - Arthur Miles3Caliope - Lewis Brothers4When Summer Comes Again - Lewis Brothers5Prisoner Boy - Fiddlin' Jim Pate6Texas Farewell - Fiddlin' Jim Pate7On The Old Chisholm Trail - Cartwright Brothers8When The Work's All Done This Fall - Cartwright Brothers9Sally Johnson And Billy In The Low Ground - Eck Robertson10Done Gone - Eck Robertson11Wake Up Jacob - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers12Waltz Of Roses - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers13Ragtime Annie - Red Headed Fiddlers14Texas Waltz - Red Headed Fiddlers15Arizona Stomp - East Texas Serenaders16Shannon Waltz - East Texas Serenaders17Brilliancy Medley - Eck Robertson & Family18Amarillo Waltz - Eck Robertson & Family19Three In One Two-Step - East Texas Serenaders20Meadow Brook Waltz - East Texas Serenaders21Dallas Bound - Oscar & Doc Harper22Terrell Texas Blues - Oscar & Doc Harper23Brown Kelly Waltz (Pt. 1) - Eck Robertson & Family24Brown Kelly Waltz (Pt. 2) - Eck Robertson & Family
1Chicken In The Garden - Hugh Roden & Roy Rodgers2Houston Slide - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers3Tom & Jerry - Smith's Garage Fiddle Band4There's A Brown Skin Girl Down The Road Somewhere - Eck Robertson & Family5Twinkle Little Star - Oscar & Doc Harper6Bitter Creek - Oscar & Doc Harper7Ragtime Annie - Solomon & Hughes8Sally Johnson - Solomon & Hughes9Yearling's In The Canebrake/The Gal On The Log - Capt. M. J. Bonner (The Texas Fiddler)10Dusty Miller/Ma Ferguson - Capt. M. J. Bonner (The Texas Fiddler)11Kelly Waltz - Oscar Harper's Texas String Band12Bouquet Waltz - Oscar Harper's Texas String Band13Ozark Rag - East Texas Serenaders14Louisa Walt - East Texas Serenaders15Great Big 'taters - Eck Robertson16Run Boy Run - Eck Robertson17Red Wing - The Fox Chasers18New Broom - The Fox Chasers19St. Job's Waltz - Red Headed Fiddlers20Fatal Wedding - Red Headed Fiddlers21Mammy's Little Black-Eyed Boy - Cartwright Brothers22Pickanniny Lullaby - Cartwright Brothers23Beaumont Rag - East Texas Serenaders24Serenaders' Waltz - East Texas Serenaders