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Oh, Death

Track Artist Dock Boggs
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Genre(s) Folk songs--United States; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Old-time music
Instrument(s) Banjo
Language(s) English
Duration 3:20

His Folkways Years, 1963-1968

Dock Boggs SFW40108

Dock Boggs recorded only 12 songs in the 1920s, but his raw, powerful singing and distinctive banjo-playing caused Harry Smith to include him in his Anthology of American Folk Music (SFW 40090) and Mike Seeger to search for him in the hills of Kentucky in 1963. A new series of recording sessions captured the 50 blues, instrumentals, regional and religious songs included in this two-CD set. Originally released to high acclaim on three Folkways Records LPs in the 1960s, they have influenced musicians ever since. Extensive notes by Mike Seeger and Barry O'Connell.

The complete text of Barry O'Connell's essay on Dock Boggs is available here.


Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Folk songs--United States; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Old-time music
Instrument(s) Banjo
Language(s) English
Year of Release 1998
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Mike Seeger ; Recorded by Mike Seeger ; Artist Dock Boggs

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	101	Down South Blues	Dock Boggs	2:11
	102	Country Blues	Dock Boggs	3:52
	103	Pretty Polly	Dock Boggs	2:55
	104	Coal Creek March	Dock Boggs	1:56
	105	My Old Horse Died	Dock Boggs	1:47
	106	Wild Bill Jones	Dock Boggs	2:11
	107	Rowan County Crew	Dock Boggs	6:10
	108	New Prisoner's Song	Dock Boggs	2:55
	109	Oh, Death	Dock Boggs	3:20
	110	Prodigal Son	Dock Boggs	3:54
	111	Mother's Advice	Dock Boggs	3:42
	112	Drunkard's Lone Child	Dock Boggs	4:08
	113	Bright Sunny South	Dock Boggs	3:39
	114	Mistreated Mama Blues	Dock Boggs	1:53
	115	Harvey Logan	Dock Boggs	3:28
	116	Mixed Blues	Dock Boggs	3:53
	117	Old Joe's Barroom	Dock Boggs	2:50
	118	Danville Girl	Dock Boggs	2:37
	119	Cole Younger	Dock Boggs	1:52
	120	Schottische Time	Dock Boggs	1:15
	121	Papa, Build Me a Boat	Dock Boggs	2:44
	122	Little Black Train	Dock Boggs	2:55
	123	No Disappointment in Heaven	Dock Boggs	2:31
	124	Glory Land	Dock Boggs	4:01
	201	Banjo Clog	Dock Boggs	1:50
	202	Wise County Jail	Dock Boggs	1:52
	203	Sugar Baby	Dock Boggs	2:53
	204	The Death of Jerry Damron	Dock Boggs	4:17
	205	Railroad Tramp	Dock Boggs	3:14
	206	Poor Boy in Jail	Dock Boggs	2:58
	207	Brother Jim Got Shot	Dock Boggs	2:00
	208	John Henry	Dock Boggs	3:31
	209	Davenport	Dock Boggs	1:45
	210	Dying Ranger	Dock Boggs	3:29
	211	Little Omie Wise	Dock Boggs	3:27
	212	Sugar Blues	Dock Boggs	1:26
	213	Loving Nancy	Dock Boggs	2:30
	214	Cuba	Dock Boggs	1:30
	215	John Hardy	Dock Boggs	2:06
	216	Peggy Walker	Dock Boggs	2:56
	217	I Hope I Live a Few More Days	Dock Boggs	4:11
	218	Turkey in the Straw	Dock Boggs	0:51
	219	Calvary	Dock Boggs	3:34
	220	Roses While I'm Living	Dock Boggs	3:25
	221	Leave it There	Dock Boggs	3:24
	222	Prayer of a Miner's Child	Dock Boggs	3:21
	223	Coke Oven March	Dock Boggs	1:05
	224	Ruben's Train	Dock Boggs	2:23
	225	Cumberland Gap	Dock Boggs	2:30
	226	Careless Love	Dock Boggs	4:05