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Dock Boggs: Legendary Singer and Banjo Player
Dock Boggs
FW02351
/ FA 2351
Banjo player Dock Boggs once said, "Lonesome songs always appealed to me." This collection features classic dark and lonely songs like "Pretty Polly" and "Oh Death." Meant as a companion album to FW05458, this volume's liner notes include background information on Boggs, miscellaneous facts, and banjo tunings for each song.
Country(s)
United States
Culture Group(s)
Anglo-American
Keyword(s)
Ballads
;
Banjo music
;
Blues
;
Crime
;
Folk songs--United States
;
Laments
;
Murder
;
Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.
;
Old-time music
;
Prison songs
;
Regional
;
Sentimental
;
Wit and humor
Instrument(s)
Banjo
;
Vocals
Year of Recording
1964
Record Label
Folkways Records
Source Archive
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits
Recorded by Mike Seeger ; Produced by Mike Seeger ; Artist Dock Boggs
Download Liner Notes
101
Down South Blues
Dock Boggs
2:11
102
Country Blues
Dock Boggs
3:55
103
Pretty Polly
Dock Boggs
2:56
104
Coal Creek March
Dock Boggs
1:57
105
My Old Horse Died
Dock Boggs
1:48
106
Wild Bill Jones
Dock Boggs
2:14
107
Rowan County Crew
Dock Boggs
6:15
108
New Prisoner's Song
Dock Boggs
2:57
201
Oh Death
Dock Boggs
3:22
202
Prodigal Son
Dock Boggs
3:57
203
Mother's Advice
Dock Boggs
3:43
204
Drunkard's Lone Child
Dock Boggs
4:10
205
Bright Sunny South
Dock Boggs
3:41
206
Mistreated Mama Blues
Dock Boggs
1:55
207
Harvey Logan
Dock Boggs
3:33
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