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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
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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