Rappahannock Blues

John Jackson SFW40181

Raised in a large, musical farm family in Rappahannock County, Virginia, John Jackson (1924-2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-1960s. Having learned guitar and his wide-ranging stock of songs as a youth from family and 78-rpm recordings, he enthralled major audiences during more than three decades with his vintage style and repertoire. Culled from hundreds of live concert recordings in the Smithsonian Folkways archives, the twenty tracks of Rappahannock Blues highlight John Jackson the way he most wanted to be remembered—as a bluesman. 20 tracks, 57 minutes, 32-page booklet with extensive notes.

This recording is the fifth in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Year of Recording 2010
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Barry Lee Pearson ; Produced by Jeff Place ; Mastered by Pete Reiniger ; Design by Sonya Cohen Cramer ; Cover photo by Tom Pich

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101	Rocks and Gravel	John Jackson	2:49
102	Too Tight Rag	John Jackson	4:00
103	Candy Man	John Jackson	2:44
104	Truckin’ Little Baby	John Jackson	2:55
105	Railroad Bill	John Jackson	3:33
106	Nobody’s Business (If I Do)	John Jackson	3:15
107	Don't You Want to Go Up There	John Jackson	2:25
108	The Year Clayton Delaney Died	John Jackson	2:36
109	John Jackson’s Breakdown	John Jackson	2:06
110	Red River Blues	John Jackson	2:56
111	Brown’s Ferry Blues	John Jackson	2:11
112	Cindy	John Jackson	2:21
113	You Ain’t No Woman	John Jackson	2:22
114	John Henry	John Jackson	3:20
115	Diddy Wah Diddy	John Jackson	3:12
116	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	John Jackson	2:33
117	Frankie and Johnny	John Jackson	3:40
118	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	John Jackson	3:06
119	Step It Up and Go	John Jackson	2:10
120	West Coast Rag	John Jackson	1:45

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