The Lonesome Blues 1925 – 1941 – Viper DL145

8th of May 2021  – DOWNLOAD

What’s worse than having the Blues ?
Answer: Having the lonesome Blues.
In this collection of songs, we reflect on how essential the company of others truly is. Sure some people enjoy their own company and it’s true we all get on each others nerves at times but wouldn’t it be awful to be alone ?……. Come with us on a journey through Lonesomeville, safe in the knowledge that it ain’t gonna last.
Featured on this album is Gene Autry, The Carter Family, Delmore Brothers and many more amazing acts.

TRACKS

1. Willie Nix – Lonesome Bedroom Blues 1940.
2. Bowman Sisters – Old Lonesome Blues circa 1930.
3. Delmore Brothers – Lonesome Jailhouse Blues 1933.
4. Forest City Joe – Lonesome Day Blues 1936.
5. Arthur Miles – Lonely Cowboy Part 1 1929
6. Charlie Segar – Lonesome Graveyard Blues 1940.
7. Jesse James – Lonesome Day Blues 1936.
8. J.H Howell’s Carolina Hillbillies – Lonesome Life of Worry 1938.
9. Bobby Grant – Lonesome Atlanta Blues 1927.
10. Roy Harvey and Leonard Copeland – Lonesome Weary Blues 1929.
11. Willie Harris – Lonesome Midnight Dream 1930.
12. The Carter Family – Lonesome Valley 1936.
13. Ruby Glaze – Lonesome Day Blues 1932.
14. Roy Hall & his Blue Ridge Entertainers – Lonesome Dove 1938.
15. George Torey – Lonesome Man Blues1937.
16. Gene Autry – Lonely River 1941
17. Bertha Henderson – That Lonesome Rave 1928.
18. Asa Martin & his Kentucky Hillbillies – Lonesome Broke and Weary 1938.
19. Sam Collins – Lonesome Road Blues 1931.
20. Blue Ridge Duo – Lonesome Road Blues 1925.