His Folkways Years, 1963–1968

by Dock Boggs

His Folkways Years, 1963–1968 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:23:33
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This two-CD set compiles the three albums Boggs recorded for Folkways in the nineteen-sixties, after folklorist Mike Seeger tracked him down in Norton, Virginia, and persuaded him to resume his career. Seeger produced the reissue and wrote its notes, documenting a second act that took Boggs to folk festivals across America.

Genres

Descriptors: traditional, folk, acoustic, bluesy, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Down South Blues (2:11)
  2. Country Blues (3:52)
  3. Pretty Polly (2:55)
  4. Coal Creek March (1:56)
  5. My Old Horse Died (1:47)
  6. Wild Bill Jones (2:11)
  7. Rowan County Crew (6:10)
  8. New Prisoner's Song (2:55)
  9. Oh, Death (3:20)
  10. Prodigal Son (3:54)
  11. Mother's Advice (3:42)
  12. Drunkard's Lone Child (4:08)
  13. Bright Sunny South (3:39)
  14. Mistreated Mama Blues (1:53)
  15. Harvey Logan (3:28)
  16. Mixed Blues (3:53)
  17. Old Joe's Barroom (2:50)
  18. Danville Girl (2:37)
  19. Cole Younger (1:52)
  20. Schottische Time (1:15)
  21. Papa, Build Me a Boat (2:44)
  22. Little Black Train (2:55)
  23. No Disappointment in Heaven (2:31)
  24. Glory Land (4:01)
  25. Banjo Clog (1:50)
  26. Wise County Jail (1:52)
  27. Sugar Baby (2:53)
  28. The Death of Jerry Damron (4:17)
  29. Railroad Tramp (3:14)
  30. Poor Boy in Jail (2:58)
  31. Brother Jim Got Shot (2:00)
  32. John Henry (3:31)
  33. Davenport (1:45)
  34. Dying Ranger (3:29)
  35. Little Omie Wise (3:27)
  36. Sugar Blues (1:26)
  37. Loving Nancy (2:30)
  38. Cuba (1:30)
  39. John Hardy (2:06)
  40. Peggy Walker (2:56)
  41. I Hope I Live a Few More Days (4:11)
  42. Turkey in the Straw (0:51)
  43. Calvary (3:34)
  44. Roses While I'm Living (3:25)
  45. Leave it There (3:24)
  46. Prayer of a Miner's Child (3:21)
  47. Coke Oven March (1:04)
  48. Ruben's Train (2:23)
  49. Cumberland Gap (2:30)
  50. Careless Love (4:05)

Credits

  • Dock Boggs - primary artist, vocals, banjo, written-by
  • Alexia Smith - other [assistance]
  • Pete Reiniger - supervised by [sound supervision]
  • Scott Stowell - artwork, design
  • Barry O'Connell - liner notes
  • Charlie Pilzer - mastered by
  • Dan Seeger - photography by
  • Frederick Baldwin - photography by
  • Anthony Seeger - reissue producer

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