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4 -CD boxed set (LP-size) with 136-page hardcover book, 100 tracks. Playing time approx. 302 mns.

The famous 1927 Bristol Sessions, produced by Victor Records in Bristol, Tennessee are known as 'The Big Bang Of Country Music.' But don't overlook the recordings made in nearby Johnson City by Columbia Records in October 1928 and October 1929. Collectively, the Johnson City recordings are regarded by scholars, collectors, and lovers of old-time music as a distinctive cross-section of Appalachian music, captured on the cusp of the Great Depression. Indeed, the final recordings of the 1929 session took place on October 24 - the infamous 'Black Thursday' when Wall Street crashed.

Bear Family Records has gathered the entire issued output of the 1928–29 Johnson City sessions. This is the first time all 100 songs have been issued together...and the first time many have been heard since the Depression. The accompanying 136-page, LP-size hardcover book contains newly researched essays on the background to the sessions and the artists, with many rare and unpublished photographs. Also included are complete song lyrics and a detailed discography.

Three of these performances were chosen by the pioneering scholarHarry Smith for his 1952 compilation 'Anthology Of American Folk Music' - a seminal source for the urban folk revival of the 1950s and '60s: The Coo-Coo Bird by Clarence (Tom) Ashley, Old Lady And The Devilby Bill and Belle Reed, and Down On Penny's Farmby The Bentley Boys - the inspiration for Bob Dylan's Hard Times In New York Town and Maggie's Farm. Other gems include a topical best-seller of the Prohibition era, When the Roses Bloom Again For The Bootlegger, the Grant Brothers' Tell It To Me, revived by the Old Crow Medicine Show, and many more.
'Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?' is packed with stringband tunes, ancient ballads, sacred songs, hillbilly blues and blue yodels - the entrancing musical world of old Appalachia.

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Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01My Boyhood DaysShell Creek Quartet
02Back Where The Old Home StandsShell Creek Quartet
03When A Man Is MarriedGrant Brothers & Their Music
04Goodbye My Honey I'm GoneGrant Brothers & Their Music
05Tell It To MeGrant Brothers & Their Music
06Johnson BoyGrant Brothers & Their Music
07Home Town BluesRoane County Ramblers
08Southern No. 111Roane County Ramblers
09Step High WaltzRoane County Ramblers
10Tennessee WaltzRoane County Ramblers
11Goodbye SweetheartRich, Renus & Bradshaw, Carl
12Sleep Baby SleepRich, Renus & Bradshaw, Carl
13Pride Of The BallGreene, Clarence & Wise Brothers
14Kitty WaltzGreene, Clarence & Wise Brothers
15Johnson City BluesGreene, Clarence
16Ninety-Nine Years In JailGreene, Clarence
17LindyProximity String Quartet
18LouiseProximity String Quartet
19Sing Me A Song Of The Sunny SouthGreensboro Boys Quartet
20Sweet Little Girl Of MineGreensboro Boys Quartet
21The Battleship MaineHarold, Richard
22The Fisher's MaidHarold, Richard
23Sweet BirdHarold, Richard
24Mary DearHarold, Richard
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01My Old Kentucky HomeBowman Sisters
02Swanee RiverBowman Sisters
03Roll On BuddyBowman, Charlie & His Brothers
04Gonna Raise The Ruckus TonightBowman, Charlie & His Brothers
05You Shall Be FreeReed, Bill & Belle
06Old Lady And The DevilReed, Bill & Belle
07I'll Be All Smiles TonightReed Children, The
08I Once Did Have A SweetheartReed Children, The
09Ain't Going To Lay My Armor DownMcVay & Johnson
10I'll Be Ready When The Bridegroom ComesMcVay & Johnson
11Steamboat ManShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
12When The Roses Bloom for the BootleggerShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
13Poor Little JoeShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
14We Parted At The GateShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
15I Ain't A Bit DrunkRoark, George
16My Old Coon DogRoark, George
17A Storm On The SeaEd Helton Singers
18My Old Cottage HomeEd Helton Singers
19Just Over The RiverGarland Brothers & Grinstead
20BeautifulGarland Brothers & Grinstead
21Green Valley WaltzMcCartt Brothers & Patterson
22Over The Sea WaltzMcCartt Brothers & Patterson
23Morning Star WaltzBlalock & Yates
24Pride Of The BallBlalock & Yates
25Flat Tire BluesJackson, Jack
26My Alabama HomeJackson, Jack
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3
01Think A LittleWade, George & Braswell, Francum
02When We Go A-Courtin'Wade, George & Braswell, Francum
03In Our Little Home Sweet HomeJackson, Jack
04I'm Just A Black SheepJackson, Jack
05Free A Little Bird 1930 ModelRoane County Ramblers
06Johnson City RagRoane County Ramblers
07Callahan RagRoane County Ramblers
08Alabama TrotRoane County Ramblers
09EvalinaWyatt & Brandon
10Lover's FarewellWyatt & Brandon
11Just Pickin'Harvey, Roy & Copeland, Leonard
12Beckley RagHarvey, Roy & Copeland, Leonard
13Underneath The Sugar MoonHarvey, Roy & Copeland, Leonard
14Lonesome Weary BluesHarvey, Roy & Copeland, Leonard
15Sweet Peace The Gift Of God's LoveSpindale Quartet
16God Will Take Care Of YouSpindale Quartet
17Face To FaceSpindale Quartet
18Lift Him UpSpindale Quartet
19The Virginian Strike Of '23Shirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
20The Policeman's Little ChildShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
21My Yodeling SweetheartShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
22I'm Longing To Belong To SomeoneShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
23We Have Moonshine In The Vest VA. HillsShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
24A Hobo's PalShirkey, Earl & Harper, Roy
25The West Virginia HillsMoatsville String Ticklers
26Moatsville BluesMoatsville String Ticklers
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4
01You Came Back To MeWeaver Brothers
02Prison SorrowsWeaver Brothers
03Frankie SilversMoore, Byrd & His Hot Shots
04The Hills Of TennesseeMoore, Byrd & His Hot Shots
05Careless LoveMoore, Byrd & His Hot Shots
06Three Men Went A-HuntingMoore, Byrd & His Hot Shots
07Nothing Like The Old Time ReligionBateman Sacred Quartet
08Some DayBateman Sacred Quartet
09My KatieRichards, Fred
10Danville BluesRichards, Fred
11Dark Holler BluesAshley, Clarence
12The Coo-Coo BirdAshley, Clarence
13Little SadieAshley, Clarence
14Naomi WiseAshley, Clarence
15Down On Penny's FarmBentley Boys
16Henhouse BluesBentley Boys
17Railroad Take Me BackBowman Sisters
18Old Lonesome BluesBowman Sisters
19The Last Gold DollarWoodie, Ephraim & The Henpecked Husbands
20The Fatal CourtshipWoodie, Ephraim & The Henpecked Husbands
21Powder And PaintYates, Ira & Eugene
22Sarah JaneYates, Ira & Eugene
23Buttermilk BluesWilliams, Ellis
24Smokey BluesWilliams, Ellis
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Twice nominated for GRAMMIES 2012, in the category'Best Historical Album' and the category'Best Linernotes', bear FAmily Records Box Set - The Bristol Sessions -.

The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music' documents the pioneering recording sessions for Victor Records, which marked the beginning of the career of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, among others.

The Johnson City Sessions, 1928-1929: Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music?, on the other hand, focuses on Columbia Records' undertakings and their search for young country music talents from the Appalachian region, which in turn produced many more promising recordings.

The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp presents recordings from two sessions supervised by Brunswick Records at the St. James Hotel downtown. The music stands both for its variety and for the high rarity of the records on which it can be heard.

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Customer evaluation for "The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)"
18 Feb 2015

Vor rund zwei Jahren nahm sich Bear Family Records den Bristol Sessions an, nun folgt ein weiteres Box-Set zur Geschichte der Country-Musik.

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The Johnson City Sessions, 1928-1929 – Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music

Vor rund zwei Jahren nahm sich Bear Family Records den Bristol Sessions an, nun folgt ein weiteres Box-Set zur Geschichte der Country-Musik. Sicher sind die Johnson-City-Sessions im Rückblick nicht so wichtig wie die Aufnahmen im nur einige Kilometer entfernten Bristol gewesen, die heute als „big bang of country music" gelten, machten im Jahre 1927 hier doch Jimmie Rodgers und die Carter Family ihre ersten Aufnahmen. Rund ein Jahr später machte sich ein anderer Produzent auf den Weg nach Tennessee, um wie bei den Bristol-Sessions vor Ort Aufnahmen zu machen: Frank Buckley Walker von Columbia Records war auf der Suche nach Talenten in Sachen originaler, volkstümlicher Musik der Appalachen. Auf vier CDs und mit einem 136-seitigen Buch dokumentiert Bear Family Records nun die Geschichte der beiden Sessions, die im Oktober 1928 und zwölf Monate später in Johnson City abgehalten wurden; erstmals sind alle veröffentlichten hundert Songs dieser Aufnahmen zusammen zu bekommen. „Can you sing or play old-time music?", fragte damals eine Anzeige in der lokalen Zeitung und lockte so zahlreiche Musiker der Gegend an. Hillbilly, viel Geistliches und sehr viel Blue Yodels gibt es hier zu entdecken. Auf die Länge für den Durchschnitts-DYNAMITE-Leser sicher zu anstrengend; für Fans der Old-Time-Music aber unerlässlich — mit den abgedruckten Texten aber zum Mitmachen geeignet und somit an mancher Stelle sogar erbaulich ...

17 May 2014

Johnson City : sehr gut , eben so die Bristol sessions die ich bei BearFamily besztelte.
Unsere Gluckwunschn fur diesze zwei boxe !!!!!

13 Mar 2014

The X Factor sessions of old-time hillbilly music! Bear Family have worked their usual magic with the sound quality, the 138-page book is readably authortative and you get the original of Clarence Ashley's The Coo-Coo Bird.
Record Collector 2/14 Tim Holmes

13 Mar 2014

Still, that's part of giving us the full picture, for which all praise to Russell, Olson and Richard Weize.
Blues & Rhythm 2/14 Chris Smith

13 Mar 2014

Germany's Bear Family Records has become known in the traditional music world for ist superbly curated box sets. The company's most recent traditional release is The Johnson City Sessions, a four-CD box set chronicling the 1928-29 Columbia recording sessions in Johnson City, TN.
Bluegrass Today Dec. 9, 2013 Chris Jones

13 Mar 2014

The boxset includes four CDs, compiling 100 tracks, and is accompanied by a superbly researched 138-page hardbound book. Like most collections from the boutique German lab, it deserves a hearty recommendation.
Sing Out 12/13 Bruce Sylvester

13 Mar 2014

Those that want to know more about this important period in music history should check out this Bear Family box set, feat. 4 CDs of gems and a magnificent hardback tome that crams a wealth of musical treasure within ist 136 pages.
HIFI World 2/14 Paul Rigby

13 Mar 2014

The Johnson City Sessions are important because, in my opinion, they show Appalachian music in the widest possible variety at the cusp of the Great Depression.
Now & Then Winter 13 Wayne Winkler

13 Mar 2014

Diese 4-CD-Box bildete eine entscheidende Phase in der Geschichte der Countrymusik vortrefflich ab.
Oldiemarkt 12/13 Martin Reichold

13 Mar 2014

The recordings have been cleaned up and are of superb quality. The 4 CD set comes with a sumptuous hard-back book, which is made to the usual fantastic production quality of Bear Family.
Country Music People 12/13 Michael Hingston

13 Mar 2014

If the 1927 Bristol Sessions can be considered \the Big Bang of Country Music\", then the Johnson City Sessions were a major aftershock.
Old Time Herald 6/13 Ted Olson"

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Tracklist
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01 My Boyhood Days
02 Back Where The Old Home Stands
03 When A Man Is Married
04 Goodbye My Honey I'm Gone
05 Tell It To Me
06 Johnson Boy
07 Home Town Blues
08 Southern No. 111
09 Step High Waltz
10 Tennessee Waltz
11 Goodbye Sweetheart
12 Sleep Baby Sleep
13 Pride Of The Ball
14 Kitty Waltz
15 Johnson City Blues
16 Ninety-Nine Years In Jail
17 Lindy
18 Louise
19 Sing Me A Song Of The Sunny South
20 Sweet Little Girl Of Mine
21 The Battleship Maine
22 The Fisher's Maid
23 Sweet Bird
24 Mary Dear
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01 My Old Kentucky Home
02 Swanee River
03 Roll On Buddy
04 Gonna Raise The Ruckus Tonight
05 You Shall Be Free
06 Old Lady And The Devil
07 I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
08 I Once Did Have A Sweetheart
09 Ain't Going To Lay My Armor Down
10 I'll Be Ready When The Bridegroom Comes
11 Steamboat Man
12 When The Roses Bloom for the Bootlegger
13 Poor Little Joe
14 We Parted At The Gate
15 I Ain't A Bit Drunk
16 My Old Coon Dog
17 A Storm On The Sea
18 My Old Cottage Home
19 Just Over The River
20 Beautiful
21 Green Valley Waltz
22 Over The Sea Waltz
23 Morning Star Waltz
24 Pride Of The Ball
25 Flat Tire Blues
26 My Alabama Home
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3
01 Think A Little
02 When We Go A-Courtin'
03 In Our Little Home Sweet Home
04 I'm Just A Black Sheep
05 Free A Little Bird 1930 Model
06 Johnson City Rag
07 Callahan Rag
08 Alabama Trot
09 Evalina
10 Lover's Farewell
11 Just Pickin'
12 Beckley Rag
13 Underneath The Sugar Moon
14 Lonesome Weary Blues
15 Sweet Peace The Gift Of God's Love
16 God Will Take Care Of You
17 Face To Face
18 Lift Him Up
19 The Virginian Strike Of '23
20 The Policeman's Little Child
21 My Yodeling Sweetheart
22 I'm Longing To Belong To Someone
23 We Have Moonshine In The Vest VA. Hills
24 A Hobo's Pal
25 The West Virginia Hills
26 Moatsville Blues
Various - Country Music History - The Johnson City Sessions - Can You Sing Or Play Old-Time Music? (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4
01 You Came Back To Me
02 Prison Sorrows
03 Frankie Silvers
04 The Hills Of Tennessee
05 Careless Love
06 Three Men Went A-Hunting
07 Nothing Like The Old Time Religion
08 Some Day
09 My Katie
10 Danville Blues
11 Dark Holler Blues
12 The Coo-Coo Bird
13 Little Sadie
14 Naomi Wise
15 Down On Penny's Farm
16 Henhouse Blues
17 Railroad Take Me Back
18 Old Lonesome Blues
19 The Last Gold Dollar
20 The Fatal Courtship
21 Powder And Paint
22 Sarah Jane
23 Buttermilk Blues
24 Smokey Blues