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In the original notes to this recording, Mike Seeger writes, InchThe songs on this album were recorded by commercial companies and the Library of Congress in the southeastern mountains between 1925 and 1935, and show the first attempts of the hill musicians to 'make a hit' with old traditional songs that had been in the mountains since pioneer days.Inch Album Tracks 1. Forked Dear 2. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 3. I Truly Understand 4. Dallas Rag 5. Tom Cat Blues 6. Railroading and Gambling 7. Colored Aristocracy 8. Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea 9. East Virginia 10. Battleship Maine 11. Davy, Davy 12. Roving Gambler 13. Take a Drink on Me 14. Likes Liquor Better Than Me 15. It's a Shame to Beat Your Wife 16. Brown's Ferry Blues 17. Old Fish Song 18. Crossed Old Jordan's Stream
