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Cousin Emmy
Cousin Emmy & Her Kinfolks 1939-1947
Genres: Country, Folk

Track Listings (38) - Disc #1
1. I Wish I Was In Bowling Green
2. Johnny Booker
3. Come On All You Virginia Gals
4. Pretty Little Miss Out In The Garden
5. Lonesome Road Blues
6. I Wish I Was A Single Girl, Again
7. Chilly Scenes Of Winter
8. Barney-O-Barney
9. Lost John
10. Ruby
11. Freight Train Blues
12. Milk Cow Blues
13. Broken Hearted One You Left Behind
14. Free Little Bird
15. Opening Theme: Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane (from Louisville Radio)
16. Turkey In The Straw (Kinfolk Gang) (from Louisville Radio)
17. Groundhog (from Louisville Radio)
18. Lost John (from Louisville Radio)
19. Mother's Grave (from Louisville Radio)
20. Sowing On The Mountain (from Louisville Radio)
21. Some Of These Days (from Louisville Radio)
22. Ragtime Annie (from Louisville Radio)
23. Closing Theme (from Louisville Radio)
24. Second Show - Opening Theme (from Louisville Radio)
25. Irish Washerwoman (The Shining Fiddlers) (from Louisville Radio)
26. Groundhog (from Louisville Radio)
27. Truck Driver's Blues (Collard Bros.) (from Louisville Radio)
28. Cacklin' Hen (from Louisville Radio)
29. Little Joe (from Louisville Radio)
30. Closing Theme (from Louisville Radio)
31. Third Show - Opening Theme (from Louisville Radio)
32. Arkansas Traveler (from Louisville Radio)
33. Fisher's Hornpipe (from Louisville Radio)
34. Ruby (from Louisville Radio)
35. Wonder Who Will Meet Me There (from Louisville Radio)
36. Closing Theme (from Louisville Radio)
37. Arkansas Traveler (Bonus Track)
38. Sleepy Lou (Bonus Track)

CD Details

All Artists: Cousin Emmy
Title: Cousin Emmy & Her Kinfolks 1939-1947
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bear Family
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 9/7/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Country, Folk
Styles: Bluegrass, Classic Country, Traditional Folk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 4000127168535

Synopsis

Product Description

Cousin Emmy was a fascinating and enigmatic entertainer from the golden age of early country radio; flamboyant, colorful & sassy (billing herself as 'the first hillbilly star to own a Cadillac'), yet 'down home' & sincere. She wrote one of the great bluegrass classics of all-time, Ruby (Are You Mad At Your Man)? & influenced many performers, like Grandpa Jones. She danced & sang her way into the hearts of everyone who ever saw or heard her perform. In her heyday, she was one of the best-known & most popular country performers with a career that spanned from the mid-1930s into the 1970s, including an appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, at the Smithsonian & as well at the Hollywood Bowl. She also was part of the 1966 European tour The American Folk & Country Festival. She starred on Pete Seeger's TV show and was far more popular than her few albums might suggest. Includes many rare recordings and radio shows plus a 52 page detailed booklet.

CD Reviews

The Best Reissue I've Heard in Years

M. Brown | Pennsylvania | 04/24/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kudos to Jim Nelson and Mike Seeger for compiling such a beautiful musical portrait of this talented and charismatic performer. They are responsible for producing this reissue, and did a wonderful job with the notes and the selection of music. I cannot recommend this strongly enough to fans of country music, old-time string band music, the song "Ruby" (which she wrote), and classic radio.

This is recording is easy on the ears, both in terms of fidelity and musical quality. Top notch!!!

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