Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 2

Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 2
Rural Songs of Hard Times and Hardships
Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s
Yazoo 2037; Ordering Information; Volume 1

"An amazing body of work, remarkable for its
honesty lack of pretension, and emotional
impact...vocals from the core of the soul and the
effect of time create a unique listening experience...
a profound body of Americana." - Backyard Blues
"Spun with poignant journalistic detail...this is
history that often breathes fire." - Boston Phoenix

A collection of classic recordings of early American rural songs about hard times - crop failures, joblessness, the Depression, and just generally problematic circumstances. These performances are by many of the finest traditional musicians and singers ever recorded, some well-known and many others never heard before on any re-issue. The whole breadth and scope of traditional American music is covered from old ballads to lyrical blues. Extensive biographical notes and photos are included in booklet.


Dixon Brothers	Earle Johnson	Scrapper Blackwell


1. ALLEN BROTHERS, Price Of Cotton Blues 2. COFER BROTHERS, Keno The Rent Man 3.BARBECUE BOB, Bad Time Blues 4. UNCLE DAVE MACON & SAM MCGEE, Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravey Train 5. CLAYTON MCMICHEN & RILEY PUCKETT, The Arkansas Sheik 6. PEG LEG HOWELL & JIM HILL, Away From Home 7. EARLY JOHNSON & HIS DIXIE ENTERTAINERS, I'm Satisfied 8. CAROLINA TAR HEELS, Got The Farm Land Blues 9. BO CARTER & WALTER VINSON, Times Is Tight Like That 10. FISHER HENDLEY, Weave Room Blues 11. W.A. LINDSEY & ALVIN CONDER, Boll Weavil 12. JOE WILLIAMS, Providence Help The Poor People	13. MCGEE BROTHERS, The Tramp 14. DAVE MCCARN, Cotton Mill Colic 15. CHARLEY JORDAN, Starvation Blues 16. ERNEST STONEMAN, Broke Down Section Hand 17. JULES ALLEN, Little Old Sod Shanty 18. SLEEPY JOHN ESTES, Down South Blues 19. RED BRUSH ROWDIES, No One's Hard Up But Me 20. LEE BROTHERS, Cotton Mill Blues 21. BLIND BLAKE, No Dough Blues 22. CHARLIE MCCOY & BOB CARTER, The Northern Starvers Are Returning Home 23. JIM BAIRD, Them Good Old Times Are Coming Back Again