DESCRIPTION:
(Early 1900's - Traditional Blues Song. The 1st Recording was by Sam Collins with a Vocal John D. Fox in 1927.The Song is made up of Traditional Verses of Charlie Patton's "Down The Dirt Road Blues". Arranged by the Carter Family from Leslie Riddle/Brownie McGhee/Sam Lyons Group...Adapted by A.P.Carter)

Recorded 10 May 1935,ARC Studios,1776 Broadway,NYC (1st Recorded 1930) - A.P.Carter (vcl),Sara Carter (vcl duet/autoharp),Maybelle Carter (vcl duet/steel guitar)

Alvin Pleasant (AP) Delaney Carter (1891 - 1960)
Sara Dougherty Carter (1898 - 1979)
Maybelle Addington Carter (1909 - 1978)

Maybelle was married to A.P.'s Brother EZRA CARTER who was Sara's 1st COUSIN...All three were Born & Raised in South Western Virginia

The day before the 1st Recording Session (August 1 1927) AP persuaded Sara & Maybelle to make the trip from Maces Spring VA to BRISTOL TN to Audition for Record Producer RALPH PEER who was seeking new talent.....The SESSIONS now called the BRISTOL SESSIONS included performances by JIMMIE RODGERS & 17 other Acts...They Received $50 for each song they Recorded plus half a cent Royalty on every copy sold of each song they Registered as "COPYRIGHT"...By the end of 1930 they had sold 300,000 Records in the USA....To expand his repertoire in the early 1930's AP befriended LESLIE RIDDLE a black guitar player from Kingsport TN who accompanied AP on his song Collecting trips


Elected to the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME in 1970