1 	–Sam McGee 	Railroad Blues 	
2 	–Floyd County Ramblers 	Step Stone 	
3 	–Skip James 	Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues 	
4 	–Weems String Band 	Greenback Dollar 	
5 	–Jimmie Davis 	Doggone That Train 	
6 	–Eli Framer 	Framer's Blues 	
7 	–Roy Harvey And Jess Johnston 	No Room For A Tramp 	
8 	–Garland Brothers & Grinstead 	Just Over The River 	
9 	–Ben Covington 	Mule Skinner Moan 	
10 	–Reaves White County Ramblers 	Shortening Bread 	
11 	–J.P. Nestor & Norman Edmonds 	Black-Eyed Susie 	
12 	–Buddy Boy Hawkins 	A Rag Blues 	
13 	–Roy Harvey And Jess Johnston* 	Railroad Blues 	
14 	–Grayson County Railsplitters 	Way Down In North Carolina 	
15 	–The Swamp Rooters 	Citaco 	
16 	–Unknown Artist 	Pistol Blues 	
17 	–Murphy Brothers Harp Band 	Boat Song March 	
18 	–Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers 	I've Got No Honey Babe Now 	
19 	–Wilmer Watts And The Lonely Eagles 	Bonnie Bess 	
20 	–Blind Joe Reynolds 	Cold Woman Blues 	
21 	–Wyzee*, Tucker & Lecroy 	Hamilton's Special Breakdown 	
22 	–Bull Mountain Moonshiners 	Johnny Goodwin 	
23 	–Charley Patton 	Some Happy Day

Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the fifth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic early-20th century rural America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Vol. 5 includes such gems as Sam McGee's bright "Railroad Blues," Skip James' classic and striking "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues," a breakneck version of "Black-Eyed Susie" by string band great J.P. Nestor, and a unusually hopeful blues treatment of "Some Happy Day" from Charley Patton. Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on several of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 5 is yet another welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series. ---Steve Leggett, AllMusic Review

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  1. John Henry Blues	Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers	3:13	 
  2. Moanin' The Blues	Allen Shaw	3:01	 
  3. Lonesome Road Blues	Ernest Stoneman & Kahle Brewer	3:00 
  4. Washboard Cut Out	Bobby Leecan & His Need More Band	2:56	$0.99	 Buy MP3 
  5. Bob McKinney	Henry Thomas	2:57	 
  6. Swanee River	Fiddling John Carson & His Virginia Reelers	3:18	 
  7. James Alley Blues	Richard 'Rabbit' Brown	3:08	 
  8. Sail Away Ladies	Uncle Dave MacOn & His Fruit Jar Drinkers	2:59	 
  9. The Rooster's Crowing Blues	Cannon's Jug Stompers	3:03 
10. Tallapoosa Bound	A.A. Grey & Seven Foot Dilly	3:13	 
11. Billy Grimes The Rover	The Shelor Family	2:46	 
12. Brown Skin Girl Down The Lane	The Massey Family	2:45	 
13. You Know You Done Me Wrong	Joe McCoy	3:14 
14. Old Joe	Sid Harkreader & Gradey Moore	2:52	 
15. Beware	Blind Alfred Reed	3:11 
16. Knocking Down Casey Jones	Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles	3:12	 
17. Four Day Blues	Tommy Bradley		3:13	 
18. Riley the Furniture Man	Georgia Crackers	3:06	 
19. Piney Woods Girl	Emmett Lundy & Ernest Stoneman	2:46	 
20. State Street Rag	Louie Blue	2:49	 
21. Sugar In The Ground	Tweedy Brothers	3:07	 
22. Then I'll Move To Town	Southern Moonlight Entertainers	2:51	 
23. Lord Keep Me With A Mind	Rev. D.C. Rice	2:51

Like volume one, this presents 23 examples of early American rural music, mastered from rare 78s of the 1920s and 1930s. And like volume one, the names here will challenge the expertise of all but the most fanatical collector; only Uncle Dave Macon, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Henry Thomas, and maybe Blind Alfred Reed will be familiar. It's a valuable sampler of non-urban sounds as captured in the early days of the recording industry, when primitive technology and marketing naivete ensured that the music was virtually unadulterated. Fiddles, banjos, and plaintive, spirited vocals abound. Bobby Leecan's jugband romp "Washboard Cut Out" is the most exuberant track; Rev. D.C. Rice's gospel number "Lord Keep Me with a Mind" starts off in a more somber mood, but soon evolves into a jubilant New Orleans-styled arrangement. ---Richie Unterberger, Rovi

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1. Jimmie Tarlton - Lowe Bonnie - 3:24
2. William Harris - Early Morning Blues - 2:51
3. Burnett & Rutherford - Billy In The Lowground - 3:10
4. Dixon Brothers - Rambling - 3:13
5. Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues - 2:57
6. Sweet Brothers - I Got A Bulldog - 2:52
7. Cliff Carlisle - Tom Cat Blues - 2:54
8. Hi Henry Brown - Preacher Blues - 3:29
9. Kessinger Brothers - Salt River - 3:09
10. Golden Melody Boys - Blushing Bride - 2:31
11. Georgia Yellow Hammers - Kiss Me Quick - 2:52
12. Charlie Patton - Magnolia Blues - 3:13
13. Anglelas Le Jeunne - Perrodin Two Step - 3:02
14. Fiddling John Carson - Bachelor's Hall - 3:08
15. Tommy Johnson - Walking Shoes - 3:06
16. Stripling Brothers - Wolves Howling - 3:28
17. James Cole & His Washboard Band - Mistreated The Only Friend You Had - 3:12
18. Martin & Hobbs - Havana River Guide - 3:08
19. Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers - I Want Two Wings To Veil My Face - 2:46
20. Jess Hillard & His West Virginia Hillbillies - Make Down The Bed And We'll Sleep Together - 3:15
21. Skip James - Special Rider Blues - 3:03
22. Watts & Wilson - Walk Right In - 2:45
23. Rev. Rice & Congregation - Leaving All To Follow Jesus - 2:57

"The mystical allure of old music is listening to something that speaks of another time and place, as is communicated in the music contained in these mysterious grooves" - FMQB "Will make you alternately grin and weep with joy." - Victory Music Review

A collection of classic recordings from the 1920s and 30s featuring many all-time great performances of early American rural music. This series is a fascinating overview of traditional American musical styles from the Civil War to the 1920s including fiddle tunes, rags, banjo songs, religious selections, old ballads, blues, etc. --- yazoorecords.com

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1.    It's Just Like Heaven – Vaughan Quartet
2.    The Steeley Rag – Red Headed Fiddler
3.    Paddlin' Blues – Gitfiddle Jim
4.    Sand Mountain Drag – Dilly and his Dill Pickles
5.    Sugar Baby – Dock Boggs
6.    My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon – King Solomon Hill
7.    The Lost Child – Stripling Brothers
8.    The Girl That Carried the Girl from Town – Frank Hutchison
9.    You Can't Keep No Brown – Bo Weavil Jackson
10.    Mother Is with the Angels – Wright Brothers Quartet
11.    Rambling Lover – Dick Reinhart									play
12.    O'Clock Blues – Skip James
13.    Yellow Rose of Texas – Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters
14.    Gonna Ride Till the Sun Goes Down – Johnny Barfield
15.    Mamlish Blues – Ed Bell
16.    Robinson County – Ted Sharp, Hinman and Sharp
17.    Valse Des Vachers – Dennis McGee									play
18.    Jailhouse Rag – David Miller
19.    I Want Someone to Love Me – Tommy Johnson
20.    Tennessee Tornado – Uncle Dave Macon & McGee Brothers
21.    Roving Cowboy – Frank Jenkins
22.    Big Bend Gal – Shelor Family
23.    Yes! Tis Me – Reverend W.M. Mosley

To me it is the best collection of rare old tyme country music going. It shows the different entertainers of the times then and how good they are. If you are into a various entertainers collection of classic real old country music then I would reccomend this CD. It shows real country music at its all time best. --- Diane E. Hoekstra (USA), amazon.com

Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the eighth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s that, taken together, project a vital and energetic rural, early 20th century America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Volume 8 is a little heavier on the blues side of things and includes such rare gems as Dock Boggs' banjo blues set piece "Sugar Baby," Skip James' haunting rendering of "4 O'Clock Blues" (made especially precious by sounding like it was recorded in a hail storm), Frank Hutchison's sleek and timeless "The Train That Carried My Girl from Town," and Francis Jenkins' ancient sounding fiddle ballad, "Roving Cowboy," which sounds a bit like an inland sea shanty. Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on most of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 8 is a welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series. --- Steve Leggett, Rovi

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1.Dilly & His Dill Pickles / Bust Down Stomp 
2.Jimmie Tarlton / Dixie Mail 
3.King Solomon Hill / Times Has Done Got Hard 
4.East Texas Serenaders / Mineola Rag 
5.Sheffield Male Quartet / Christ Arose 
6."Gitfiddle Jim" / Rainy Night Blues 
7.Three Tobacco Tags / Good Gal Remember Me 
8.Red Headed Fiddlers / Texas Quickstep 
9.Ed Bell / Ham Bone Blues 
10.David Miller / Cannonball Rag 											play
11.Fiddlin John Carson & His Virginia Reelers / Little More Sugar medley 
12.Bo Weavil Jackson / Devil and my Brown Blues 
13.Stripling Brothers / Horseshoe Bend 
14.Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers / Primrose Hill						play 
15.Skip James / Hard Luck child 
16.Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee / Go On, Nora Lee 
17.Dennis McGee / Jeunes Gens Campagnard 
18.Jay Bird Coleman / I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordon Some Of These Days 
19.Uncle Pete & Louise / Only A Tramp 
20.Ben Jarrell & Frank Jenkins / Jack of Diamnds 
21.Son House / Dry Spell Blues, part 1 
22."Ted" Sharp, Hinman & Sharp / Pike's Peak 
23.Old Southern Sacred Singers / I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go

Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the seventh installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic rural, early 20th century America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Volume 7 includes such rare gems as Jimmie Tarlton's impressive "Dixie Mail," Skip James' haunting "Hard Luck Child," an unhinged fiddle and banjo duet by Ben Jarrell and Francis Jenkins on "Jack of Diamonds" and the first part of Son House's classic two-part 78 rpm recording of "Dry Spell Blues." Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on most of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 7 is a welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series. ---Steve Leggett, Rovi

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1.Birkhead & Lane / Robinson County 
2.Floyd County Ramblers / Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party 
3.Mississippi Moaner / It's Cold In China 
4.Parker & Dodd / Sail Away Lady 
5.Uncle Dave Macon & The Fruit Jar Drinkers / I'm Goin' Away In The Morn 
6.Tenderfoot Edwards / Seven Sister Blues 
7.Virginia Mountain Boomers / Cousin Sally Brown 
8.Girls Of The Golden West / Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo Git Along Little Doggies
9.Skip James / Cherry Ball Blues 
10.Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston / Milwaukee Blues
11.Weems String Band / Davy 
12.Eli Framer / God Didn't Make Me No Monkey Man 
13.Eck Robertson / Sally Gooden 
14.Jess Johnston & Byrd Moore / My Trouble Blues 
15.Charley Patton / Prayer Of Death - Part 2 
16.Red Headed Fiddlers / Cheat 'Em 								play
17.Dewey & Gassie Bassett / Jesus Paved The Way 
18.Louie Lasky / Caroline 
19.The Swamp Rooters / Swamp Cat Rag 
20.Reaves White County Ramblers / Ten Cent Piece 
21.Blind Joe Reynolds / Ninety Nine Blues						play 
22.Jess Hillard & His West Virginia Hillbillies / Rolling River 
23.Turney Brothers / At The Cross

Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the sixth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic early-20th century rural America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Vol. 6 includes such rare gems as Isaiah Nettles' (listed here under his moniker "the Mississippi Moaner") quirky "It's Cold in China Blues," Skip James' haunting "Cherry Ball Blues," an energetic "Davy" by the Weems String Band, and the second part of Charley Patton's two-part 78-rpm recording of "Prayer of Death." Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on several of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 6 is another welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series. ---Steve Legget, All Music Guide

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1.Blind Willie Johnson/ I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole				play
2.Ashley's Melody Men/ Bath House Blues
3.Frank Hutchison/ Worried Blues
4.Jelly Jaw Short/Snake Doctor Blues
5.East Texas Serenaders/ Acorn Stomp
6.Carlisle Brothers/ Sal Got a Meatskin
7.Sleepy John Estes/ Streetcar Blues
8.Luke Highnight & His Ozark Strutters/ Fort Smith Breakdown
9.Wilmer Watts & His Lonely Eagles/ Sleepy Desert
10.Son House/ Walking Blues
11.Allison's Sacred Harp Singers/ Sweet Rivers
12.Williamson Brothers & Curry/ Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand
13.Charlie Patton/ Mean Black Cat										play
14.Lowe Stokes/ Billy in the Lowground
15.Jelly Roll Anderson/ Good Time Blues
16.Fiddling John Carson & His Virginia Reelers/ Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over
17.Fruit Jar Guzzlers/ Steel Driving Man
18.Skip James/ I'm So Glad
19.Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers/ Rok About My Sara Jane
20.Cap, Andy & Flip/ I'm Taking My Audition to Sing Up in the Sky
21.Buster Johnson & James Cole's Washboard Band/ Undertaker Blues
22.Oscar Harper's Texas String Band/ Sally Johnson
23.Fa Sol La Singers/ I'll Stay on the Right Road Now

"The mystical allure of old music is listening to something that speaks of another time and place, as is communicated in the music contained in these mysterious grooves" - FMQB "Will make you alternately grin and weep with joy." --- Victory Music Review

The beauty of the anthologies in this series is that the fine music is accompanied by liner notes that help the uninitiated to understand and savor the performers as well as the performances. When I was no longer able to stomach the latest packaged acts being spoon-fed to us by the music industry, I stopped listening to recorded music. Then, on a hunch, I started to explore roots music, much of it on the wonderful Yazoo label. These songs reward repeated listening accompanied by liner note reading and biographical books on favorite performers. So much of what is best in life is hidden, because when it becomes too popular, the commerce machine rushes in and spoils it. These recordings are immune to that phenomenon and will never be stripped of their human warmth, artistry, sincerity and emotional power. Newcomers should keep in mind that "blues" music as performed in most bars and clubs is far removed from its origins -- stripped down, rehashed, sanitized, electrified -- and ruined. I hate that kind of music, but I love the old recordings, where the soul still shines through on each performance. There are numerous sub-genres in roots music that are almost completely unknown to most people today. Shocking, even weird at first listen, they provoke the attentive listener's curiosity and present an opportunity for an adventure in personal exploration. Enjoy. --- I Survived High School (Philadelphia), amazon.com

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1. Blues in the Bottle - Prince Albert Hunt
2. Dollar Bill Blues - Charlie Jordon
3. Lost John Dean - Bascom Lamar Lundsford
4. Streak of Lean, Streak of Fat - A. A. Gray and Sever Foot Dilly
5. Sinking of the Titanic - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
6. Tennessee Girls - Dykes Magic City Trio
7. Shotgun Blues - Bob Campbell
8. Train on the Island - J. P. Nestor & Norman Edmonds
9. The Fault's in Me - The Four Wanderers
10. The Tail of Halley's Comet - Happy Hayseeds							play
11. Wake Up You Drowsy Sleeper - The Oaks Family
12. How You Want Your Rollin' Done - Louie Laskey
13. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Frank Blevins
14. On the Road Again - Memphis Jug Band
15. Dying Soldier, The - Buell Kazee
16. Voice Throwin' Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
17. Been on the Job Too Long - Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles
18. Fannie Moore - Ken Maynard
19. I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape - Nugrape Twins
20. Old Miller's Will - Carson Brothers & Sprinkle
21. Skinner - Winston Holmes & Charlie Turner							play
22. How To Make Love - Southern Moonlight Entertainers
23. Old Jimmie Sutton - Grayson & Whittier

"Times, Vol 1" is the first of four CDs featuring blues, mountain music, sanctified singing, ballads, dances, and so on. Partisans of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music will also enjoy these Yazoo collections. The various styles are not "segregated," nor are the performers, and the program has a kaleidoscopic effect, playing up both similarities and differences among the numbers. The mood overall is upbeat but not jubilant.

My favorite track on Vol. 1, and one that should be more well-known and popular, is "Rabbit" Brown's definitive "Sinking of the Titanic." I can't find one "bad track on the CD - even when the music isn't especially engaging or distinctive, it still retains an ambience of age and distance, if that makes any sense. Consequently the CD admirably creates a mood and an illusion too, that the listener can peaceably coexist with widely divergent peoples simply by sharing their enjoyment in song and rhythm.

The CD mastering is excellent, for the most part, and only a couple tracks on Vol. 1 (specially noted: Ken Maynard's "Fannie Moore") are hampered by the excessive noise common to old 78s from private collections.

Vol 3 of this series sustains the high quality of this first volume, and doubtless all four volumes are worth owning. I know I enjoy these CDs as much as, or more than, any other collections of "folk music." --- Howard Sauertieg "Howard Sauertieg" (Harrisburg, PA USA)

"Every Track is notable for the excellent examples of fiddle tunes, blues, ballads and their extreme individuality." - Creative Loafing

A collection of classic recordings fromthe 1920s and 30s featuring many all-time great performances of early American traditional music. This series is a fascinating overview of traditional American musical styles from the Civil War to the 1920s, including fiddle tunes, rags banjo songs, religious selections, old ballads, blues, etc. --- yazoorecords.com

These are 23 rare 78s from the 1920s and 1930s, chosen to illustrate the wide range of "early American rural music" that made its way onto disc in the early days of the recording industry. This will not get nearly as much press as Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music box, yet it's on par with that ballyhooed re-release as an overview of the roots of American roots music, so to speak. Styles vary from country blues and fiddle hoedowns to banjo music and jug bands. The Memphis Jug Band is the only name here that might be familiar to more than the most well-versed folk historians. Highlights include J.P. Nestor and Norman Edmonds' "Train on the Island," a frenetic string band gallop; the Four Wanderers' eerie gospel tune, "The Fault's in Me"; and Ken Maynard's "Fannie Moore," a direct predecessor of country music in its vocal phrasing. --- Richie Unterberger, AMG

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