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B.F. Shelton - Pretty Polly
Jimmie Rodgers - Frankie and Johnny
Furry Lewis - Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee
Bessie Smith - Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
Grayson & Whitter - Tom Dooley
Kelly Harrell - Charles Guiteau
Clarence Ashley - Old John Hardy
Mississippi John Hurt - Louis Collins
Will Bennett - Railroad Bill
Victoria Spivey - Murder In The First Degree
Dick Justice - Henry Lee
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - White House Blues

The Rough Guide to Murder Ballads

Various Artists

world music network

limited remastered 180g lp

Released: 26th Apr 2024

£14.99

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From tales of jealous lovers to gunslinging outlaws and assassins, American roots music has long embraced the concept of the murder ballad.

These seminal recordings offer an intriguing insight into this macabre genre which continues to be reinvented by musicians to this day. This Rough guide offers a unique insight into the American tradition of the murder ballad, includes seminal renditions of the legendary folk standards "Stack- O- Lee", "Frankie and Johnny" and "Tom Dooley". Featuring the legendary blues divas Bessie Smith and Victoria Spivey, plus pioneering country musicians Jimmie Rodgers, Charlie Poole and B.F. Shelton.