Sam McGee

Sam McGee

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Sam McGee, born Samuel Fleming McGee on May 1, 1894, in Franklin, Tennessee, was an American guitarist and banjo player. He transitioned from banjo to guitar, influenced by Afro-American music styles like blues, ragtime, and early jazz. In 1924, he and his brother Kirk formed a duo and joined Uncle Dave Macon’s band, leading to radio appearances and initial recordings. From 1931, they played with Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith in The Dixieliners. They were regular guests on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. In the 1960s, they continued recording and appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. McGee died on August 21, 1975. Notable albums include Opry Old Timers (1962) and Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers (1963).

Top tracks

10
Comin' Round the Mountain
Uncle Dave Macon
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
03:07
Composers: Traditional
11
Railroad Blues
Sam McGee
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
02:48
22
Brown's Ferry Blues
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
03:31
Composers: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore
02
Fuller Blues
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
02:19
Composers: Sam McGee
01
Buck Dancer's Choice
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
02:54
Composers: Sam McGee
16
My Family Has Been a Crooked Set
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
02:59
Composers: Sam McGee
18
Easy Rider
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
03:20
Composers: Traditional
01
Sam McGee Stomp
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
02:04
Composers: Sam McGee

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Albums
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
(P) 1998 Document Records
03-02-2014
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
01
Buck Dancer's Choice
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
02:54
Composers: Sam McGee
02
The Franklin Blues
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
02:50
Composers: Sam McGee
03
In a Cool Shady Nook
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
02:33
Composers: Sam McGee
04
If I Could Only Blot out the Past
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
03:03
Composers: Gussie L. Davis
05
Knoxville Blues
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
03:01
Composers: Sam McGee
06
Old Master's Runaway
Kirk McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
02:58
Composers: Kirk McGee
07
Charming Bill
Sam McGee
Sam McGee (1926-1934)
03:01
Composers: Sam McGee
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Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
(P) 1971 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
01-01-1971
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
01
Sam McGee Stomp
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
02:04
Composers: Sam McGee
02
Fuller Blues
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
02:19
Composers: Sam McGee
03
Burglar Bold
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
01:36
Composers: Unspecified
04
Dew Drop
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
03:28
Composers: Burt Hutchison
05
Jesse James
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
03:02
Composers: Traditional
06
Ching Chong
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
03:02
Composers: Unspecified
07
Blackberry Blossom
Sam McGee
Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers
02:01
Composers: Traditional
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Featured in
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
This compilation (P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment
06-09-2019
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
01
Can the Circle Be Unbroken
The Carter Family
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
03:07
Writer: A.P. Carter / Composers: A.P. Carter
02
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
Jimmie Rodgers
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
02:57
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers - George Vaughn / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers - George Vaughn
03
Barbara Allen
Bradley Kincaid
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
02:35
Composers: Traditional
04
I'll Fly Away
James and Martha Carson
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
02:23
Writer: Albert E. Brumley / Composers: Albert E. Brumley
05
If the River Was Whiskey (with The North Carolina Ramblers)
Charlie Poole
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
03:09
Writer: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff / Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff
06
Fox Chase
DeFord Bailey
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
01:09
Composers: Traditional
07
Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner)
Jimmie Rodgers
Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
02:40
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers
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Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
2023 World Music Network
27-01-2023
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
01
Special Stream Line
Bukka White
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
02:56
Writer: Bukka White / Composers: Bukka White
02
Railroadin' Some
Henry Thomas
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
03:17
Writer: Henry Thomas / Composers: Henry Thomas
03
How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone 
Leroy Carr
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
02:53
Writer: Leroy Carr / Composers: Leroy Carr
04
Riding The Blinds
Eddie Mapp
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
02:48
Writer: Eddie Mapp / Composers: Eddie Mapp
05
Midnight Special
Leadbelly
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
02:05
Writer: Huddie Ledbetter / Composers: Huddie Ledbetter
06
I Hate That Train Called The M And O
Lucille Bogan
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
03:09
Writer: Lucille Bogan - W. R. Calaway / Composers: Lucille Bogan - W. R. Calaway
07
That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away
Charlie McCoy
Rough Guide To Railroad Blues
03:01
Writer: Charles Davenport - Charlie McCoy / Composers: Charles Davenport - Charlie McCoy
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Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
22-10-2002
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
01
Omie Wise
Doug Wallin
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
03:06
02
Sugar Baby
Dock Boggs
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
02:53
03
I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow
Old Regular Baptists
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
05:27
04
Sixteen Tons
George Davis
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
03:07
05
John Henry
Lesley Riddle
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
02:27
06
Lost Indian
Marion Sumner
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
00:55
07
Southbound
Doc and Merle Watson
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
02:42
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Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
(P) 2006 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
26-09-2006
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
01
I'm Troubled
Doc Watson
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
03:10
Composers: Doc Watson - Traditional
02
The Country Blues
Dock Boggs
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
04:24
03
Going Down to the River
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
03:09
Composers: Fred McDowell
04
East Virginia Blues
Roscoe Holcomb
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
04:51
Composers: Traditional
05
The Storms Are on the Ocean
Maybelle Carter
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
03:03
Composers: A.P. Carter
06
The Dream of the Miner's Child
The Stanley Brothers
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
04:02
07
Soldier's Joy
Hobart Smith
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965
01:45
Composers: Traditional
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Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
(P) 2003 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
22-04-2003
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
01
Sugar Hill
Iron Mountain String Band
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
03:35
Composers: Unspecified - Doc Watson
02
Bill Morgan and His Gal
The New Lost City Ramblers
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
02:57
Composers: Halsey Mohr - Will A. Mahoney
03
Country Blues
Dock Boggs
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
03:52
Composers: Dock Boggs
04
Little Sadie
Clarence Ashley
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
02:20
Composers: Traditional
05
Susannah Gal
Frank Bode
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
02:59
Composers: Traditional
06
Wednesday Night Waltz
Clark Kessinger
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
03:07
Composers: Traditional
07
Cyclone of Rye Cove
The New Lost City Ramblers
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
03:05
Composers: A.P. Carter
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My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
℗ 2005 Shanachie
20-06-2005
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
01
Tell It To Me
Grant Brothers & Their Music
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
02:56
Writer: Clifford Gibson
02
Little Sadie
Clarence Ashley
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
02:50
Writer: Clifford Gibson
03
Bad Luck Dice
Clifford Gibson
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
03:16
Writer: Clifford Gibson
04
Way Up On Clinch Mountain
Jilson Setters
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
03:11
Writer: Clifford Gibson
05
Frankie
Dykes Magic City Trio
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
02:58
Writer: Clifford Gibson
06
Canned Heat Blues
Tommy Johnson
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
03:39
Writer: Clifford Gibson
07
Got the Jake Leg Too
The Ray Brothers
My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1
02:56
Writer: Clifford Gibson
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My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
℗ 1998 Yazoo
12-10-1998
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
01
Cocaine
Dick Justice
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
03:07
Writer: Anthony Bucher
02
Otto Wood The Bandit
The Carolina Buddies
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
03:12
Writer: Anthony Bucher
03
Frankie
Mississippi John Hurt
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
03:24
Writer: Anthony Bucher
04
Railroadin' And Gamblin'
Uncle Dave Macon
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
02:39
Writer: Anthony Bucher
05
That Bad Man Stackolee
David Miller
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
02:49
Writer: Anthony Bucher
06
Canned Heat Blues
Sloppy Henry
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
02:58
Writer: Anthony Bucher
07
Ain't Nobody's Business
Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers
My Rough And Rowdy Ways, Vol. 2
03:01
Writer: Anthony Bucher
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50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
(P) 2009 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
25-08-2009
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
01
Colored Aristocracy (1)
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
02:08
Composers: Sanford Rich
02
Hopalong Peter
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
02:08
Composers: Frank Dumont
03
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
02:30
Composers: Traditional
04
When First Unto this Country
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
02:48
Composers: Traditional
05
Sales Tax on the Women
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
03:17
Composers: Dorsey Dixon - Wade Mainer
06
Rabbit Chase
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
02:33
Composers: Charlie Parker
07
Leaving Home
The New Lost City Ramblers
50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
03:08
Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff
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Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
℗ 2006 Yazoo
22-05-2006
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
01
Railroad Blues
Sam McGee
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
03:17
Writer: Skip James
02
Step Stone
Floyd County Ramblers
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
03:02
Writer: Skip James
03
Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Skip James
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
02:50
Writer: Skip James
04
Greenback Dollar
Weems String Band
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
03:10
Writer: Skip James
05
Doggone That Train
Jimmie Davis
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
02:48
Writer: Skip James
06
Framer's Blues
Eli Framer
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
03:06
Writer: Skip James
07
No Room For A Tramp
Jess Johnston
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 5
03:15
Writer: Skip James
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Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
2019 World Music Network
30-08-2019
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
01
Way Down the Old Plank Road
Uncle Dave Macon
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
02:59
Writer: Dave Macon / Composers: Dave Macon
02
Leaving Home
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
03:05
Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff
03
Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line
Jimmie Rodgers
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
02:57
Writer: Jimmie Rodgers - J. Ryan / Composers: Jimmie Rodgers - J. Ryan
04
Train on the Island
J.P. Nester
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
03:02
Writer: J.P. Nestor - U.S. Edmonds / Composers: J.P. Nestor - U.S. Edmonds
05
Sweet Sarah Blues
Darby & Tarlton
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
03:00
Writer: Jimmie Tarlton - Tom Darby / Composers: Jimmie Tarlton - Tom Darby
06
Old Rub Alcohol Blues
Dock Boggs
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
03:08
Composers: William E. Meyer
07
Acorn Stomp
East Texas Serenaders
Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music
02:52
Composers: Traditional
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Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
℗ 1998 Yazoo
18-08-1998
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
01
Price Of Cotton Blues
Allen Brothers
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
02:42
Writer: Sam Mcgee
02
Keno The Rent Man
Cofer Brothers
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
03:01
Writer: Sam Mcgee
03
Bad Time Blues
Barbecue Bob
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
03:15
Writer: Sam Mcgee
04
Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravey Train
Sam McGee
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
03:11
Writer: Sam Mcgee
05
The Arkansas Sheik
Riley Puckett
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
03:12
Writer: Sam Mcgee
06
Away From Home
Peg Leg Howell
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
03:00
Writer: Sam Mcgee
07
I'm Satisfied
Earl Johnson
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 2
02:59
Writer: Sam Mcgee
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Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
2011 Yesterdays Rain
01-09-2011
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
01
Rufus Blossom
Sam McGee
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
03:07
Composers: Sam McGee and Kirk McGee
02
Oklahoma Stomp
Spade Cooley
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
02:51
Composers: Spade Cooley
03
Backwater Blues
Uncle Dave Macon
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
03:15
Composers: Uncle Dave Macon
04
(She Was Always) Chewing Gum
Uncle Dave Macon
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
02:58
Composers: Uncle Dave Macon
05
Uncle Dave's Travels Part 2 (Around Louisville, Kentucky)
Uncle Dave Macon
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
03:16
Composers: Uncle Dave Macon
06
Holes In My Soles
Tiny Colbert
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
02:39
Composers: Tiny Colbert
07
Sho' Fly, Don't Bother Me
Uncle Dave Macon
Hooked On Country Classic,s Vol. 41
02:51
Composers: Uncle Dave Macon
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Old-Time Mountain Guitar
1998 County Records
11-06-2015
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
01
Lonesome Weary Blues
Roy Harvey
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
02:56
02
Buck Dancer's Choice
Sam McGee
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
02:57
03
Guitar Rag
Roy Harvey
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
03:20
04
Charlotte Hot Step
David Fletcher
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
02:18
05
Jailhouse Rag
David Miller
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
02:44
06
Logan County Blues
Frank Hutchison
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
03:14
07
Greasy Wagon
Roy Harvey
Old-Time Mountain Guitar
03:20
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