Fiddlin' John Carson

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John Carson, known as "Fiddlin'" John Carson, was born on March 23, 1868, near McCaysville in Fannin County, Georgia. He began performing publicly after losing his job at a cotton mill due to a strike in 1914. Carson's breakthrough came in June 1923 with the release of "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" and "The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's Going To Crow" for Okeh Records, which sold out quickly. He released several albums, including Fiddlin John Carson Vol. 1 1923 - 1924 and collaborated with his daughter Rosa Lee Carson, known as Moonshine Kate. Notable songs include "You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone" and "Old Joe Clark", both of which sold over one million copies. He continued to perform and record until his death on December 11, 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Top tracks

10	Low Down Blues	Whistler & His Jug Band	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:56
	Writer: E. Blake - N. Sissle / Composers: E. Blake - N. Sissle
25	Hallelujah	Daniels Deason Sacred Harp	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:58
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
08	I'm Going to Take the Train to Charlotte	Fiddlin' John Carson	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	03:05
	Writer: J. Carson / Composers: J. Carson
03	Chattanooga Blues	The Allen Brothers	The Allen Brothers	03:06
02	Run, Nigger, Run	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	02:43
02	High Sheriff	Aiken County String Band	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:53
	Writer: Copyright Controlled / Composers: Copyright Controlled

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Albums

: 30-04-2015

Little Old Log Cabin

01	The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	02:47
02	Run, Nigger, Run	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	02:43
03	When You and I Were Young, Maggie	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	03:08
04	The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's Going to Crow	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	03:00
05	Fare You Well Old Joe Clark	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	03:10
06	Dixie Boll Weevil	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	02:53
07	I Got Mine	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin	02:57

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EPs

℗ 1924 Vintage Restoration: 14-10-1924

Vintage Collection Vol. 2

01	Old Uncle Ned	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection Vol. 2	02:55
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
02	Boil Them Cabbage Down	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection Vol. 2	03:14
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
03	Old Dan Tucker	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection Vol. 2	03:02
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
04	It Takes a Little Rain with the Sunshine	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection Vol. 2	03:04
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
05	Steamboat Bill	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection Vol. 2	03:04
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson

Singles

℗ 1925 City Sound Ltd: 12-08-1925

Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane

01	Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane	Fiddlin' John Carson	Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane			02:27
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson

℗ 1925 Vintage Restoration: 15-11-1924

Vintage Collection

01	The Letter Edged in Black	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection	03:46
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
02	The Orphan Child	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection	03:53
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
03	The Baggage Coach Ahead	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vintage Collection	03:42
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson

℗ 1924 Vintage Restoration: 01-08-1924

Rare Tracks

01	Dixie Cowboy	Fiddlin' John Carson	Rare Tracks	04:04
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
02	When Abraham and Isaac Rushed the Can	Fiddlin' John Carson	Rare Tracks	02:45
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson
03	Old and in the Way	Fiddlin' John Carson	Rare Tracks	02:48
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson

℗ 1924 Vintage Restoration: 17-06-1924

My North Georgia Home

01	My North Georgia Home	Fiddlin' John Carson	My North Georgia Home			03:15
	Writer: Fiddlin' John Carson / Composers: Fiddlin' John Carson

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℗ 2006 Yazoo: 22-05-2006

Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1

01	Down On Penny's Farm	The Bentley Boys	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	02:46
	Writer: Alec Johnson
02	How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live	Blind Alfred Reed	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	03:14
	Writer: Alec Johnson
03	Hard Time Blues	Lane Hardin	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	03:17
	Writer: Alec Johnson
04	All I Got's Gone	Ernest Stoneman	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	02:52
	Writer: Alec Johnson
05	Bread Line Blues	"Slim" Smith	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	03:22
	Writer: Alec Johnson
06	Miss Meal Cramp Blues	Alec Johnson	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	02:59
	Writer: Alec Johnson
07	My Name Is John Johanna	Kelly Harrell	Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs Of Hard Times And Hardships, Vol. 1	03:13
	Writer: Alec Johnson

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℗ 2025 Cherryvine: 17-01-2025

Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924

01	Memphis Bound	Viola McCoy	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	03:44
	Writer: Viola McCoy
02	Hen Cackle	Gid Tanner	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	03:04
	Writer: Gid Tanner
03	Blue Eyed Sally	Harry Reser's Syncopators	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	03:08
	Writer: Harry Reser
04	Western Union Blues	Maggie Jones	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	03:12
	Writer: Maggie Jones
05	Lord, Don't You Know I Have No Friend Like You	Stovepipe No.1	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	03:02
	Writer: Sam Jones
06	Just as the Sun Went Down	Riley Puckett	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	03:01
	Writer: Riley Puckett
07	Lismonise	Marika Papagika	Come Around to the Back Door : Blues, Country, Jazz and Gospel from 1924	02:49
	Writer: Marika Papagika

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This compilation (P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment.: 10-10-1999

Country: The American Tradition

01	Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane (78rpm Version)	Fiddlin' John Carson	Country: The American Tradition	02:45
	Writer: William Hayes / Composers: William Hayes
02	Cindy In The Meadows (Album Version)	Eva Davis	Country: The American Tradition	03:07
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues (with The North Carolina Ramblers) (78rpm Version)	Charlie Poole	Country: The American Tradition	02:53
	Writer: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff / Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff
04	Soldier's Joy (with Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen)	Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers	Country: The American Tradition	02:56
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05	Lafayette (Allons A Lafayette) (Album Version)	Joe Falcon	Country: The American Tradition	02:55
	Writer: J. Falcon / Composers: J. Falcon
06	Lovesick Blues (78rpm Version)	Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers	Country: The American Tradition	02:49
	Writer: Cliff Friend - Irving Mills / Composers: Cliff Friend - Irving Mills
07	Hobo's Lullaby (Album Version)	Goebel Reeves	Country: The American Tradition	03:10
	Writer: G. Reeves / Composers: G. Reeves

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(P) 2013 Document Records: 21-10-2013

Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3

01	Christmas Is Coming	Lead Belly	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	01:04
	Composers: Leadbetter
02	Gettin' Ready for Christmas Day	Rev. J.M. Gates	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	02:55
	Composers: Gates
03	I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus	Victoria Spivey	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	03:00
	Composers: Spivey
04	Blues for Christmas	John Lee Hooker	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	03:26
	Composers: Hooker
05	Good Morning Blues	Dee Dee Ford	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	02:33
	Composers: Rushing - Durham / Basie
06	Jingle Jangle	The Penguins	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	02:20
	Composers: Williams
07	The Holy Baby	Magnolia Five	Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3	02:37
	Composers: Traditional

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(P) 2003 BMG: 23-04-2003

Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series

01	Eddie Cantor's Tips on the Stock Market (Remastered 2003)	Eddie Cantor	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	02:23
	Writer: Eddie Cantor
02	A Tale of the Ticker (Remastered 2003)	Frank Crumit	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	02:41
	Writer: Frank Crumit - Frank O'Brian / Composers: Frank Crumit - Frank O'Brian
03	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (From The Musical Review "Americana") (Remastered 2003)	Leo Reisman And His Orchestra	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	03:11
	Writer: Jay Gorney - E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Jay Gorney - E.Y. Harbourg
04	Remember My Forgotten Man (From "Gold Diggers of 1933") (2003 Remastered)	George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	02:52
	Writer: Al Dubin - Harry Warren / Composers: Al Dubin - Harry Warren
05	It Must Be Swell (Remastered 2003)	Alex Bartha and His Hotel Traymore Orchestra	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	03:00
	Writer: Shelby Darnell / Composers: Shelby Darnell
06	Raising the Rent (Remastered 2003)	Roy Bargy	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	03:05
	Writer: Harold Arlen - Ted Koehler / Composers: Harold Arlen - Ted Koehler
07	Sittin' on a Rubbish Can (Remastered 2003)	Julia Gerity and Her Boys	Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series	02:52
	Writer: Johnny Burke - Bob Schafer - Nelson Shawn / Composers: Johnny Burke - Bob Schafer - Nelson Shawn

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(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.: 30-06-1992

Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950

01	Whitehouse Blues (with The North Carolina Ramblers)	Charlie Poole	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	03:25
	Writer: C. Poole / Composers: C. Poole
02	High Sheriff	Aiken County String Band	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:53
	Writer: Copyright Controlled / Composers: Copyright Controlled
03	The Last Scene of the Titanic	Frank Hutchinson	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	03:30
	Writer: F. Hutchison / Composers: F. Hutchison
04	Suitcase Blues	Hersal Thomas	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:36
	Writer: H. Thomas / Composers: H. Thomas
05	Death's Black Train Is Coming	Reverend J.M. Gates	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	03:25
	Writer: J. Farrar
06	Cow-Cow Blues	Dora Carr	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:50
	Writer: Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport / Composers: Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport
07	Washington County Fox Chase	Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950	02:57
	Writer: Copyright Controlled / Composers: Copyright Controlled

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℗ 2006 Yazoo: 22-05-2006

Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4

01	Lowe Bonnie	Jimmie Tarlton	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	03:22
	Writer: William Harris
02	Early Morning Blues	William Harris	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	02:48
	Writer: William Harris
03	Billy In The Lowground	Burnett & Rutherford	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	03:09
	Writer: William Harris
04	Rambling Gambler	Dixon Brothers	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	03:11
	Writer: William Harris
05	Every Day In The Week Blues	Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	02:55
	Writer: William Harris
06	I Got A Bulldog	Sweet Brothers	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	02:50
	Writer: William Harris
07	Tom Cat Blues	Cliff Carlisle	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 4	02:52
	Writer: William Harris

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: 30-08-2005

Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back

01	Fixin' To Die Blues	Bukka White	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	02:52
02	Give It Up	Jewel Paige & Her Brown Brownies	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	03:22
03	Illinois Blues	Skip James	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	04:41
04	Lint Head Stomp	Phebel Wright	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	02:41
05	Rockaway	Jimmy Peters & Ring Dance Singers	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	01:20
06	Signifying Woman	Jazz Gillum	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	02:52
07	Golden Street	Rev. Lonnie Farris & The Gospel Flames	Document Shortcuts Vol. 2 - If You Take Me Back	02:43

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Salt & Pepper: 18-12-2015

Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)

01	Santa Claus Blues	Clarence Williams' Blue Five	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	02:36
	Writer: Gus Kahn / Composers: Charley Straight
02	A Mother, A Father, A Baby	The Dixon Brothers	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	03:13
	Writer: Dorsey M. Dixon / Composers: Dorsey M. Dixon
03	Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over	Fiddlin' John Carson	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	02:48
	Writer: Dr traditional / Composers: Dr traditional
04	Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back	Ozie Ware	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	02:58
	Writer: Porter Grainger / Composers: Porter Grainger
05	Santa Claus That's Me!	Vernon Dalhart	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	02:45
	Writer: Alter / Composers: Schwede
06	Who Do You Call That Wonderful Counsellor	Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	02:46
	Writer: Rev. Rice / Composers: Rev. Rice
07	Don't Think I'm Santa Claus	Lil McClintock	Santa Claus Blues (Original Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1925 - 1941)	03:12
	Writer: Lil McClintock / Composers: Lil McClintock

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