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Show 91: USA Blues, Pt. 16: Virginia to West Virginia

This section lands in the upper South and farther west, showing how mountain music, songster habits, and regional folkways keep brushing against the blues current. It closes the state-by-state run by stressing variety without losing the thread of continuity.

34Tracks
34Artists
5Theme Tags
5Genre Tags
SeriesUSA Blues
TagsVirginiaWest VirginiaWashingtonAppalachian crossoverregional survey
Genresbluegrassclassic countrytraditional countrytraditional folkboogie-woogie
Tracklist
#TrackArtist
1Bury Me Under the Weeping WillowThe Carter Family
2Carter Family MedleyWayne Henderson
3Lonesome Road BluesErnest Stoneman;Kahle Brewer
4Deep in the MountainsRene Marie
5What the Hell HappenedBruce Hornsby
62,000 Mile BluesPearl Jam
7Keep A-knockin'The Sonics
8Catfish Mud DanceThe Ventures
9Catfish Blues bridgeJimi Hendrix
10Where Did You Sleep Last Night bridgeNirvana
11Rocking Chair BluesIsaac Scott
12Your Socks Don't MatchBing Crosby;Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
13That Silver-Haired Daddy of MineFrankie Yankovic;Don Everly
14Coal Dust BluesThe Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
15Hesitation Blues bridgeOld Crow Medicine Show
16Coal Miner's Blues bridgeHazel Dickens;Alice Gerrard
17Honky Tonk TroublesLittle Jimmy Dickens
18Roll Roll TrainHasil Adkins
19Stackalee (80359)Frank Hutchison
20I've Got The BluesHawkshaw Hawkins
21Freightliner FeverRed Sovine
22Draggin' The LineRusty Bryant
23I Love My Baby bridgeBob Gaddy
24Cry Baby bridgeGarnet Mimms & The Enchanters
25TanquerayJohnnie Johnson
26Who Is He (And What Is He to You?)Bill Withers
27Ain't No SunshineAl Jarreau
28Key To The HighwaySteve Miller Band
29St. Louis BluesLes Paul;Mary Ford
30(I Heard That) Lonesome WhistleCharlie McCoy
31The Old Piano Roll BluesLiberace
32Swingin' and Jumpin' bridgeBunny Berigan
33Fan It bridgeWoody Herman & His Orchestra
That Just Kills MeWynn Stewart