catalogue

JAY, ABNER

FOLK SONG STYLIST (MISSISSIPPI RECORDS)

JAY, ABNER - FOLK SONG STYLIST 155937
format:
1 LP
release:
23.12.2022
label:
MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
item ID:
155937
barcode:
0850024931343
Long awaited follow up to the "True Story of Abner Jay" LP. Abner Jay was a man who had a grand sweeping vision of what folk music was.

In his lifetime his expression of what folk music could be encompassed some serious stylistic variations.

Sometimes he was a one man band traveling troubadour playing an electric banjo, harmonica, & drums who tried to hoodwink audiences into believing that he was 150 years old & the standard bearer for authentic Americana.

Sometimes he played in electric straight up R&B bands such as "Koko Joe & the Jobhunters".

Culled from a mix of Abners' 45's & LPs spanning the period 1964 - 1973, including Abner's first LP.

We hope that this release will help to further the current wave of understanding that Abner Jay is an important artist who deserves a wider audience than he ever received during his lifetime.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. DEPRESSION
  • 1.2. LORD RANDAL
  • 1.3. I WANNA JOB
  • 1.4. ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
  • 1.5. I'M GEORGIA BOUND
  • 1.6. BRING IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU COME
  • 1.7. THE THRESHER
  • 1.8. COTTON FIELDS
  • 1.9. STARVING TO DEATH ON MY GOVERNEMNT CLAIM
  • 1.10. SHENANDOAH
  • 1.11. 99 YEARS IN JAIL
  • 1.12. SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT