Jimmie Davis – The Jimmie Davis Collection – 2CD

Jimmie Davis was one of the most popular and respected hillbilly singers of the 1930s, a natural inheritor, along with likes of Gene Autry, of the mantle of the great Jimmie Rodgers and who influenced a generation of artists whose work is now part of what is called Americana. This collection is an anecdotal selection of recordings from his prolific output through two decades, during which time he also made his mark in the political arena as Governor of Louisiana, uniquely combining his musical and political personas to their mutual benefit. The aim of the collection is simply to provide an entertaining and representative cross-section of his work through what was probably the core creative period of his career, as well as being the material which was the most influential on his contemporaries and the generation of country stars who followed. Jimmie Davis was one of the artists that bridged the gap between the rural country blues and hillbilly music of the 30s and the commercial country and western styles of the 1950s. We hope this collection is a fitting tribute to the contribution he made to the genre.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. Out Of Town Blues -   2. Home Town Blues -   3. She's A Hum Hum Dinger -   4. Arabella Blues -   5. Bearcat Mama From Horner’s Corner -   6. Penitentiary Blues -   7. A Woman’s Blues -   8. Lonely Hobo -   9. Davis Limited -   10. She's A Hum Hum Dinger (From Dingersville) -   11. She Left A Runnin' Like A Sewing Machine -   12. Midnight Blues -   13. Market House Blues -   14. Get On Board Aunt Susan -   15. Pea Pickin' Papa -   16. There's Evil In Ye Children -   17. 1982 Blues -   18. High Behind Blues -   19. Red Nightgown Blues -   20. Davis' Salty Dog -   21. Saturday Night Stroll -   22. Sewing Machine Blues -   23. The Shotgun Wedding -   24. Tomcat And Pussy Blues -   25. Organ Grinder Blues -   26. Rockin' Blues -

CD2:
1. Wampus Kitty Mama -   2. Keyhole In The Door -   3. Alimony Blues -   4. Easy Rider Blues -   5. Good Time Papa Blues -   6. Shirt Tail Blues -   7. Nobody's Darlin' But Mine -   8. When A Boy From The Mountain -   9. In My Cabin Tonight -   10. Ridin' Down The Arizona Trail -   11. That's Why I'm Nobody’s Darling -   12. Do You Ever Think Of Me -   13. Sweet Lorene -   14. Pi-Rootin' Around -   15. Just A Girl That Men Forget -   16. Goodbye Old Booze -   17. Down At End Of Memory Lane -   18. The Last Letter -   19. You Are My Sunshine -   20. Old Timer (with Charles Mitchell's Orchestra) -   21. My Mary -   22. Prisoner’s Song -   23. I Hung My Head And Cried -   24. There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder -   25. Bang Bang -   26. I'm Gonna Write Myself A Letter -   27. I Just Dropped In To Say Goodbye -