Step By Step -- Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family

Lesley Riddle | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD (March 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder Select
• ASIN: B0000002L3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A country music Rosetta stone, January 18, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Step By Step -- Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family (Audio CD)

Speaking of the Carter Family (and why wouldn't we be?), here is a lovely disc that a pal of theirs, guitarist/folklorist Lesley Riddle, made during the waning days of the '60s folk revival. Riddle was a local African-American performer and folklorist who shared (and sought out) many of the songs A.P. Carter added to the group's early repertoire in the 1930s when their career was at its zenith. You could almost say he was to the Carter Family what George Martin was to the Beatles, acting as a musical mentor to both A.P. and Sara Carter. This disc shows that Riddle shared their gift for delicate lyrical expression, and emotional resonance. This disc is getting harder to find, but is well worth the search.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Home again, November 23, 2009

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This review is from: Step By Step -- Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family (Audio CD)

Lesley's music reflects his roots. The town of his birth. Where the people are proud, talented and strong. We may leave our little town, we always return. His music reflects his people from a small town. Where 'traditional' has meaning. The CD is of value.