Sam and Kirk McGee Live: 1955-1967

Sam and Kirk McGee (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spring Fed Records
• ASIN: B000BTEPO2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,176 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Milk ‘Em in the Morning Blues

2. Billy in the Low Ground

3. Railroad Blues

4. Milk Cow Blues

5. I Wish I Had a Nickel

6. House of David Blues

7. Here we are girls…

8. I stand behind this…

9. Wheels

10. Blackberry Blossom

11. Black Cat Rag

12. Railroad Blues

13. Keep a Light in Your Window

14. Tiger Rag

15. Mississippi Sawyer

16. When the Wagon Was New

17. Shut the Door (They’re Comin’ Through the Window) 2:43

18. Blue Night

19. Buck Dancer’s Choice

20. Say Old Man Can You Play a Fiddle

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Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

For six decades the McGee brothers carried their unique style of old-time music throughout the land, from the old elixir-hawking medicine shows to the vaudeville stage, from the airwaves of the Grand Ole Opry to the plush record studios of New York and Chicago, from the "music parks" of the 1950s to the college folk festivals of the 1960s. Along the way they performed with giants like Uncle Dave Macon, Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith, the classic comedy team of Sarie and Sally, and bluegrass maven Bill Monroe. George D. Hay, the founder and announcer of the Grand Ole Opry, always introduced them: "Sam and Kirk McGee, from sunny Tennessee."

Product Description

In July 1955 Sam and Kirk joined Grandpa Jones in a concert at the famed New River Ranch near Rising Sun, Maryland, and attracted the attention of several young old-time music fans (including Tom Paley and Mike Seeger) who were amazed to be able to hear some of the pioneer recording stars they had been listening to on old 78s. They pressed the McGees to do some of their old numbers like “Railroad Blues” and “Milk Cow Blues” – ones they had not done on the Opry for years. To their surprise, the McGees did them in a way that showed that they still had their chops; the audience loved it, and the word soon spread among the folk music movement. The McGees began a comeback that would take them to folk festivals at Newport, Chicago, New York, and Washington. Outstanding in Their Field, the first collection to feature the McGee Brothers live on stage, celebrates this comeback by featuring selections from three such concerts.

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