Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1930

Carter Family | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000002S4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,765 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Have an Aged Mother

2. The Dying Soldier

3. Worried Man Blues

4. Lonesome Valley

5. On the Rock Where Moses Stood

6. Room in Heaven for Me

7. Lonesome Pine Special

8. No More the Moon Shines on Lorena

9. On My Way to Canaan's Land

10. Where Shall I Be?

11. Sow 'Em on the Mountain

12. Darling Nellie Across the Sea

13. The Birds Were Singing of You

14. Weary Prodigal Son

15. My Old Cottage Home

16. When I'm Gone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Foundation of Country Music, July 1, 2001

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A. Wolverton (Crofton, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1930 (Audio CD)

It's hard to describe just why the Carter Family appeals to so many people 71 years after this music was recorded. The Carters were simple mountain people, they only used two instruments, and their leader, A.P. Carter, was not much of a singer. These are simple songs that have few chord changes and sometimes sound quite ragged...but they are priceless! Nearly every country artist of any stature has named the Carter Family as a huge influence, usually labeling them as the founders of country music. Once you hear them, you'll know why. The themes are all common country themes: family ("I Have an Aged Mother"), Christianity ("On the Rock Where Moses Stood," "Where Shall I Be," "Room in Heaven for Me"), and of course love ("When I'm Gone"). Listen to where it all started.

4.0 out of 5 stars It takes a worried man to sing a worried song., October 20, 2005

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1930 (Audio CD)

These are songs recorded by the Carter Family in 1930. This was probably not their best year, but these songs are still quite good.