Various Artists - As Good As It Gets - Skiffle (2000)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: As Good As It Gets - Skiffle
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Disky
Genre: Folk, Skiffle
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, ,cue, log)
Total Time: 02:32:46
Total Size: 371/803 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: As Good As It Gets - Skiffle
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Disky
Genre: Folk, Skiffle
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, ,cue, log)
Total Time: 02:32:46
Total Size: 371/803 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
01. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Gloryland 2:44
02. Johnny Duncan And The Bluegrass Boys - Get Along Home Cindy 2:22
03. Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group - Lost Lohn 2:43
04. Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group - Toll The Bell Easy 2:21
05. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group Featuring Dickie Bishop - Jesse James 2:39
06. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Cumberland Gap 1:55
07. Johnny Duncan The Bluegrass Boys - Last Train To San Fernando 2:29
08. Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'n' Skiffle - California Zephyr 2:55
09. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey 2:21
10. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Don't You Rock Me Daddy 2:18
11. Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group - Hey Hey Daddy Blues 1:57
12. Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Feat. Nancy Whiskey - I'm Satisfied 1:37
13. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Midnight Special 2:15
14. Chris Barber Skiffle Group Feat. Johnny Duncan - Doin' My Time 3:28
15. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Streamline Train 2:35
16. Johnny Duncan And The Bluegrass Boys - Footsteps In The Snow 2:23
17. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Runnin' Wild 2:45
18. Johnny Parker's Washboard Band - Canine Stomp 2:35
19. Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group - Mama Don't Allow 2:09
20. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Railroad Bill 2:22
21. Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'n' Skiffle - I Shall Not Be Moved 2:28
22. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Whistling Rufus 2:43
23. The Vipers Skiffle Group - A'int You Glad 2:21
24. Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group - Oh Mary Don't You Weep 2:20
25. Johnny Duncan And The Bluegrass Boys - Rockabilly Baby 2:10
26. Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group - Stackalee 3:14
27. The Vipers Skiffle Group - 10000 Years Ago 2:19
28. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - That's All There Is 2:47
29. Chris Barber Skiffle Group Feat. Ottilie Patter - Bearcat Crawl 2:18
30. Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Feat. Nancy Whiskey - Greenback Dollar 1:58
31. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Stormin' The Barn 2:21
CD 2:
01. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Railroad Steamboat 2:38
02. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Bring A Little Water Sylvie 2:26
03. Chris Barber Skiffle Group feat. Johnny Duncan (2) - Where Could I Go 2:45
04. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Shine 2:19
05. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Pick A Bale Of Cotton 2:26
06. Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group feat. Nancy Whiskey - Frieght Train 2:18
07. Don Lang - 6.5 Special 2:24
08. Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'N' Skiffle - River Line 2:28
09. Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys - Blue Blue Heartache 2:22
10. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - I'm Alabammy Bound 1:50
11. Levee Breakers - Wild About My Lovin' 2:27
12. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Hey Lily Lily Lo 2:11
13. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Sugartime 2:41
14. Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group feat. Nancy Whiskey - Poor Howard 2:27
15. Johnny Parker's Washboard Band - Number 69 3:33
16. Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'N' Skiffle - Lonely Road 2:21
17. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Maggie May 1:53
18. Levee Breakers - Babe I'm Leaving You 2:22
19. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - I Never Knew 2:52
20. Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys - Ella Speed 3:13
21. The Vipers Skiffle Group - I Know The Lord Laid His Hands On Me 2:16
22. Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four - Jet Black Blues 3:02
23. Original Barnstormers Spasm Band - Tiger Rag 2:34
24. Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys - Itching For My Baby 2:03
25. The Vipers Skiffle Group - It Takes A Worried Man 2:46
26. Chris Barber's Jazz Band feat. Ottilie Patterson and Johnny Duncan (2) - Lowland Blues 4:42
27. Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four - Blue Blood Blues 2:59
28. Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'N' Skiffle - This Little Light Of Mine 2:24
29. The Vipers Skiffle Group - Homing Bird 2:14
30. Don Lang - Ramshackle Daddy 2:02
Few in the U.S. will remember skiffle as a musical style as it blossomed and thrived in the United Kingdom. Even so, a few of the artifacts from this three or four year fad hit the charts in a big way in the States, notably "Rock Island Line" by Lonnie Donegan, "Freight Train" by Chas McDevitt Group and the execrable "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands" by the prepubescent Laurie London.
This excellent and inexpensive two disc set goes a long way toward rehabilitating the image of skiffle from some half-baked British take on American folk to something more committed and interesting. In retrospect, it should not be surprising that the British approached this antiquated American folk with the same intensity as they later approached r & b and blues.
The Lonnie Donegan numbers included here are some of the more interesting and less obvious choices. No less than thirteen tracks by the superb George Martin-produced Vipers are included. Not a single one is filler. The remarkable ex-pat American Johnny Duncan is also well represented. Two great cuts from pianist Johnny Parker (whose piano in 1956's "Bad Penny Blues" was the inspiration for the piano in the Beatles' "Lady Madonna")are featured from his brief skiffle phase. In all, there are 61 mostly well-chosen tracks. The misfits? Certainly the nine tracks by the Original Barnstormers Spasm Band which sound like what the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band were lampooning in their early days, but with so many great recordings here who can complain?
Sound quality is excellent. It is truly amazing what engineers with good ears were able to accomplish back in the days of single track recording.
Because of those few early hits that crossed the pond, skiffle may have played a pivotal role in setting the foundations for the late 50s/early 60s folk/hootenany boom in this country that gave us so many musical giants. But whether that occurred or not, skiffle certainly is what inspired young kids like Paul MacCartney and John Lennon to take up the guitar. I recommend this great economy anthology for any collection.₴Randall E. Adams
This excellent and inexpensive two disc set goes a long way toward rehabilitating the image of skiffle from some half-baked British take on American folk to something more committed and interesting. In retrospect, it should not be surprising that the British approached this antiquated American folk with the same intensity as they later approached r & b and blues.
The Lonnie Donegan numbers included here are some of the more interesting and less obvious choices. No less than thirteen tracks by the superb George Martin-produced Vipers are included. Not a single one is filler. The remarkable ex-pat American Johnny Duncan is also well represented. Two great cuts from pianist Johnny Parker (whose piano in 1956's "Bad Penny Blues" was the inspiration for the piano in the Beatles' "Lady Madonna")are featured from his brief skiffle phase. In all, there are 61 mostly well-chosen tracks. The misfits? Certainly the nine tracks by the Original Barnstormers Spasm Band which sound like what the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band were lampooning in their early days, but with so many great recordings here who can complain?
Sound quality is excellent. It is truly amazing what engineers with good ears were able to accomplish back in the days of single track recording.
Because of those few early hits that crossed the pond, skiffle may have played a pivotal role in setting the foundations for the late 50s/early 60s folk/hootenany boom in this country that gave us so many musical giants. But whether that occurred or not, skiffle certainly is what inspired young kids like Paul MacCartney and John Lennon to take up the guitar. I recommend this great economy anthology for any collection.₴Randall E. Adams
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