Davis,Jimmie Jimmie Davis Collection 1929 - 1947 CD

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.

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. Davis Limited 9. She's a Hum Hum Dinger (From Dingersville) 10. She Left a Runnin' Like a Sewing Machine 11. Midnight Blues 12. Market House Blues 13. Get on Board Aunt Susan 14. Pea Pickin' Papa 15. There's Evil in Ye Children 16. Lonely Hobo 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 27. Wampus Kitty Mama 28. Keyhole in the Door 29. Alimony Blues 30. Easy Rider Blues 31. Good Time Papa Blues 32. Shirt Tail Blues 33. Nobody's Darlin' But Mine 34. When a Boy from the Mountain 35. In My Cabin Tonight 36. Ridin' Down the Arizona Trail 37. That's Why I'm Nobody's Darling 38. Do You Ever Think of Me 39. Sweet Lorene 40. Pi-Rootin' Around 41. Just a Girl That Men Forget 42. Goodbye Old Booze 43. Down at End of Memory Lane 44. The Last Letter 45. You Are My Sunshine 46. Old Timer (With Charles Mitchell's Orchestra) 47. My Mary 48. Prisoner's Song 49. I Hung My Head and Cried 50. There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder 51. Bang Bang 52. I'm Gonna Write Myself a Letter 53. I Just Dropped in