Essential Charlie Poole / Various Essential Charlie Poole / Various CD

2009 four CD set covering the legendary Charlie Poole and those that surfaced around him. Charley Poole helped sow the seeds of Country and Bluegrass music. He was the original Country outlaw, an archetype that set the standard for the likes of Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and many more. His influence cannot be underestimated. 80 tracks.

1. The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee 2. The Man That Rode the Mule Around the World 3. Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister 4. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues 5. Flyin' Clouds 6. Wild Horse 7. Forks of Sandy 8. Mountain Reel 9. Good-Bye Booze 10. Monkey on a String 11. Too Young to Marry 12. Ragtime Annie 13. A Kiss Waltz 14. Leaving Home 15. Budded Rose 16. There'll Come a Time 17. White House Blues 18. The Highwayman 19. Hungry Hash House 20. If I Lose, I Don't Care 21. You Ain't Talkin' to Me 22. Coon from Tennessee 23. The Letter That Never Came 24. Take a Drink on Me 25. Falling By the Wayside 26. Sunset March 27. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Medley 28. A Young Boy Left His Home One Day 29. My Wife Went Away and Left Me 30. Husband ; Wife Were Angry One Night 31. Ramblin' Blues 32. Old and Only in the Way 33. Shootin' Creek 34. Baltimore Fire 35. Sweet Sunny South 36. He Rambled 37. The Highlanders 38. Richmond Square 39. Flop Eared Mule 40. Lynchburg Town 41. The Brave Engineer 42. Dark Eyes 43. Willie, Poor Boy 44. When the Bees Are in Hive 45. Daises Won't Tell 46. The Wreck of the Virginian No 3 47. I Cannot Call Her Mother 48. Pearl Bryant 49. Bill Mason 50. Kitty Blye 51. The Bluefield Murder 52. I'll Be There, Mary Dear 53. What Is Home Without Love? 54. As We Sat Beneath the Maple on the Hill 55. San Antonio 56. What Is a Home Without Babies? 57. A Trip to New York (Part 1) 58. A Trip to New York (Part 2) 59. A Trip to New York (Part 3) 60. A Trip to New York (Part 4) 61. Just Pickin' 62. Beckley Rag 63. Underneath the Sugar Moon 64. Lonesome Weary Blues 65. Sweet Sixteen 66. My Gypsy Girl 67. The Only Girl I Ever Loved 68. Write a Letter to My Mother 69. If the River Was Whiskey 70. It's Moving Day 71. Southern Medley 72. Honeysuckle 73. Greasy Wagon 74. Mother's Waltz 75. Back to the Blue Ridge 76. Goodbye Sweet Liza Jane 77. Look Before You Leap 78. Just Keep Waiting Till the Good Time Comes 79. Mother's Last Farewell Kiss 80. Where the Whippoorwill Is Whispering Good-Night