Gastonia Gallop: Cotton Mill Songs & / Various Gastonia Gallop: Cotton Mill Songs & / Various CD

Against a backdrop of factory whistles, clattering machines and low-wage labor, Piedmont textile workers in North Carolina created a soul-stirring sound that laid the foundation for modern country music. A 24-page booklet tells the tales behind these 1927-31 recordings of protest songs, folk songs, ballads and blues by David McCarn, Carolina Twins, Wilmer Watts and more!

1. Gastonia Gallop 2. Get Your Head in Here 3. Gal of Mine Took My Licker from Me 4. Cotton Mill Colic 5. Been on the Job Too Long 6. Southern Jack 7. Everyday Dirt 8. Bonnie Bess 9. Think a Little 10. Bay Rum Blues 11. Walk Right in Belmont 12. Red Rose Rag 13. Poor Man, Rich Man [Cotton Mill Colic No. 2] 14. She's a Hard Boiled Rose 15. I Want My Black Baby Back 16. Ain't Gonna Do It No More 17. Sleepy Desert 18. Take Them for a Ride 19. Charlotte Hot Step 20. Cotton Mill Blues 21. When You Go a Courtin' 22. A Change in Business All Around 23. Working for My Sally 24. Serves 'Em Fine