Kazee,Buell Sings & Plays CD

Buell Kazee (1900-1976) grew up playing the five-string banjo in the traditional flailing style ("thrashing" style, as he called it). As a teenager, he began to study religion and ended up spending most of his life as a preacher. Despite his view that banjo music "did not harmonize" with the life of the church, he remained a musician and began recording in 1927 (several of his recordings appear on the Anthology of American Folk Music. Unusual for a mountain musician, Kazee had formal training in voice, and has an operatic tone at times. This style is particularly noticeable on "Dance Around My Pretty Little Miss." Liner notes include an autobiographical article by Kazee and complete song lyrics.

1. East Virginia 2. Butcher's Boy (Butcher Boy) 3. Dance Around My Pretty Little Miss/Little Mohee/On Top of Old Smoky/Prinson'er Song/Madame I Have Come 4. Wagoner's Lad 5. Yellow Pups/Fox Chase 6. John Hardy 7. John Henry 8. The Moonshiner (Moonshiner Song) 9. Darling Corey 10. Cumberland Gap 11. Cock Robin 12. Old Grey Mare 13. Amazing Grace 14. When Moses 15. My Christian Friends 16. Bread of Heaven 17. Eternity 18. The White Pilgrim 19. Bread of Heaven 20. Eternity 21. My Christian Friends 22. When Moses 23. The White Pilgrim