The Women who made Music
This week we take a closer look at some of the fantastic contributions Women have made to American vernacular music over time.
All of the songs on this week’s show were played by, written by or written for Women.
Playlist
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Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter Bayes, “I'm Leaving You This Lonesome Song”
from I'm Leaving You This Lonesome Song
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"Cowboy" Jack Ramsey & Hattie Ellis, “Desert Blues”
from Field Recordings, Vol. 6: Texas (1933-1958)
2005
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Sara Martin, “Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)”
from Sara Martin Vol. 1 (1922-1923)
Document Records - 2005
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Annie Watson, “The F.F.V. (Engine 143)”
from Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
2006
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Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom, “Double Trouble Blues”
from Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom (1930-1934)
Document Records - 2005
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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, “Won't You Come and Sing for Me”
from True Blue Bluegrass, Vol. 3
Classic Records - 2009
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Etta Baker & Cora Phillips, “Marching Jaybird”
from Carolina Breakdown
Music Maker Recordings - 2005
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Elinor Boyer, “You're Gonna Need My Help Someday”
from Field Recordings, Vol. 8: Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi (1934-1947)
2005
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Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers, “I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart (Remastered)”
from I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart (Remastered) - Single
1974
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Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band, “Get the "L" On Down the Road”
from Old Country Songs from Down On the Farm, Vol. 1
Vintage Masters - 2012