Audio CD review:
The Carter Family - Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1930

The Carter Family - Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1930

Band: The Carter Family Title: Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1930 Rating: Release Date: 1995-10-31 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: I Have an Aged Mother 2: The Dying Soldier 3: Worried Man Blues 4: Lonesome Valley 5: On the Rock Where Moses Stood 6: Room in Heaven for Me 7: Lonesome Pine Special 8: No More the Moon Shines on Lorena 9: On My Way to Canaan's Land 10: Where Shall I Be? 11: Sow 'Em on the Mountain 12: Darling Nellie Across the Sea 13: The Birds Were Singing of You 14: Weary Prodigal Son 15: My Old Cottage Home 16: When I'm Gone

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song. This was probably not their best year, but these songs are still quite good. These are songs recorded by the Carter Family in 1930. The Foundation of Country Music The Carters were simple mountain people, they only used two instruments, and their leader, A. It's hard to describe just why the Carter Family appeals to so many people 71 years after this music was recorded. P. Carter, was not much of a singer. These are simple songs that have few chord changes and sometimes sound quite ragged. . . but they are priceless! Nearly every country artist of any stature has named the Carter Family as a huge influence, usually labeling them as the founders of country music. Once you hear them, you'll know why. The themes are all common country themes: family ("I Have an Aged Mother"), Christianity ("On the Rock Where Moses Stood," "Where Shall I Be," "Room in Heaven for Me"), and of course love ("When I'm Gone"). Listen to where it all started. You can see a complete list of all The Carter Family discography, or go back to the The Carter Family tabs