Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 1

Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 1

Editorial Reviews
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For poor, rural Americans who lived in the first third of the century, the Great Depression just added insult to injury. The economic boom of the '20s skipped over many who worked the land. Volume one of this illustrative and entertaining two-CD series from Yazoo gathers songs recorded before and after the market crash of 1929. A few familiar names surface (Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Uncle Dave Macon), and a handful of songs may ring a bell (the Bentley Boys' "Down on Penny's Farm" provided the outline for Bob Dylan's "Hard Times in New York Town" and Ry Cooder revived Blind Afred Reed's "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live"). Most of this surface-scratched material, however, has been gathering dust for decades. It's good to have these tales of woe back in circulation, if only as a reminder that hard times can never be relegated to history books. --Steven Stolder

Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 1, Music, Various Artists, Acoustic Blues, Blues, Blues Collections, Blues Music, Country Blues, Field Recordings, Folksongs, Old-Timey, Pop, Prewar Country Blues, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk

Hard Times Come Again No More, Vol. 1

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