[2016-10-21] VA "The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music 1956-1972" (Omni)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:23 pm

Description
Dire dirges from desperate men. Grim tales of jailbirds, cutthroats, cuckolds, executioners, murderers and popcorn escapees. Prison ballads form part of the historic lifeblood of Country Music and saw a distinct resurgence after the May 1960 execution of controversial convict Caryl Chessman. Here we present 28 of the very best, many seldom heard since their original release (often on obscure, microscopic or private-press labels). Running the gamut from smooth balladeers of woe to ramshackle and plaintive backyard rockabillies, The Hangman's Blues features fevered declarations of innocence, profound diatribes on capital punishment and mournful odes to that Last Mile. Years in the making - The Hangman's Blues will chill, thrill and bedevil the dreams of all who hear it. Originally issued on forgotten 45s, some of these sides are indescribably rare and are reissued here for the very first time.

- Remastered 2016 from the original master tapes!
- 20 page full colour booklet with exclusive liner notes by Alvin Lucia and rare photos/label scans!

Tracklist
1. The Wall - Freddie Hart
2. Jailer Jailer - Jim Carter
3. Death Row - Lonesome Johnny
4. Crash Out - Jaycee Hill
5. Jailer Man - Bill Carter with The Cooper Brothers
6. Caryl Chessman - Country Johnny Mathis
7. The Ballad Of Caryl Chessman - Ronnie Hawkins
8. The Chair - Marty Robbins
9. Run - Stonewall Jackson
10. Death Row - Jimmy Minor
11. Hangman - Al Dean
12. The Guard On The North Wall - Bobby Sykes
13. Twelve Years On Death Row - Hoyle Miller
14. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle - Porter Wagoner
15. Ball And Chain - Tommy Faile
16. I Always Did Like Leavenworth - George Kent
17. Ninety-Nine - Bill Anderson
18. Invisible Stripes - Eddie Noack
19. Sixteen Hundred Miles - Dee Mullins
20. Life-Timer - Steve Davis
21. A Prisoner's Diary - Leon Payne
22. At Dawn I Die - Johnny Bond
23. 24 Months - Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
24. The Eyes Of Death - Danny Dill
25. The Chair - Tommy Dee
26. Prison Bound - Dennis Roberts
27. 21 Miles To Lake Charles Prison - Johnny Paycheck
28. The Prisoner's Dream - Charles Lee Guy III

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[2016-10-21] VA "The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music 1956-1972" (Omni)

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