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Born in North Carolina in 1892, singer and banjo player Charlie Poole is often considered to be one of the grandfathers of bluegrass and modern country music. Poole recorded 60 songs during the 1920s for Columbia Records with his wildly popular North Carolina Ramblers, so this LP is a small sampling of some of his very best songs, many of which, like his first big hit for Columbia, "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues" are blues standards. Although Poole died of an alcohol-induced heart failure at just 39 years old, he still had plenty of time to influence bluegrass greats like Bill Monroe, and more indirectly, Hank Williams and the folk singers of the 1960s. Although Poole wrote none of his own material, his genius lay in his unique ability to rework a song, by changing lyrics and tempo, to make it something entirely new. In fact, many fans bought his records just to see "how Charlie did it". His North Carolina Ramblers sold huge numbers of records for the time and Poole became one of the first country music stars."
Track listing - Side A: 1. Shootin' Creek 2. Baltimore Fire 3. Leaving Home 4. There'll Come A Time 5. White House Blues 6. The Highwayman 7. Hungry Hash House 8. The Letter That Never Came Side B: 1. Take A Drink On Me 2. Husband And Wife Were Angry One Night 3. Ramblin' Blues 4. Took My Gal A-Walkin' 5. Old And Only In The Way 6. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues 7. Bill Mason 8. A Kiss Waltz""
