When Kentucky Had No Union Men

Artista: Davis, George

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: FOWY

Catalogo: 2343

Faixas: 1.1 Little Lump of Coal
1.2 When Kentucky Had No Union Men
1.3 Harlan County Blues
1.4 Sixteen Tons
1.5 Callahan
1.6 Love of Polly and Jack Monroe
1.7 Rocking Chair Money
1.8 The Wreck of Main Line Number 4
1.9 The Three-Day Blues
1.10 Coal Miner’s Boogie
1.11 Miner’s Dream Come True
1.12 Why Are You Leaving?
1.13 Jesus Appeared in a Barroom
1.14 Death of the Blue Eagle
1.15 Glory in the Meetinghouse
1.16 Buggerman in the Bushes
1.17 A Child of Desertion
1.18 White Shotgun

George Davis began working in the coal mines at thirteen. After he injured his arm in a mining accident, Davis knew he’d never be a great guitarist, so he concentrated on writing songs about the problems miners and their unions faced. This album presents eighteen of his powerful songs.