Medicine Show Man, Vol. 2

• Artist: Pink Anderson
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• Release Date: 1962
• Total Time: 37:57
• Genre: Blues

Review

Like volume one and three of the series of LPs Anderson did for Bluesville, this was recorded in 1961 (though it was recorded in New York City whereas the others were recorded in Spartanburg, SC). Volumes one and three were mostly traditional songs; these are all traditional songs in the public domain. It follows that if you liked volumes one and three, you'd probably like this too; if you want to choose just one, you're about as well off with any of the individual volumes. If you had to split hairs, it seems that Anderson sounds a bit more comfortable in the studio/recording setting on this one than on the others, and a tad less countrified and more urbane. The tone is cheerful and easygoing, like that of a well-loved man entertaining his neighbors. Which is not to say this is a throwaway; the phrasing and rhythms are crisp, and the ragtime-speckled folk/blues guitar accomplished. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Got Mine	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(3:37)
Greasy Greens	Traditional	Pink Anderson	(4:34)
I Got a Woman 'Way Cross Town	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(2:58)
Travelin' Man	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(4:35)
Ain't Nobody Home But Me	Traditional	Pink Anderson	(4:12)
That's No Way to Do	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(2:26)
In the Jailhouse Now	Jimmie Rodgers	Pink Anderson	(4:32)
South Forest Boogie	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(3:57)
Chicken	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(4:10)
I'm Going to Walk Through the Streets of the City	Public Domain, Traditional	Pink Anderson	(2:56)

Credits

Pink Anderson (Guitar), Pink Anderson (Vocals), Pink Anderson (Main Performer), Pink Anderson (?), Samuel Charters (Engineer), Samuel Charters (Liner Notes), Samuel Charters (Photography), Kirk Felton (Remastering), Kenneth S. Goldstein (Producer)