The Legendary Josh White

• Artist: Josh White
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• Release Date: 1996
• Total Time: 53:16
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Folk

Review

This release highlights 18 songs cut by Josh White during the early '60s. Accompanied by his solo acoustic guitar and a string bass, he goes through a range of songs, from his concert favorite "One Meat Ball" to more generic traditional numbers such as the guitar virtuoso showcase "Prison Bound." White also performs contemporary pieces with which he is associated, including the Earl Robinson and Allen Lewis song "House I Live In" (which became much more famous in the hands of Frank Sinatra), jazz pieces like "Miss Otis Regrets," and even his version of "Waltzing Matilda," which in its tempo and accents is perhaps the most stylized rendition ever heard. The material shows off White's range to exceptionally good advantage, and this is as fine a representation of the music that made him famous in the 1960s as any single CD collection currently available. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
John Henry	Traditional	Josh White	(2:58)
Cotton Eyed Joe	Traditional	Josh White	(1:24)
One Meatball	Hy Zaret, Louis Singer	Josh White	(3:20)
Careless Love	W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams	Josh White	(3:18)
Motherless Children	Traditional	Josh White	(2:07)
Prison Bound	Leroy Carr	Josh White	(2:53)
Hard Time Blues	Josh White, Waring Cuney	Josh White	(3:19)
St. James Infirmary	Traditional, Joe Primrose	Josh White	(2:47)
Pure Religion Hallilu	Traditional	Josh White	(6:00)
Waltzing Matilda	Traditional	Josh White	(3:32)
Miss Otis Regrets	Cole Porter	Josh White	(2:57)
Told My Captain	Josh White	Josh White & His Carolinians	(3:17)
Jerry	Traditional	Josh White	(2:30)
Number 12 Train	Traditional	Josh White	(2:52)
Trouble	Traditional	Josh White	(2:40)
The Riddle Song		Josh White	(2:31)
The House I Live In	Earl Robinson, Allen Lewis	Josh White	(2:16)
Joshue Fit the Battle of Jericho		Josh White	(2:35)

Credits

Josh White (Arranger), Josh White (Guitar), Wilson Myers (String Bass), Williams (Arranger), Bobby Marin (Executive Producer), Greg Gormick (Liner Notes), Josh White (Vocals), Josh White (?)