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At the age of 91, artist Etta Baker reclaimed ownership of Railroad bill and other influential songs on this CD (part of the Music Maker and Taj Mahal series). Popular recording artist Taj Mahal has always made homage to Mrs. Etta Baker by performing her music.
That chord in "Railroad Bill" is a very ancient root chord; it strikes straight through me, every time I hear it played. -Taj Mahal
Etta Baker of Morganton, NC, was born in 1913 and has played the guitar since the age of three. She was the premier female Piedmont blues guitar instrumentalist, played the guitar everyday and was constantly working on new arrangements. Etta maintained a beautiful yard and garden, and was matriarch of 108 members in her immediate family.
Taj Mahal has been a major recording artist since his debut album in 1967. For 35 years, he has been a tireless preacher of American roots music.
Now: 1/John Henry (Etta Baker & with Taj Mahal- 3:41) 2/Crow Jane (Etta Baker & amp with Taj Mahal-2:20) 3/ Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (Etta Baker & with Taj Mahal-2:46) 4/Madison Street Blues (Etta Baker & with Taj Mahal-2:50) 5/Railroad Bill (Etta Baker & amp with Taj Mahal-3:18) 6/Cripple Creek (Etta Baker-1:39) 7/Johnson Boys (Etta Baker & with Wayne Martin-1:52) 8/Going to the Race Track (Etta Baker-:32) 9/Lost John (Etta Baker-1:58) 10/Dew Drop (Etta Baker-2:20) 11/Poem (Etta Baker-:21) 12/Comb Blues (Etta Baker, Algia Mae Hinton & amp with Taj Mahal-5:03)
Then: 13/One Dime Blues (Etta Baker-2:57) 14/ Sourwood Mountain (Boone Reid-1:48) 15/Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (Etta Baker-1:22) 16/Railroad Bill (Etta Baker-2:35) 17/Johnson Boys (Boone Reid-1:25) 18/John Henry (Etta Baker-2:36) 19/Bully of the Town