it's a knock-out
not just of historical value but great listening too.
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Mike Seeger, Pete's half-brother
I believe it was Mike Seeger who got Boggs recording and performing again in the 60's, not Pete.
The old weird living room America
Dock Boggs, a clawhammer banjo player and singer of Appalachian ballads, left the coal mine, cut 20 sides, and went back to the coal mine. That would have been the end of the story if Harry Smith, anthologist, hadn't given him prominent placement on his pivotal Anthology of American Folk Music. Many folkies, including Pete Seeger, discovered Dock--Pete actually got him performing again after 30 years back in the mines, and these recordings stem from Dock's Folkways sessions in the wake of his rediscovery. The Folkways sessions are probably more relaxed than the original 78s but no less stunning in their overall impact. Best known Dock tracks include "Country Blues" and "Pretty Polly," though his versions of traditional ballads like "Oh Death" are worth seeking out too.
