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Baxters

Overview[]

Andrew and Jim Baxter were a father and son duo (Andrew Baxter was the father and Jim Baxter the son). They played with many black and white musicians including The Georgia Yellow Hammers.

Biography[]

They were from Calhoun, GA. The recorded several sides with and without the yellow hammers in Charlotte, NC during the 1920s

Albums Featured[]

  • The Anthology Of American Folk Music
  • Southern Country Blues
  • The Cornshucker's Frolic (album)
  • String Bands (1926-1929)
  • Before The Blues
  • The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
  • A Richer Tradition
  • Black Fiddlers 1929-c.1970
  • Songs Of Migration And Immigration
  • Georgia Yellowhammers (album)
  • Violin, Sing The Blues For Me! (album)
  • Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!
  • Roots Of American Fiddle Music

Original Discography[]

  • Dance The Georgia Poss
  • Forty Drops
  • Georgia Stomp
  • It Tickles Me
  • G Rag
  • Bamalong Blues
  • K.C. Railroad Blues
  • The Moore Girl
  • Done Wrong Blues
  • Treat Your Friends Right
  • Operator Blues
  • Goodbye Blues
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