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John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man by The Carter Family

First released: 17 Jan 1930, Length: 2:56

Creators (6)

Instruments

  1. Mother Maybelle Carter (10 May 1928) guitar
  2. Sara Carter (10 May 1928) guitar, autoharp, autoharp

Vocals

  1. A.P. Carter (10 May 1928)
  2. Mother Maybelle Carter (10 May 1928)
  3. Sara Carter (10 May 1928)

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Victor’s Church Studio (10 May 1928)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. John Hardy (10 May 1928)

    Writer

    1. [traditional]

    Composer

    1. [traditional]

    Lyricist

    1. [traditional]

Links (1)

License

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800019148/BVE-45024-John_Hardy_was_a_desperate_little_man

Releases containing this recording (26)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume One: Ballads 1952 Various Artists
  2. Anchored in Love: Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1927-1928 1993 The Carter Family
  3. Country: Nashville – Dallas – Hollywood 1927–1942 1994 Various Artists
  4. Anthology of American Folk Music 19 Aug 1997 Various Artists
  5. American Roots: A History of American Folk Music 2000 Various Artists
  6. In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 2000 The Carter Family
  7. The Carter Family 1927-1934 30 Apr 2002 The Carter Family
  8. The Best of the Carter Family 29 Jan 2003 The Carter Family
  9. Sunshine in the Shadows 30 Jun 2003 The Carter Family
  10. Keep on the Sunny Side 2004 The Carter Family
  11. Desperate Man Blues 2004 Various Artists
  12. The History of Country & Western Music 14 Mar 2005 Various Artists
  13. Country & Western 18 Jul 2005 Various Artists
  14. Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music 2006 Various Artists reissue
  15. Can the Circle Be Unbroken 26 Jan 2007 The Carter Family
  16. Wildwood Flower 2008 The Carter Family
  17. Woody Guthrie & American Folk Giants 28 Sep 2009 Various Artists
  18. Country & Western: A Ride Through History 02 Apr 2012 Various Artists
  19. Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume One: Ballads 2014 Various Artists
  20. The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection 2016 The Carter Family
  21. American Epic: The Best of the Carter Family 2017 The Carter Family
  22. Wildwood Flower The Carter Family

Single

  1. John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man / Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me 17 Jan 1930 The Carter Family

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Anthology of American Folk Music (Selections) 1997 Various Artists
  2. Drifter's Escape: The Music That Inspired Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline 03 Jan 2008 Various Artists