Gastonia Gallop: Cotton Mill Songs &/ Various - Gastonia Gallop: Cotton Mill Songs and Hillbilly Blues

Against a backdrop of factory whistles, clattering machines and low-wage labor, Piedmont textile workers in North Carolina created a soul-stirring sound that laid the foundation for modern country music. A 24-page booklet tells the tales behind these 1927-31 recordings of protest songs, folk songs, ballads and blues by David McCarn, Carolina Twins, Wilmer Watts and more!