Folk/Country — All Formats  

Eccentric folk figure Abner Jay in somewhat earnest folk modes and more out there Americana sounds – on this album culled from 45s and LPs Abner made between 1964 and 1973! Abner worked in a number of styles, from strident folk troubadour to electric folk rock, gospel, and swaggering R&B – and all those styles are touched upon on this great little LP overview from Mississippi Records. Titles include "Depression", "Lord Randal", "I Wanna Job", "St James Infirmary", "I'm Georgia Bound", "Bring It With You When You Come", "The Thresher", "Cotton Fields", "Starving To Death On My Government Claim", "Shenandoah", "99 Years In Jail" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".