Few may recall that Gene Autry got his start performing and writing country blues, mimicking the very popular Jimmie Rodgers. Gene Autry: Blues Singer 1929-1931 "Booger Rooger Saturday Nite!" is the first and only collection devoted entirely to that period of the Singing Cowboy. This 23-track release features classic traditional blues songs, such as Frankie and Johnny, Blue Yodel No. 5, and In the Jailhouse Now No. 2, plus Gene Autry originals, including A Yodeling Hobo, Bear Cat Papa Blues, and Do Right Daddy Blues. The liner notes are by professor and historian Jon Guyot Smith, offering a revealing and moving insight into the musical roots of a true American icon.

Show Track List

• 1. Birmingham Daddy (2:43)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar;Roy Smeck, banjo.
  November 11, 1931. New York, NY
  
• 2. The Rheumatism Blues (2:26)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Roy Smeck, steel guitar.
  October 29, 1931. New York, NY
• 3. Dallas County Jail Blues (3:01)
  (Gene Autry/W.R. Calaway)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Roy Smeck, steel guitar.
  April 14, 1931. New York, NY.
• 4. Jail-House Blues (2:39)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  April 10, 1931. New York, NY
• 5. IÆm Atlanta Bound (2:39)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Roy Smeck, banjo.
  October 29, 1931. New York, NY
• 6. In The Jailhouse Now No. 2 (2:43)
  (Jimmie Rodgers)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  November 20, 1930. New York, NY
• 7. Bear Cat Papa Blues (2:49)
  (Gene Autry/Frankie Marvin)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Frank Marvin, steel guitar.
  February 25, 1931. New York, NY
• 8. Wildcat Mama Blues (2:22)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Roy Smeck, banjo.
  November 16, 1931. New York, NY
• 9. High SteppinÆ Mama Blues (2:41)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Roy Smeck, banjo.
  October 29, 1931. New York, NY
• 10. A Yodeling Hobo (3:00)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  November 18, 1930. New York, NY
• 11. T.B. Blues (2:56)
  (Jimmie Rodgers/R. Hall)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Roy Smeck, steel guitar.
  April 14, 1931. New York, NY
• 12. California Blues (Blue Yodel #4) (2:33)
  (Jimmie Rodgers)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  December 6, 1929. New York, NY
• 13. Slu-Foot Lou (2:41)
  (Frankie Marvin)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  December 5, 1929. New York, NY
• 14. Stay Away From My Chicken House (2:43)
  (Frankie Marvin/Johnny Marvin)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Frank Marvin, animal imitations.
  December 5, 1929. New York, NY
• 15. Waiting For A Train (2:38)
  (Jimmie Rodgers)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  December 5, 1929. New York, NY
• 16. Frankie and Johnny (2:41)
  (Jimmie Rodgers)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  December 3, 1929. New York, NY
• 17. Do Right Daddy Blues (2:44)
  (Gene Autry)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  April 13, 1931. New York, NY
• 18. Blue Yodel No. 5 (2:36)
  (Jimmie Rodgers)
  Gene Autry (YodelinÆ Cowboy), vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  October 24, 1929. New York, NY
• 19. My Rough and Rowdy Ways (2:44)
  (Jimmie Rodgers/E. McWilliams)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  March 5, 1930. New York, NY
• 20. Left My Gal In The Mountains (2:36)
  (C.J. Robison)
  Gene Autry (YodelinÆ Cowboy), vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  October 24, 1929. New York, NY
• 21. IÆve Always Been A Rambler (2:32)
  (H. Whitter/G.B. Grayson)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Frank Marvin, steel guitar.
  February 25, 1931. New York, NY
• 22. Dust Pan Blues (2:44)
  (Frankie Marvin/Johnny Marvin)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar.
  December 3, 1929. New York, NY
• 23. ThatÆs Why I Left The Mountains (3:09)
  (A. Fields/F. Hall)
  Gene Autry, vocal/yodeling & guitar; Frank Marvin, steel guitar.
  March 3, 1930. New York, NY