The Washington Post this week published a fabulous story about the boxed set "People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938." The set was compiled by Christopher King from Faber, Virginia, whose father collected lots of 78 rpm records and related material. Eddie Dean's story in the Post includes quotes from Tom Waits, who contributed an introduction to the boxed set.
I can't wait to get my hands on it.
A photo that accompanied the story showed the scene of the actual wreck of the old 97 in Danville, Virginia, made famous in song and legend. A musician friend of mine in Danville named Rick Scott organized a festival to commemorate the wreck. He even convinced Danville native and bluegrass master Tony Rice to record a song for an Old 97 tribute disc.
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