BILL GAITHER — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 · 1936-1938 | DOCD-5252 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The second volume in Document's five-part Bill Gaither retrospective presents 23 recordings made between October 1936 and June 1938, including two numbers that specifically reference the region where he lived, worked, and played during much of this period. One of two songs sung by Frank Busby, "'Leven Light City" is about Kokomo, IN, which is due north of Indianapolis. "Blake Street Blues" was inspired by life in the African American community that existed along Indiana Avenue in the heart of Indianapolis as early as the 1860s. When Gaither cut his record, the biggest news in that district was the construction of the Lockefield Garden Apartments, a racially segregated public housing project that improved living conditions in the district for a little over a decade before urban decay set in. On this collection, Gaither, who strums guitar throughout in duet with pianist Honey Hill, sings mainly about craving female companionship, discovering how untrustworthy some of his girlfriends turned out to be, and feeling like an outsider wherever he went. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    Bill Gaither–    You Done Showed Your D-B-A-, No. 2    2:49
2.    Bill Gaither–    Tee-Ninecy Mama (Little Sweet Mama)    2:52
3.    Bill Gaither–    Just The Wrong Man    2:58
4.    Bill Gaither–    Jiving Man Blues    2:58
5.    Bill Gaither–    You're A Mean Mistreater    2:56
6.    Bill Gaither–    Sunrise Blues    2:50
7.    Bill Gaither–    Orneriest Girl In Town    2:49
8.    Frank Busby–    'Leven Light City    3:02
9.    Frank Busby–    Prisoner Bound    3:04
10.    Bill Gaither–    New Bad Luck Child    2:35
11.    Bill Gaither–    New Little Pretty Mama    2:37
12.    Bill Gaither–    I'm Wise To Your Sweet Line Of Jive    3:01
13.    Bill Gaither–    I Just Keep On Worrying    2:55
14.   Bill Gaither–    Blake Street Blues    2:46
15.    Bill Gaither–    New Evil Hearted Blues    2:31
16.    Bill Gaither–    Won't You Tell Me Baby    2:55
17.    Bill Gaither–    Tired Of Sleeping By Myself    2:39
18.    Bill Gaither–    Rocky Mountain Blues    3:02
19.    Bill Gaither–    In The Wee Wee Hours    3:10
20.    Bill Gaither–    Do Like You Want To Do    3:18
21.    Bill Gaither–    Thousand Years And A Day    2:44
22.    Bill Gaither–    Mean Old World To Live In    2:41
23.    Bill Gaither–    Do Like I Want To Do    2:50
Credits : 
Bass – Unknown Artist (tracks: 4 to 13)
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Guitar – Bill Gaither
Liner Notes [Booklet Notes] – Pen Bogert
Piano – Honey Hill
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Vocals – Bill Gaither (tracks: 1 to 7, 10 to 23), Frank Busby (tracks: 8, 9)