
Episode 33: “Mystery Train”, by Elvis Presley
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Carter Family's Warit Man Blues
The Carter family were, along with Jimmy Rogers The people who defined what country music is. Sam Phillips considered the B side of Mystery Train to be among the greatest records he'd ever made. AP Carter was one of the most important songwriters of his generation. He would repurpose old folk songs and credit himself with having written Warit Man Blues.
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