a&r [legacy] Steve Berkowitz art direction Howard Fritzson art direction Michelle Holme banjo, vocals Charlie Poole consultant [archival consultant] Michael Brooks cover [cover art], artwork by [cover art] Robert Crumb design Michelle Holme engineer [restoration] Andreas K. Meyer fiddle Odell Smith fiddle Posey Rorer graphics [graphic artist] Frank Carbonari guitar Roy Harvey liner notes [forward] Kinney Rorrer mastered by [digital mastering] Darcy Proper producer, liner notes [annotated by] Henry Sapoznik project manager [project director] John Jackson transferred by [original 78 rpm transfers], directed by [audio direction] Christopher King Manufactured By Columbia Records Distributed By Columbia Records Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony BMG Music Entertainment Copyright (c) Sony BMG Music Entertainment Glass Mastered At DADC Glass Mastered At DADC Glass Mastered At DADC CDs housed in illustrated card sleeves that include track titles and release information, all of which are housed in a reproduction cardboard cigar box with a 60-page photo-illustrated booklet that includes credits, notes, release information, and tracklists.
Recordings by Charlie Poole made between 1925 and 1930. Also included are a couple of recordings from 1902 to 1940, that influenced Charlie Poole or were influenced by him.