Chattanooga Sugar Babe

Chattanooga Sugar Babe
Cover art depicting three women standing on Main Street in 1895 Black River Falls, Wisconsin[1]
Studio album by
Norman Blake
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1998
GenreAmericana, bluegrass, folk
LabelShanachie[2]
ProducerNorman Blake
Norman Blake chronology
The Hobo's Last Ride
(1996) 		Chattanooga Sugar Babe
(1998) 		Be Ready Boys: Appalachia to Abilene
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Chattanooga Sugar Babe is an album by the American musician Norman Blake, released in 1998.[4]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Traditional Folk Album" category.[5]

Critical reception

The Charleston Gazette called the album "dark, brooding, and brilliant," writing that Blake "plays and sings with a rough, reedy power closer in spirit to the dark holler laments of Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Dock Boggs than anyone currently living."[6]

Track listing

All songs by Norman Blake unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Rescue from Moose River Goldmine" (Traditional) – 3:53
  2. "The Weathered Old Caboose Behind the Train" – 4:13
  3. "Ol' Bill Miner (The Gentleman Bandit)" – 5:56
  4. "Poor Old Dad" (Traditional) – 3:01
  5. "Chattanooga Sugar Babe" – 6:00
  6. "Platonia, the Pride of the Plains" (Traditional) – 5:13
  7. "Dr. Edmundo's Favorite Portuguese Waltz" – 4:37
  8. "The Founding of the Famous C.P.R." (Traditional) – 6:51
  9. "Paramount" – 6:25
  10. "Keep Smiling Old Pal" (Traditional) – 4:10
  11. "Balmullo House/Broke Down Gambler" (Traditional) – 3:22
  12. "Ragtime Texas" – 3:23
  13. "Chattanooga Rag" – 3:50
  14. "Dixie Flyer Blues" (Traditional) – 4:06

Personnel

References

  1. ^ van Schaick, Charles. "Three Woman on Main Street". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Kasten, Roy. "Norman Blake". Riverfront Times.
  3. ^ Sheridan, Tim. Chattanooga Sugar Babe at AllMusic
  4. ^ Jones, Ryan (October 2, 1998). "LITTLE SONGS ON THE PRAIRIE". The Record. LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. p. 29.
  5. ^ "Norman Blake". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Friedman, Michael (January 6, 2000). "Acoustic gems from the last decade". The Charleston Gazette. p. P5D.
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