Grateful Dead Family Discography: Salt Pork, West Virginia

Salt Pork, West Virginia

Composer: Fleecie Moore / William Tennyson

Salt Pork, West Virginia was played by Bob Weir with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Rob Wasserman in 2008.

Salt Pork, West Virginia was first released on a single by Louis Jordan in 1946. The song is credited to Fleecie Moore and Bill Tennyson, Fleecie Moore was, at that time, Louis Jordan's wife and he assigned publishing rights for some songs to her to circumvent existing publishing agreements. The song was presumably written by Jordan and Bill Tennyson. On some recordings the writing credits are just Bill Tennyson.

There is no place in West Virginia called Salt Pork but there is a long, and possibly true, story behind the genesis of the song which falls outside the scope of this page.

Recordings

no info Single (Reconversion Blues / Salt Pork, West Virginia), Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, 1946
no info Single (Salt Pork West Virginia / Hot Peanuts), Wingy Manone And His Jump Jammers, 1946
no info Somebody Up There Digs Me, Louis Jordan, 1957
no info Single (Jack, That Cat Was Clean / Salt Pork, West Virginia), Dr. Horse, 1962
no info Greatest Hits Vol 2: 1941-1947, Louis Jordan, 1980
no info Jivin' With Jordan, Louis Jordan, 1985
no info No Moe! The Greatest Hits, Louis Jordan, 1992
no info Just Got Lucky, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1993
no info Capricorn Records Presents The Fire/Fury Records Story, Various Artists (Dr. Horse), 1993
no info Baby's Back, Jesse "Wild Bill" Austin, 1995
no info The 'V' Discs & More, Louis Jordan, 2000
no info Jivin' With Jordan (Box Set), Louis Jordan, 2002
no info Rock 'n' Roll: The Early Years 1, Various Artists (Louis Jordan), 2003
no info The Fire & Fury Story, Various Artists (Dr. Horse), 2005
no info The Essence of Louis Jordan, 2006
no info The Later Years 1953-1957, Louis Jordan, 2008
no info The Anthology, Louis Jordan, 2011
no info Jumping The Shuffle Blues: Jamaican Sound System Classics 1946-1960, Various Artists (Louis Jordan), 2011
no info The Grill Can't Help It: A Summer Smorgasbord Of 50 Rock 'n' Roll Treats, Various Artists (Louis Jordan), 2011
no info The Rock 'N' Roll Years 1955-58, Louis Jordan, 2012
no info Swampbilly Shindig: Rockabilly, Country And Soul From The Deep South, Various Artists (Dr. Horse), 2013
no info That Cat Was Clean! The Mod Side Of Jazz, Various Artists (Dr. Horse), 2014