Grateful Dead Family Discography: Ain't No More Cane

Ain't No More Cane

Composer: Traditional

A scene in the Festival Express movie shows Rick Danko, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin and other musicians performing Aint No More Cane whilst traveling on the tour train.

It is thought that the song developed from work songs in Texas prisons. The song occurs with a variety of titles including: Ain't No More Cane, Ain't No More Cane On The Brazos, No More Cane On The Brazos, No More Cane, Cane On The Brazos or sometimes just Brazos.

The Ernest Williams recording of the song was made in 1933 at Central State Farm in Sugarland, Texas.

Phil Lesh & Friends

April 3, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014

Recordings

The Tin Angel Presents Odetta & Larry, Vol. 2 (EP), Odetta & Larry, 1954
The Tin Angel Presents Odetta & Larry (LP), Odetta & Larry, 1954
Odetta, Odetta, 1957
Songs With Guy Caraway, Guy Caraway, 1958
no info Lonnie, Lonnie Donnegan, 1958
Tin Angel, Odetta, 1959
My Eyes Have Seen, Odetta, 1959
Songs Of Texas, The Tex-i-an Boys, 1961
no info Singin' Our Minds, Mitchell Trio, 1962
no info Fourteen Folk Songs, Limeliters, 1963
no info Folk Songs, Maxine Sellers, 1964
Folk Songs: The South, Bernice Reagon, 1965
The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan, 1975
Love Rustler, Delbert McClinton, 1977
no info Things Are Coming My Way, Fiction Brothers, 1979
no info Leather Launderette, Bert Jansch, 1988
no info Texas Folk Songs, Various Artists, 1991
no info Steel Drivin' Man, Harvey Reid, 1992
no info Happier Blue, Chris Smither, 1993
no info More Than "Pye in the Sky", Lonnie Donegan, 1993
Across the Great Divide, The Band, 1994
no info Swamp Stomp, The Bluebirds, 1994
no info Miles, Bill Staines, 1995
no info Rock Profile, Ian Gillan, 1995
An American Folk Song Anthology, John Stewart, 1996
no info Naked Thunder, Ian Gillan, 1997
no info Stops Along the Way, Bob Gibson, 1997
no info Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs & Ballads, Various Artists (Ernest Williams), 1998
no info Field Recordings, Vol. 6: Texas (1933-1958), Various Artists (Ernest Williams / James Baker), 1998
no info Lonnie...Plus, Lonnie Donegan, 2000
no info Garth Rockett & Moonshiners, Ian Gillan, 2000
no info Home to Me, Eric Bibb, 2000
no info Bohemia, Tommy Elskes, 2000
no info Deep River of Song: Big Brazos, (Ernest Williams), 2000
no info One Track Mind, Rod Clements, 2001
no info Say Yo' Business: Live!, Linda Tillery & Cultural Heritage Choir and Frie, 2001
Q: Bob Dylan, Vol 2: Blonde on Blonde/Blood on the Tracks/Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan, 2002
no info Bedrock in Concert, Ian Gillan, 2002
no info Old Hat, The Brains Behind Pa, 2002
Festival Express, Various Artists, 2003
no info History of Progressive Blues, Various Artists (Ian Gillan), 2003
no info Mercury High: The Story of Ian Gillan, Ian Gillan, 2004
no info Talisman: In the Studio & On Stage, Ian Gillan, 2004
no info Trouble And Me, Rick Shea and Brantley Kearns, 2004
A Musical History, The Band, 2005
no info A Retrospective: 1995-2000, Son Volt, 2005
no info An Introduction to Lonnie Donegan, Lonnie Donegan, 2005
no info Breakfast, Kate MacLeod & The Pancakes, 2005
no info 30 Massive Rock Tracks, Ian Gillan, 2005
no info Released, Dennis Monroe, 2005
no info Freedom: Special 20th Anniversary Collection, Various Artists (Kelly Joe Phelps), 2005
no info Folk Song Tradition, Various Artists (Alan Lomax), 2005
no info Live from Momo's, The Band of Heathens, 2006
no info Unleashed on America, Paul Austin Kelly, 2006
no info Live in Waterbury Center, Kent Gustavson with Micah Schonberg, 2006
no info It's Not Big It's Large, Lyle Lovett, 2007
no info The Best of a Musical History, The Band, 2007
no info The Breakmen, The Breakmen, 2007
Endless Highway: The Music of the Band, Various Artists (John Hiatt & North Mississippi Allstars), 2007
no info Bound to Go, Andrew Calhoun & Campground, 2008
Before This Time, Ollabelle, 2008
Merlefest, April 26, 2008, Ollabelle, 2008
no info Live at Antones, The Band of Heathens, 2008
no info Earthbound: Love Songs for a Sick Planet, Bob Rowley, 2008
no info Roots & New: 2008: For Blues Lovers, Various Artists (Eric Bibb), 2008
no info The Roots of Janis Joplin, Various Artists (Alan Lomax), 2009
no info Whispering Pines, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, 2010
no info Barrelhouse Blues: Location Recordings & The Early Traditions In The Blues, Various Artists (Ernest Williams), 2010