Cargo Records

Saw Mill Man

The singer and guitarist, who disappeared from the music scene in the early 1960s, was rediscovered by Matt Downer, a country-music aficionado who was traveling around Alabama documenting the songs of aging musicians. Together they recorded "Saw Mill Man," a collection of ballads with names like "Cheap Motel" and "Wino."

Mr. King's album is coming out at a time when old-school country and folk music are enjoying a revival everywhere from hipster dive bars to Hollywood films. (Two years after the death of Johnny Cash, he's being memorialized in the upcoming movie "Walk the Line.")"

Track Listing

Saw mill man
Long Time Now
Wino
Faded rose
Numb
Peggy
Cheap motel
Low low blues
Wrong time to be right
Memphis, TN
Under the snow
Outlaw