Chattanooga Sugar Babe is an album by the American musician Norman Blake, released in 1998.[3]

Chattanooga Sugar Babe
Studio album by Norman Blake
Released	January 20, 1998
Genre	Americana, bluegrass, folk
Label	Shanachie[1]
Producer	Norman 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Traditional Folk Album" category.[4]

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."[5]

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

• Norman Blake – guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, vocals

References