Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Four

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Memphis Shakedown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-08)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1934-11-08) and Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1934-11-08)
percussion:
Robert Burse (on 1934-11-08)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (Memphis Jug Band) (on 1934-11-08)
spoken vocals:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
vocals:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
Memphis Jug Band53:04
2Dog and Gun (An Old English Ballad)
Bradley Kincaid3:26
3Black Jack David
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1940-10-04) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1940-10-04)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1940-10-04), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1940-10-04) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1940-10-04)
recorded at:
Columbia Recording Studios (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-10-04)
recording of:
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (aka The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O / The Gypsy Laddie / Black Jack Davy / Seven Yellow Gypsies) (on 1940-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1) and Child Ballads (number: 200)
The Carter Family2:42
4Down on the Banks of the Ohio
The Blue Sky Boys3:21
5Adieu False Heart
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-26)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-01-26)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1938-01-26)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1938-01-26)
The Arthur Smith Trio2:52
6John Henry Was a Little Boy
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers3:14
7Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
The Monroe Brothers2:14
8Southern Casey Jones
Jesse James2:57
9Cold Iron Bed
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band3:08
10Packin’ Trunk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-23)
publisher:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:58
11Baby Please Don’t Go
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1992)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers3:25
12Last Fair Deal Gone Down
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson52:43
13Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:41
14Mean Old World
The Heavenly Gospel Singers2:48
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1Hello Stranger
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1937-06-17)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1937-06-17)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1937-06-17) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1937-06-17)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-17)
recording of:
Hello Stranger (on 1937-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
The Carter Family2:47
2Stand by Me
Sister Clara Hudmon3:13
3West Virginia Gals
Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters3:05
4How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times and Live?
Blind Alfred Reed3:17
5Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1930-12-17)
banjitar:
Sam McGee (on 1930-12-17)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1930-12-17)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1930-12-17) and Sam McGee (on 1930-12-17)
Uncle Dave Macon3:12
6Governor Al Smith
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-26)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-26)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1928-07-26)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-26)
Uncle Dave Macon3:08
7Milk Cow Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-13)
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-13)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-13)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1930-05-13)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-13)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk) (on 1930-05-13)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:06
8No Depression in Heaven
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-09)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1936-06-09), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-09)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-09)
recording of:
No Depression in Heaven (on 1936-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
James D. Vaughan
The Carter Family2:57
9I’ll Be Rested (When the Roll Is Called)
recorded in:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1936-07-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
vocals:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20) and Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother2:33
10He’s in the Ring (Doing the Same Old Thing)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
Memphis Minnie3:00
11The Cockeyed World
Minnie Wallace3:02
12Barbecue Bust
recorded in:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1936-07-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20)
kazoo and other vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-07-20)
piano:
Cooney Vaughn (on 1936-07-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
Mississippi Jook Band2:41
13Dans Le Grand Bois (In the Forest)
The Hackberry Ramblers2:36
14Aces’ Breakdown
The Four Aces2:54