Dust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk

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Booklet 4*3 fold out poster

Annotation last modified on 2017-10-20 16:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wimoweh
banjo:
Pete Seeger (on 1980-11-28)
guitar:
Fred Hellerman (on 1980-11-28)
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert (US folk singer) (on 1980-11-28), Lee Hays (on 1980-11-28), Fred Hellerman (on 1980-11-28) and Pete Seeger (on 1980-11-28)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-11-28)
recording of:
Wimoweh (on 1980-11-28)
lyricist and arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Solomon Linda
version of:
Mbube
The Weavers3:02
2Bring Me Li’l Water, Sylvia
The Weavers2:47
3So Long (It’s Been Good to Know You)
live cover recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
The Weavers3:23
4The Wedding Dress Song
banjo:
Peggy Seeger
vocals:
Peggy Seeger
recording of:
Wedding Dress Song
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Peggy Seeger2:10
5The Butcher’s Boy
Peggy Seeger2:22
6Goin’ Down Slow
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee42:50
7Airplane Blues
drums (drum set):
Melvin Merritt
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
piano:
Wilbert Ellis
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:50
8Dealing With the Devil
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:37
9Crow Jane Blues
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:37
10Saint James Infirmary
Cisco Houston3:05
11Diamond Joe
Cisco Houston2:27
12The Great American Burn
Cisco Houston1:46
13Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life
Cisco Houston1:15
14Which Side Are You On
Almanac Singers2:08
15Union Train
Almanac Singers2:21
16Get Thee Behind Me Satan
Almanac Singers2:36
17Solidarity Forever
Almanac Singers2:55
18Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio3:04
19Hard, Ain’t It Hard
The Kingston Trio2:25
20The Tijuana Jail
The Kingston Trio2:52
21Early in the Morning
The Kingston Trio2:07
22Mark Twain
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Mark Twain (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte3:46
23Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
Harry Belafonte3:46
24Delia
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
Delia (in 1954)
writer:
Fred Brooks and Lester Judson
Harry Belafonte3:01
25Mo Mary
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
Mo Mary (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Dyer-Bennet (folk singer)
Harry Belafonte2:19
26Jesse James
Burl Ives4:11
27Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Burl Ives1:19
28Big Rock Candy Mountain
arranger:
Elie Siegmeister (American composer)
cover recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
Burl Ives42:40
29Cowboy’s Lament
arranger:
Burl Ives
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Burl Ives2:19

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ASIN:UK: B0051KFU8G [info]