Folk Classics: Roots of American Folk Music

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Alberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23, on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1935-01-23)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
Lead Belly43:09
2Jesse James
Pete Seeger, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott & Ed McCurdy4:52
3The Buffalo Skinners
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott3:58
4The Streets of Laredo
Harry Jackson4:12
5Wayfaring Stranger
Burl Ives1:24
6Pretty Polly
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-11-03)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1950-11-03)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1950-11-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-03)
recording of:
Pretty Polly (on 1950-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
The Stanley Brothers2:53
7John Henry
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:07
8Worried Man Blues
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs with Mother Maybelle Carter2:02
9The Banks of the Ohio
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Mother Maybelle Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Johnny Cash with The Carter Family4:07
10East Virginia
Pete Seeger2:37
11The Rising of the Moon
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem2:38
12Swing and Turn Jubilee
Carolyn Hester2:20
13John Hardy
Leon Bibb2:17
14Black Is the Color
Orriel Smith2:52
15The Cuckoo
Deller Consort2:29
16Mattie Groves
The Beers Family9:11
17Jimmy Grove and Barbara Ellen
The New Christy Minstrels4:53
18Muleskinner
The Brothers Four2:44
19Little Boxes
recording of:
Little Boxes
lyricist and composer:
Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
Schroder Music Company
Malvina Reynolds1:38