Various - Classic African-American Ballads (From Smithsonian Folkways)
Singer: VariousTitle: Classic African-American Ballads (From Smithsonian Folkways)
Label: Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40191, Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 40191
Type: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 2006
Category: Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Size MP3 zip: 1508 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1544 mb
Rating: 4.1✭
Format: MP3 XM TTA AC3 TTA WMA DTS DXD FLAC
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | –Warner Williams | Mouse On The HillArranged By, Vocals, Guitar – Warner Williams |
3:44 |
| 2 | –K. C. Douglas* | Casey JonesVocals – K. C. Douglas*Written-By – Eddie Newton, T. Lawrence Seibert* |
1:23 |
| 3 | –Lead Belly* | John HardyArranged By – Huddie LedbetterVocals, Accordion – Lead Belly* |
2:43 |
| 4 | –John Jackson | Railroad BillArranged By, Vocals, Guitar – John Jackson |
3:33 |
| 5 | –Memphis Slim And Willie Dixon | StewballArranged By – Peter ChatmanBass – Willie DixonVocals, Piano – Memphis Slim |
3:33 |
| 6 | –Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee* | John HenryArranged By – Walter McGhee*Drums – Gene Moore Vocals, Guitar – Brownie McGheeVocals, Harmonica – Sonny Terry |
4:04 |
| 7 | –Snooks Eaglin | St. James InfirmaryVocals, Guitar – Snooks Eaglin |
2:20 |
| 8 | –John Cephas And Phil Wiggins | Staggerlee (Stackolee)Harmonica – Phil WigginsVocals, Guitar – John Cephas |
5:03 |
| 9 | –Convicts At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms | Lost John | 4:54 |
| 10 | –Josh White | Betty And DupreeVocals, Guitar – Josh White |
3:45 |
| 11 | –Lead Belly* | Old RileyArranged By – Huddie LedbetterVocals, Guitar – Lead Belly* |
1:58 |
| 12 | –Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim , And Arbee Stidham | The Race Of The Jim Lee And Katy AdamGuitar – Arbee StidhamOrgan – Memphis SlimVocals, Harmonica – Jazz Gillum |
2:27 |
| 13 | –Pink Anderson | The Titanic | 2:49 |
| 14 | –Big Bill Broonzy | Frankie And JohnnyArranged By – William Broonzy*Vocals, Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy |
2:07 |
| 15 | –Earl Taylor And The Stoney Mountain Boys | White House BluesBass – Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyreVocals, Banjo – Walter HensleyVocals, Guitar – Sam HutchinsVocals, Mandolin – Earl Taylor |
1:59 |
| 16 | –John Jackson | Louis CollinsVocals, Guitar – John Jackson Written-By – John Hurt* |
3:18 |
| 17 | –Woody Guthrie | Bad Lee BrownArranged By – Woody GuthrieVocals, Guitar – Woody Guthrie |
2:14 |
| 18 | –Horace Sprott | Luke And MullenVocals – Horace Sprott |
2:25 |
| 19 | –Dave Van Ronk | Duncan And BradyVocals, Guitar – Dave Van Ronk |
3:00 |
| 20 | –Lead Belly* | Gallis PoleArranged By – Huddie LedbetterVocals, Twelve-string Guitar – Lead Belly* |
2:45 |
| 21 | –Pink Anderson | Boll WeevilVocals, Guitar – Pink Anderson |
3:04 |
| 22 | –Josh White, Jr. | Delia's GoneBass – Mark Davis Vocals, Guitar – Josh White, Jr. |
3:45 |
Credits
- Compiled By, Producer, Liner Notes – Barry Lee Pearson
- Design – Joe Parisi
- Management [Production] – Mary Monseur
- Other [Editorial Assistance] – Jacob Love, Jeff Place
- Photography – Jack Delano, Marion Post Wolcott, Russell Lee
- Supervised By [Production] – D. A. Sonneborn*, Daniel Sheehy
- Supervised By [Sound], Mastered By – Pete Reiniger