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Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1: Ballads

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Creator

Smith, Harry Everett, 1923-1991

Performer

Patton, Charley, 1891-1934
Justice, Dick, 1906-1962
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967
Jones, Coley
Reed, Belle
Reed, Bill
Kazee, Buell, 1900-1976
Parker, Chubby
Dunford, Uncle Eck, 1878-1953
Burnett, Dick
Rutherford, Leonard
Foster, Garley
Grayson, G.B.
Harrell, Kelly, 1889-1942
Crain, Edward L.
Hutchison, Frank, 1897-1945
Poole, Charlie, 1892-1931
Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
Smith, Versey
Smith, William
Carter, Buster
Young, Preston, 1907-
Hurt, Mississippi John, 1894-1966
Nelstone's Hawaiians (Musical group)
Burnett and Rutherford (Musical group)
Carolina Tar Heels
Texas Cowboy
Virginia String Band
Carter Family (Musical group)
North Carolina Ramblers
Bently Boys
Williamson Brothers & Curry (Musical group)

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Henry Lee -- Fatal flower garden -- House carpenter -- Drunkards special -- Old lady and the devil -- The butcher's boy -- The wagoner's lad -- King kong kitchie kitchie ki-me-o -- Old shoes and leggins -- Willie Moore -- Lazy farmer boy -- Peg and awl -- Ommie Wise -- My name is John Johanna -- Bandit Cole Younger -- Charles Giteau -- John Hardy was a desperate little man -- Gonna die with my hammer in my hand -- Stackalee -- White House blues -- Frankie -- When that great ship went down -- Engine 143 -- Kassie Jones -- Down on Penny's farm -- Mississippi boweavil blues -- Got the farm land blues.

Track Information

101 Henry Lee (Child No. 68) / Dick Justice. Guitar. 102 Fatal Flower Garden / Nelstone's Hawaiians (Musical group). Guitar. 103 House Carpenter (Child No. 243)/ Clarence Ashley. Banjo. 104 Drunkards Special (Child No. 274) / Coley Jones. Guitar. 105 The Old Lady and the Devil (Child No. 278)/ Belle Reed, Bill Reed. Guitar. 106 The Butcher Boy, The - Railroad Boy / Buell Kazee. Banjo. 107 Wagoners Lad, The - Loving Nancy / Buell Kazee. Banjo. 201 King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O / Chubby Parker. Banjo. 202 Old Shoes and Leggins / Uncle Eck Dunford. Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica,Violin,Autoharp. 203 Willie Moore / Burnett and Rutherford (Musical group), Dick Burnett, Leonard Rutherford. Banjo,Fiddle. 205 Peg and Awl / Clarence Ashley, Carolina Tar Heels, Garley Foster. Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica. 206 Omie Wise / G. B. Grayson. Fiddle. 207 My Name is John Johanna (John Johanna) / Kelly Harrell. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 301 Cole Younger / Texas Cowboy, Edward L. Crain. Guitar. 302 Charles Giteau / Kelly Harrell, Virginia String Band. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 303 John Hardy / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp. 305 Stackalee (Stagger Lee) / Frank Hutchison. Guitar,Harmonica. 306 White House Blues / North Carolina Ramblers, Charlie Poole. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 403 Kassie Jones (Casey Jones) / Furry Lewis. Guitar. 401 When That Great Ship Went Down (The Titanic) / Versey Smith, William Smith. Guitar,Tambourine (Drum). 402 Engine One-Forty-Three / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp. 404 Down on Penny's Farm / Bently Boys. Guitar,Banjo. 204 A Lazy Farmer Boy / Buster Carter, Preston Young. Guitar,Violin. 304 Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand (John Henry) / Williamson Brothers & Curry (Musical group). Guitar. 307 Frankie (Frankie and Johnny) / Mississippi John Hurt. Guitar. 405 Mississipi Boweavil Blues (Boweavil Blues)(Boll Weevil) / Charley Patton. Guitar. 406 Got the Farm Land Blues / Clarence Ashley, Carolina Tar Heels, Garley Foster. Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5569933a9-9fc7-4d0f-b251-9b38d937c9b2

Local Numbers

Folkways.2951; Folkways.251 FW-ASCH-LP-02951

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Folkways 1952

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Dallas (Tex.), United States, Texas.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
Texas
United States
Dallas (Tex.)
Tennessee
United States--West
Maryland
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Memphis (Tenn.)
Mississippi
Avalon (Miss.)
United States--South

Topic

Old-time music
Ballads
Folk songs -- United States
Murder
Maritime
Disasters
Wit and humor
Marriage
love songs
Animals
String band
Working class -- Songs and music
Crime
Outlaw songs
Topical songs
Blues (Music)
Protest songs
Railroads
Agriculture
Courtship
Adunke
Guitar
Banjo
Harmonica
Violin
Autoharp
Violin
Tambourine (Drum)
Labor
Industrial revolution
Railroads
African Americans

Creator

Smith, Harry Everett, 1923-1991

Performer

Patton, Charley, 1891-1934
Justice, Dick, 1906-1962
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967
Jones, Coley
Reed, Belle
Reed, Bill
Kazee, Buell, 1900-1976
Parker, Chubby
Dunford, Uncle Eck, 1878-1953
Burnett, Dick
Rutherford, Leonard
Foster, Garley
Grayson, G.B.
Harrell, Kelly, 1889-1942
Crain, Edward L.
Hutchison, Frank, 1897-1945
Poole, Charlie, 1892-1931
Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
Smith, Versey
Smith, William
Carter, Buster
Young, Preston, 1907-
Hurt, Mississippi John, 1894-1966
Nelstone's Hawaiians (Musical group)
Burnett and Rutherford (Musical group)
Carolina Tar Heels
Texas Cowboy
Virginia String Band
Carter Family (Musical group)
North Carolina Ramblers
Bently Boys
Williamson Brothers & Curry (Musical group)

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

2 Phonograph records (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1952

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-02951

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Record ID

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