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Smithsonian/Folkways American Roots Collection [sound recording]

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Producer

Seeger, Anthony (liner notes)

Performer

Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
Leadbelly, 1885-1949
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967
Watson, Doc
Houston, Cisco
Johnson, Lonnie
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996
Terry, Sonny
Cohen, John, 1932-2019
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009
Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996
Cotten, Elizabeth (1893-1987)
Ochs, Phil
Williams, Lucinda
Seeger, Peggy, 1935-
Van Ronk, Dave
White, Josh
Lanchester, Michelle
Wallin, Doug, 1919-2000
Wallin, Jack, 1932-2005
Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982
Sykes, Roosevelt

Creator

Davis, Gary, 1896-1972

Performer

Country Gentlemen (Musical group)
New Lost City Ramblers
Sweet Honey in the Rock (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

This land is your land (Woody Guthrie) -- Irene (H. Ledbetter, A. Lomax) -- If I had a hammer (Lee Hayes-Pete Seeger) -- Time is drawing near (Gary Davis) -- Penitentiary blues (Hopkins) -- The coo-coo bird (trad.) --Better day (trad.) -- Franklin D. Roosevelt's back again (Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs) -- Blue moon of Kentucky (B. Monroe) -- Have a feast here tonight (C. Monroe) -- Freight train (Elizabeth Cotton) -- The ballad of John Henry Faulk (Phil Ochs) -- Lafayette (Lucinda Williams) -- Gonna be an engineer (Peggy Seeger/Storm King) -- Hesitation blues (Rev. Gary Davis) -- Freedom road (words, Langston Hughes; music, Emerson Harper) --Two good men (Woody Guthrie) -- I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor (Thomas A. Dorsey) -- Pretty Saro (trad.) -- Somebody's been fooling #1 (Big Joe Williams) -- Sweet old Chicago (trad.) -- Virgo (Mary Lou Williams) -- Syl-O-Gism (Mary Lou Williams).

Track Information

101 This Land is Your Land / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 102 Irene (Goodnight Irene) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 103 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) / Pete Seeger. Banjo. 104 Time is Drawing Near / Gary Davis. Guitar. 105 Penitentiary Blues / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar. 106 The Coo-Coo Bird / Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson. Guitar,Banjo. 107 The Fields Have Turned Brown / Country Gentlemen (Musical group). Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin. 108 Born 100,000 Years Ago / Cisco Houston. Guitar. 109 Black Girl (In the Pines) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 110 Long Road to Travel / Lonnie Johnson. Guitar. 111 Better Day / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica. 112 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again / New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, Mike Seeger. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 113 Blue Moon of Kentucky / Bill Monroe. Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin. 114 Have a Feast Here Tonight / Doc Watson, Bill Monroe. Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin. 115 Freight Train / Elizabeth Cotten. Guitar. 116 The Ballad of John Henry Faulk / Phil Ochs. Guitar. 117 Lafayette / Lucinda Williams. Guitar. 118 I'm Gonna Be an Engineer / Peggy Seeger. Guitar. 119 Hesitation Blues / Dave Van Ronk. Guitar. 120 Freedom Road / Josh White. Guitar. 121 Two Good Men (Sacco and Vanzetti) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar. 122 I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor / Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group), Michelle Lanchester. 123 Pretty Saro / Doug Wallin, Jack Wallin. 124 Somebody's Been Fooling #1 / Big Joe Williams. Guitar. 125 Sweet Old Chicago / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 126 Virgo / Mary Lou Williams. Piano. 127 Syl-O-Gism / Mary Lou Williams. Piano.
sova.cfch.asch_ref27626

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e9b3317b-8a84-48a4-ad3a-505a2b4c12b0

Local Numbers

FW-COMM-CD-40061 Smithsonian Folkways.40061

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 1996

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
New York
Texas
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Mississippi
Houston (Tex.)
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Washington (D.C.)
Ohio
Austin (Tex.)
England
Great Britian
Sodom (N.C.)
Illinois
Chicago (Ill.)
Missouri

Topic

Folk songs -- United States
Folksong revival
Blues (Music)
Gospel music
String band
Bluegrass music
Topical songs
Singer-Songwriters
British Isles -- Songs and music
Ballads
Jazz
Guitar
Banjo
Mandolin
Harmonica
Violin
Piano
World War, 1939-1945
Labor
Struggle
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
African Americans

Producer

Seeger, Anthony (liner notes)

Performer

Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
Leadbelly, 1885-1949
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967
Watson, Doc
Houston, Cisco
Johnson, Lonnie
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996
Terry, Sonny
Cohen, John, 1932-2019
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009
Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996
Cotten, Elizabeth (1893-1987)
Ochs, Phil
Williams, Lucinda
Seeger, Peggy, 1935-
Van Ronk, Dave
White, Josh
Lanchester, Michelle
Wallin, Doug, 1919-2000
Wallin, Jack, 1932-2005
Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982
Sykes, Roosevelt

Creator

Davis, Gary, 1896-1972

Performer

Country Gentlemen (Musical group)
New Lost City Ramblers
Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group)

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

See more items in

Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings

Function

Labor unions

Extent

1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)

Date

1996

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-CD-40061

Type

Archival materials
Sound discs

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; No Duplication.
CFCH.ASCH_ref27626
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e9b3317b-8a84-48a4-ad3a-505a2b4c12b0
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171787157-2

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