June 1, 2025

A Treasury of Civil War Songs Sung by Tom Glazer

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW CD 40187

Series: African American Legacy Recordings
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Historical Song
[Tracklist]
01 John Brown's Body (02:09)
02 Battle Hymn of the Republic (03:04)
03 Dixie (01:48)
04 Maryland, My Maryland (03:04)
05 The Yellow Rose of Texas (02:07)
06 The Bonnie Blue Flag (01:34)
07 Upidee (02:19)
08 Goober Peas (01:59)
09 All Quiet along the Potomac (02:47)
10 Tenting on the Old Camp Ground (02:50)
11 The Battle Cry of Freedom (02:11)
12 Wait for the Wagon (02:27)
13 We Are Coming Father Abram (02:14)
14 The Arms of Abraham (01:35)
15 Just before the Battle, Mother (03:58)
16 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (02:08)
17 The Year of Jubilo (Kingdom Coming) (01:46)
18 Wake, Nicodemus (02:45)
19 Marching through Georgia (02:00)
20 When Johnny Comes Marching Home (01:23)
21 General Patterson (01:37)
22 The Cumberland Gap (01:50)
23 Somebody's Darling (03:42)
24 The Conquered Banner (02:32)
25 The President’s Grave (02:32)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Patrick Warfield, Audio Restoration and Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Songs with a good tune and rousing lyrics both mirrored and inspired the events of the American Civil War (1861-1865). They told tales of battle, slavery, emancipation, victory, and defeat, and a century and a half later, they enshrine the shattered brotherhood of a nation and the lessons taught by war. Popular American folksinger Tom Glazer (1914-2003) knew a good tune when he heard one, and in "A Treasury of Civil War Songs", Glazer's crystal clear voice spins out classic songs that made history, while historian Patrick Warfield’s liner notes take us deeper into the history that made the songs. 58 minutes, extensive notes, historical photos.

Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco

ARH00600

Format: 4xCD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 2025
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun, & Zydeco
[Tracklist]
01 Louisiana Stomp (02:49)
02 Clifton's Blues (03:10)
03 Boppin' the Rock (02:21)
04 Ay-Tete Fee (02:41)
05 Rockin' Accordion (02:15)
06 Baby What You Want Me to Do (04:15)
07 That's Alright (03:03)
08 Ay, Ai, Ai (02:44)
09 Why Did You Go Last Night (03:15)
10 Zydeco et Pas Sale (03:14)
11 Louisiana Blues (04:58)
12 Lafayette Waltz (04:28)
13 Hot Rod (02:48)
14 Louisiana Shuffle (02:40)
15 French Zydeco (02:55)
16 Bon Ton Roulet (03:07)
17 Jole Blonde (03:12)
18 If I Ever Get Lucky (02:42)
19 Black Gal (02:39)
20 Keep on Scratching (02:16)
21 Black Snake Blues (04:25)
22 Let's Talk It Over (03:01)
23 Walking to Louisiana (03:35)
24 Johnny Can't Dance (02:26)
25 Grand Mamou (03:20)
26 Gone a la Maison (03:22)
27 Live from PHR Studio, Clifton Chenier! (00:32)
28 Mr. Charlie (03:52)
29 Hey Madeleine (03:39)
30 634-5789 (That's My Number) (03:42)
31 Drifting Blues (05:24)
32 Shake, Rattle and Roll (03:38)
33 Rock House (04:35)
34 Breaux Bridge Waltz (04:21)
35 Ma Negresse Est Gone (04:56)
36 Fannie Mae (04:55)
37 Going Home Tomorrow (02:57) 38 J'ai Conet, C'est pas Me Femme (03:42)
39 Since I Met You Baby (05:04)
40 Cher Catin (03:40)
41 You're My Mule (04:52)
42 I'm on the Wonder (04:17)
43 You're Fussin' Too Much (03:04)
44 All Your Love (04:22)
45 Zydeco Cha Cha (03:21)
46 Ti Na Na (Little Na Na) (03:11)
47 Someone Told Me It Was All Over (03:22)
48 You Can't Sit Down (02:21)
49 Oh! My Lucille (03:37)
50 Take Off Your Dress (04:43)
51 M'Appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy) (03:02)
52 Je Suis En Racolteur (I'm a Farmer) (04:54)
53 Je Marche le Plancher (I Walk the Floor) (03:09)
54 Tu Le Ton Son Ton (Every Now and Then) (03:03)
55 Down the Road I Go (05:15)
56 Calinda (04:03)
57 Zydeco (03:54)
58 What'd I Say (04:43)
59 Dust My Broom (03:51)
60 My Mama Told Me (05:08)
61 Night Time is the Right Time (05:57)
62 I'm a Hog for You (04:52)
63 Grand Prix (03:09)
64 You Got Me Crying (05:05)
65 Tit Mam's Zydeco (05:44)
66 Party Down (At the Blue Angel Club) (04:39)
67 I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother) (03:14)
[Credits]
Producer: Adam Machado, Liner Notes: Herman Fuselier, CJ Chenier, Nick Spitzer and James Deutsch, Mastering Engineer: Jessica Thompson
[Notes]
In South Louisiana, Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) grew up hearing his father play a style of music known as La La at house dances held in Black French Creole communities. It had a percussive and syncopated sound, played in spare combinations of an accordion and a washboard used to scrub out a rhythm. After picking up accordion as a curious teenager, Chenier soon brought into this sound the rhythm and blues that dominated radios and jukeboxes, crafting a new style that would be called zydeco. In the 1950s, he recorded for Elko, Specialty, and Chess, and joined national package show tours with stars like Little Richard and Etta James. A decade later, Chenier was quietly settled in Houston, the big stages seemingly behind him. But one rainy Saturday night at a Houston neighborhood bar, Chenier’s cousin Lightning Hopkins introduced him to Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records, where zydeco and Clifton Chenier would find a new home and champion. Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco is a 4 CD/6 LP retrospective box set assembled in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Chenier’s birth. The set features a chronology of Chenier’s landmark work with Arhoolie and other labels, alongside a healthy dose of previously unissued gems. The 160-page book includes photos, posters, and other graphic artifacts from the Strachwitz Collection and deeply researched liner note essays by Grammy award-winning writer Adam Machado, public folklorist and radio host Nick Spitzer and longtime Louisiana journalist Herman Fuselier, along with a moving personal remembrance by Clifton’s son, Zydeco musician C.J. Chenier. The set is the first release on Arhoolie since the label became a part of Smithsonian Folkways. With music and storytelling and abundant visual imagery, this set demonstrates Clifton Chenier's life as a transformative artist -- from his earliest days practicing in the barn back home, to his reign as the undisputed King of Zydeco.To celebrate Clifton Chenier’s 100th birthday, Smithsonian Folkways is releasing a limited edition 7” single featuring Clifton Chenier and the Rolling Stones.