Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Volume Four

Folkways Records – FA 2034

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 1953, 2019
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 There's a Man Going Round Taking Names (01:44)
A2 Easy Rider (02:50)
A3 Red Bird (02:54)
A4 Line 'Em (01:14)
A5 T.B. Blues (03:42)
B1 Jim Crow (02:23)
B2 Bourgeois Blues (02:17)
B3 Army Life (01:45)
B4 Hitler Song (03:02)
[Credits]
Lead Belly (guitar/vocals)
Recorder: Moses Asch, Liner Notes: Frederic Ramsey, Jr., Cover Artwork: Don Sibley
[Notes]
This collection of songs by Lead Belly was assembled by Folkways founder Moses Asch from recordings made in the early to mid-1940s, and it focuses primarily on Lead Belly’s observations on the hate and racism that permeated America and the world during this turbulent period of history. Songs like "Jim Crow" and “Bourgeois Blues” reflect his anger at the discrimination he and others experienced as African Americans, while "Hitler" was his condemnation of Hitler and anti-Semitism. The vinyl reissue of Easy Rider includes the original liner notes and is part of Folkways Records' Vinyl Reissue Series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released on the record label. We are offering Easy Rider along with the vinyl reissues of Dave Van Ronk's Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual, and Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing as a Vinyl Bundle with Bonus Folkways Slipmat.

Folkways: The Original Vision

Songs of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly

Smithsonian Folkways – CD SF 40000

Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie: Lead Belly (00:49)
02 Pretty Boy Floyd: Woody Guthrie (03:00)
03 Do-Re-Mi: Woody Guthrie (02:31)
04 I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore: Woody Guthrie (02:45)
05 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (02:37)
06 Cotton Fields: Lead Belly (02:07)
07 Rock Island Line: Lead Belly (02:02)
08 Grand Coulee Dam: Woody Guthrie (02:10)
09 4, 5, and 9: Lead Belly (02:34)
10 Will Geer Reading Woody Guthrie: Will Geer (00:56)
11 Hard Traveling: Woody Guthrie (02:31)
12 Fannin Street: Lead Belly (03:02)
13 Philadelphia Lawyer: Woody Guthrie (02:29)
14 Hobo's Lullaby: Woody Guthrie (02:24)
15 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (02:18)
16 Gray Goose: Lead Belly (01:25)
17 Irene: Lead Belly (01:53)
18 Vigilante Man: Woody Guthrie (03:23)
19 Gallis Pole: Lead Belly (02:45)
20 This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (02:17)
21 Talking Hard Work: Woody Guthrie (03:23)
22 Midnight Special: Lead Belly (02:02)
23 In the Pines: Lead Belly (02:07)
24 Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie (02:25)
25 Car Song: Woody Guthrie (01:50)
26 We Shall Be Free: Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly (02:33)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) and Lead Belly (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Producer: Anthony Seeger, Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon, Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Denise Arnot, Photographer: Sid Grossman and Charles Peterson, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Original Vision is the milestone 1989 recordings of classic roots Americana that helped launch the nonprofit Smithsonian Folkways label. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of this historic album, Smithsonian Folkways expanded the original CD with 6 bonus tracks, enhanced packaging, and extended notes. The album now provides even more insight into the impact of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly over the last half century. 28-page illustrated booklet, 60 minutes.

Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings – SFW CD 40053

Format: CD, Album
Country: Bahamas, United States
Released: 2023
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, World, & Celtic
[Tracklist]
01 Roll Alabama Roll (The Alabama): The X Seamen's Institute (03:04)
02 Shenandoah: The X Seamen's Institute (03:31)
03 Clear the Track and Let the Bullgine Roll: Sam Eskin (01:37)
04 Greenland Whale Fisheries: Stuart Gillespie (02:16)
05 Paddy Doyle’s Boots: Alan Mills and the Shantymen (00:42)
06 The Black Ball Line: The Foc'sle Singers (01:04)
07 The Sloop John B.: The Dicey Doh Singers (02:14)
08 Tommy's Gone to Hilo: Stuart M. Frank (01:03)
09 Lord Franklin (Lady Franklin's Lament): The Gold Ring (02:17)
10 The Handsome Cabin Boy: Stuart Gillespie (02:28)
11 Rio Grande: The Foc'sle Singers (02:49)
12 Run Come See: The X Seamen’s Institute (02:46)
13 Ten Penny Bit (Swallow Tail Jig) (Instrumental): Format: CD, Album
Country: Bahamas, United States
Released: 2023
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, World, & Celtic
[Tracklist]
01 Roll Alabama Roll (The Alabama): The X Seamen’s Institute (03:04)
02 Shenandoah: The X Seamen's Institute (03:31)
03 Clear the Track and Let the Bullgine Roll: Sam Eskin (01:37)
04 Greenland Whale Fisheries: Stuart Gillespie (02:16)
05 Paddy Doyle’s Boots: Alan Mills and the Shantymen (00:42)
06 The Black Ball Line: The Foc'sle Singers (01:04)
07 The Sloop John B.: The Dicey Doh Singers (02:14)
08 Tommy's Gone to Hilo: Stuart M. Frank (01:03)
09 Lord Franklin (Lady Franklin's Lament): The Gold Ring (02:17)
10 The Handsome Cabin Boy: Stuart Gillespie (02:28)
11 Rio Grande: The Foc'sle Singers (02:49)
12 Run Come See: The X Seamen's Institute (02:46)
13 Ten Penny Bit (Swallow Tail Jig) (Instrumental): Ellen Cohn (01:33)
14 South Australia: Stan Hugill (03:10)
15 Haul Away Joe: Lead Belly (02:54)
16 Blood Red Roses: Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd and Chorus (01:39)
17 All for Me Grog: Louis Killen, Jeff and Gerrett Warner and Fud Benson (03:09)
18 Haul on the Bowline: The Foc'sle Singers (01:23)
19 Bully in the Alley: Morrigan (01:45)
20 Chesapeake Born: Tom and Mark Wisner (04:19)
21 A Hundred Years on the Eastern Shore: Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd (01:55)
22 Dredgin' is My Drudgery: Tom and Mark Wisner (02:32)
23 Liverpool Judies (Instrumental): Stuart M. Frank (01:11)
24 Santiano (Santy Anna): The X Seamen's Institute, Lou Killen and Stan Hugill (01:48)
25 Reuben Ranzo: The X Seamen's Institute (01:31)
26 The Girls Around Cape Horn: Tom Goux and Jacek Sulanowski (02:24)
27 Adieu My Lovely Nancey: Morrigan (02:25)
28 The Dreadnaught: Tom Sullivan (03:33)
29 Married to a Mermaid: Tom Goux and Jacek Sulanowski (01:36)
30 Boney: The X-Seamen's Institute (01:12)
31 Homeward Bound/The Old Slipper Shoe (Instrumental): Tom Sullivan (01:58)
32 Homeward Bound: Stuart M. Frank (02:31)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
More than just sea chanteys, maritime musical tradition encompasses an ocean of songs from people who have lived and worked on the water. Onboard are Folkways favorite singers-Dave Van Ronk and the Foc’sle Singers, Lead Belly, and Paul Clayton and many more. Classic Maritime takes you from the folk songs of Martha's Vineyard down to the Bahamas and beyond. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place. Extensive liner notes, a whopping 32 tracks, 68 minutes of music!

Asch Recordings / 1939-1945 Volume 2

Asch Recordings – ASCH AA 3

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 On a Monday: Lead Belly (02:17)
A2 Wayfaring Stranger: Burl Ives (01:16)
A3 The Bold Soldier: Burl Ives (01:30)
A4 Mama, Mama / Once I Knew an Old Lady: Alan Lomax (03:06)
A5 Old Woman and the Devil: Pete Seeger (02:36)
A6 House of the Rising Sun: Woody Guthrie (03:01)
A7 Cryderville Jail: Cisco Houston (03:24)
A8 Betty and Dupree: Brownie McGhee (04:07)
A9 Go Tell Aunt Nancy: Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax (02:43)
B1 Polly Wolly Doodle: Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax (01:34)
B2 Down in the Valley: Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax (02:34)
B3 Number 12 Train: Josh White (03:45)
B4 Born to Lose: Les Paul and Mary Ford (03:18)
B5 Johnson Boys: Frank Warner, Pete Seeger, and Bess Lomax Hawes (01:02)
B6 Down in the Valley: Ralph Page (02:55)
B7 Cowboy Waltz: Woody Guthrie (02:08)
B8 Country Dance Music: Tiny Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Siller (02:33)
B9 Bile Them Cabbage Down: Pick-Up Band (03:00)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Producer and Liner Notes: Charles Edward Smith, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This compilation of folk ballads from the Moses Asch archives samples songs from many of his favorite singers: Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Volume 2 continues on FW00AA4.

This Land is my Land: American Work Songs

Songs to Grow On Volume 3

Folkways Records - FC 7027

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1951
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (2:35)
A2 Lumberman's Alphabet: Sam Eskin (3:07)
A3 Down the Hatch: Bill Bonyun (1:26)
A4 Jerry, Go and Oil That Car: Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (2:38)
A5 The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn: Pete Seeger (1:14)
A6 Talking Columbia: Woody Guthrie (2:38)
B1 Old Blue: Cisco Houston (2:08)
B2 Dark as the Dungeon: Cisco Houston (2:38)
B3 Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies: Cisco Houston (1:37)
B4 Old Man: Lead Belly (2:33)
B5 Haul Away Joe: Lead Belly (2:28)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Cover Artwork: Irwin Rosenhouse
[Notes]
Six of the best known American folksingers — Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bill Bonyon, Sam Eskin, "Mac" McClintock, Cisco Houston and Lead Belly — come together to sing work songs, including a miner's song, a cowboy song, a lumbermen's song, a fishermen’s song and a farmer’s song.

Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40192

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 An excerpt from "Rail Dynamics": n/a (0:24)
02 Train 45: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:18)
03 Kassie Jones: Furry Lewis (2:56)
04 Jay Gould's Daughter: Pete Seeger (2:38)
05 Railroad Bill: Walt Robertson (2:08)
06 Linin' Track: Lead Belly (1:15)
07 Freight Train: Elizabeth Cotten (2:43)
08 Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill: Cisco Houston (2:30)
09 Zack, the Mormon Engineer: L. M. Hilton (2:02)
10 Lost Train Blues: Virginia Mountain Boys (2:57)
11 The FFV: Annie Watson (3:52)
12 He's Coming to Us Dead: The New Lost City Ramblers (3:15)
13 The Train That Carried My Girl from Town: Doc Watson (2:18)
14 Rock Island Line: Lead Belly (2:03)
15 Lonesome Train: Doc Watson, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston (3:31)
16 John Henry: Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:42)
17 The Wreck of the Number Nine: Rosalie Sorrels (1:36)
18 Freight Train Blues: Brownie McGhee (3:36)
19 The New Market Wreck: Mike Seeger (3:39)
20 Jerry, Go Oil That Car: Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (2:37)
21 Way Out in Idaho: Rosalie Sorrels (3:34)
22 Old John Henry Died on the Mountain: Henry Grady Terrell (1:55)
23 Casey Jones: John D. Mounce (0:20)
24 Wreck of the Old 97: Ernest V. Stoneman (2:51)
25 Midnight Special: Lead Belly (2:03)
26 Wabash Cannonball: Doc Watson (3:17)
27 Lost Train Blues: Vernon Sutphin (1:13)
28 New River Train: Iron Mountain String Band (4:26)
29 Excerpt from "Three Little Engines and 33 Cars": n/a (0:25)
[Credits]
Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Photographer: Jack Delano, Designer: Communication Visual, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
As 19th-century America expanded, so too did the "ribbons of iron" that crisscrossed the vast landscape and sparked the imagination of music-makers. Work songs, ballads recounting riveting exploits, and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam locomotive have enshrined the railroad in our musical memory. Classic Railroad Songs mines the Smithsonian Folkways archives to create this tribute to a favorite American source of inspiration. 36-page booklet. 71 minutes.

Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40196

Country: Unites States
Released: 2008
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Piano Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Dedication to Pete Johnson: Memphis Slim (3:12)
02 Early in the Morning: Booker T. Laury (3:06)
03 How Long Blues: Speckled Red (3:20)
04 Yellow Dog Blues: James P. Johnson and Katherine Handy Lewis (2:56)
05 Key to the Highway: Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim (2:54)
06 Medium Blues: Meade "Lux" Lewis (2:51)
07 Black Wolf Blues: Champion Jack Dupree (2:57)
08 Dices Blues: Big Chief Ellis (4:54)
09 Big Fat Woman: Lead Belly (1:10)
10 Harlem Parlor Blues: Sammy Price (2:51)
11 Little Drops of Water: Henry Brown & Edith Johnson (3:03)
12 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie: Little Brother Montgomery (4:08)
13 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie: Speckled Red (3:26)
14 Wish Me Well: Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon (2:14)
15 All My Money's Gone: Henry Townsend (2:53)
16 You're My Man: Victoria Spivey (4:33)
17 On My Way to See Moe Asch: Champion Jack Dupree (4:21)
18 Sweet Old Chicago: Roosevelt Sykes (2:56)
19 No Special Rider Blues: Little Brother Montgomery (3:29)
20 Hesitation Blues: James P. Johnson (3:05)
[Credits]
Executive producers: Daniel E. Sheehy and Atesh Sonneborn, Compiled: Jeff Place and Richard James Burgess, Layout and design: Communication Visual (http://www.com-vis.com )
[Notes]
Storyville nightclubs, Beale Street juke joints, gambling houses, barrelhouse bars in the lumber and turpentine camps of East Texas—these were the places African American piano bluesmen called home. Born of ragtime and hard times, the piano blues migrated with its players from the deep South to the urban North. Classic Piano Blues revisits raucous boogie-woogie and blues legends Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Champion Jack Dupree, Speckled Red, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Lead Belly, Little Brother Montgomery, Roosevelt Sykes, James P. Johnson, and more, in 20 tracks drawn from the well of the Folkways Collections. Extensive notes, 32-page booklet, 64 minutes.

Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.

Folkways Records – FA 2691

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Take This Hammer: Lead Belly (1:38)
A02 Field Call: Annie Grace Horn Dodson (1:18)
A03 Children's Call: Annie Grace Horn Dodson (0:47)
A04 Complaint Call: Enoch Brown (0:44)
A05 Water on the Wheel: Annie Dodson (0:47)
A06 Railroad, 1: Rich Amerson (1:26)
A07 Move Members Move: Rosie Hibler and Family (1:57)
A08 Go Pray Ye: Annie Dodson (2:32)
A09 The Day Is Past: Dorothy Melton (1:56)
A10 Prayer Song: Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward (2:37)
A11 King David: Rich Amerson and Earthy Anne Coleman (4:30)
B01 Rockin' Jerusalem: Fisk Jubilee Singers (2:13)
B02 Just Got Over at Last: Little Brother Montgomery (2:23)
B03 Mama's Goin' to Buy Him a Little Lap Dog: Vera Hall Ward (0:48)
B04 Brother Hawk, Brother Buzzard and Brother Rabbit: Rich Amerson (1:59)
B05 I'm Goin' Up North Satisfied: Children of East York School (1:25)
B06 Railroad, 2: Rich Amerson (1:53)
B07 Lost John: Sonny Terry (3:08)
B08 Lost John: Prison Farm Work Group (4:55)
C01 I'm Goin' to Pack Up My Things & Back Down: Mozelle Moore (3:13)
C02 Careless Love: Brownie McGhee (3:18)
C03 Let Me Go Home, Whiskey: Snooks Eaglin (2:54)
C04 You're My Man - Slick Chick Blues: Victoria Spivey (4:36)
C05 I Wonder When I'll Get to Be Called a Man: Big Bill Broonzy (2:20)
C06 Mule Ridin', Talking Blues: Big Bill Broonzy (3:43)
C07 Black Woman: Rich Amerson (4:55)
D01 Old John Booker - You Call That Gone: Gus Cannon (1:45)
D02 John Henry: Furry Lewis (4:48)
D03 Take Your Fingers Off It: Gus Cannon, Charlie Burse, and Will Shade (2:53)
D04 44 Blues: Willie Thomas and Butch Cage (4:11)
D05 Sonny's Jump: Sonny Terry's Washboard Band (3:08)
D06 Birmingham Jail: Lead Belly (2:30)
D07 I'm So Glad: Montgomery Gospel Trio (2:34)
[Credits]
Producer: Charles Edward Smith, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This 1965 recording traces the evolution of African American folk music from the South.The oral tradition of folk music in the African American community has demonstrated a perseverence through the eras of slavery and segregation while embracing and influencing American popular music through songs, lyrics and performance. 33 songs, 1.4 hours, with liner notes by producer Charles Edward Smith detailing the historical underpinnings of African American folk music and background notes on songs including lyrics.

Cowboy Songs on Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SF 40043

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Honky Tonk, Country
[Tracklist]
01 Morning Grub Holler: Harry Jackson (0:18)
02 Round-Up Cook: Harry Jackson (0:48)
03 Chisholm Trail: The Tex-i-an Boys (3:00)
04 Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (3:01)
05 Little Joe, the Wrangler: Cisco Houston (2:39)
06 Little Joe, the Wrangler's Sister Nell: Harry Jackson (3:28)
07 Utah Carl: Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (1:30)
08 Put Your Little Foot: The Tex-i-an Boys (1:25)
09 Trail to Mexico: Peter La Farge (2:27)
10 Las Chapparreras: Peter Hurd (1:21)
11 Buffalo Skinners: Woody Guthrie (3:15)
12 Zebra Dun: Ray Reed (3:51)
13 Some Cowboy Brag Talk: Harry Jackson (1:34)
14 Horse Wrangler: Roger Welsch (3:07)
15 Strawberry Roan: Harry Jackson (4:55)
16 The Tex-I-An Boys: John A. Lomax, Jr. (1:52)
17 Out on the Western Plains (Cow-Cow Yicky Yicky Yea): Lead Belly (1:33)
18 Jesse James: Woody Guthrie (3:00)
19 Home on the Range: Pete Seeger (1:51)
20 Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse Tonight: Rosalie Sorrels (2:12)
21 Springtime in the Rockies: Lead Belly (3:04)
22 Lone Star Trail: Dave Fredrickson (2:54)
23 Rodeo Hand: Peter La Farge (1:47)
24 Philadelphia Lawyer (Reno Blues): Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:31)
25 The Dying Cowboy: Cisco Houston (3:01)
26 Devil Made Texas: Hermes Nye (2:08)
[Credits]
Producer: Guy Logsdon, Designer: Joan Wolbier, Photographer: Luis Alfonso Jimenez
[Notes]
Fifteen performers sing, boast, tell stories, holler, and recite poetry on 26 tracks that portray the life and times of honest, hard-working cowboys. Features performers from many backgrounds with a wide variety of musical styles. Includes Pete Seeger's Home on the Range, Cisco Houston's Little Joe and the Wrangler, Woody Guthrie's Get Along Little Dogies, several old tales from the range, including Chisholm Tale and Jesse James, and Rosalie Sorrells's version of Gene Autry's 1943 hit There's an Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse. "Abundant evidence of the rich legacy...of real cowboys provided by their music and poetry." — Dirty Linen

Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 45080

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US Released: 2016
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Froggie Went a-Courtin’: Elizabeth Mitchell (3:49)
02 Polly Wolly Doodle: Pete Seeger, Bess Hawes, and Tom Glazer (1:51)
03 Skip to My Lou: Lead Belly (2:15)
04 I've Been Working on the Railroad: Ella Jenkins (1:27)
05 She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Family (2:44)
06 John Henry: Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry (4:08)
07 Brown Girl in the Ring: Lord Invader (1:49)
08 Old King Cole: Jean Ritchie (1:11)
09 Green Grass Grows All Around: Sam Hinton (2:25)
10 La rana (The Frog): Suni Paz (2:05)
11 I Had a Rooster: Pete Seeger (3:55)
12 Go Tell Aunt Rhody: The Ritchie Family (1:45)
13 Miss Mary Mack: Ella Jenkins (1:59)
14 Yankee Doodle: Pete Seeger (1:41)
15 Rock Island Line: Snooks Eaglin (2:06)
16 Big Rock Candy Mountain: Tom Glazer (3:10)
17 On Top of Old Smoky: Pete Seeger (2:19)
18 Crawdad Hole: Cisco Houston (2:17)
19 Oh Susannah: Pete Seeger (1:18)
20 Goober Peas: Tom Glazer (2:03)
21 Arroz con leche (Rice and Milk): Young Mexican girls (0:37)
22 Riding in My Car: Elizabeth Mitchell (2:49)
23 Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies: Cisco Houston (2:05)
24 Home on the Range: Pete Seeger (1:51)
25 Shenandoah: Alan Mills (2:45)
[Credits]
Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Production manager: Mary Monseur
[Notes]
In Classic Folk Songs for Kids, curator Jeff Place culls a cross-section of 26 classics from the Smithsonian Folkways vaults to tell an intriguing story of American signature sing-alongs. The songs' origins are as fascinating as the songs are fun: centuries-old European ballads, an American Revolutionary tune, 19th-century American folksongs, African-derived game songs, a sea chantey, a railroad jingle, camp songs, and even an opera song! And the singers themselves are a who’s who of American folk music artistry—Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Suni Paz, Tom Glazer, Lord Invader, and many more. 56 minutes, 40-page booklet with lyrics.

Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40191

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Mouse on the Hill (Froggie Went a-Courting): Warner Williams with Jay Summerour (3:44)
02 Casey Jones: K.C. Douglas (1:23)
, 03 John Hardy: Lead Belly (2:43)
04 Railroad Bill: John Jackson (3:33)
05 Stewball: Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon (3:33)
06 John Henry: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (4:04)
07 St. James Infirmary: Snooks Eaglin (2:20)
08 Staggerlee (Stackolee): John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (5:03)
09 Lost John: Convict Group, Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms (4:54)
10 Betty and Dupree: Josh White (3:45)
11 Old Riley / Here, Rattler, Here: Lead Belly (1:58)
12 The Race of the Jim Lee and Katy Adam: Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim (2:27)
13 The Titanic: Pink Anderson (2:49)
14 Frankie and Johnny: Big Bill Broonzy (2:07)
15 White House Blues: Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys (1:59)
16 Louis Collins: John Jackson (3:18)
17 Bad Lee Brown (Late One Night): Woody Guthrie (2:14)
18 Luke and Mullen: Horace Sprott (2:25)
19 Duncan and Brady: Dave Van Ronk (3:00)
20 Gallis Pole (The Maid Freed from the Gallows): Lead Belly (2:45)
21 Boll Weevil: Pink Anderson (3:04)
22 Delia's Gone: Josh White Jr. (3:45)
[Crtedits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Barry Lee Pearson, Designer: Joe Parisi, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Classic African-American Ballads is a sampling of an important, historic, and engaging slice of America's Black music heritage. The heyday of the Black ballad tradition (1890-1920) left a lasting strain of creativity and a monument to African American life of the time. Ranging from songs created from the heritage of the English ballad, to social commentary vilifying abusive white authority figures, to "blues ballads," this album reminds us of the enormity and constant evolution of African American musical tradition. 36-page booklet. 22 tracks. 67 minutes.

The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1947 - Vol. 1

Blues, Gospel, and Jazz

Asch Recordings – AA1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1966年
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 National Defense Blues: Lead Belly (3:03)
A2 Keep Your Hands Off Her: Lead Belly (2:55)
A3 Too Evil To Cry: Champion Jack Dupree (3:40)
A4 Careless Love: Josh White (3:22)
A5 Drifting Along Blues: Lonnie Johnson (2:59)
A6 Pawnshop Blues: Brownie McGhee (3:03)
B1 Lonesome Train: Sonny Terry (3:34)
B2 Precious Lord: The Gospel Keys (3:13)
B3 You've Got to Move: The Gospel Keys (2:48)
B4 Moses Smote the Waters: The Thrasher Wonders (2:02)
B5 Does Jesus Care?: Sister Ernestine Washington with Bunk Johnson's Jazz Band (2:48)
B6 Where Could I Go But To the Lord?: Sister Ernestine Washington with Bunk Johnson (2:56)
[Credits]
Producer: Samuel Charters, Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
From the Moses Asch archives comes a pair of early blues, gospel and jazz compilations. Lead Belly, celebrated albeit volatile American folk and blues singer / guitarist, graces this first volume with "Defense Blues" and "Keep Your Hands off Her," but you'll also find powerful performances in the Josh White's bluesy "Careless Love," the stacked harmony of The Thrasher Wonders and Sister Ernestine Washington’s plaintive query "Does Jesus Care?" over backing by Bunk Johnson’s Jazz Band. Volume One continues on FW00AA2.

Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40044

Series: Lead Belly Legacy
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Irene (1:54)
02 Pick A Bale Of Cotton (1:32)
03 Good Morning Blues (2:27)
04 Grey Goose (1:27)
05 In The Pines (2:10)
06 Take This Hammer (2:17)
07 On A Monday (1:49)
08 Cotton Fields (2:09)
09 Bring A Little Water Sylvie (0:52)
10 Moanin' (1:03)
11 Laura (1:44)
12 Duncan And Brady (4;09)
13 Rock Island Line (2:06)
14 Big Fat Woman (1:14)
15 New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues) (1:55)
16 Chicken Crowing For Midnight (1:07)
17 You Can't Lose Me Cholly (2:40)
18 Sally Walker (2:42)
19 Ha Ha This A Way (1:37)
20 Yellow Gal (1:19)
21 Green Corn (1:18)
22 Let It Shine On Me (3:32)
23 Meeting At The Building (1:02)
24 In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down (3:32)
25 Pigmeat (2:36)
26 Blind Lemon (1:43)
27 Bottle Up And Go (1:55)
28 Sukey Jump (1:08)
29 Old Riley (2:01)
30 4, 5, And 9 (2:37)
31 No Good Rider (2:08)
32 Shorty George (1:31)
33 Duncan And Brady (Acapella) (1:09)
34 Leaving Blues (2:21)
[Credits]
Lead Belly (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Compiler: Jeff Place, Anthony Seeger and Matt Walters, Compiler: Pete Reiniger, Recorder: Moses Asch, Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt
[Notes]
Forty years after his death, Lead Belly's songs and style have continued to influence folk, blues, and rock artists including Neil Young, William Styron, Ben Harper, Keb' Mo, Dionne Farris, and the late Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). Between 1941 and 1947 Lead Belly recorded some of his best music in Moses Asch's tiny New York studio. The only surviving Asch masters of Lead Belly are now part of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. For the first time in almost 50 years these original acetates have been carefully remastered and newly annotated. 34 tracks, including Irene, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, and Rock Island Line. Originally released as a tribute to Lead Belly after his death in 1948, this reissue includes many out-takes and previously unreleased and alternate versions. Extensive notes include Lead Belly’s own song commentary. Annotated by Jeff Place. Compiled by Jeff Place, Anthony Seeger and Kip Lornell. "The soul expressed is full-fledged and sublime." — New England Folk Almanac

If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40195

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: Mar 13, 2007
Genre: Reggae, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country Blues, Calypso
[Tracklist]
01 Wall Street Rag: Ann Charters (3:51)
02 Empty Pocket Blues: Pete Seeger (1:29)
03 Do-Re-Mi: Woody Guthrie (2:31)
04 Bill Morgan and His Gal: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:55)
05 One Meat Ball: Josh White (3:09)
06 Jim Fisk: June Lazare (2:51)
07 Gallis Pole: Lead Belly (2:44)
08 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: Joe Glazer (3:59)
09 Yankee Dollar: Lord Invader (2:28)
10 If I Had a Million Dollars: Speckled Red (4:25)
11 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out: Rolf Cahn and Eric Von Schmidt (4:46)
12 If I Lose, I Don't Care: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:57)
13 Banks of Marble: Pete Seeger (3:13)
14 The Old Arm Chair: Gale Huntington (3:36)
15 The Money Rolls In: Derek Lamb (1:18)
16 Business: Pete Seeger (2:04)
17 If You Lose Your Money: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:40)
18 Union Maid: Almanac Singers (2:08)
19 Greenback Dollar: Kilby Snow (1:45)
20 The Miller and His Sons: Horton Barker (3:12)
21 Penny's Farm: Pete Seeger (1:47)
22 Billy Grimes the Rover: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:28)
23 Ida Mae: Joe Glazer (2:20)
24 Last Gold Dollar: Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1:15)
25 Black Dog Blues: The Stoneman Family (2:10)
26 I Don't Want Your Millions Mister: Almanac Singers (2:54)
27 Pretty Boy Floyd: Woody Guthrie (3:03)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jack Manischewitz and John Herzog, Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Designer: Joe Parisi, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
As a subject, money has always generated great interest. If You Ain't Got the Do Re Mi celebrates the songs and singers whose words express the human side of money: hope or frustration, criticism or humor, desire or avowed disinterest. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways archive marks the opening of the Museum of American Finance on New York City’s Wall Street, and lets the voices of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and other folk music legends ring out their stories of rags and riches. 24-page booklet. 74 minutes.

Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40215

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Country [Tracklist}
01 Banks of the Ohio: Doc Watson and Bill Monroe (3:32)
02 Blue Mountain Lake: Pete Seeger (2:47)
03 Claude Allen: Hobart Smith (3:50)
04 Cole Younger: Dock Boggs (1:50)
05 Cowboy’s Lament (Streets of Laredo): Buck Ramsey (3:21)
06 Boll Weevil: Sam Hinton (2:12)
07 Duncan and Brady: Lead Belly (1:08)
08 Floyd Collins: Paul Clayton (3:27)
09 Frankie and Johnny: Rolf Cahn and Eric Von Schmidt (6:39)
10 John Henry: John Jackson (3:22)
11 Jesse James: Sis Cunningham, Mike Millius, and Wes Houston (3:51)
12 Billy the Kid: Woody Guthrie (2:04)
13 The Death of the Lawson Family: Glen Neaves (1:54)
14 Naomi Wise: Doug Wallin (3:06)
15 Pearl Bryan: Bruce Buckley (2:54)
16 Sam Bass: Hermes Nye (1:59)
17 Springfield Mountain: Bascom Lamar Lunsford (2:31)
18 Tom Dooley: Glen Neaves, Roscoe Russell, Ivor Melton, Warren Brown, Ted Lundy (2:11)
19 Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail: Cisco Houston (2:14)
20 Young Charlotte: Pete Seeger (4:05)
21 Wasn't That a Mighty Storm?: The Tex-i-an Boys (2:41)
22 Zebra Dun: Joan O'Bryant (2:32)
23 The Titanic: Pink Anderson (2:52)
24 The Louisville Burglar: The Iron Mountain String Band (3:09)
25 The F.F.V. (Engine 143): Annie Watson (3:56)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jeff Place, Katie Ortiz and Max Smith, Editor: Carla Borden, Designer: Joe Parisi
[Notes]
Born of the British ballad, its American offspring was the blank canvas for all type of tale, the more calami­tous or scandalous, the better. Jesse James and Billy the Kid, train wrecks and hurricanes, the Titanic and Tom Dooley, fatal lovers' quarrels and foiling the devil, all and more were normal fare, served up in a song. Classic American Balla

Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40134

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Old Jabo: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:14)
02 Mule-Ridin' Blues: Big Bill Broonzy (3:46)
03 Joggie Boogie: Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon (3:28)
04 Black Woman: Vera Hall (1:27)
05 Mercury Blues: K. C. Douglas (2:21)
06 Ran the Blues Out of My Window: Roosevelt Sykes (2:57)
07 Leaving Blues: Lead Belly (2:23)
08 One Dime Blues: Etta Baker (3:46)
09 County Farm Blues: Son House (2:11)
10 Clog Dance (Stomping Blues): Champion Jack Dupree (2:02)
11 Boll Weevil: Pink Anderson (3:06)
12 Nickel's Worth of Liver: Edith North Johnson and Henry Brown (2:43)
13 Don't Leave Me Here: Big Joe Williams (2:43)
14 Jimmy Bell: Cat Iron (2:20)
15 Candy Man: Rev. Gary Davis (2:35)
16 Beer Drinking Woman: Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon (2:32)
17 Come Go Home with Me: Lightnin' Hopkins (3:55)
18 Careless Love: Josh White (3:23)
19 I Asked Her If She Loved Me: Henry Townsend (2:55)
20 Rising Sun: Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry (2:43)
21 Pony Blues: David "Honeyboy" Edwards (3:28)
22 Vicksburg Blues: Little Brother Montgomery (4:02)
23 Vastapol: Elizabeth Cotten (2:11)
24 Drifting Along Blues: Lonnie Johnson (2:59)
25 Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go: The Chambers Brothers (2:49)
26 Don't Lie Buddy: Lead Belly and Josh White (2:20)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Barry Lee Pearson, Photographers: Marion Post Wolcott and Russell Lee, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
A living and dynamic tradition, blues is forged in hard times but powerful enough to bring on the good times. Legends such as Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee, among others formed the "blues backbone" of Folkways Records. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways collection spans half a century and features Delta, St. Louis, Southwest, and Chicago styles performed by some of the best-known figures in blues history. From boogies to ballads, full of innuendo and irony, this classic collection is a jukebox in a jewel case.

That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40021

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Road: Josh White (2:20)
02 Talking Sailor (Talking Merchant Marine): Woody Guthrie (3:03)
03 The Ballad of October 16: Almanac Singers (2:49)
04 Billy Boy: Almanac Singers (2:23)
05 Plow Under: Almanac Singers (2:27)
06 I'm Gonna Put My Name Down: Tom Glazer (3:04)
07 What are We Waiting On?: Woody Guthrie (2:09)
08 Citizen C.I.O.: The Union Boys (2:31)
09 The Sinking of the Reuben James: Woody Guthrie (3:01)
10 You Better Get Ready: The Union Boys (2:32)
11 If You Want to Do Your Part: Lead Belly (2:56)
12 Move Into Germany: The Union Boys (3:00)
13 So Long, It's Been Good to Know You: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:47)
14 The Martins and the Coys: The Union Boys (3:01)
15 Hitler Song: Lead Belly (4:34)
16 Sally Don't You Grieve: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:25)
17 Jimmy Longhi Story: Vincent "Jimmy" Longhi (6:05)
18 When the Yanks Go Marching In: Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry (2:46)
19 Round and Round Hitler's Grave: Almanac Singers (1:10)
20 Fuhrer: Josh White (3:11)
21 Miss Pavlichencko: Woody Guthrie (2:30)
22 National Defense Blues: Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Willie Smith & George Foster (3:14)
23 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life): Lead Belly (1:47)
24 Looking for a Home: Pete Seeger (3:10)
25 Now That's It's All Over (He'll Go Back to Selling Shoes): Pete Seeger (2:10)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon and Jeff Place, Recorder: Moses Asch, Mastering Engineer: David Glasser
[Notes]
Artists include Woody Guthrie, Almanac Singers, Lead Belly, Tom Glazer, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Josh White, Burl Ives, and others. Few people have heard these songs composed and sung from 1940 to 1945 by artists primarily known for their influence on American folk music after 1945. Both the protest songs and the pro-war songs are assembled for the first time in this historic compilation; they present the conflicts, the hopes, and the way songs were used to raise morale during World War II. 25 tracks, including Mr. Hitler, Talking Sailor, Ballad of October 16, and Sinking of the Reuben James. Notes include artist biographies and bibliography. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. "A great slice of history...also a great musical performance." — Daily News

Lead Belly Sings "Goodnight Irene" 1935

https://youtu.be/xn50JSI0W-E

A folklorist, John Lomax and his son Alan Lomax, with funding from the Library of Congress recorded Huddie William Ledbetter, commonly known as Lead Belly or Leadbelly. They first meet him while he was imprisoned. They were deeply impressed by his vibrant tenor voice and huge repertoire, they recorded him on portable aluminum disc recording equipment for the Library of Congress. They returned to record with new and better equipment in July of the following year (1934), all in all recording hundreds of his songs. On August 1, Lead Belly was released (again having served almost all of his minimum sentence), this time after the Lomaxes had taken a petition to Louisiana Governor Oscar K. Allen at Ledbetter's urgent request. The petition was on the other side of a recording of his signature song, "Goodnight Irene."

Kip Lornell, a Leadbelly expert, thinks this is almost certainly footage from March/April 1935, shot in Wilton, CT. --- probably at the home of friends of the Lomaxes. He wasn't sure if he'd ever seen footage from this event (Martha joining Huddie in NYC) but I have seen stills. He confirmed that, this was before he recorded for ARC, though he had previously recorded for the Library of Congress. Its also well before he recorded anything for Moe Asch, which is now Smithsonian Folkways material.

Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40197

Format:CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released:2009
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style:Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Now Chant: Mass-meeting Participants In Hattiesburg, Mississippi (0:26)
02 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (2:37)
03 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (2:18)
04 Black, Brown, And White: Big Bill Broonzy (2:42)
05 Baby, I've Been Thinking: Janis Ian (2:41)
06 Blowin' In The Wind: The New World Singers (2:28)
07 This Land Is Your Land: Steve Forbert, Jack Hardy, Jill Burkee & Mark Dann (4:39)
08 Turn, Turn, Turn: Liz Getz (3:04)
09 As Long As The Grass Will Grow: Peter La Farge (5:07)
10 Talking Pay TV: Phil Ochs (2:34)
11 Masters Of War: The Bergerfolk (4:07)
12 Waist Deep In The Big Muddy: Pete Seeger (2:57)
13 Agent Orange: Peggy Seeger (3:51)
14 Strange Fruit: Brother John Sellers (2:20)
15 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live: New Lost City Ramblers (3:34)
16 I'm Going To Write The Governor Of Georgia: Champion Jack Dupree (3:13)
17 When We Make It Through: Barbara Dane (5:25)
18 Evicted Tenant: Sis Cunningham (2:06)
19 Corrido De César Chávez: Los Perros Del Pueblo Nuevo (3:02)
20 Gone, Gone, Gone: Red Shadow (2:14)
21 Spirits Of The Revolution: Larry Estridge (5:09)
22 We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:40)
[Credits]
Compiler: Mark Gustafson, Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Photographer: Diana Davies
[Notes]
War, social injustice, personal plaints, and calls for action have long fueled musical creation and performance. In Classic Protest Songs, Mark Gustafson and Jeff Place tap the historic Smithsonian audio collections to compile 22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles to air their grievances. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Janis Ian, Big Bill Broonzy, Pete Seeger, Barbara Dane, Guy Carawan, Phil Ochs, and other marquee artists let their voices ring out with calls for peace and justice.

Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40110

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2004
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Pastures Of Plenty: Woody Guthrie (2:25)
02 We Shall Overcome: Pete Seeger (4:39)
03 Rock Island Line: Lead Belly (2:02)
04 No More Auction Block: Paul Robeson (2:09)
05 Deportees (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos): Barbara Dane (5:44)
06 John Henry: Doc Watson (3:41)
07 John Hardy: Mike Seeger (2:40)
08 Betty And Dupree: Brownie McGhee (3:58)
09 Gallis Pole: Fred Gerlach (3:43)
10 Polly Von: Paul Clayton (3:09)
11 Butcher Boy: Peggy Seeger (2:17)
12 Duncan And Brady: Dave Van Ronk (3:00)
13 Railroad Bill: Hobart Smith (2:35)
14 Wayfaring Stranger: Burl Ives (1:12)
15 Big Rock Candy Mountain: Haywire Mac (2:06)
16 Born 100,000 Years Ago: Cisco Houston (1:07)
17 Sugar Babe, It’s All Over: Mark Spoelstra (1:58)
18 Changes: Phil Ochs (4:16)
19 Black And White: Earl Robinson (2:56)
20 Most Fair Beauty Bright: Jean Ritchie (2:17)
21 Cielito Lindo: Pete Seeger (2:31)
22 Tom Dooley: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:52)
23 Freight Train: Elizabeth Cotten (2:43)
24 Down On Me: Mary Pickney And Janie Hunter (3:02)
25 This Train (Bound For Glory): Big Bill Broonzy (2:58)
[Credits]
Compiled and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Designer: Communication Visual, Photographers: Diana Davies, Galen Lawson and David Gahr, Engneer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
We often take for granted the supremacy of artists such as Doc Watson, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, and other folk music legends. Classic Folk sheds new light on the success of the urban intellectual-driven movement that made rural white and African-American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. This recording features classic performances by classic artists doing some of their classic songs during the great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s. It features some of the great performances from the vaults of Folkways Records. (Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place)