Folk Classics

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pretty Boy Floyd
Woody Guthrie3:10
2Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
The Weavers3:22
3Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Doc Watson2:16
4House of the Rising Sun
Miriam Makeba2:01
5Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Lead Belly with The Golden Gate Quartet2:38
6Nine Hundred Miles
recording of:
900 Miles
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Odetta3:31
7You Can Tell the World
Gibson & Camp3:07
8San Francisco Bay Blues
cover recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott2:12
9God Bless the Child
Leon Bibb3:52
10Banana Boat (Day-o)
producer:
Herman Diaz, Jr.
congas:
Alexander Cambrelen (on 1955-10-20) and Mario Castillo (on 1955-10-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1955-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1955-10-20)
flute:
Herbert Levy (on 1955-10-20)
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1955-10-20)
choir vocals:
Charles Colman (on 1955-10-20), J. Hamilton Grandison (on 1955-10-20), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1955-10-20), Joseph Lewis (on 1955-10-20), Lord Burgess (on 1955-10-20), Brock Peters (on 1955-10-20), Sherman Sneed (on 1955-10-20), John White (50s US vocalist) (on 1955-10-20) and Gloria Wynder (on 1955-10-20)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus (on 1955-10-20)
conductor:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-10-20)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-20)
recording of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte) (on 1955-10-20)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
version of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)
Harry Belafonte with Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus4.753:04
11Where Have All the Flowers Gone
recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
Pete Seeger2:04
12There but for Fortune
producer:
Maynard Solomon
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vanguard Recording Society, Inc. (not for release label use, for company relationships use only) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
There but for Fortune
writer:
Phil Ochs
publisher:
Appleseed Music
Joan Baez3:13
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1There's a Meetin' Here Tonight
The Limeliters2:03
2Tom Dooley
recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
Kingston Trio43:04
3Greenfields
cover recording of:
Greenfields (1956 song) (in 1960)
writer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)
The Brothers Four3:05
4Indy o Cindy
Vince Martin with The Terriers2:55
5Risin' of the Moon
The Clancy Brothers2:25
6The Unicorn
The Irish Rovers3:22
7The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
recording of:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (in 1961)
lyricist:
George David Weiss (in 1961)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
composer:
Solomon Linda
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. and Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP)
is based on:
Mbube
is based on:
Wimoweh
version of:
Wimoweh
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
The Tokens2:41
8Marianne
vocals:
Rich Dehr
recording of:
Marianne
writer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)
Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders2:23
9Green, Green
The New Christy Minstrels feat. Barry McGuire2:11
10Blowin' in the Wind
The Chad Mitchell Trio2:35
11He Was My Brother
The Travelers 32:19
12The Last Thing on My Mind
The Brandywine Singers2:34
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just Like a Woman
cover recording of:
Just Like a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
Richie Havens4:49
2Thirsty Boots
bass:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist)
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle
guitar and harmonica:
Eric Andersen (US folk singer-songwriter, the famous one)
organ:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player)
vocals:
Eric Andersen (US folk singer-songwriter, the famous one)
recording of:
Thirsty Boots
lyricist and composer:
Eric Andersen (US folk singer-songwriter, the famous one)
Eric Andersen5:13
3Universal Soldier
recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:19
4Morning Dew
Bonnie Dobson3:24
5Baby the Rain Must Fall
Glenn Yarbrough2:21
6Reno Nevada
Dick & Mimi Farina3:10
7Wanderin'
Dave Van Ronk2:54
8We'll Sing in the Sunshine
Gale Garnett2:58
9If I Were a CarpenterTim Hardin2:41
10C.C. Rider
The Youngbloods2:37
11Light My Fire
producer:
Rick Jarrard
strings arranger:
George Tipton
cover recording of:
Light My Fire (on 1968-01-06)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
recording of:
Light My Fire
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
Jose Feliciano3.353:34
12The Dolphins
Fred Neil4:03