A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings

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Tracklist

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1Bonaparte's Retreat
recorded in:
Salyersville, Kentucky, United States (on 1937-10-26)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1937-10-26) and Elizabeth Lomax (wife of Alan Lomax) (on 1937-10-26)
fiddle:
W.M. Stepp (on 1937-10-26)
recording of:
Bonaparte's Retreat (on 1937-10-26)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
W.M. Stepp1:51
2Rock Island Line
recorded in:
Gould, Arkansas, United States (on 1934-10-02)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1934-10-02)
lead vocals:
Kelly Pace (on 1934-10-02)
vocals:
Napoleon Cooper (on 1934-10-02), L.T. Edwards (on 1934-10-02), Willie Hubbard (on 1934-10-02), Willie Lee Jones (on 1934-10-02), Albert Pate (on 1934-10-02), Charlie Porter (on 1934-10-02) and Luther Williams (Mississippi prison singer) (on 1934-10-02)
Kelly Pace1:49
3Pretty Polly
recorded in:
Virginia, United States (in 1941-08)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1941-08) and Elizabeth Lomax (wife of Alan Lomax) (in 1941-08)
guitar:
E.C. Ball (in 1941-08)
vocals:
E.C. Ball (in 1941-08)
recording of:
Pretty Polly (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
E.C. Ball2:20
4Pullin' the Skiff
recorded in:
Drew, Mississippi, United States (on 1940-10-24)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1940-10-24)
vocals:
Ora Dell Graham (on 1940-10-24)
Ora Dell Graham1:07
5Shortenin' Bread
recorded in:
Drew, Mississippi, United States (on 1940-10-24)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1940-10-24)
vocals:
Ora Dell Graham (on 1940-10-24)
Ora Dell Graham0:54
6Sea Lion Woman
recorded in:
Byhalia, Mississippi, United States (on 1939-05-13)
recording engineer:
Herbert Halpert (on 1939-05-13)
vocals:
Christine Shipp (on 1939-05-13) and Katherine Shipp (on 1939-05-13)
recording of:
Sea Lion Woman
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Christine & Katherine Shipp1:11
7Soldier's Joy
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1942-07-15)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-15)
banjolin:
James Kelly (Mandolin player worked in Nashville Washboard Band) (on 1942-07-15)
guitar:
Frank Dalton (on 1942-07-15)
washboard:
Theopolis Stokes (on 1942-07-15)
washtub bass:
Thomas James Carroll (on 1942-07-15)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1942-07-15)
recording of:
Soldier's Joy (on 1942-07-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Nashville Washboard Band2:10
8Another Man Done Gone
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1940-10-31)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1940-10-31)
vocals:
Vera Hall (on 1940-10-31)
recording of:
Another Man Done Gone (on 1940-10-31)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Vera Hall, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist), John A. Lomax and Ruby Pickens Tartt
Vera Hall1:27
9Northfield
recorded in:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States (on 1942-08-22)
recording engineer:
George Pullen Jackson (on 1942-08-22) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-08-22)
vocals:
Paine Denson (on 1942-08-22)
Paine Denson1:11
10When I Lay My Burden Down
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-19)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-19)
harmonica:
Turner Junior Johnson (gospel & blues singer) (on 1942-07-19)
vocals:
Turner Junior Johnson (gospel & blues singer) (on 1942-07-19)
Turner Junior Johnson3:28
11Grub Springs
fiddle:
W.E. Claunch (on 1939-05-10)
guitar:
Christine Haygood (on 1939-05-10)
vocals:
W.E. Claunch (on 1939-05-10)
W.E. Claunch1:18
12Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-25)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-25)
vocals:
Bozie Sturdevant (on 1942-07-25)
Bozie Sturdevant4:11
13Iron Merrimac
recorded in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1942-10-03)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-10-03)
vocals:
Learned Hand (on 1942-10-03)
recording of:
The Iron Merrimac (on 1942-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Learned Hand1:46
14Creek Lullaby
recorded in:
Lawrence, Kansas, United States (in 1943)
recording engineer:
Willard Rhodes (in 1943)
vocals:
Margaret (Native American folk singer from the mid 1930s.) (in 1943)
recording of:
Creek Lullaby (in 1943)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Margaret0:54
15Coal Creek March
recorded in:
Hamilton, Ohio, United States (on 1938-03-29)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1938-03-29) and Elizabeth Lomax (wife of Alan Lomax) (on 1938-03-29)
five-string banjo:
Pete Steele (banjo player) (on 1938-03-29)
recording of:
Coal Creek March (American instrumental folk song) (on 1938-03-29)
Pete Steele1:31
16Worried Life Blues
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-20)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-20)
guitar:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards (on 1942-07-20)
vocals:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards (on 1942-07-20)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1942-07-20)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
David “Honeyboy” Edwards2:58
17One Morning in May
recorded in:
Salem, Virginia, United States (in 1941-08, in 1941-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1941-08, in 1941-09) and Elizabeth Lomax (wife of Alan Lomax) (in 1941-09)
vocals:
Texas Gladden (in 1941)
Texas Gladden3:19
18Blood-Strained Banders
recorded in:
Virginia, United States (on 1936-06-13)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1936-06-13) and Harold Spivacke (on 1936-06-13)
five-string banjo:
Jimmie Strothers (on 1936-06-13)
vocals:
Jimmie Strothers (on 1936-06-13)
Jimmie Strothers1:23
19Goodbye, Old Paint
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1942-05-03)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1942-05-03)
fiddle:
Jess Morris (on 1942-05-03)
vocals:
Jess Morris (on 1942-05-03)
Jess Morris4:30
20Lead Me to the Rock
recorded in:
Mississippi, United States (on 1936-04-16)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1936-04-16)
vocals:
Wash Dennis (on 1936-04-16) and Charlie Sims (on 1936-04-16)
Wash Dennis & Charlie Sims2:44
21Glory in the Meetinghouse
recorded in:
Hazard, Kentucky, United States (on 1937-10-18)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1937-10-18) and Elizabeth Lomax (wife of Alan Lomax) (on 1937-10-18)
fiddle:
Luther Strong (on 1937-10-18)
Luther Strong1:44
22The Avondale Mine Disaster
recorded in:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1946-02-01)
recording engineer:
George Korson (on 1946-02-01)
vocals:
John J. Quinn (on 1946-02-01)
John J. Quinn4:10
23Roll on the Ground
recorded in:
Gulfport, Mississippi, United States (on 1939-06-11)
recording engineer:
Herbert Halpert (on 1939-06-11)
banjo:
Thaddeus C. Willingham, Jr. (on 1939-06-11)
vocals:
Thaddeus C. Willingham, Jr. (on 1939-06-11)
Thaddeus C. Willingham, Jr.3:19
24Diamond Joe
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1937-03-08)
vocals:
Big Charlie Butler (on 1937-03-08)
recorded at:
Parchman in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (on 1937-03-08)
Big Charlie Butler2:14
25Lost John
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-24)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1938-12-24)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1938-12-24)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (on 1938-12-24)
Sonny Terry4:41
26Sept ans sur mer
recorded in:
New Iberia, Louisiana, United States (in 1934-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1934-06) and John A. Lomax (in 1934-06)
vocals:
Elita Hoffpauir (in 1934-06), Ella Hoffpauir (in 1934-06) and Mary Hoffpauir (in 1934-06)
Elita, Mary & Ella Hoffpauir2:51
27East Texas Rag
recorded in:
Brazoria, Texas, United States (on 1939-04-16)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1939-04-16)
guitar:
Smith Casey (on 1939-04-16)
Smith Casey2:11
28Old Joe Clark
recorded in:
Galax, Virginia, United States (in 1939-01)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1939-01) and Pete Seeger (in 1939-01)
five-string banjo:
Wade Ward (old-time music banjo player and fiddler) (in 1939-01)
Wade Ward0:52
29The Gypsy Davy
recorded in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1941-01-04)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-01-04)
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1941-01-04)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1941-01-04)
recording of:
Gypsy Davy (arr. Woody Guthrie) (on 1941-01-04)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
version of:
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (aka The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O / The Gypsy Laddie / Black Jack Davy / Seven Yellow Gypsies)
Woody Guthrie2:40
30Kiowa Story of the Flute
recorded in:
Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States (in 1941)
recording engineer:
Willard Rhodes (in 1941)
flute:
Belo Cozad (in 1941)
vocals:
Belo Cozad (in 1941)
Belo Cozad3:59