Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Three: Songs

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A1The Coo Coo Bird
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-11-23)
banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
recording of:
The Cuckoo (on 1929-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413)
Clarence Ashley3.752:57
A2East Virginia
five-string banjo:
Buell Kazee (on 1927-04-20)
vocals:
Buell Kazee (on 1927-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick Recording Studio (1924-1931) in New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-20)
recording of:
East Virginia (on 1927-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3396)
Buell Kazee33:01
A3Minglewood Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-01-30)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-01-30)
guitar:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-01-30)
vocals:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
recording of:
Minglewood Blues (on 1928-01-30)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Peermusic (UK) Ltd. (BMI)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers43:44
A4I Woke Up One Morning in May
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Didier Hébert (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Didier Hébert (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
I Woke Up One Morning in May (on 1929-12-10)
Didier Hébert3:04
A5James Alley Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1927-03-11)
guitar:
Richard “Rabbit” Brown (on 1927-03-11)
vocals:
Richard “Rabbit” Brown (on 1927-03-11)
recording of:
James Alley Blues (on 1927-03-11)
writer:
Richard “Rabbit” Brown
Richard “Rabbit” Brown3:07
A6Sugar Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
five-string banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
guitar:
Hub Mahaffey (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Sugar Baby (on 1927-03-09)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5731)
Dock Boggs42:58
A7I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (on 1928-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4957)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:22
B1Mountaineer's Courtship
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-12)
guitar and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1927-05-12)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1927-05-12)
recording of:
Mountaineer’s Courtship (on 1927-05-12)
composer:
Ernest Stoneman
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Ernest and Hattie Stoneman2:44
B2The Spanish Merchant’s Daughter
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-10-31)
banjo:
Bolen Frost (on 1928-10-31)
guitar:
Uncle Eck Dunford (on 1928-10-31)
harmonica and baritone vocals:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
violin and soprano vocals:
Hattie Stoneman (on 1928-10-31)
recording of:
The Spanish Merchant's Daughter (on 1928-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
A. M. Wakefield
arranger:
Ernest Stoneman
The Stoneman Family43:18
B3Bob Lee Junior Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-19)
banjolin [banjo-mandolin]:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-19)
guitar:
Will Shade (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19)
vocals:
Jennie Clayton (on 1927-10-19)
Memphis Jug Band53:11
B4Single Girl, Married Girl
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-02)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-02)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-02)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-02)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-02)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-02)
recording of:
Single Girl, Married Girl (on 1927-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Carter Family2:47
B5La vieux soulard et sa femme
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-08-27)
accordion:
Joe Falcon (on 1928-08-27)
guitar:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1928-08-27)
vocals:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1928-08-27) and Joe Falcon (on 1928-08-27)
Cleoma Breaux, Ophy Breaux & Joe Falcon33:11
B6Rabbit Foot Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-12)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-12)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-12)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:58
B7Expressman Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-17)
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-17)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-17)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1930-05-17)
vocals:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-17)
Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell3:02
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C1Poor Boy Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-11)
slide guitar [bottleneck guitar]:
Ramblin’ Thomas (in 1928-11)
vocals:
Ramblin’ Thomas (in 1928-11)
Ramblin’ Thomas32:25
C2Feather Bed
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-09)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-09-09)
guitar:
Elijah Avery (on 1928-09-09)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-09-09)
vocals:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-09-09)
recording of:
Feather Bed (on 1928-09-09)
writer:
Gus Cannon
Cannon’s Jug Stompers33:16
C3Country Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Country Blues (on 1927-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
Dock Boggs33:00
C499 Year Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-02-19)
guitar:
Julius Daniels (on 1927-02-19)
vocals:
Julius Daniels (on 1927-02-19)
Julius Daniels3:07
C5Prison Cell Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
Prison Cell Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:48
C6See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:55
C7C’est si triste sans lui
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-04-18)
accordion:
Joe Falcon (on 1929-04-18)
fiddle:
Ophy Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
guitar:
Cléoma Breaux (on 1929-04-18)
vocals:
Joe Falcon (on 1929-04-18)
Cleoma Breaux, Ophy Breaux & Joe Falcon3:02
D1Way Down the Old Plank Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-04-14)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
guitar:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1926-04-14)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
recording of:
Way Down the Old Plank Road (on 1926-04-14)
Uncle Dave Macon3:02
D2Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-25)
banjitar [banjo-guitar]:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1928-07-25)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1928-07-25) and Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1928-07-25)
recording of:
Buddy Better Get On Down the Line (on 1928-07-25)
writer:
Jane Bowers and Dave Guard
Uncle Dave Macon3:15
D3Spike Driver Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
recording of:
Spike Driver Blues (on 1928-12-28)
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
publisher:
Adage Songs, Winwood Music and Wynwood Music Company Inc
Mississippi John Hurt3:17
D4K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04) and Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band42:34
D5Train on the Island
recorded in:
Bristol, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-08-01)
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
banjo:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
fiddle:
Norman Edmonds (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s) (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Train on the Island (on 1927-08-01)
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
J.P. Nestor3:01
D6The Lone Star Trail
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-04-14)
guitar:
Ken Maynard (on 1930-04-14)
vocals:
Ken Maynard (on 1930-04-14)
Ken Maynard3:15
D7Fishing Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar, solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
guitar and pan flute [quills]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Fishing Blues (on 1928-06-13)
writer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17692)
Henry Thomas52:47

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part of:Anthology of American Folk Music (1952) (number: 3) (order: 3)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000870771 [info]
Wikidata:Q111452989 [info]