Classic African-American Ballads

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mouse on the Hill
guitar:
Warner Williams
vocals:
Warner Williams
Warner Williams3:47
2Casey Jones
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
K.C. Douglas1:27
3John Hardy
accordion:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
Lead Belly2:46
4Railroad Bill
guitar:
John Jackson (Blues guitarist & singer) (in 1997-10)
vocals:
John Jackson (Blues guitarist & singer) (in 1997-10)
John Jackson3:37
5Stewball
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1959)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1959)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1959)
Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim3:36
6John Henry
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
membranophone:
Gene Moore (early blues drummer)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee4:07
7St. James Infirmary
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin
vocals:
Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin2:23
8Staggerlee (Stackolee)
recorded in:
Washington, D.C., United States (in 1991)
guitar:
John Cephas (in 1991)
harmonica:
Phil Wiggins (in 1991)
vocals:
John Cephas (in 1991)
Cephas & Wiggins5:07
9Lost John
recording of:
Lost John (traditional bluegrass song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11520)
Convicts at the Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms4:58
10Betty and Dupree
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
Josh White3:48
11Old Riley
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947)
recording of:
Old Riley (in 1947)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:01
12The Race of the Jim Lee and Katy Adam
guitar:
Arbee Stidham
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum
organ:
Memphis Slim
vocals:
Jazz Gillum
Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim & Arbee Stidham2:31
13The Titanic
recorded in:
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (in 1960)
recording engineer:
Sam Charters (in 1960)
guitar:
Pink Anderson (in 1960)
vocals:
Pink Anderson (in 1960)
recording of:
The Titanic (aka "It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down") (in 1960)
publisher:
William & Versey Smith (in 1927)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1915 until 1916)
Pink Anderson2:52
14Frankie and Johnny
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy2:10
15White House Blues
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
bass:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player), Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player) and Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain BoysThis artist credit has open edits.This artist credit has open edits.2:02
16Louis Collins
recorded in:
Virginia, United States (in 1997)
guitar:
John Jackson (Blues guitarist & singer) (in 1997)
vocals:
John Jackson (Blues guitarist & singer) (in 1997)
John Jackson3:22
17Bad Lee Brown
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (on 1944-04-19)
Woody Guthrie2:18
18Luke and Mullen
recorded in:
Marion, Alabama, United States (in 1954)
recording engineer:
Fred Ramsey (in 1954)
vocals:
Horace Sprott (in 1954)
Horace Sprott2:28
19Duncan and Brady
guitar:
Dave Van Ronk
vocals:
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk3:04
20Gallis Pole
recording engineer:
Fred Ramsey (in 1948)
12 string guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948)
recording of:
The Gallis Pole (in 1948)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
Lead Belly2:48
21Boll Weevil
recorded in:
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (in 1961)
recording engineer:
Samuel Barclay Charters (in 1961)
guitar:
Pink Anderson (in 1961)
vocals:
Pink Anderson (in 1961)
Pink Anderson3:08
22Delia's Gone
guitar:
Josh White Jr.
vocals:
Josh White Jr.
Josh White Jr.3:45

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part of:Classic Series (Smithsonian Folkways) (number: 40191) (order: 2)