Sings American Folk Songs / Hand-Clapping Gospel Songs

~ Release by Roy Acuff (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Letter Edged in Black
recording of:
The Letter Edged in Black
writer:
Bobby Atkins (bluegrass banjo player) and Ralph Hill
publisher:
Tompaul Music Co
3:10
2The House of the Rising Sun
recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
2:47
3Budded Roses
recording of:
Down Among the Budded Roses
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:11
4Put My Little Shoes Away
recording of:
Put My Little Shoes Away
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
revised by:
Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:55
5Mother Was a Lady
recording of:
Mother Was a Lady
writer:
Edward B. Marks and Joseph W. Stern
3:50
6Shut Up in the Mines
3:04
7The Great Titanic
recording of:
The Titanic (aka "It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down")
publisher:
William & Versey Smith (in 1927)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1915 until 1916)
2:34
8Birmingham Jail
recording of:
Birmingham Jail
lyricist and composer:
Tom Darby (of Darby & Tarlton) and Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton)
3:17
9Red River Valley
recording of:
Red River Valley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 756)
3:02
10Little Rosewood Casket
recording of:
Rosewood Casket
writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:43
11Give My Love to Nell
4:20
12Zeb Turney's Gal
3:05
13Somebody Touched Me
2:24
14Turn Your Radio On
2:13
15Jesus Died for Me
2:31
16Wait for the Light to Shine
1:57
17Thank God
recording of:
Thank God
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:32
18Build Me a Cabin in Glory Land
2:59
19That Glory Bound Train
1:58
20I Saw the Light
cover recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:06
21I'll Fly Away From Here
2:06
22It's All Right Now
1:53
23Traveling the Highway Home
2:39
24Glory Is Coming
2:02