Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970

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Annotation

ISBN: 0-7379-0180-2

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-17 03:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hard Travelin’
guitar:
Cisco Houston (in 1947)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1947)
recording of:
Hard Travelin’ (in 1947)
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:30
2Old Man Atom (Talking Atomic Blues)
guitar:
Sam Hinton
vocals:
Sam Hinton
Sam Hinton3:11
3Black, Brown and White
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
recording of:
Black, Brown and White
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
Big Bill Broonzy3:04
4Nottamun Town
guitar:
Jean Ritchie
vocals:
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie2:32
5Darlin’ Cory
banjo:
Erik Darling
guitar:
Ed McCurdy (folk singer, songwriter)
vocals:
Ed McCurdy (folk singer, songwriter)
recording of:
Darling Corey
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
Ed McCurdy2:48
6One Meat Ball
double bass [bass]:
Al Hall
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Sam Gary
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
recording of:
One Meatball
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Lou Singer (pianist)
Josh White3:42
7Little Boxes
guitar:
Malvina Reynolds
vocals:
Malvina Reynolds
recording of:
Little Boxes
lyricist and composer:
Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
Schroder Music Company
Malvina Reynolds1:37
8I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago
guitar:
Oscar Brand
vocals:
Oscar Brand
Oscar Brand2:40
9Midnight Special
guitar:
Cisco Houston (in 1957)
vocals:
Cisco Houston (in 1957)
recording of:
Midnight Special (in 1957)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Cisco Houston2:25
10Wasn’t That a Time
banjo:
Pete Seeger
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert (US folk singer), Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman and Pete Seeger
The Weavers2:14
11Spanish Is a Loving Tongue
guitar:
Fred Hellerman and Glenn Yarbrough
harmonica:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough3:14
12Swannanoa Tunnel
banjo:
Erik Darling
vocals:
Erik Darling
Erik Darling2:52
13Sportin’ Life
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
vocals:
Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:22
14South Coast
guitar:
Randy Sparks
vocals:
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks2:58
15Molly Dee
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
banjo:
Dave Guard
congas [conga] and tenor guitar:
Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio)
double bass [bass]:
David "Buck" Wheat
guitar:
Bob Shane
vocals:
Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio) and Bob Shane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1959)
recording of:
Molly Dee
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
The Kingston Trio1:46
16I’ve Been Driving on Bald Mountain / Water Boy (live)
guitar:
Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes)
vocals:
Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes)
Odetta6:58
17Raspberries, Strawberries
bass:
Charles Gonzalez
guitar:
Bud Dashiell and Travis Edmonson
vocals:
Bud Dashiell and Travis Edmonson
live recording of:
Raspberries, Strawberries
lyricist and composer:
Will Holt
translated version of:
Les Fraises et les framboises
recording of:
Raspberries, Strawberries
lyricist and composer:
Will Holt
translated version of:
Les Fraises et les framboises
Bud & Travis3:07
18The Hammer Song (live)
banjo:
Pete Seeger
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert (US folk singer), Fred Hellerman, Lee Hayes and Pete Seeger
live recording of:
If I Had a Hammer
writer:
Lee Hays (in 1949) and Pete Seeger (in 1949)
publisher:
M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
Pete Seeger2:17
19Chase the Rising Sun
banjo:
Dick Weissman
guitar:
Scott McKenzie and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
vocals:
Scott McKenzie, John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Dick Weissman
The Journeymen2:15
20Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Tom Paley
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
The New Lost City Ramblers2:40
21Betty and Dupree (live)
12 string guitar:
Bob Gibson (folk singer)
bass:
Herb Brown (Bass player, folk musician)
guitar:
Bob Camp
vocals:
Bob Camp and Bob Gibson (folk singer)
Bob Gibson & Bob Camp4:20
22Coplas de amor
guitar:
Cynthia Gooding and Sandalio Jibaro
vocals:
Cynthia Gooding
Cynthia Gooding3:00
23San Francisco Bay Blues
guitar:
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Herald
vocals:
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
cover recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott1:58
24The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
guitar:
Peggy Seeger
vocals:
Peggy Seeger
recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Peggy Seeger2:36
25Greenback Dollar
guitar:
Hoyt Axton
vocals:
Hoyt Axton
recording of:
Greenback Dollar
writer:
Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey
Hoyt Axton3:17
26Swing and Turn Jubilee
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee)
fiddle:
Bruce Langhorn
guitar:
Carolyn Hester (singer-songwriter)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan
vocals:
Carolyn Hester (singer-songwriter)
Carolyn Hester2:19
27Another Man
12 string guitar:
Art Podell
bass:
Jimmy Bond
guitar:
Barry Kane and Barry McGuire
vocals:
Barry Kane and Barry McGuire
Barry & Barry1:47
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Credits

Release

art direction:Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
Maria Villar (art director, graphic designer)
design/illustration:Maria Villar (art director, graphic designer)
liner notes:Barry Alfonso
Cary Ginell
Jac Holzman
Ted Myers (works with Rhino Reocrds)
associate producer:Cary Ginell
executive producer:Jac Holzman
producer:Ted Myers (works with Rhino Reocrds)
remastering:Bob Fisher (producer, recording artist & mastering engineer)
compiler:Ted Myers (works with Rhino Reocrds)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6836469 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005JG9A [info]