Selections From Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Up John
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1965-09-05)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-09-05)
recorded at:
Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965 (1965-09-03 – 1965-09-05)
live recording of:
Get Up John (on 1965-09-05)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:41
2That Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Doc Watson2:20
3Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
McGee Brothers3:04
4Little Sadie
recording of:
Little Sadie
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 780)
Clarence Ashley2:22
5Rain & Snow
Dillard Chandler2:27
6Sugar 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 Boggs42:53
7Come Go Home With Me
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (on 1959-01-16)
recording engineer:
Samuel B. Charters (on 1959-01-16)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (on 1959-01-16)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (on 1959-01-16)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:56
8Boll 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 Anderson3:07
9Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
Lucinda Williams3:55
10Roll, Alabama, Roll (The Alabama)
X-Seamen's Institute3:03
11Haul Away Joe
Lead Belly2:53
12Gallows Pole
Fred Gerlach3:46
13We Shall Overcome
recording of:
We Shall Overcome
lyricist:
Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton (folk musician), Zilphia Horton and Pete Seeger
composer:
Charles Albert Tindley
Pete Seeger4:41