The Alan Lomax Collection from the American Folklife Center

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Annotation

℗ & © «2011 Odyssey Productions, Inc.»

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-20 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1John Henry
percussion [hoes] and background vocals:
unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
lead vocals:
Benny Will Richardson ("22") (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
spoken vocals:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and W.D. “Bama” Stewart (1940s prison blues)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
compilation of:
John Henry by “22” (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22') & group (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary) and John Henry (introduction) by W.D. “Bama” Stewart (1940s prison blues)
W.D. “Bama” Stewart, Benny Will Richardson & Unidentified prisoners3:49
2Nottamun Town
recording of:
Nottamun Town (Fair Nottamun Town / Nottamun Fair)
lyricist and revised by:
Barry Childs‐Helton
writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1044)
Jean Ritchie2:30
3Eilean Mo Chrìdh (Isle of My Heart)
John Carlin2:01
4Mental Pictures (Interview)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1946)
spoken vocals:
Texas Gladden and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1946)
Texas Gladden1:09
5She Moves Through the Fair
Margaret Barry3:46
6Alborada de Vigo
José Maria Rodriguez0:45
7La Partenza (The Parting)
Trallaleri of Genoa2:45
8When the Train Comes Along
Mississippi Fred McDowell, Sidney Carter & Rose Hemphill2:54
9Trials, Troubles, Tribulations
recording of:
Trials, Troubles, Tribulations
lyricist and composer:
E.C. Ball
E.C. Ball & Orna Ball2:52
10Joe Turner
recorded in:
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-28)
fife:
Ed Young
five-string banjo and four-string banjo:
Hobart Smith
vocals:
Ed Young
Ed Young & Hobart Smith3:25
11The Old Tar River
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1960-04-11), Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
John Davis & Georgia Sea Island Singers2:31
12È‐Wè È‐Wè‐Lo, Ogoun Bayamba
recorded in:
Saint Patrick (Saint Patrick Parish), Grenada (on 1962-08-07)
Emmanuel Babsy McQueen2:29
13Señorita Panchita
recorded in:
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (on 1962-08-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1962-08-17)
engineer:
Steve Rosenthal
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass:
Robert Charles (bassist, associated with Neville Marcano "The Growling Tiger") (on 1962-08-17)
cuatro:
Ralph Charles (credited for cuatro, associated with Neville Marcano "The Growling Tiger") (on 1962-08-17) and Randolph Phipps (on 1962-08-17)
fiddle:
Vivian Moses (on 1962-08-17)
flute:
Eugene Brito (on 1962-08-17) and Samuel Mira (flutist, associated with Neville Marcano "The Growling Tiger") (on 1962-08-17)
guitar:
Paul Gervais (guitarist, associated with Neville Marcano "The Growling Tiger") (on 1962-08-17)
percussion:
Emmanuel Williams (on 1962-08-17)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
John Arindell (on 1962-08-17)
lead vocals:
Neville Marcano (on 1962-08-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rounder Records Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
Neville Marcano3:07
14Jelili (Ielili)
Akbar Jaffarov & Museyib Abbasov3:57
15Just Because
John "Doodle" Thrower & Golden River Grass2:42
16Go to Sleepy Little Baby
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones0:48