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Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1: Ballads

Catalog Data

Creator:
Smith, Harry Everett, 1923-1991  Search this
Performer:
Patton, Charley, 1891-1934  Search this
Justice, Dick, 1906-1962  Search this
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967  Search this
Jones, Coley  Search this
Reed, Belle  Search this
Reed, Bill  Search this
Kazee, Buell, 1900-1976  Search this
Parker, Chubby  Search this
Dunford, Uncle Eck, 1878-1953  Search this
Burnett, Dick  Search this
Rutherford, Leonard  Search this
Foster, Garley  Search this
Grayson, G.B.  Search this
Harrell, Kelly, 1889-1942  Search this
Crain, Edward L.  Search this
Hutchison, Frank, 1897-1945  Search this
Poole, Charlie, 1892-1931  Search this
Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981  Search this
Smith, Versey  Search this
Smith, William  Search this
Carter, Buster  Search this
Young, Preston, 1907-  Search this
Hurt, Mississippi John, 1894-1966  Search this
Nelstone's Hawaiians (Musical group)  Search this
Burnett and Rutherford (Musical group)  Search this
Carolina Tar Heels  Search this
Texas Cowboy  Search this
Virginia String Band  Search this
Carter Family (Musical group)  Search this
North Carolina Ramblers  Search this
Bently Boys  Search this
Williamson Brothers & Curry (Musical group)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
2 Phonograph records (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
Texas
United States
Dallas (Tex.)
Tennessee
United States--West
Maryland
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Memphis (Tenn.)
Mississippi
Avalon (Miss.)
United States--South
Date:
1952
Contents:
Henry Lee -- Fatal flower garden -- House carpenter -- Drunkards special -- Old lady and the devil -- The butcher's boy -- The wagoner's lad -- King kong kitchie kitchie ki-me-o -- Old shoes and leggins -- Willie Moore -- Lazy farmer boy -- Peg and awl -- Ommie Wise -- My name is John Johanna -- Bandit Cole Younger -- Charles Giteau -- John Hardy was a desperate little man -- Gonna die with my hammer in my hand -- Stackalee -- White House blues -- Frankie -- When that great ship went down -- Engine 143 -- Kassie Jones -- Down on Penny's farm -- Mississippi boweavil blues -- Got the farm land blues.
Track Information:
101 Henry Lee (Child No. 68) / Dick Justice. Guitar. 102 Fatal Flower Garden / Nelstone's Hawaiians (Musical group). Guitar. 103 House Carpenter (Child No. 243)/ Clarence Ashley. Banjo. 104 Drunkards Special (Child No. 274) / Coley Jones. Guitar. 105 The Old Lady and the Devil (Child No. 278)/ Belle Reed, Bill Reed. Guitar. 106 The Butcher Boy, The - Railroad Boy / Buell Kazee. Banjo. 107 Wagoners Lad, The - Loving Nancy / Buell Kazee. Banjo. 201 King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O / Chubby Parker. Banjo. 202 Old Shoes and Leggins / Uncle Eck Dunford. Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica,Violin,Autoharp. 203 Willie Moore / Burnett and Rutherford (Musical group), Dick Burnett, Leonard Rutherford. Banjo,Fiddle. 205 Peg and Awl / Clarence Ashley, Carolina Tar Heels, Garley Foster. Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica. 206 Omie Wise / G. B. Grayson. Fiddle. 207 My Name is John Johanna (John Johanna) / Kelly Harrell. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 301 Cole Younger / Texas Cowboy, Edward L. Crain. Guitar. 302 Charles Giteau / Kelly Harrell, Virginia String Band. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 303 John Hardy / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp. 305 Stackalee (Stagger Lee) / Frank Hutchison. Guitar,Harmonica. 306 White House Blues / North Carolina Ramblers, Charlie Poole. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 403 Kassie Jones (Casey Jones) / Furry Lewis. Guitar. 401 When That Great Ship Went Down (The Titanic) / Versey Smith, William Smith. Guitar,Tambourine (Drum). 402 Engine One-Forty-Three / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp. 404 Down on Penny's Farm / Bently Boys. Guitar,Banjo. 204 A Lazy Farmer Boy / Buster Carter, Preston Young. Guitar,Violin. 304 Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand (John Henry) / Williamson Brothers & Curry (Musical group). Guitar. 307 Frankie (Frankie and Johnny) / Mississippi John Hurt. Guitar. 405 Mississipi Boweavil Blues (Boweavil Blues)(Boll Weevil) / Charley Patton. Guitar. 406 Got the Farm Land Blues / Clarence Ashley, Carolina Tar Heels, Garley Foster. Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica.
Local Numbers:
Folkways.2951; Folkways.251 FW-ASCH-LP-02951
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Folkways 1952
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Dallas (Tex.), United States, Texas.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Old-time music  Search this
Ballads  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Murder  Search this
Maritime  Search this
Disasters  Search this
Wit and humor  Search this
Marriage  Search this
love songs  Search this
Animals  Search this
String band  Search this
Working class -- Songs and music  Search this
Crime  Search this
Outlaw songs  Search this
Topical songs  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Protest songs  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Courtship  Search this
Adunke  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
Violin  Search this
Autoharp  Search this
Violin  Search this
Tambourine (Drum)  Search this
Labor  Search this
Industrial revolution  Search this
Railroads  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-02951
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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