Glory -- Poor Lazarus -- It was sad when that great ship went down -- 900 miles -- Cindy -- Don't lie buddy -- Mule skinner blues -- Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet -- Alabama bound -- Round the bay of Mexico -- Tom Dooley -- Devilish Mary -- Midnight Special -- Sportin life blues -- Crawdad song -- Raise a rukus.
This land. Pastures of plenty --(My daddy flies a) Ship in the sky --Deportees (Plane wreck at Los Gatos) --Grand Coulee Dam --Sinking of the Reuben James --Curly headed babies. Curly headed baby --Ladies Auxiliary --Taking it easy --Hard, ain't it hard --Big men. Jesus Christ --Buffalo skinners -- Pretty Boy Floyd --Philadelphia lawyer --Lone wolves. Old lone wolf --Talking fishing blues --Ranger's command --Do re mi --Going down the road (I ain't going to be treated this way).
Track Information:
101 Pastures of Plenty / Guitar.
102 Ship in the Sky / Guitar.
103 Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) / Guitar.
104 Grand Coulee Dam / Guitar.
105 The Sinking of the Rueben James / Guitar.
106 Curly Headed Baby / Guitar.
107 Taking it Easy / Guitar.
108 Ladies Auxilary / Guitar.
109 Hard, Ain't it Hard / Guitar.
201 Jesus Christ / Guitar.
202 Buffalo Skinners / Guitar.
203 Pretty Boy Floyd / Guitar.
204 Philadelphia Lawyer (Reno Blues) / Guitar.
205 Old Lone Wolf / Guitar.
206 Talking Fishing Blues / Guitar.
207 Ranger's Command / Guitar.
208 Do Re Mi / Guitar.
209 Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road (Dusty Old Dust) / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0263
Vanguard.9089
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard 1961
General:
Notes: Folk songs and ballads with guitar accompaniment. Program notes by Houston on container.
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Access by appointment only. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at rinzlerarchives@si.edu or (202) 633-7322 for additional information.
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Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Reels: Green corn (Acc. by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston). Yellow gal (Leadbelly and his 12 string guitar). You can't lose me Cholly. Laura (with concertina) -- Blues: Good morning blues. Leaving blues. Big fat woman (Leadbelly acc. himself at the piano).
Track Information:
101 Green Corn / Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
102 Yellow Gal / Lead Belly. Guitar.
103 You Can't Lose Me, Cholly / Lead Belly. Guitar.
104 Laura / Lead Belly. Concertina.
201 Good Morning Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar.
202 Leaving Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar.
203 Big Fat Woman / Lead Belly. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0031
Folkways.804
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York : Folkways, 1950.
Participant or Performer Note:
Performed by Lead Belly on vocals and guitar, with Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston [and others?].
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in New York, New York, United States.
General:
Folkways Records: Fol. 4 (804--805). Issued also as one 10 in.(?) 33 1/3 rpm. LP record: Foll 4
The music on each side is divided into program by genres. Side one is subtitled "reels and blues" ; side two is subtitled "work songs and spirituals".
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Face in the crowd (Brownie McGhee) --Keep your hands off her (Leadbelly) --Hush somebody is calling you (Big Bill Broonzy) --Fan it (Lightnin' Hopkins) --Beautiful City (Sonny Terry) --Let it be me (Arbee Stidham) --Stewball (Leadbelly-Houston-Guthrie) --How long blues (Memphis Slim) --Dirty Mistreater (Sonny Terry) --Big wide world (Brownie McGhee) --Come back baby (Jack Dupree) --I wonder why (Arbee Stidham).
Track Information:
101 Face in the Crowd / Brownie McGhee. Guitar.
102 Hush Somebody's Calling Me / Bill Broonzy. Guitar.
103 Keep Your Hands Off Her / Lead Belly. Guitar.
104 Fan It / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
105 Oh, What a Beautiful City (Twelve Gates to the City) / Sonny Terry. Harmonica.
106 Let it Be Me / Arbee Stidham. Organ (Musical instrument).
201 Stewball / Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
202 How Long Blues / Memphis Slim. Piano.
203 Dirty Mistreater / Sonny Terry. Harmonica.
204 Big Wide World / Brownie McGhee. Guitar.
205 Come Back Baby / Champion Jack Dupree. Piano.
206 I Wonder Why / Arbee Stidham. Organ (Musical instrument).
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1175
Aravel.1004
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Aravel 1963
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Alabama bound -- Devilish Mary -- Round the bay of Mexico -- Tom Dooley -- The Midnight Special -- Sportin' life blues -- Raise a rukus tonight -- The crawdad song.
Track Information:
101 Round the Bay of Mexico / Bob Carey, Erik Darling, Roger Sprung.
Chisholm Trail -- Billy the Kid -- Whoopie ti yi yo -- Philadelphia lawyer -- Ride around little dogies -- Gambling man -- Red River Valley -- Jesse James.
Mule skinner blues --Git along little dogies --Erie Canal -- Hobo's lullaby --East Virginia blues --Travel on --Pie in the sky --Mysteries of a hobo's life --Soup song --Beans, bacon and gravy --Tramp, tramp, tramp --Cryderville jail --I ain't got no home.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-3176
Le Chant du Monde.52480
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Paris, France Le Chant du Monde
General:
Folk and blues songs; Cisco Houston, accompanying himself on the guitar.
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11. End of the Line 12. Pastures of Plenty 13. Grand Coulee Dam 14. Talking Columbia 15. Oregon Trail 16. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry) 17. Dying Miner 18. Waiting at the Gate 19. Rambling Round 20. New Found Land 21. Talking Columbia 22. Pastures of Plenty
5. Better World A-Comin' (Woody, Cisco) 6. Grassy Grass Grass 7. Grassy Grass Grass 8. Washy Wash Wash 9. Washy Wash Wash 10. Little Sack of Sugar 11. I Want My Milk (I Want it Now) 12. Choo Choo 13. Swimmy Swim Swim 14. I'll Eat You, I'll Drink You 15. I Want My Milk (I Want it Now) 16. Ship in the Sky (with Cisco Houston)
Track Information:
101 Better World A-Comin' / Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
102 Grassy Grass Grass / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
104 Washy Wash Wash / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
106 Little Sack of Sugar / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
107 I Want My Milk (I Want it Now) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
23. Rubber Dolly (Woody and Cisco) 24. 21 Years (Woody and Cisco) 25. Harmonica Solo (Sonny, Woody, Cisco) 1. Jesse James 2. Sinking of the Reuben James 3. Harmonica Piece (Woody, Cisco) 4. When That Great Ship Went Down/ What Did the Deep Sea Say (Woody, Cisco)
19. Down in the Valley- Cisco Houston 20. Red River Valley- Cisco Houston 21. John Henry- Cisco Houstton 1. Strawberry Roan- Cisco Houston 2. Golden Vanity (fragment)- Woody and Cisco 3. Little Joe, the Wrangler- Cisco Houston
Track Information:
101 Down in the Valley (Birmingham Jail) / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
102 Red River Valley / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
103 John Henry / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
104 Strawberry Roan / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
105 Golden Vanity, The (fragment) (Child No. 286)/ Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
106 Little Joe, the Wrangler / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0149
General:
CDR copy
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Jean Ritchie--Shady grive; Cisco Houston--900 miles--Andrew Rowan Summers--Shenandoah--Lead Belly-Meeting at the building; Richard Dyer-Bennet--I go no more a-roving; Jean Ritchie--Pretty Polly; Wagoner's lad; Karen James--Molly Malone; Pete Seeger--Wayfaring stranger; Peggy Seeger-When I first came to town; Frank Warner--Haul away Joe; Doc Watson--Wabash cannonball--unk--Roll in my sweet baby's arms; Peggy Seeger--unk; Cisco Houston--Drill, you tarriers drill; Richard dyer-Bennet--Four Marys; Jean Ritchie--Barbara Allen; Elizabeth Cotten--Babe it ain't no lie
Track Information:
101 Shady Grove / Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
106 Pretty Polly / Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
119 Barbara Allen (Child No. 84)/ Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
102 900 Miles / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
117 Drill, Ye Tarriers Drill / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
103 Shenandoah / Andrew Rowan Summers. Guitar.
105 I Go No More A-Roving / Richard Dyer-Bennet. Guitar.
118 The Four Marys / Richard Dyer-Bennet. Guitar.
104 Meeting at the Building / Lead Belly. Guitar.
107 Wagoner's Lad / Guitar.
108 Molly Malone / Karen James. Guitar.
110 The Wayfaring Stranger / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
111 When I First Came to Town / Peggy Seeger. Banjo.
112 Haul Away Joe / Frank Warner. Guitar.
113 Wabash Cannonball / Doc Watson. Guitar.
114 Unknown / Doc Watson. Guitar.
115 Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms / Doc Watson. Guitar.
116 Unknown / Peggy Seeger. Banjo.
120 Babe It Ain't No Lie / Elizabeth Cotten. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0153
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
General:
CDR copy
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