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Diverse Classic African American Songsters SFW40211 CD
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FormatAudio CD
Ordering NumberSFW40211
Barcode093074021125
labelSmithsonian Folkways
Release date8/15/2014
salesrank7249

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      Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways ventures beyond the blues to show the true breadth of African American secular song. Drawing 21 classic tracks - including five previously unreleased -from the deep well of Smithsonian Folkways’ archives, this connoisseur collection spotlights songs from ragtime, country, Tin Pan Alley, pre-blues songs, blues hybrids, and old-timey string band. Marquee-name artists Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, Lead Belly, Peg Leg Sam, Mississippi John Hurt, John Cephas, and more set the record straight that there has long been much more to the African American secular song tradition than just the blues. 60 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive notes and photos.

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      CD 1
      • 1.Warner Williams and Jay SummerBring it On Down to My House02:05
      • 2.Pink AndersonGreasy Greens (Talking Blues)02:29
      • 3.John JacksonNobody's Business (If I Do)03:18
      • 4.Little Brother MontgomeryAlabama Bound02:20
      • 5.Brownie McGheePallet on the Floor03:12
      • 6.Bill WilliamsChickens Don't Roost Too High 03:20
      • 7.Lead BellyMy Hula Love02:20
      • 8.Reverend Gary DavisCandy Man02:35
      • 9.Cephas and WigginsGoing Down the Road Feeling Bad03:36
      • 10.Peg Leg SamFroggy Went-a-Courting 04:13
      • 11.Mississippi John HurtMonday Morning Blues05:56
      • 12.Pink AndersonThe Boys of Your Uncle Sam02:07
      • 13.Brownie McGheeRaise a Ruckus Tonight02:53
      • 14.Marvin FoddrellReno Factory02:12
      • 15.John JacksonDon't Let Your deal Go Down03:11
      • 16.Warner Williams and Jay SummerHoneysuckle Rose02:09
      • 17.Big Bill BroonzyBill Bailey01:58
      • 18.Bill WilliamsWhen the Roses Bloom Again02:09
      • 19.Peg Leg SamStraighten Up and Fly Right 03:19
      • 20.Snooks EaglinCareless Love02:36
      • 21.Martin, Bogan and ArmstrongThey Cut Down the Old Pine Tree 02:19
      • Total:01:00:17