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American Guitar

produced by Ed Badeaux, fl. 1958 (Folkways Records, 1958), 53 mins

Released in 1960, American Guitar features musician and former Sing Out! editor Ed Badeaux performing popular Southern country songs. Badeaux's survey of 19 songs in eight guitar accompaniment styles—performed on a nylon-stringed classical guitar—demonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked te...

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And the tin pan bended and the story ended...

(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004), 1 hour 18 mins

For a performer who never dreamt of being a "folksinger," Dave Van Ronk left a deep mark on the entire folksong revival. His jazz-trained voice, masterful guitar technique, and sharp wit endeared him to audiences everywhere; his generosity of spirit earned him friendship with artists such as Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan,...

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1. Down South Blues, 4 mins

2. Dave speaks, 8 mins

3. You've Been a Good Old Wagon, 2 mins

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Another Side of David Roth

produced by David Roth; performed by David Roth (Wind River, 1999), 1 hour 13 mins, 20 page(s)

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Basic Jazz on Long Play

written by John Lucas, 1917-2001 (Northfield, MN: Carleton College, 1954), 103 page(s)

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Been Here and Gone

written by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., 1915-1995 (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1960), 177 page(s)

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The Best of John Fahey: 1959-1977

composed by John Fahey; performed by John Fahey (Takoma, 2002), 1 hour 19 mins, 18 page(s)

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The title of this compilation is a little misleading. Although it is indeed an anthology, and the most recent two tracks were recorded in 1977, nothing was recorded as early as 1959. In fact, nothing was recorded before the mid-'60s. If you believe the track notes, nothing was recorded before 1967, though it should be pointed out that the two tracks from The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites, given a recording date of 1967 on this CD, a... The title of this compilation is a little misleading. Although it is indeed an anthology, and the most recent two tracks were recorded in 1977, nothing was recorded as early as 1959. In fact, nothing was recorded before the mid-'60s. If you believe the track notes, nothing was recorded before 1967, though it should be pointed out that the two tracks from The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites, given a recording date of 1967 on this CD, are given a recording date of 1964 on Takoma's reissue of that very album. Anyway, although this is fine music, as a survey it's not exactly balanced, with the 15 tracks on the original LP coming from just five albums, though John Fahey had released more than a dozen LPs by the time of this collection. So it's essentially the best, as determined and selected by Fahey himself, from these albums: Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes, The Legend of Blind Joe Death, The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites, and John Fahey/Peter Lang/Leo Kottke. That is, with the addition of two pieces ("Spanish Two-Step" and a re-recording of "Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Philip XIV of Spain," originally cut for the 1963 version of Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes) that Fahey cut specifically for this best-of compilation. Rhino's two-CD Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology is a wider-spanning, lengthier chronological overview that's preferable for those wanting a fuller appreciation of his work. But what's here is good, important acoustic guitar music combining folk, blues, Americana, and unclassifiably weird originality, although it gives short shrift to some of his odder, more experimental 1960s and 1970s work (some of which, admittedly, was done for other labels than Takoma, from whose vaults all of the tracks were accessed). The 2002 CD reissue does have its nice extras: three bonus tracks (including two from the early 1970s, "America" and the 23-minute "Fare Forward Voyagers," taken from albums not sampled in the original track listing) and appreciations in the liner notes from Leo Kottke, Henry Kaiser, Peter Lang, Jim O'Rourke, and (yes!) George Winston. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide Show more Show less

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3. Poor Boy Long Ways from Home, 2 mins

4. When the Springtime Comes Again, 5 mins

5. Some Summer Day, 3 mins

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Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia

produced by Cecilia Conway and Scott Odell (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 4 mins

The sounds and social history of African American banjo playing—32 superb instrumentals and vocals, recorded between 1974 and 1997. Extensively annotated with performer's life histories, tunings, lyrics, bibliography, and discography. The banjo's gourd ancestors came to the Americas with enslaved Africans, forg...

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Blind Snooks Eaglin: That's All Right

performed by Snooks Eaglin, Jr., 1936-2009 (Bluesville, 1994), 38 mins, 13 page(s)

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Chris Cotton: I Watched the Devil Die

performed by Chris Cotton, fl. 2000, Hamilton Rott, fl. 2000, Lee Williams, Barry Bays, fl. 2000 and Adam Woodard, fl. 2010 (Yellow Dog Records, 2005), 53 mins, 12 page(s)

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1. Morgan City, Mississippi, 4 mins

3. I Watched The Devil Die, 5 mins

5. That's It, 3 mins

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Dakota Breezes

performed by Chuck Suchy (Rounder Records, 1993), 1 hour 13 mins

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