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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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produced by Ed Badeaux, fl. 1958 (Folkways Records, 1958), 53 mins
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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 stylesperformed on a nylon-stringed classical guitardemonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked techniques. 19 tracks, 53 minutes, with liner notes including song descriptions, photos, and guitar accompaniment tablature.
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 stylesperformed on a nylon-stringed classical guitardemonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked techniques. 19 tracks, 53 minutes, with liner notes including song descriptions, photos, and guitar accompaniment tablature.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Ed Badeaux, fl. 1958
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Paredon Records, 1977), 42 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Paredon Records
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produced by Edward A. Kahn, fl. 1958 (Folkways Records, 1958), 38 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Edward A. Kahn, fl. 1958
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers
(Folkways Records, 1966), 40 mins
Released in 1966, two years after the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, when civil rights activists concentrated their energy on registering black voters in the South, this album explicitly addresses the political situation of the time. Its songs—including a version of Malvina Reynolds' "It Isn't Nice"—call for positiv...
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(Folkways Records, 1966), 40 mins
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Released in 1966, two years after the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, when civil rights activists concentrated their energy on registering black voters in the South, this album explicitly addresses the political situation of the time. Its songs—including a version of Malvina Reynolds' "It Isn't Nice"—call for positive change.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Barbara Dane Sings the Blues
produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1964), 39 mins
Singer, activist, and founder of Paredon Records (now also under the stewardship of Smithsonian Folkways), Barbara Dane was born in 1929 and was still going strong last time we spoke with her. This album was released in 1964, and includes original songs, as well as material by Tampa Red, Willie Dixon, and Ma Rain...
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produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1964), 39 mins
Description
Singer, activist, and founder of Paredon Records (now also under the stewardship of Smithsonian Folkways), Barbara Dane was born in 1929 and was still going strong last time we spoke with her. This album was released in 1964, and includes original songs, as well as material by Tampa Red, Willie Dixon, and Ma Rainey.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Irwin Silber, 1925-2010
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Bay State Ballads
produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995 (Folkways Records, 1956), 31 mins
Singer and avid folksong collector Paul Clayton presents a selection of Massachusetts ballads from land and sea. From songs discovered in whaling journals to broadside ballads from the late 18th century, the material on this album addresses a wide range of topics. Kenny Goldstein's excellent liner notes augment t...
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produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995 (Folkways Records, 1956), 31 mins
Description
Singer and avid folksong collector Paul Clayton presents a selection of Massachusetts ballads from land and sea. From songs discovered in whaling journals to broadside ballads from the late 18th century, the material on this album addresses a wide range of topics. Kenny Goldstein's excellent liner notes augment this collection.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Bill McAdoo Sings, Volume II
(Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
This second volume of McAdoo's strong social commentary presents topical songs about the civil rights movement and the Cuban revolution, as well as songs about his childhood and love.
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
Description
This second volume of McAdoo's strong social commentary presents topical songs about the civil rights movement and the Cuban revolution, as well as songs about his childhood and love.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Bill McAdoo Sings with Guitar
(Folkways Records, 1960), 35 mins
Recorded when he was 23, this album features traditional and original songs that deal with love, loss and, most strikingly, the American civil rights movement. McAdoo wrote "I'm Going to Walk and Talk For my Freedom" in honor of anti-segregation demonstrators, and "I Don't Want No Jim Crow Coffee" in response to...
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(Folkways Records, 1960), 35 mins
Description
Recorded when he was 23, this album features traditional and original songs that deal with love, loss and, most strikingly, the American civil rights movement. McAdoo wrote "I'm Going to Walk and Talk For my Freedom" in honor of anti-segregation demonstrators, and "I Don't Want No Jim Crow Coffee" in response to the Woolworth lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1
produced by Sis Cunningham, 1909-2004 (Folkways Records, 1963), 47 mins
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produced by Sis Cunningham, 1909-2004 (Folkways Records, 1963), 47 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Sis Cunningham, 1909-2004
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 2
produced by Sis Cunningham, 1909-2004 (Folkways Records, 1963), 41 mins
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produced by Sis Cunningham, 1909-2004 (Folkways Records, 1963), 41 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Sis Cunningham, 1909-2004
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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