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12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly
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(Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 20 mins

Pete Seeger teaches the 12-string guitar as played by the virtuoso Lead Belly through a detailed breakdown of both the instrument itself (how to tune it, steel vs. silk strings etc.) and step-by-step explanations of Lead Belly’s songs. Here, Pete Seeger pays homage to his friend and mentor Lead Belly by teachin...

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(Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 20 mins
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An Actual Story in Sound of a Dog's Life
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produced by Tony Schwartz (Folkways Records, 1958), 24 mins
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produced by Tony Schwartz (Folkways Records, 1958), 24 mins
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Aerobics for Everyone
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(Monitor Records, 1983), 36 mins
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(Monitor Records, 1983), 36 mins
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Afro-American Music: A Demonstration Recording
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produced by Willis James (Folkways Records, 1970), 1 hour 46 mins

Willis James, former chairman of the Music Department at Spelman College, looks at how the complex musical and linguistic practices of west coast African cultures have been translated into the musical practices of African Americans. In this lecture performance, he covers spirituals, work songs, blues and jazz.

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produced by Willis James (Folkways Records, 1970), 1 hour 46 mins
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Afro-American Tales and Games
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(Folkways Records, 1980), 52 mins

A jingle of African bells, a dramatic call of "Sto--ry! Sto--rytelling ti--me! ie yie yie yie yie," and the journey begins! Linda Goss, award-winning "Traveling Storyteller," enchants children with African tales and games (and American storytelling, too). Among the characters she introduces is the lazy Jack Rabb...

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(Folkways Records, 1980), 52 mins
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A.L. Camp Plays the Banjo
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(Folkways Records, 1965), 50 mins
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All the Homespun Days: A Narrative Poem of New York State Life
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produced by Norman Studer (Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
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produced by Norman Studer (Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
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American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style
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produced by Mike Seeger, 1933-2009 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1990), 1 hour 3 mins
This recording was the first bluegrass LP ever released. The reissue now contains 16 additional tracks, a total of 43 tunes played by the immortal Snuffy Jenkins and others, including Smiley Hobbs. A banjo classic that runs 60 minutes in length. "...[A]s unspoiled as the day they were recorded..." — Rolling Sto...
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produced by Mike Seeger, 1933-2009 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1990), 1 hour 3 mins
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American Essays: Read by Houston Peterson
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written by Frederick Jackson Turner, 1861-1963 and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903 (Folkways Records, 1960), 1 hour
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