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Blues by Jazz Gillum Singing and Playing His Harmonica: With Arbee Stidham and Memphis Slim
(Folkways Records, 1961), 33 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 33 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Blues by Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1995), 39 mins
Sykes’s powerful music tells of life and living through a voice full of emotion, which richly contrasts with his insistent, driving piano. Booklet includes updated notes, lyrics, discography, and bibliography. 14 tracks, including Sweet Old Chicago, 44 Blues, and Memphis Slim Rock. "A seasoned bluesman and a s...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1995), 39 mins
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Sykes’s powerful music tells of life and living through a voice full of emotion, which richly contrasts with his insistent, driving piano. Booklet includes updated notes, lyrics, discography, and bibliography. 14 tracks, including Sweet Old Chicago, 44 Blues, and Memphis Slim Rock. "A seasoned bluesman and a showman whose magic fingers work the ivories like pistons pumping in a freshly oiled engine." — The Chariho Times
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
produced by Studs Terkel, 1912-2008 (Folkways Records, 1959), 45 mins
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produced by Studs Terkel, 1912-2008 (Folkways Records, 1959), 45 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Studs Terkel, 1912-2008
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Folkways Records
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The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music
produced by Robert Santelli, fl. 1992, Jeff Place, fl. 1993-2006 and Pete Reiniger, fl. 1956 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 2 mins
Powerful new interpretations of Southern musical traditions, recorded live in October, 1997, at the Barns of Wolf Trap. These contemporary versions of songs that either appeared on the Grammy-Award winning Anthology of American Folk Music or are associated with its compiler, Harry Smith (tracks 9 and 19), are a w...
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produced by Robert Santelli, fl. 1992, Jeff Place, fl. 1993-2006 and Pete Reiniger, fl. 1956 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 2 mins
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Powerful new interpretations of Southern musical traditions, recorded live in October, 1997, at the Barns of Wolf Trap. These contemporary versions of songs that either appeared on the Grammy-Award winning Anthology of American Folk Music or are associated with its compiler, Harry Smith (tracks 9 and 19), are a wild mix of styles from "gangsta folk" to gospel, blues, Cajun, country rock, jug band, and more. A stellar group of musicians pays tri...
Powerful new interpretations of Southern musical traditions, recorded live in October, 1997, at the Barns of Wolf Trap. These contemporary versions of songs that either appeared on the Grammy-Award winning Anthology of American Folk Music or are associated with its compiler, Harry Smith (tracks 9 and 19), are a wild mix of styles from "gangsta folk" to gospel, blues, Cajun, country rock, jug band, and more. A stellar group of musicians pays tribute to the past and dramatically demonstrates the enduring vitality of America’s traditional music. Extensive notes, discographies, and photographs. Produced by Pete Reiniger, Jeff Place and Bob Santelli, and annotated by Jeff Place and Bob Santelli.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Robert Santelli, fl. 1992, Jeff Place, fl. 1993-2006, Pete Reiniger, fl. 1956
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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J.D. Short and Son House: Blues from the Mississippi Delta
produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1963), 36 mins
This album presents the distinctive blues born from the hardships of life—especially African-American life—in northern Mississippi. In addition to their music, this collection includes the men's speech: J. D. Short, who died shortly after this recording was made, contributes his memories about Charlie Patton,...
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produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1963), 36 mins
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This album presents the distinctive blues born from the hardships of life—especially African-American life—in northern Mississippi. In addition to their music, this collection includes the men's speech: J. D. Short, who died shortly after this recording was made, contributes his memories about Charlie Patton, and Son House presents a description of "the key of minor."
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
produced by John Junkerman (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 2 hours 11 mins
This two-hour, 36 track, musical journey down the Mississippi from the headwaters to the delta captures the power and diversity of American music in the late 20th century. The music, recorded between 1995 and 1997 in small towns and large cities along the river, reflects centuries of interaction and experimentati...
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produced by John Junkerman (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 2 hours 11 mins
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This two-hour, 36 track, musical journey down the Mississippi from the headwaters to the delta captures the power and diversity of American music in the late 20th century. The music, recorded between 1995 and 1997 in small towns and large cities along the river, reflects centuries of interaction and experimentation along America’s great waterway. 48-page booklet.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
John Junkerman
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Music from the South, Vol. 6: Elder Songsters, 1
(Folkways Records, 1956), 36 mins
Of Elder Songsters 1 & 2, Frederic Ramsey, Jr. writes, "The mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers [have] kept the music alive and burning in the home. There are ways of singing hymns and other songs that are peculiar to the family unit, and to [the] everyday environment... It is this everyday environ...
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(Folkways Records, 1956), 36 mins
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Of Elder Songsters 1 & 2, Frederic Ramsey, Jr. writes, "The mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers [have] kept the music alive and burning in the home. There are ways of singing hymns and other songs that are peculiar to the family unit, and to [the] everyday environment... It is this everyday environment...that we have sought to capture in these two volumes."
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Music of New Orleans, Vol. 1: Music of the Streets: Music of Mardi Gras
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 36 mins
This fascinating collection of music from the streets of New Orleans was recorded between 1954 and 1958, and includes an inspiring variety of material, from vegetable peddlers' street cries to the musical saw and brass bands, from a shoeshine boy's hambone to Sister Dora Alexander's impassioned "Russia, Let God's...
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 36 mins
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This fascinating collection of music from the streets of New Orleans was recorded between 1954 and 1958, and includes an inspiring variety of material, from vegetable peddlers' street cries to the musical saw and brass bands, from a shoeshine boy's hambone to Sister Dora Alexander's impassioned "Russia, Let God's Moon Alone," written the day after Russia launched a satellite.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Music of New Orleans, Vol. 3: Music of the Dance Halls
produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1958), 47 mins
Following a rich history of dance band music in the Big Easy, the musicians featured on this album retain the vitality of their forebears. As scholar Samuel B. Charters writes, "[this] is music that is close to the heart of New Orleans."
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produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1958), 47 mins
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Following a rich history of dance band music in the Big Easy, the musicians featured on this album retain the vitality of their forebears. As scholar Samuel B. Charters writes, "[this] is music that is close to the heart of New Orleans."
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Sonny Terry's New Sound: Jawharp in Blues and Folk Music: With Brownie McGhee and J. C. Burris
produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1961), 48 mins
Best known for his blues harmonica recordings, Sonny Terry joins friends Brownie McGhee and J.C. Burris to explore the range of the jawharp (also known as Jew’s harp or mouth harp) in blues and American folk music. According to producer Charles Edward Smith, Terry’s vocal responses to the sounds of the jawhar...
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produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1961), 48 mins
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Best known for his blues harmonica recordings, Sonny Terry joins friends Brownie McGhee and J.C. Burris to explore the range of the jawharp (also known as Jew’s harp or mouth harp) in blues and American folk music. According to producer Charles Edward Smith, Terry’s vocal responses to the sounds of the jawharp, one of the world’s oldest musical instruments, recall traditional African and African-American call-and-response patterns, which i...
Best known for his blues harmonica recordings, Sonny Terry joins friends Brownie McGhee and J.C. Burris to explore the range of the jawharp (also known as Jew’s harp or mouth harp) in blues and American folk music. According to producer Charles Edward Smith, Terry’s vocal responses to the sounds of the jawharp, one of the world’s oldest musical instruments, recall traditional African and African-American call-and-response patterns, which influenced the blues music of Terry’s generation. 13 tracks, 45 minutes, with liner notes which include the history of the jawharp, Sonny Terry's musical background, and song descriptions.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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