Get on Board: Negro Folksongs by the Folkmasters

(Folkways Records, 1952), 23 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: This album by harmonica player Sonny Terry and guitarist Brownie McGhee, with Coyal McMahan on maracas features traditional blues songs, spirituals, and originals by the three singer-instrumentalists. Each musician has his own distinctive style, and together they create a sound that is simultaneously melancholy and joyful.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 23 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Blues
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 1952
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Bluegrass Music, United States and Canada, Bluegrass, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Bluegrass, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá