The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1967), 49 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- American Music
- Description
To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only guitar and harmonica and Richard Dyer-Bennet describes how “Two Maidens Went Milking One Day.” Also highlighting the Rev. Gary Davis, Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Dock Reese.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 49 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- American Folk
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Moses Asch, 1905-1986, Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970
- Release Date
- 1967
- Subject
- American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Sacred Music, Folk Music, General Perspectives, Música Sacra, Música Sagrada, Música Folk, Perspectivas Gerais, Perspectivas Generales, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Música Sacra, Música Sagrada, Música Folk, Perspectivas Gerais, Perspectivas Generales