VA - Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways (2006)
Artist: VA
Title: Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 40191
Genre: Folk, Country, World
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 67:58
Total Size: 155 / 309 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Smithsonian Folkways – SFW 40191
Genre: Folk, Country, World
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 67:58
Total Size: 155 / 309 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Warner Williams - Mouse on the Hill (3:47)
02. K.C. Douglas - Casey Jones (1:27)
03. Leadbelly - John Hardy (2:46)
04. John Jackson - Railroad Bill (3:37)
05. Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon - Stewball (3:36)
06. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - John Henry (4:07)
07. Snooks Eaglin - St. James Infirmary (2:23)
08. John Cephas & Phil Wiggins - Staggerlee (Stackolee) (5:07)
09. Convicts at the Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms - Lost John (4:58)
10. John White - Betty And Dupree (3:48)
11. Leadbelly - Old Riley (2:01)
12. Jazz Gillium, Memphish Slim , and Arbee Stidham - The Race of the Jim Lee and Katy Adam (2:31)
13. Pink Anderson - The Titanic (2:52)
14. Big Bill Broonzy - Frankie And Johnny (2:10)
15. Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys - White House Blues (2:02)
16. John Jackson - Louis Collins (3:22)
17. Woody Guthrie - Bad Lee Brown (2:18)
18. Hoarce Sprott - Luke and Mullen (2:28)
19. Dave Van Ronk - Duncan and Brady (3:04)
20. Leadbelly - Gallis Pole (2:48)
21. Pink Anderson - Boll Weevil (3:08)
22. Josh White Jr. - Delia's Gone (3:45)
Classic African-American Ballads is a sampling of an important, historic, and engaging slice of America's Black music heritage. The heyday of the Black ballad tradition (1890-1920) left a lasting strain of creativity and a monument to African American life of the time. Ranging from songs created from the heritage of the English ballad, to social commentary vilifying abusive white authority figures, to "blues ballads," this album reminds us of the enormity and constant evolution of African American musical tradition. 36-page booklet.