Various Artist - Washington Square Memoirs - The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970 (2001)
Artist: Various Artist
Title: Washington Square Memoirs - The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Rhino Records
Genre: Folk, Blues, Country
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, log)
Total Time: 03:50:12
Total Size: 560 Mb / 1,2 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Washington Square Memoirs - The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Rhino Records
Genre: Folk, Blues, Country
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, log)
Total Time: 03:50:12
Total Size: 560 Mb / 1,2 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
01. Woody Guthrie - Hard Travelin'
02. Sam Hinton - Old Man Atom (Talking Atomic Blues)
03. Big Bill Broonzy - Black, Brown And White
04. Jean Ritchie - Nottamun Town
05. Ed Mccurdy - Darlin' Cory
06. Josh White - One Meat Ball
07. Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes
08. Oscar Brand - I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago
09. Cisco Houston - Midnight Special
10. The Weavers - Wasn't That A Time
11. Glenn Yarbrough - Spanish Is A Loving Tongue
12. Erik Darling - Swannanoa Tunnel
13. Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee - Sportin' Life
14. Randy Sparks - South Coast
15. The Kingston Trio - Molly Dee
16. Odetta - I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain - Water Boy (Live)
17. Bud & Travis - Raspberries, Strawberries
18. Pete Seeger - The Hammer Song (Live)
19. The Journeymen - Chase The Rising Sun
20. The New Lost City Ramblers - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
21. Bob Gibson & Bob Camp - Betty And Dupree (Live)
22. Cynthia Gooding - Coplas De Amor
23. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott - San Francisco Bay Blues
24. Peggy Seeger - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
25. Hoyt Axton - Greenback Dollar
26. Carolyn Hester - Swing And Turn Jubilee
27. Barry & Barry - Another Man
CD 2:
01. The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In
02. Dave Van Ronk - He Was A Friend Of Mine
03. The Chad Mitchell Trio - Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
04. The Big Three - Nora's Dove (Dink's Song)
05. Hedy West - 500 Miles
06. Ian & Sylvia - Four Strong Winds
07. Tom Paxton - I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
08. Peter, Paul & Mary - Blowin' In The Wind
09. Bob Gibson - Fog Horn
10. Judy Henske - High Flying Bird
11. Bob Dylan - Boots Of Spanish Leather
12. Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers - You'se A Viper
13. Jesse Colin Young - Four In The Morning
14. The Holy Modal Rounders - Euphoria
15. Joan Baez - There But For Fortune
16. The Even Dozen Jug Band - Take Your Fingers Off It
17. Judy Roderick - Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
18. Martin & Neil - Tear Down The Walls
19. Bonnie Dobson - Morning Dew (Live)
20. The Modern Folk Quartet - Jordan's River
21. Koerner, Ray & Glover - What's The Matter With The Mill
22. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Cod'ine
23. Eric Von Schmidt - Joshua Gone Barbados
24. The Greenbriar Boys - Take A Whiff On Me
25. Hamilton Camp - Get Together
CD 3:
01. The Limeliters - The Wabash Cannonball (Live)
02. Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marching Anymore
03. Richard & Mimi Farina - Pack Up Your Sorrows
04. John Hammond - Drop Down Mama
05. Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - Rag Mama
06. John Denver - Bells Of Rhymney
07. Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain
08. Eric Anderson - Thirsty Boots
09. Tim Hardin - Reason To Believe
10. Richie Havens - Just Like A Woman
11. Judy Collins - Suzanne
12. Fred Neil - The Dolphins
13. Kathy & Carol - Wondrous Love
14. Tim Buckley - Once I Was
15. Tom Rush - The Circle Game
16. David Blue - These 23 Days In Sep(Tember
17. Taj Mahal - Candy Man
18. Paul Siebel - Then Came The Children
19. Loudon Wainwright III - School Days
20. Arlo Guthrie - The Motorcycle Song (Live)
This impressive three-CD, 72-song set is the best compilation of music from the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. It concentrates most heavily on the movement's apogee in the first half of the 1960s, but also touches upon its roots in mid-20th century performers like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, the Weavers, Big Bill Broonzy, and Josh White. Although its evolution into folk-rock is documented lightly, the box encompasses that as well, with cuts by the likes of Judy Collins, Tim Buckley, Tom Rush, Fred Neil, Eric Andersen, Tim Hardin, and Richard & Mimi Fariña. In between are the giants of the early-'60s folk boom, such as Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Odetta, and Ian & Sylvia. And, unlike many a folk compilation, this is open-minded enough to include material by some of the more commercially oriented folk acts that helped popularize the style on a mass level, like the Kingston Trio, the Rooftop Singers (with their number one single "Walk Right In"), the Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, and Randy Sparks. Indeed, virtually every major North American performer of the style is represented, even the hard-to-license Bob Dylan (though Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, and James Taylor are not included due to licensing restrictions). Although the cuts by major figures are well selected, there are also numerous offerings by minor but notable contributors to the form, like the Journeymen (with future Mamas & the Papas leader John Phillips), Carolyn Hester, David Blue, and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. Some of the rare or little-remembered cuts are highlights of the collection, like Sam Hinton's witty 1950 single "Old Man Atom (Talking Atomic Blues)"; Jean Ritchie's 1954 recording of "Nottamun Town"; Peggy Seeger's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (later a huge hit for Roberta Flack); Barry & Barry's "Another Man" (one of the Barrys being a pre-rock Barry McGuire); Judy Henske's seminal "High Flying Bird"; Judy Roderick's little-known 1964 electric folk-rock-blues treatment of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"; Jesse Colin Young's pre-Youngbloods solo work "Four in the Morning"; Bonnie Dobson's original version of the folk and folk-rock standard "Morning Dew"; and even a young John Denver's 1966 cover of Pete Seeger's "Bells of Rhymney." The package is enhanced by lengthy liner notes, including extensive comments by Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman.
