Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists

Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways ventures beyond the blues to show the true breadth of African American secular song. Drawing 21 classic tracks - including five previously unreleased -from the deep well of Smithsonian Folkways’ archives, this connoisseur collection spotlights songs from ragtime, country, Tin Pan Alley, pre-blues songs, blues hybrids, and old-timey string band. Marquee-name artists Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, Lead Belly, Peg Leg Sam, Mississippi John Hurt, John Cephas, and more set the record straight that there has long been much more to the African American secular song tradition than just the blues. 60 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive notes and photos.

This is the 23rd release in the Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series. Click here to learn more about this enjoyable introduction to the diverse repertoire of American music.

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Track Listing

101	Bring it On Down to My House	Warner Williams with Jay Summerour	2:02
102	Talking Blues	Pink Anderson	2:26
103	Nobody’s Business (If I Do)	John Jackson	3:15
104	Alabama Bound	Little Brother Montgomery	2:17
105	Pallet on the Floor	Brownie McGhee	3:09
106	Chicken You Can’t Roost Too High For Me	Bill Williams	3:16
107	My Hula Love	Lead Belly	2:16
108	Candy Man	Reverend Gary Davis	2:32
109	Going Down the Road Feeling Bad	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins	3:32
110	Froggy Went-a-Courting	Peg Leg Sam	4:10
111	Monday Morning Blues	Mississippi John Hurt	5:52
112	The Boys of Your Uncle Sam	Pink Anderson	2:03
113	Raise a Ruckus Tonight	Brownie McGhee	2:49
114	Reno Factory	Marvin Foddrell	2:09
115	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	John Jackson	3:07
116	Honeysuckle Rose	Warner Williams with Jay Summerour	2:05
117	Bill Bailey	Big Bill Broonzy	1:55
118	When the Roses Bloom Again	Bill Williams	2:05
119	Straighten Up and Fly Right	Peg Leg Sam	3:14
120	Careless Love	Snooks Eaglin	2:33
121	They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree	Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong	2:20