Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways

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.

Track Listing

101	Bring it On Down to My House	Warner Williams with Jay Summerour	02:02
102	Talking Blues	Pink Anderson	02:26
103	Nobody’s Business (If I Do)	John Jackson	03:15
104	Alabama Bound	Little Brother Montgomery	02:17
105	Pallet on the Floor	Brownie McGhee	03:09
106	Chicken You Can’t Roost Too High For Me	Bill Williams	03:16
107	My Hula Love	Lead Belly	02:16
108	Candy Man	Reverend Gary Davis	02:32
109	Going Down the Road Feeling Bad	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins	03:32
110	Froggy Went-a-Courting	Peg Leg Sam	04:10
111	Monday Morning Blues	Mississippi John Hurt	05:52
112	The Boys of Your Uncle Sam	Pink Anderson	02:03
113	Raise a Ruckus Tonight	Brownie McGhee	02:49
114	Reno Factory	Marvin Foddrell	02:09
115	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	John Jackson	03:07
116	Honeysuckle Rose	Warner Williams with Jay Summerour	02:05
117	Bill Bailey	Big Bill Broonzy	01:55
118	When the Roses Bloom Again	Bill Williams	02:05
119	Straighten Up and Fly Right	Peg Leg Sam	03:14
120	Careless Love	Snooks Eaglin	02:33
121	They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree	Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong	02:20