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Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways

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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

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Warner Williams with Jay Summerour
02:02
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102
Pink Anderson
02:26
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103
John Jackson
03:15
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104
Little Brother Montgomery
02:17
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105
Brownie McGhee
03:09
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106
Bill Williams
03:16
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107
Lead Belly
02:16
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108
Reverend Gary Davis
02:32
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109
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
03:32
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110
Peg Leg Sam
04:10
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111
Mississippi John Hurt
05:52
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112
Pink Anderson
02:03
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113
Brownie McGhee
02:49
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114
Marvin Foddrell
02:09
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115
John Jackson
03:07
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116
Warner Williams with Jay Summerour
02:05
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117
Big Bill Broonzy
01:55
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118
Bill Williams
02:05
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119
Peg Leg Sam
03:14
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120
Snooks Eaglin
02:33
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121
Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong
02:20