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Classic Sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists
Classic Sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian Folkways From street parades to nightclubs, from church houses to dance halls, music is key to New Orleans' uniqueness. Drawn from the Smithsonian Folkways repository of classic New Orleans sounds, this collection treats us to the city's many musical veins, including jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, spirituals, and more. The Eureka Brass Band, Lonnie Johnson, Snooks Eaglin, Billie and De De Pierce, the first commercial recordings of Mardi Gras Indians, Champion Jack Dupree, Baby Dodds and other signature artists remind us why this musical city is admired around the world. 26 tracks, 73 minutes, 32-page booklet.

Track Listing

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Just a Little While to Stay Here Eureka Brass Band 03:56
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102
Shine - Hambone Shoeshine boy 01:02
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103
Tiger Rag Freddie L. Small 01:42
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104
Blackberries! Dora Bliggen 00:18
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105
Red White and Blue Got the Golden Band Mardi Gras Indians 05:07
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Times Done Changed Sister Dora Alexander 01:24
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107
Dark Was the Night Rev. Lewis Jackson and Charlotte Rucell 00:52
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108
Back to the Time Choir of Pilgrim Baptist Church 02:14
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109
We Shall Walk through the Streets of the City (Dirge) Doc Paulin 04:00
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110
We Shall Walk through the Streets of the City (March) Doc Paulin 03:01
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111
Bucket's Got a Hole in It Punch Miller with Samuel B. Charters 02:14
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112
Spooky Drums #1 Baby Dodds 02:21
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113
Milenberg Joys Emile Barnes 03:04
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114
Clarinet Marmalade The Six and Seven-Eighths String Band of New Orleans 02:06
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115
High Society Snooks Eaglin 01:33
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116
Careless Love Lonnie Johnson 03:51
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117
Lonesome Road Billie and De De Pierce with Emile Barnes 05:38
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118
Corrine, Corrina Kid Clayton 04:19
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119
Saint James Infirmary Snooks Eaglin 02:20
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120
Take Your Big Leg Off Me / Easy Rider / Mama Don't 'Low No Music Playing Here H.J. Boiusseau 02:00
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121
Rattlesnake Boogie Champion Jack Dupree 03:00
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122
Please Don’t Talk about Me When I’m Gone Roosevelt Sykes 02:28
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123
Jimmy's Blues Kid Clayton 05:02
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C. C. Rider Lonnie Johnson 02:27
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125
Shake It and Break It Emile Barnes and Lawrence Tocca with Billie Pierce 03:41
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Lord, Lord, Lord Eureka Brass Band 03:08