Classic Sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists

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.

This is the 19th release in the Smithsonian Folkways Classic series. Click here to learn more about this enjoyable introduction to the diverse repertoire of American music.

FREE DOWNLOADS
Please enjoy a free download of "We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City" in both dirge and march styles, each performed by Doc Paulin and his group.

We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City - Dirge	MP3	FLAC
We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City - March	MP3	FLAC

Track Listing

101	Just A Little While To Stay Here	Eureka Brass Band	3:56
102	Shine - Hambone	Shoeshine boy	1:02
103	Tiger Rag	Freddie L. Small	1:42
104	Blackberries!	Dora Bliggen	0:18
105	Red White And Blue Got the Golden Band	Mardi Gras Indians	5:07
106	Times Done Changed	Sister Dora Alexander	1:24
107	Dark Was The Night	Rev. Lewis Jackson and Charlotte Rucell	0:52
108	Back To The Time	Choir of Pilgrim Baptist Church	2:14
109	We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City - Dirge	Doc Paulin	4:00
110	We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City - March	Doc Paulin	3:01
111	Bucket's Got A Hole in It	Punch Miller with Samuel B. Charters	2:14
112	Spooky Drums #1	Baby Dodds	2:21
113	Milenberg Joys	Emile Barnes	3:04
114	Clarinet Marmalade	The Six and Seven-Eighths String Band of New Orleans	2:06
115	High Society	Snooks Eaglin	1:33
116	Careless Love	Lonnie Johnson	3:51
117	Lonesome Road	Billie and De De Pierce with Emile Barnes	5:38
118	Corrine, Corrina	Kid Clayton	4:19
119	Saint James Infirmary	Snooks Eaglin	2:20
120	Take Your Big Leg Off Me / Easy Rider / Mama Don't 'Low No Music Playing Here	H.J. Boiusseau	2:00
121	Rattlesnake Boogie	Champion Jack Dupree	3:00
122	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone	Roosevelt Sykes	2:28
123	Jimmy's Blues	Kid Clayton	5:02
124	C. C. Rider	Lonnie Johnson	2:27
125	Shake It and Break It	Emile Barnes and Lawrence Tocca with Billie Pierce	3:41
126	Lord, Lord, Lord	Eureka Brass Band	3:08