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American Guitar

Ed Badeaux
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Released in 1960, American Guitar features musician and former Sing Out! editor Ed Badeaux performing popular Southern country songs. Badeaux's survey of 19 songs in eight guitar accompaniment styles—performed on a nylon-stringed classical guitar—demonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked techniques. 19 tracks, 53 minutes, with liner notes including song descriptions, photos, and guitar accompaniment tablature.

Track Listing

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Chisholm Trail Ed Badeaux 2:29
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102
Blood on the Saddle Ed Badeaux 2:06
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103
Blues Improvisation Ed Badeaux 3:15
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104
The Wreck of the Old 97 Ed Badeaux 2:21
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105
The Midnight Special Ed Badeaux 2:40
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106
Freight Train Ed Badeaux 3:08
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107
Left My Gal in the Mountains Ed Badeaux 2:49
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108
Poor Howard Ed Badeaux 3:08
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109
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Ed Badeaux 2:31
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110
Hard Traveling Ed Badeaux 2:44
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201
Big Sue Ed Badeaux 2:03
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202
King Kong Kitchie Ki-Mi-O Ed Badeaux 4:26
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203
Steel Guitar Rag Ed Badeaux 1:52
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204
Carter Family Medley Ed Badeaux 2:37
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205
Jay Gould's Daughter Ed Badeaux 2:36
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206
Backwater Blues Ed Badeaux 4:46
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207
Hitler Lives Ed Badeaux 2:29
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208
Saga of a Guitar Picker - Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues Ed Badeaux 2:32
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209
Greensleeves Ed Badeaux 2:06

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW03534, FG 3534

Year(s) Released

1958

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

American Folk

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Guitar; Vocals

Credit(s)

Ed Badeaux - Producer, Artist
 Bob Sloan - Designer
 David Gahr - Photographer (Cover)
 David Stone Martin - Cover Artwork
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