American Guitar: 19 Songs in 8 Folk Styles

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

101	Chisholm Trail Ed Badeaux	02:29
102	Blood on the Saddle Ed Badeaux	02:06
103	Blues Improvisation Ed Badeaux	03:15
104	The Wreck of the Old 97 Ed Badeaux	02:21
105	The Midnight Special Ed Badeaux	02:40
106	Freight Train Ed Badeaux	03:08
107	Left My Gal in the Mountains Ed Badeaux	02:49
108	Poor Howard Ed Badeaux	03:08
109	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Ed Badeaux	02:31
110	Hard Traveling Ed Badeaux	02:44
201	Big Sue Ed Badeaux	02:03
202	King Kong Kitchie Ki-Mi-O Ed Badeaux	04:26
203	Steel Guitar Rag Ed Badeaux	01:52
204	Carter Family Medley Ed Badeaux	02:37
205	Jay Gould's Daughter Ed Badeaux	02:36
206	Backwater Blues Ed Badeaux	04:46
207	Hitler Lives Ed Badeaux	02:29
208	Saga of a Guitar Picker (Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues) Ed Badeaux	02:32
209	Greensleeves Ed Badeaux	02:06