American Guitar
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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101
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Chisholm Trail | Ed Badeaux | 2:29 | |
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102
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Blood on the Saddle | Ed Badeaux | 2:06 | |
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103
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Blues Improvisation | Ed Badeaux | 3:15 | |
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104
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The Wreck of the Old 97 | Ed Badeaux | 2:21 | |
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105
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The Midnight Special | Ed Badeaux | 2:40 | |
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106
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Freight Train | Ed Badeaux | 3:08 | |
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107
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Left My Gal in the Mountains | Ed Badeaux | 2:49 | |
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108
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Poor Howard | Ed Badeaux | 3:08 | |
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109
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Jimmy Brown the Newsboy | Ed Badeaux | 2:31 | |
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110
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Hard Traveling | Ed Badeaux | 2:44 | |
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201
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Big Sue | Ed Badeaux | 2:03 | |
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202
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King Kong Kitchie Ki-Mi-O | Ed Badeaux | 4:26 | |
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203
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Steel Guitar Rag | Ed Badeaux | 1:52 | |
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204
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Carter Family Medley | Ed Badeaux | 2:37 | |
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205
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Jay Gould's Daughter | Ed Badeaux | 2:36 | |
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206
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Backwater Blues | Ed Badeaux | 4:46 | |
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207
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Hitler Lives | Ed Badeaux | 2:29 | |
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208
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Saga of a Guitar Picker - Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues | Ed Badeaux | 2:32 | |
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209
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Greensleeves | Ed Badeaux | 2:06 |
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