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Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection

Various Artists
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection Twenty-six tracks from outstanding Smithsonian Folkways recordings present a panorama of American Roots music. Blues, Bluegrass, ballads, topical songs, and jazz are performed by master musicians. If you have never heard of Smithsonian Folkways or Folkways before, this collection will take you on a trip through American Music; if you have heard some already, you will still be delighted by the breadth and variety of this collection.

Track Listing

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Penitentary Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 02:56  
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Sweet Old Chicago Roosevelt Sykes 02:58
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103
Blue Moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe 02:02
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If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) Pete Seeger 02:13
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Lafayette Lucinda Williams 03:45
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Bosco Stomp Nonc Allie Young, Bessyl Duhon, and Rodney Balfa 03:04
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Better Day Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee 03:04
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Long Road to Travel Lonnie Johnson 02:22
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The Cuckoo Bird (The Coo-Coo Bird) Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley 02:35
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Pretty Saro Doug and Jack Wallin 02:32
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Freight Train Elizabeth Cotten 02:46
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Old Joe Bone The New Lost City Ramblers 02:00
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Have a Feast Here Tonight Bill Monroe and Doc Watson 02:24
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Freedom Road Josh White 02:21
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This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie 02:19
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Two Good Men (Sacco and Vanzetti) Woody Guthrie 03:49
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117
Black Girl (In the Pines) Lead Belly 02:10
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Irene (Goodnight Irene) Lead Belly 02:18
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119
Somebody's Been Fooling #1 Big Joe Williams 02:52
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Hesitation Blues Dave Van Ronk 02:34
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I'm Gonna Be an Engineer Peggy Seeger 04:31
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Delgadina Mercedez López 02:16
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123
I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor Michele Lanchester and Sweet Honey in the Rock 03:22
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124
Virgo Mary Lou Williams 02:29
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Syl-O-Gism Mary Lou Williams 03:31
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We Shall Overcome The Freedom Singers, Dorothy Cotton, and Pete Seeger 02:42