John A. Lomax, Jr. Sings American Folksongs

Singing unaccompanied, John A. Lomax Jr., the son of John Avery Lomax, the pioneering musicologist and folklorist, performs an eclectic collection of American folk songs, some pre-dating the Civil War. He learned the country lullaby “All the Baby Chickens in the Garden,” on his father’s knee, and the blues holler, “I’m All Out and Down,” from Lead Belly after the iconic folk and blues musician had left the Angola penitentiary. Also included are work songs, a children’s ballad, courting song, play-party song, and more.

There is a personal story behind every track. Lomax Jr. understood the historical importance of a song, and was keen to save aspects of American life from oblivion. Thus the lives of the cotton picker, the cowboy, and the buffalo skinner live on in this 1956 recording.

Track Listing

101	The Texian Boys	John Lomax, Jr.	01:54
102	I'm All Out and Down	John Lomax, Jr.	02:24
103	The Midnight Special	John Lomax, Jr.	03:13
104	All the Baby Chickens in the Garden	John Lomax, Jr.	02:52
105	The Cocaine Song	John Lomax, Jr.	02:01
106	The Factory Girl	John Lomax, Jr.	01:32
107	St. James Infirmary	John Lomax, Jr.	02:43
108	Git Along, Little Dogies	John Lomax, Jr.	03:23
109	Tee Roo (Farmer's Curst Wife)	John Lomax, Jr.	02:20
201	Long John	John Lomax, Jr.	02:29
202	The Tin Maker Man	John Lomax, Jr.	00:27
203	The Buffalo Skinners	John Lomax, Jr.	03:38
204	Louisiana Girls	John Lomax, Jr.	01:39
205	Hay Making Song	John Lomax, Jr.	01:33
206	Long Time Ago	John Lomax, Jr.	01:37
207	John Henry	John Lomax, Jr.	04:27
208	Rye Whiskey (Jack of Diamonds)	John Lomax, Jr.	02:18
209	Pick a Bale of Cotton	John Lomax, Jr.	01:30
210	The Gal I Left Behind	John Lomax, Jr.	01:34
211	Good Bye Old Paint	John Lomax, Jr.	02:07