Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.

This 1965 recording traces the evolution of African American folk music from the South. The oral tradition of folk music in the African American community has demonstrated a perseverance through the eras of slavery and segregation while embracing and influencing American popular music through songs, lyrics and performance.

33 songs, 1.4 hours, with liner notes by producer Charles Edward Smith detailing the historical underpinnings of African American folk music and background notes on songs including lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Take This Hammer Huddie Ledbetter	01:38
102	Field Call Annie Grace Horn Dodson	01:18
103	Children's Call Annie Grace Horn Dodson	00:47
104	Complaint Call Enoch Brown	00:44
105	Water on the Wheel Annie Dodson	00:47
106	Railroad, 1 Rich Amerson	01:26
107	Move Members Move Rosie Hibler and family	01:57
108	Go Pray Ye Annie Dodson	02:32
109	The Day Is Past Dorothy Melton	01:56
110	Prayer Song Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward	02:37
111	King David Rich Amerson and Earthy Anne Coleman	04:30
201	Rockin' Jerusalem Fisk Jubilee Singers	02:13
202	Just Got over at Last Little Brother Montgomery and Group	02:23
203	Mama's Goin' to Buy Him a Little Lap Dog Vera Hall Ward	00:48
204	Brother Hawk, Brother Buzzard and Brother Rabbit Rich Amerson	01:59
205	I’m Goin’ up North - Satisfied Children of East York School, East York, Alabama	01:25
206	Railroad, 2 Rich Amerson	01:53
207	Lost John (1) Sonny Terry	03:08
208	Lost John (2) Prisoners at the Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms, Texas	04:55
301	I'm Goin' to Pack up My Things and Back Down That Sunny Road I'm Goin' Mozelle Moore	03:13
302	Careless Love Brownie McGhee	03:18
303	Let Me Go Home, Whiskey Snooks Eaglin	02:54
304	You're My Man (Slick Chick Blues) Victoria Spivey	04:36
305	I Wonder When I'll Get to Be Called a Man Big Bill Broonzy	02:20
306	Mule Ridin', Talking Blues Big Bill Broonzy	03:43
307	Black Woman Rich Amerson	04:55
401	Old John Booker (You Call That Gone) Gus Cannon	01:45
402	John Henry Furry Lewis	04:48
403	Take Your Fingers off It Gus Cannon, Will Slade, Charlie Burse	02:53
404	44 Blues Willie Thomas and Butch Cage	04:11
405	Sonny's Jump Sonny Terry's Washboard Band	03:08
406	Birmingham Jail Huddie Ledbetter	02:30
407	I'm So Glad Montgomery Gospel Trio	02:34