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

Various Artists

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 perseverence 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	Lead Belly	1:38
102	Field Call	Annie Grace Horn Dodson	1:18
103	Children's Call	Annie Grace Horn Dodson	0:47
104	Complaint Call	Enoch Brown	0:44
105	Water on the Wheel	Annie Dodson	0:47
106	Railroad, 1	Rich Amerson	1:26
107	Move Members Move	Rosie Hibler and Family	1:57
108	Go Pray Ye	Annie Dodson	2:32
109	The Day Is Past	Dorothy Melton	1:56
110	Prayer Song	Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward	2:37
111	King David	Rich Amerson and Earthy Anne Coleman	4:30
201	Rockin' Jerusalem	Fisk Jubilee Singers	2:13
202	Just Got Over at Last	Little Brother Montgomery	2:23
203	Mama's Goin' to Buy Him a Little Lap Dog	Vera Hall Ward	0:48
204	Brother Hawk, Brother Buzzard and Brother Rabbit	Rich Amerson	1:59
205	I'm Goin' Up North Satisfied	Children of East York School	1:25
206	Railroad, 2	Rich Amerson	1:53
207	Lost John	Sonny Terry	3:08
208	Lost John	Prison Farm Work Group	4:55
301	I'm Goin' to Pack Up My Things and Back Down That Sunny Road I'm Goin'	Mozelle Moore	3:13
302	Careless Love	Brownie McGhee	3:18
303	Let Me Go Home, Whiskey	Snooks Eaglin	2:54
304	You're My Man - Slick Chick Blues	Victoria Spivey	4:36
305	I Wonder When I'll Get to Be Called a Man	Big Bill Broonzy	2:20
306	Mule Ridin', Talking Blues	Big Bill Broonzy	3:43
307	Black Woman	Rich Amerson	4:55
401	Old John Booker - You Call That Gone	Gus Cannon	1:45
402	John Henry	Furry Lewis	4:48
403	Take Your Fingers Off It	Gus Cannon, Charlie Burse, and Will Shade	2:53
404	44 Blues	Willie Thomas and Butch Cage	4:11
405	Sonny's Jump	Sonny Terry's Washboard Band	3:08
406	Birmingham Jail	Lead Belly	2:30
407	I'm So Glad	Montgomery Gospel Trio	2:34