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 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	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	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	01:25
206	Railroad, 2	Rich Amerson	01:53
207	Lost John	Sonny Terry	03:08
208	Lost John	Prison Farm Work Group	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, Charlie Burse, and Will Shade	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	Lead Belly	02:30
407	I'm So Glad	Montgomery Gospel Trio	02:34