Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Vol. 1: Secular Music
Various Artists
In an attempt to break away from the caricature of black music that was popular in America during the 1950s, Harold Courlander compiled this collection as documentation of black music in Alabama in its purest form. This first volume of secular music highlights some of the different manifestations of black music during that time including the virtuosic harmonica playing of Joe Brown, the left-handed guitar playing of Willie Smith, and the popular ring games of school children.
Track Listing
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101
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Mama Don't Tear My Clothes | Joe Brown | 1:42 | |
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102
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Southern Pacific | Joe Brown | 1:23 | |
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103
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Black Woman | Rich Amerson | 5:00 | |
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104
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Kansas City Blues | Red Willie Smith | 1:46 | |
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105
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Salty Dog Blues | Red Willie Smith | 1:30 | |
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106
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I'm Goin' Up North | East York School (Ala.) | 1:27 | |
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107
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Little Sally Walker | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 1:05 | |
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108
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See See Rider | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 1:21 | |
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201
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Mama's Goin' To Buy Him a Little Lap Dog | Vera Hall | 0:47 | |
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202
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Soon As My Back's Turned | Earthy Anne Coleman | 1:35 | |
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203
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She Done Got Ugly | Willie Turner | 1:21 | |
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204
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Now Your Man Done Gone | Willie Rurner | 2:05 | |
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205
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Field Calls | Annie Grace Horn Dodson | 1:20 | |
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206
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Father's Field Call | Annie Grace Horn Dodson | 0:27 | |
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207
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Children's Call | Annie Grace Horn Dodson | 0:45 | |
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208
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Greeting Call | Annie Grace Horn Dodson | 0:48 | |
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209
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Complaint Call | Enoch Brown | 0:42 | |
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210
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Brer Rabbit and the Alligators | Rich Amerson | 3:55 |
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