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The Asch Recordings 1939-1945, Vol. 2, Pt. 2

Various Artists
The Asch Recordings 1939-1945, Vol. 2, Pt. 2

To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only guitar and harmonica and Richard Dyer-Bennet describes how “Two Maidens Went Milking One Day.” Also highlighting the Rev. Gary Davis, Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Dock Reese.

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Track Listing

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101
Richard Dyer-Bennet
02:17
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102
Andrew Rowan Summers
02:57
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103
John Jacob Niles
03:00
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104
Cratis Williams
03:22
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105
Texas Gladden
01:40
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106
Hobart Smith
02:40
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107
Texas Gladden, Hobart Smith
02:53
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108
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
02:32
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109
George Edwards
03:00
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110
Dock Reese
04:59
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201
Hobart Smith
02:01
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202
Champion Jack Dupree
02:04
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203
Sonny Terry
02:06
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204
Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston
02:42
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205
Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry
03:37
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206
Rev. Gary Davis
05:30
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207
Baby Dodds
01:57