Album US 1959 on Folkways Records label
Blues, Folk, World and (Country Blues, Delta Blues, Folk)
Tracklisting appears in several forms on sleeve, booklet and labels. Variations include: A5: Four Nights Drunk B1: Camp Town Races B3: Good Night Irene / Goodnight, Irene B6: The Devil And The Farmer B7: When I Came Unto This Land With 4 page booklet with lyrics, credits and commentary
Pete Seeger voc, bj, 1919-2014 US vocals, artwork by, cover, guitar, 12-string, banjo, 5-string, album by | |
Ed Badeaux , other, commentary | |
W. C. Handy voc, g, tr, 1873-1958 US lyrics by, music by | |
The Weavers , 1948-1952 US lyrics by, extra verse | |
Stephen Foster , 1826-1864 US lyrics by, music by | |
Lee Hays voc, 1914-1981 US written by, as learned from | |
Oscar Brand voc, g, *1920 US translated by, english words |
Ronald Clyne design, cover design |
David Gahr photography by |
Moses Asch producer, uncredited |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | John Brown's Body | Pete Seeger | |||
2 | The Girl I Left Gehind Me | Pete Seeger | |||
3 | Oh, Mary Don't You Weep | Pete Seeger | |||
4 | St. Louis Blues | Pete Seeger | W. C. Handy | ||
5 | My Good Man | Pete Seeger | The Weavers | ||
6 | Clementine | Pete Seeger | |||
7 | Dink's Song | Pete Seeger | |||
8 | New River Train | Pete Seeger | |||
9 | Swanee River | Pete Seeger | Stephen Foster | ||
10 | Camptown Races | Pete Seeger | Stephen Foster | ||
11 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | Pete Seeger | |||
12 | Goodnight Irene | Pete Seeger | Leadbelly | ||
13 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | Pete Seeger | |||
14 | Wimoweh | Pete Seeger | Solomon Linda | ||
15 | The Farmer's Curst Wife | Pete Seeger | Lee Hays | ||
16 | When I First Came To This Land | Pete Seeger |
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