Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Four: Country Music & Bluegrass

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Memphis Shakedown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-08)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1934-11-08) and Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1934-11-08)
percussion:
Robert Burse (on 1934-11-08)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (Memphis Jug Band) (on 1934-11-08)
spoken vocals:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
vocals:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
Memphis Jug Band53:04
A2Dog and Gun (An Old English Ballad)
Bradley Kincaid3:26
A3Black Jack David
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1940-10-04) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1940-10-04)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1940-10-04), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1940-10-04) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1940-10-04)
recorded at:
Columbia Recording Studios (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-10-04)
recording of:
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (aka The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O / The Gypsy Laddie / Black Jack Davy / Seven Yellow Gypsies) (on 1940-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1) and Child Ballads (number: 200)
The Carter Family2:42
A4Down on the Banks of the Ohio
The Blue Sky Boys3:21
A5Adieu False Heart
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-26)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (on 1938-01-26)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1938-01-26)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1938-01-26)
The Arthur Smith Trio2:52
A6John Henry Was a Little Boy
J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers3:14
A7Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
The Monroe Brothers2:14
B1Southern Casey Jones
Jesse James2:57
B2Cold Iron Bed
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band3:08
B3Packin’ Trunk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-23)
publisher:
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:58
B4Baby Please Don’t Go
Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers3:25
B5Last Fair Deal Gone Down
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson52:43
B6Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:41
B7Mean Old World
The Heavenly Gospel Singers2:48
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