Title: Music Down Home: Negro / Various Artist: Various Artists Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070269125 Genre: Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
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 perseverance 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.
Tracks: 1.1 Take This Hammer - Lead Belly 1.2 Field Call - Annie Grace Horn Dobson 1.3 Children's Call - Annie Grace Horn Dobson 1.4 Complaint Call - Enoch Brown 1.5 Water on the Wheel - Annie Grace Horn Dobson 1.6 Railroad, 1 - Rich Amerson 1.7 Move Members Move - Rosie Hibler and Family 1.8 Go Pray Ye - Annie Grace Horn Dobson 1.9 The Day Is Past - Dorothy Melton 1.10 Prayer Song - Dock Reed 1.11 King David - Rich Amerson 1.12 Rockin' Jerusalem - Fisk Jubille Singers 1.13 Just Got Over at Last - Little Brother Montgomery 1.14 Mama's Goin' to Buy Him a Little Lap Dog - Vera Hall Ward 1.15 Brother Hawk, Brother Buzzard and Brother Rabbit - Rich Amerson 1.16 I'm Goin' Up North Satisfied - Children of East York School 1.17 Railroad, 2 - Rich Amerson 1.18 Lost John - Sonny Terry 1.19 Lost John - Prison Farm Work Group 2.1 I'm Goin' to Pack Up My Things and Back Down That Sunny Road I'm Goin' - Mozelle Moore 2.2 Careless Love - Brownie McGhee 2.3 Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - Snooks Eaglin 2.4 You're My Man/Slick Chick Blues - Victoria Spivey 2.5 I Wonder When I'll Get to Be Called a Man - Big Bill Broonzy 2.6 Mule Ridin', Talking Blues - Big Bill Broonzy 2.7 Black Woman - Rich Amerson 2.8 Old John Booker/You Call That Gone - Gus Cannon 2.9 John Henry - Furry Lewis 2.10 Take Your Fingers Off It - Gus Cannon 2.11 44 Blues - Butch Cage 2.12 Sonny's Jump - Sonny Terry's Washboard Band 2.13 Birmingham Jail - Lead Belly 2.14 I'm So Glad - Montgomery Gospel Trio
