BARCODE: 0610583442120 TITLE: DonMclean: American Troubadour by DonMcLean (C...BARCODE: 0610583442120 TITLE: Don Mclean: American Troubadour by Don McLean (CD Oct-2012 2 Discs Time) ARTIST: DON Mclean FORMAT: CD GENRE: Folk RECORD LABEL: TIMEmore
2014 23rd installment of the award-winning Classic series. Classic African Ame...2014 23rd installment of the award-winning Classic series. Classic African American Songsters traces the complicated yet rich history of the songster featuring celebrated artists like Big Bill Broonzy Brownie McGhee Lead Belly Peg Leg Sam Mississippi...more
Yearning for those sentimental vaudeville ditties from the good old days ? Son...Yearning for those sentimental vaudeville ditties from the good old days ? Song-and-dance man Don Meehan belts out jubilant ragtime tunes from the early 20th century including one of Irving Berlin s first hits Take a Little Tip from Father. It s big...more
American folklorist Harold Courlander compiled this series (Negro FolkMusic o...American folklorist Harold Courlander compiled this series (Negro Folk Music of Alabama) from the recordings he made in rural Alabama in 1950. The album is an attempt to counter the stereotypes of black music that were popular in America during the...more
An American singer-songwriter musician and poet Rod McKuen was one of the best...An American singer-songwriter musician and poet Rod McKuen was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. McKuen released a wide range of recordings which included popular music spoken word soundtracks and classical music...more
This album is the fifth in a series of volumes dedicated to American negro mus...This album is the fifth in a series of volumes dedicated to American negro music showcasing spirituals performed by Dock Reed (1878-1958) and Vera Hall Ward (1902-1964). Reed was a deeply religious man whose repertoire was stayed within spiritual music...more
Since the railroad s rise in the 1800s it has een a thing of musical fascinati...Since the railroad s rise in the 1800s it has een a thing of musical fascination and fodder for American musicians and songwriter. Railroad work songs ballads recounting riveting exploits and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam...more
If you ve ever found yourself as a lonesome sailor longing for the sea this co...If you ve ever found yourself as a lonesome sailor longing for the sea this compilation of shanties should take you right back to the big blue. Stuart Gillespie Nancy Morrigan and Leadbelly are just three of the voices that will serve as the sirens...more
22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar civil rights industrial labor farm work...22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar civil rights industrial labor farm worker and other struggles throughout American history. Jesus Christ Woody Guthrie Blowin In The Wind New World Singers Talking Pay TV Phil Ochs Agent Orange Song Peggy Seeger We...more
Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wag...Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages dignity and a fair shake. CLASSIC LABOR SONGS is a collage of these voices champions of the movement singing songs with a passion and love for their fellow workers that...more
Woody Guthrie was one of America s most prolific songwriters and of the thousa...Woody Guthrie was one of America s most prolific songwriters and of the thousand-odd songs he wrote between 1932 and 1952 some have become classics recorded by countless musicians all over the world. This album presents some of the folk songs that...more
Herta Marshall began singing folk songs while on tour with Burl Ives and she l...Herta Marshall began singing folk songs while on tour with Burl Ives and she later sang and acted with Woody Guthrie. Her distinctive soprano soars through these classic ballads which include Who s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot and Shady Grove.more