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Classic railroad songs.
- Title
- Classic railroad songs.
- Publication
- Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, ℗2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | Use in library | COMPACT DISC | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Place, Jeffrey.
- Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981.
- Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014.
- Robertson, Walt, 1928-1994.
- Leadbelly, 1885-1949.
- Cotten, Elizabeth.
- Houston, Cisco.
- Hilton, L. M.
- Watson, Annie.
- Watson, Doc.
- Terry, Sonny.
- Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967.
- Sorrels, Rosalie.
- McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996.
- Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009.
- McClintock, Harry K. (Harry Kirby), 1882-1957.
- Terrell, Henry Grady, 1918-1988.
- Mounce, John D.
- Stoneman, Ernest V.
- Sutphin, Vernon L., 1921-1995.
- New Lost City Ramblers. prf
- Virginia Mountain Boys. prf
- Iron Mountain String Band. prf
- Description
- 1 audio disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- As the railroad expanded across America, it became the inspiration for many songs. This collection features railroad themed songs from artists including Leadbelly, Pete Seeger and more.
- Series Statement
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
- Uniform Title
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
- Alternative Title
- Classic railroad songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Subject
- Railroads > United States > Songs and music
- Ballads, English > United States
- Work songs > United States
- Folk songs, English > United States
- Folk music > United States
- Blues (Music)
- Chansons de travail > États-Unis
- Musique folklorique > États-Unis
- Ballads, English
- Folk music
- Folk songs, English
- Railroads
- Work songs
- Ballads
- English folk songs
- Blues music
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Rhythm and blues music.
- Blues (Music)
- Songs and music.
- Blues.
- Rhythm and blues.
- Note
- Selections originally released 1952-1997; track 11 previously unissued.
- Compact disc.
- Program notes, including bibliography and discography (33 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
- Credits (note)
- Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.
- Event (note)
- Recorded 1942-1981.
- Contents
- An excerpt from "Rail dynamics" (recorded by Emory Cook) (:24) -- Train 45 (The New Lost City Ramblers) (2:18) -- Kassie Jones (Furry Lewis) (2:56) -- Jay Gould's daughter (Pete Seeger) (2:38) -- Railroad Bill (Walt Robertson) (2:08) -- Linin' track (Lead Belly) (1:15) -- Freight train (Elizabeth Cotten) (2:43) -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill (Cisco Houston) (2:30) -- Zach, the Mormon engineer (L.M. Hilton) (2:02) -- Lost train blues (The Virginia Mountain Boys) (2:57) -- The F.F.V. (Annie Watson) (3:52) -- He's coming to us dead (The New Lost City Ramblers) (3:15) -- The train that carried my girl from town (Doc Watson) (2:18) -- Rock Island Line (Lead Belly) (2:03) -- Lonesome train (Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston) (3:31) -- John Henry (Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston) (2:42) -- The wreck of the Number Nine (Rosalie Sorrels) (1:36) -- Freight train blues (Brownie McGhee) (3:36) -- The New Market wreck (Mike Seeger) (3:39) -- Jerry, go oil that car (Haywire Mac) (2:38) -- Way out in Idaho (Rosalie Sorrels) (3:34) -- Old John Henry died on the mountain (Henry Grady Terrell) (1:55) -- Casey Jones (John D. Mounce) (:20) -- Wreck of the Old 97 (Pop Stoneman) (2:51) -- Midnight special (Lead Belly) (2:03) -- Wabash Cannonball (Doc Watson) (3:17) -- Lost train blues (Vernon Sutphin) (1:13) -- New River train (Iron Mountain String Band) (4:26) -- Excerpt from "Three little engines and 33 cars" (recorded by Vinton Wight) (:25).
- LCCN
- 2008642571
- 093074019221
- OCLC
- ocm62888498
- 62888498
- SCSB-14518151
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries