Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

ISBN: 0-7379-0180-2

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Hard Travelin’
guitar:
Cisco Houston (in 1947)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1947)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (in 1947)
recording of:
Hard Travelin’ (in 1947)
writer:
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie2:30
2Old Man Atom (Talking Atomic Blues)
guitar:
Sam Hinton
vocals:
Sam Hinton
Sam Hinton3:11
3Black, Brown and White
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
recording of:
Black, Brown and White
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
Big Bill Broonzy3:04
4Nottamun Town
guitar:
Jean Ritchie
vocals:
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie2:32
5Darlin’ Cory
banjo:
Erik Darling
guitar:
Ed McCurdy
vocals:
Ed McCurdy
recording of:
Darling Corey
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
Ed McCurdy2:48
6One Meat Ball
double bass [bass]:
Al Hall
guitar:
Josh White
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Sam Gary
vocals:
Josh White
recording of:
One Meatball
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Lou Singer
Josh White3:42
7Little Boxes
guitar:
Malvina Reynolds
vocals:
Malvina Reynolds
recording of:
Little Boxes
lyricist and composer:
Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
Schroder Music Company
Malvina Reynolds1:37
8I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago
guitar:
Oscar Brand
vocals:
Oscar Brand
Oscar Brand2:40
9Midnight Special
guitar:
Cisco Houston (in 1957)
vocals:
Cisco Houston (in 1957)
recording of:
Midnight Special (in 1957)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
Cisco Houston2:25
10Wasn’t That a Time
banjo:
Pete Seeger
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman and Pete Seeger
The Weavers2:14
11Spanish Is a Loving Tongue
guitar:
Fred Hellerman and Glenn Yarbrough
harmonica:
[unknown]
vocals:
Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough3:14
12Swannanoa Tunnel
banjo:
Erik Darling
vocals:
Erik Darling
Erik Darling2:52
13Sportin’ Life
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
vocals:
Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:22
14South Coast
guitar:
Randy Sparks
vocals:
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks2:58
15Molly Dee
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
banjo:
Dave Guard
congas [conga] and tenor guitar:
Nick Reynolds
double bass [bass]:
David "Buck" Wheat
guitar:
Bob Shane
vocals:
Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (in 1959)
recording of:
Molly Dee
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart
The Kingston Trio1:46
16I’ve Been Driving on Bald Mountain / Water Boy (live)
guitar:
Odetta
vocals:
Odetta
Odetta6:58
17Raspberries, Strawberries
bass:
Charles Gonzalez
guitar:
Bud Dashiell and Travis Edmonson
vocals:
Bud Dashiell and Travis Edmonson
live recording of:
Raspberries, Strawberries
lyricist and composer:
Will Holt
translated version of:
Les Fraises et les framboises
recording of:
Raspberries, Strawberries
writer:
Will Holt
Bud & Travis3:07
18The Hammer Song (live)
banjo:
Pete Seeger
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman, Lee Hayes and Pete Seeger
live recording of:
If I Had a Hammer
writer:
Lee Hays (in 1949) and Pete Seeger (in 1949)
publisher:
M.P.A.
Pete Seeger2:17
19Chase the Rising Sun
banjo:
Dick Weissman
guitar:
Scott McKenzie and John Phillips
vocals:
Scott McKenzie, John Phillips and Dick Weissman
The Journeymen2:15
20Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
banjo:
John Cohen
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Tom Paley
vocals:
John Cohen
The New Lost City Ramblers2:40
21Betty and Dupree (live)
12 string guitar:
Bob Gibson
bass:
Herb Brown
guitar:
Bob Camp
vocals:
Bob Camp and Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson & Bob Camp4:20
22Coplas de amor
guitar:
Cynthia Gooding and Sandalio Jibaro
vocals:
Cynthia Gooding
Cynthia Gooding3:00
23San Francisco Bay Blues
guitar:
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Herald
vocals:
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
cover recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott1:58
24The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
guitar:
Peggy Seeger
vocals:
Peggy Seeger
recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl
publisher:
Copyright Control, Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing, MCA Music, Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Peggy Seeger2:36
25Greenback Dollar
guitar:
Hoyt Axton
vocals:
Hoyt Axton
recording of:
Greenback Dollar
writer:
Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey
Hoyt Axton3:17
26Swing and Turn Jubilee
bass:
Bill Lee
fiddle:
Bruce Langhorn
guitar:
Carolyn Hester
harmonica:
Bob Dylan
vocals:
Carolyn Hester
Carolyn Hester2:19
27Another Man
12 string guitar:
Art Podell
bass:
Jimmy Bond
guitar:
Barry Kane and Barry McGuire
vocals:
Barry Kane and Barry McGuire
Barry & Barry1:47
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Credits

Release

art direction:Hugh Brown
Maria Villar
design/illustration:Maria Villar
liner notes:Barry Alfonso
Cary Ginell
Jac Holzman
Ted Myers
associate producer:Cary Ginell
executive producer:Jac Holzman
producer:Ted Myers
remastering:Bob Fisher
compiler:Ted Myers
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6836469 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005JG9A [info]