American Roots: A History of American Folk Music

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1Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Art Wooten (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music and MCA Music
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:34
2Brown’s Ferry Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Alton Delmore
The Delmore Brothers2:36
3Row Us Over the Tide
The Blue Sky Boys3:12
4The Big Rock Candy Mountain
arranger:
Elie Siegmeister
cover recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
Burl Ives2:38
5Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie
Jack Guthrie2:46
6Nine Pound Hammer
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
Merle Travis
version of:
Nine Pound Hammer
Merle Travis2:06
7Cannonball Rag
Merle Travis1:36
8Red River Valley
recording of:
Red River Valley (on 1946-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 756)
Gene Autry2:24
9Mule Skinner Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:43
10Great Speckled Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist:
Guy Smith
composer:
Roy Carter
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:53
11Take It to the Captain
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Take This Hammer (in 1946-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4299)
The Delmore Brothers2:58
12Garden in the Sky
The Blue Sky Boys2:45
13Ain’t That a Cryin’ Shame
Merle Travis2:15
14Milk Cow Blues
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues
composer:
[traditional]
Johnny Lee Wills and His Boys2:48
15When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
recording of:
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (on 1941-03-09)
writer:
Gene Sullivan (in 1940) and Wiley Walker (in 1940)
publisher:
APRS and Peer International Corporation (on 1941-12-03)
Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan2:36
16Footprints in the Snow
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow
composer:
Rupert Jones
is based on:
I Traced Her Little Footmarks in the Snow
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:39
17You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07) and Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-10-07)
recording of:
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
writer:
Larry Cordle and Jim Rushing
The Delmore Brothers2:41
18Why Should It End This Way
The Blue Sky Boys2:38
19Cotton‐Eyed Joe
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Bob Wills2:41
20Night Train to Memphis
recording of:
Night Train to Memphis (on 1942-05-28)
writer:
Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:48
21You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
publisher:
Peer International and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-01-30)
The Rice Brothers Gang2:43
22Rounder’s Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Rounder's Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Jim Scott
The Delmore Brothers2:55
23Rocky Road Blues
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:35
24Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1936-10-21)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:48
25It Makes No Difference
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 701 (2))
recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now (on 1941-06-18)
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-01-02)
Gene Autry2:43
26Pigmeat Strut
Merle Travis1:43
27No Letter in the Mail
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
No Letter in the Mail (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carlisle
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:41
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