Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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1When the Saints Go Marching In
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-12-24 to present)
2:12
2Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-12-24 to present)
3:15
3Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
1:15
4Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
live recording of:
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
lyricist and composer:
Ed McCurdy
1:46
5Wimoweh
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-12-24 to present)
recording of:
Wimoweh
lyricist and arranger:
Paul Campbell
composer:
Solomon Linda
version of:
Mbube
live recording of:
Wimoweh
lyricist and arranger:
Paul Campbell
composer:
Solomon Linda
version of:
Mbube
1:46
6On Top of Old Smokey
2:26
7Follow the Drinking Gourd
live recording of:
Follow the Drinking Gourd
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell
2:10
8Sixteen Tons
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-12-24 to present)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:08
9Guantanamera
live recording of:
Guantanamera
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Julián Orbón
lyricist:
José Martí
composer:
Joseíto Fernández
arranger:
Héctor Angulo and Pete Seeger
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 36102)
version of:
Guajira guantanamera
4:31
10Wreck of the John B
2:23
11Rock Island Line
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-12-24 to present)
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:19
12Around the World
2:52
13Goodnight Irene
live recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
3:56
14Erie Canal
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
2:19
15Wild Goose Grasses (In Tarrytown)
recording of:
Wild Goose Grasses (In Tarrytown)
lyricist and composer:
John Allison
2:59
16This Land Is Your Land
cover recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
2:44
17House of the Rising Sun
3:45
18Aunt Rhodie
recording of:
Aunt Rhodie
writer:
Gilbert, Hays and Hellerman
1:54
19Gotta Travel On
3:39
20Michael Row Your Boat Ashore
3:39
21Old Riley
recording of:
Old Riley
writer:
Gilbert, Hays and Hellerman
2:28
22Brother Can You Spare a Dime2:41
23If I Had a Hammer
banjo and tenor vocals:
Pete Seeger
bass:
Lee Hays
guitar:
Fred Hellerman
alto vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert
baritone vocals:
Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-03)
2:15
24Darling Corey
live recording of:
Darling Corey
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell
1:53
25So Long It's Been Good to Know You
live cover recording of:
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie
2:31