Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

1965

2880291

Notes:

Recording and Original Issue Information: A1: Recorded in New York City, 1940-50. From Folkways FA 2004. A2, A3, A4, B3, B5, C7: Recorded in Alabama, 1950. From Folkways FE 4417. A5, A8: Recorded in Alabama, 1950. From Folkways 4474. A6, B4, B6: Recorded in Alabama, 1950. From Folkways FE 4471. A7, A10: Recorded in Alabama, 1950. From Folkways FE 4418. A9: Recorded in Alabama, 1954. From Folkways FP 2657. A11: Recorded in Alabama, 1950. From Folkways FE 4472. B1: Recorded in Tennessee, 1955. From Folkways FA 2372. B2: Recorded in Chicago. B7: Recorded 1952. From Folkways FA 2035. B8: Recorded at a Texas prison farm, 1951. From Folkways FE 4475. C1: Recorded in Alabama, 1954. From Folkways FA 2659. C2: Recorded in New York City, 1955. From Folkways FA 2030. C3: Recorded in New Orleans, 1958. From Folkways FA 2476. C5: Recorded in New York City, 1957. From Folkways FA 2326. C6: From a Studs Terkel radio interview program, Chicago, 1957. From Folkways FG 3586. D1, D3: Recorded in Memphis, 1956. From Folkways FA 2610. D2: Recorded in Memphis, 1959. From Folkways FS 3823. D4: Recorded at the Newport Folk Festival 1959-1960. D5: Recorded in New York City, 1954. From Folkways FA 2006. D6: Recorded in New York City, 1948. From Folkways FP 2942A. D7: Recorded 1961. From Folkways FH 5591. No duration is given for track C4. © 1965 Folkways Records and Service Corp.

. I. When Life Is Big...
A1. Leadbelly - Take This Hammer 1:35
A2. Annie Grace Horn Dodson - Field Call 1:15
A3. Annie Grace Horn Dodson - Children's Call 0:40
A4. Enoch Brown - Complaint Call 0:40
A5. Annie Grace Horn Dodson - Water On The Wheel 0:42
A6. Rich Amerson - Railroad, 1 1:22
A7. Rosie Hibler And Family - Move Members Move 1:52
. II. Go Pray Ye...
A8. Annie Grace Horn Dodson - Go Pray Ye 2:28
A9. Dorothy Melton - The Day Is Past 1:55
A10. Dock Reed, Vera Hall - Prayer Song 2:32
A11. Rich Amerson, Earthy Anne Coleman - King David 4:25
B1. The Fisk Jubilee Singers - Rockin' Jerusalem 2:30
B2. Little Brother Montgomery - Just Got Over At Last 2:19
. III. When Life Is Young...
B3. Vera Hall - Mama's Goin' To Buy Him A Little Lap Dog 0:47
B4. Rich Amerson - Brother Hawk, Brother Buzzard And Brother Rabbit 1:55
B5. Children Of East York School, East York, Alabama - I'm Goin' Up North - Satisfied 1:20
. IV. Work Songs
B6. Rich Amerson - Railroad, 2 1:50
B7. Sonny Terry - Lost John 3:03
B8. Prison Farm Work Group - Lost John 4:50
. V. Work Songs
C1. Mozelle Moore - I'm Goin' To Pack Up My Things 3:07
C2. Brownie McGhee - Careless Love 3:14
C3. Snooks Eaglin - Let Me Go Home, Whiskey 2:50
C4. Victoria Spivey - You're My Man - Slick Chick Blues
C5. Big Bill Broonzy - I Wonder When I'll Get To Be Called A Man 2:16
C6. Big Bill Broonzy - Mule Ridin', Talking Blues 3:38
C7. Rich Amerson - Black Woman 4:50
. VI. Instrumental Sounds
D1. Gus Cannon - Old John Booker - You Call That Gone 1:38
D2. Furry Lewis - John Henry 4:45
D3. Gus Cannon & Skiffle Group - Take Your Fingers Off It 2:48
D4. Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas - Blues Fiddle (44 Blues) 4:08
D5. Sonny Terry's Washboard Band - Sonny's Jump 3:04
. VII. Two Songs Of Alabama
D6. Leadbelly - Birmingham Jail 2:27
D7. The Montgomery Gospel Trio - I'm So Glad 2:26

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