American Epic: The Soundtrack

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Tracklist

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1I’m Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-26)
fiddle:
Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
guitar:
Curry (little-known American folk artist) (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
vocals:
Curry (little-known American folk artist) (on 1927-04-26), Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1927-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
The Williamson Brothers and Curry3:26
2On the Road Again
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
harmonica:
Unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-09-11)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-11)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11), Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1928-09-11)
writer:
Jab Jones and Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band52:51
3Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3.753:28
4Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
producer:
Ralph Peer (on 1927-08-01)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1927-08-01), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1927-08-01) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1927-08-01)
recorded at:
Bristol Sessions Recordings in United States (on 1927-08-01)
recording of:
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (on 1927-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
The Carter Family3:00
5Mal Hombre
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1934-03-27)
guitar:
Lydia Mendoza (on 1934-03-27)
vocals:
Lydia Mendoza (on 1934-03-27)
recording of:
Mal hombre
lyricist and composer:
José Rodríguez (Mexican composer)
Lydia Mendoza3:32
6Peg and Awl
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-14)
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1928-10-14)
guitar:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14)
guitar and harmonica:
Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
vocals:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1928-10-14) and Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14)
recording of:
Peg and Awl (on 1928-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4619)
Carolina Tar Heels2:57
7Tomi Tomi
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1931)
steel guitar:
Sol K. Bright (in 1931)
ukulele:
Ray Kinney (in 1931)
vocals:
Sol K. Bright (in 1931) and Ray Kinney (in 1931)
The Aloha Serenaders featuring Sol K. Bright2:43
8The Indian Tom Tom
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-10-15)
fiddle:
Henry Hall (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band) (on 1929-10-15)
guitar:
Clarence Hall (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band) (on 1929-10-15)
vocals:
Harold Hall (on 1929-10-15)
Big Chief Henry’s Indian String Band2:37
9Cocaine Habit Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-17)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1930-05-17)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1930-05-17)
jug:
"Ham" Lewis (on 1930-05-17)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1930-05-17)
lead vocals:
Hattie Hart (on 1930-05-17)
vocals:
Ben Ramey (on 1930-05-17)
recording of:
Cocaine Habit Blues (on 1930-05-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Jennie Clayton
version of:
Take a Whiff On Me
Hattie Hart & the Memphis Jug Band52:52
10Up Above My Head
recording of:
Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (Sister Rosetta Tharpe version)
lyricist and composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
publisher:
Princess Music Publishing Corp
is based on:
Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:58
11Down the Dirt Road Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton2:56
12Allons à Lafayette
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1928-04-27)
accordion:
Joseph Falcon (on 1928-04-27)
guitar:
Cleoma Breaux (on 1928-04-27)
vocals:
Joseph Falcon (on 1928-04-27)
recording of:
Allons à Lafayette
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joseph Falcon2:58
13Stackalee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-01-28)
guitar and harmonica:
Frank Hutchison (on 1927-01-28)
vocals:
Frank Hutchison (on 1927-01-28)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional) (on 1927-01-28)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4183)
Frank Hutchison3:07
14Waiting for a Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers42:47
15Jole Blon
recording of:
Jole Blon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Breaux Brothers with Louis Michot2:10

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