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Mountain Music of Kentucky

Various Artists SFW40077

Originally issued as a single LP in 1960, Mountain Music of Kentucky was praised as "the greatest Kentucky record ever issed and one of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song" (San Francisco Chronicle 1960). This much expanded compilation features some of the outstanding traditional musicians of the twentieth century with two full hours of performances (60 minutes previously unreleased), new notes, and many photographs by John Cohen. "One of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song." — San Francisco Chronicle
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Ballads; Folk songs--United States; Gospel music; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Spirituals (Songs); Topical songs
Instrument(s) Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar
Language(s) English
Year of Recording 1996
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by John Cohen ; Field Worker John Cohen ; Produced by John Cohen ; Mastered by David Glasser ; Liner Notes by John Cohen ; Notes Edited by Carla Borden ; Design by Visual Dialogue

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Play	101	Old Age Pension Blues	Bill Cornett	2:02
Play	102	Hook and Line	Bill Cornett	1:04
Play	103	John Henry	Bill Cornett	4:01
Play	104	Pretty Polly	Bill Cornett	2:56
Play	105	Old Reuben	Bill Cornett	1:42
Play	106	Spring of '65	J.D. Cornett	2:30
Play	107	Sally in the Garden	J.D. Cornett	0:33
Play	108	Barbara Allen	J.D. Cornett	0:32
Play	109	When We Shall Meet	Old Regular Baptist Church (Ky.)	6:13
Play	110	Amazing Grace	Old Regular Baptist Church (Ky.)	6:30
Play	111	Across the Rocky Mountain	Roscoe Holcomb	3:45
Play	112	Graveyard Blues	Roscoe Holcomb	2:28
Play	113	Cripple Creek	Roscoe Holcomb	1:01
Play	114	True Love	Roscoe Holcomb	3:47
Play	115	Sally in the Garden	Marion Sumner	0:51
Play	116	Lost Indian	Marion Sumner	0:54
Play	117	Hollow Poplar	Marion Sumner	0:59
Play	118	The Death of the Blue Eagle	George Davis	1:55
Play	119	Little Birdie	Willie Chapman	1:21
Play	120	Lost Indian	Willie Chapman	1:01
Play	121	Jaw Bone	Willie Chapman	0:56
Play	122	Bunker's Hill	Willie Chapman	0:42
Play	123	Cacklin' Hen	Willie Chapman	0:51
Play	124	Julie Ann	Willie Chapman	1:12
Play	125	Born in Old Kentucky	Bill Cornett	2:24
Play	126	Buck Creek Girls	Bill Cornett	1:03
Play	127	Sweet Willie	Bill Cornett	1:56
Play	128	Cluck Old Hen	Bill Cornett	1:25
Play	129	Coney Island (Coney Isle)	Roscoe Holcomb	1:44
Play	130	Baby Let Your Hair Roll Down	Roscoe Holcomb	2:06
Play	131	Wayfaring Stranger	Roscoe Holcomb	3:09
Play	132	Stingy Woman	Roscoe Holcomb	2:01
Play	133	East Virginia	Roscoe Holcomb	3:30
Play	134	Single Girl	Roscoe Holcomb	1:56
Play	135	Black Eyed Suzy	Roscoe Holcomb	1:27
Play	136	Hills of Mexico	Roscoe Holcomb	2:55
Play	137	Foreign Lander	Martha Hall	0:52
Play	138	Kitty Alone	Martha Hall	1:17
Play	139	Young and Tender Ladies	Martha Hall	0:42
Play	140	Charlie's Neat	Granville Bowlin	0:46
Play	141	Cotton Eyed Joe	Granville Bowlin	0:42
Play	142	Little Sunshine	Granville Bowlin	0:52
Play	143	Wild Bill Jones	Granville Bowlin	1:43
Play	144	Great Speckled Bird	Holiness Church	1:34
Play	145	Clap and Shout	Holiness Church	1:30
Play	146	Cry from the Cross	Holiness Church	2:36
Play	147	Clap, Shout and Shriek	Holiness Church	1:26
Play	148	Wagoner's Lad	Mr. and Mrs. John Sams	2:33
Play	149	The Absentee	Mr. and Mrs. John Sams	1:54
Play	150	The Coo-Coo (Coo-Coo Bird)	Mr. and Mrs. John Sams	1:20
Play	151	Marthis Campbell	James Crase	1:29
Play	152	Sally Goodin'	James Crase	1:41
Play	153	Fiddler a Dram	James Crase	2:13
Play	154	Fox Chase	James Crase	2:29
Play	155	Old Joe Clark	James Crase	2:26
Play	156	Fire on the Mountain	James Crase	1:45
Play	157	Ways of the World	James Crase	1:20
Play	158	Inch Along	James Crase	1:31
Play	159	Skip to My Lou	James Crase	1:57
Play	160	St. Louis Blues	Lee Sexton	1:43
Play	161	Pretty Polly	Lee Sexton	2:14
Play	162	Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss	Lee Sexton	0:52
Play	163	Fox Chase	Lee Sexton	0:58
Play	164	Ruby	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	2:05
Play	165	No Letter in the Mail	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	2:33
Play	166	Pretty Fair Miss in the Garden	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	5:20
Play	167	John Henry	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	1:12
Play	168	Rocky Island	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	1:57

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