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Buell Kazee Sings and Plays

Buell Kazee
Buell Kazee Sings and Plays

Buell Kazee (1900–1976) grew up playing the five-string banjo in the traditional frailing style ("thrashing" style, as he called it). As a teenager, he began to study religion and ended up spending most of his life as a preacher. Despite his view that banjo music "did not harmonize" with the life of the church, he remained a musician and began recording in 1927 (several of his recordings appear on the Anthology of American Folk Music.

Unusual for a mountain musician, Kazee had formal training in voice, and has an operatic tone at times. This style is particularly noticeable on "Dance Around My Pretty Little Miss."

Liner notes include an autobiographical article by Kazee and complete song lyrics.

Track Listing

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East Virginia Buell Kazee 04:11
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Butcher's Boy (Butcher Boy) Buell Kazee 04:28
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Dance Around My Pretty Little Miss / Little Mohee / On Top of Old Smoky / Prisoner's Song / Madame I Have Come (medley) Buell Kazee 08:55
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Wagoner's Lad Buell Kazee 03:11
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Yellow Pups / Fox Chase Buell Kazee 05:02
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John Hardy Buell Kazee 02:37
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John Henry Buell Kazee 02:28
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The Moonshiner (Moonshiner Song) Buell Kazee 01:50
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Darling Corey Buell Kazee 01:47
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Cumberland Gap Buell Kazee 01:54
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Cock Robin Buell Kazee 02:15
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Old Grey Mare Buell Kazee 01:28
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Amazing Grace Buell Kazee 02:21
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When Moses Buell Kazee 02:32
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My Christian Friends Buell Kazee 03:50
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Bread of Heaven Buell Kazee 02:39
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Eternity Buell Kazee 02:37
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The White Pilgrim Buell Kazee 00:47