American Guitar

Released in 1960, American Guitar features musician and former Sing Out! editor Ed Badeaux performing popular Southern country songs. Badeaux's survey of 19 songs in eight guitar accompaniment styles—performed on a nylon-stringed classical guitar—demonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked techniques. 19 tracks, 53 minutes, with liner notes including song descriptions, photos, and guitar accompaniment tablature.

Track Listing

101	Chisholm Trail	Ed Badeaux	02:29
102	Blood on the Saddle	Ed Badeaux	02:06
103	Blues Improvisation	Ed Badeaux	03:15
104	The Wreck of the Old 97	Ed Badeaux	02:21
105	The Midnight Special	Ed Badeaux	02:40
106	Freight Train	Ed Badeaux	03:08
107	Left My Gal in the Mountains	Ed Badeaux	02:49
108	Poor Howard	Ed Badeaux	03:08
109	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Ed Badeaux	02:31
110	Hard Traveling	Ed Badeaux	02:44
201	Big Sue	Ed Badeaux	02:03
202	King Kong Kitchie Ki-Mi-O	Ed Badeaux	04:26
203	Steel Guitar Rag	Ed Badeaux	01:52
204	Carter Family Medley	Ed Badeaux	02:37
205	Jay Gould's Daughter	Ed Badeaux	02:36
206	Backwater Blues	Ed Badeaux	04:46
207	Hitler Lives	Ed Badeaux	02:29
208	Saga of a Guitar Picker - Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues	Ed Badeaux	02:32
209	Greensleeves	Ed Badeaux	02:06