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EAST VIRGINIA
Buell Kazee

Recorded New York: April 20, 1927
Buell Kazee, vocal and banjo
Originally released on Brunswick 154B

For a biography and additional information about Kazee see Track 6.

OTHER RECORDED VERSIONS include:
Traditional American Folk: as East Virginia: Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson (SF 40005c); Pete Steele (FW 3828c); Walter Williams (RND 0237c); and a later version by Kazee was recorded on FW 3810c); as Born in East Virginia: Betty Garland (FW 2307c); as the related song Dark Hollow: Doc Watson (FW 2390c).

Folksong revival: as East Virginia: Addiss and Crofut (FW 2405c); Joan Baez (VG 41/42c, VG 2077c, VG 9078a, VG 73102c); Leon Bibb (VG 9041a); The Brothers Four (COL 1402a); Rambling Jack Elliot (Big Beat 86a); Logan English (FW 2316c); The Folkswingers (WP 1814a); The Gateway Singers (WB 1295a); Bob Gibson (RVR 12-830a); The Halifax Three (EPC 24060a); Carolyn Hester (COL 8832a); Michael Holmes (FW 8372c); Cisco Houston (FW 2480c); Mickey Miller (FW 2393c); Pete Seeger (COL 2705a, COL 31949a); The Tarriers (Kapp 1349a); Hally Wood (Tannehill 101a); Josh White Jr. (MER 21022a); as East Virginia Blues: Travis Edmondson (Horizon 1606a); Rambling Jack Elliott (PRS 7721a, PRS 13033a); Mike Seeger (RND 0313c); Pete Seeger (SF 40018c, VG 17/18c, VG 73112c); John Stewart (FKE 1428a); Dick Weisman (CAP 2033a); as Born in East Virginia: The Tradewinds (Diplomat 2278a); The Weavers (VG 79075a, VG 147/50c); as In Old East Virginia: The Weavers (VG 79075c); as the related song Dark Holler: The New Deal String Band (SIR 97024a).

Post revival: as East Virginia Blues: Beppe Gambetta (GL 2117c); Rabbit in a Log (MMC 9600d); The Wandering Ramblers (MMC 9033d).

Country/String Band: as East Virginia: The Iron Mountain String Band (FW 2477c); Lily May Ledford (GRN 712a); The New Lost City Ramblers (FW 2396c); Two Boys from Alabama (CAP 2287a); as East Virginia Blues: Clarence Ashley and Garley Foster (VOC 02576b, YZ 2019c); The Carter Family (BB 5650b, RCA 507a, ACM 22a); The Coon Creek Girls (CTY 712a); George Hamilton IV (RCA 2373a); Roscoe Holcomb (SF 40077c); as Old East Virginia: Morgan Sexton (JA 0055d); and in the related song, Dark Holler Blues: Clarence Ashley (CTY 525a, CTY 3505c).

Bluegrass: as East Virginia: The Virginia Mountain Boys (FW 3829c); as East Virginia Blues: The Bray Brothers (RND 0015a); The Country Gentlemen (REB 1527a, REB 1104c); The Country Store (Ridge Runner 0012a); The Hart Brothers (OH 80085a); The Kentucky Ramblers (TQ 5052a); The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (RR 161a); The McLain Family (Country Life 9a); The Muddy River Boys (Rich-R-Tone 8111a); The Pine Mountain Boys (RR 199a); Ralph Stanley (REB 1118c, REB 1554a, REB 4001c); The Stanley Brothers (CC 5512c, REB 1495d; REB 1110c, JLY 118a, CTY 739d); as When I Left East Virginia: Flatt and Scruggs (COL 8751a); as the related song Dark Hollow: J.D. Crowe (REB 1598d); Ted Lundy (CTY 749a); John Starling (SGH 3714c); Earl Taylor and the Stony Mountain Boys (VET 3026c); Joe Val (RND 0003c); Mac Wiseman (CMH 9001a).