The History of American Music

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Tracklist

CD 1: The Roots of Folk
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Land Is Your Land
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 229)
recording of:
This Land Is Your Land (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Woody Guthrie42:19
2Casey Jones
Pete Seeger1:54
3Rock Island Line
Lead Belly2:54
4Blowin' Down the Road
producer:
Robert P. Wetherald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Buddah Records (revived/renamed in 1998 as Buddha Records), Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004), Folkways Records, RCA Victor, Rounder and Victor Records (defunct "His Master’s Voice" imprint, succeeded by RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-26)
recording of:
Blowin’ Down This Road
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie3:02
5Wreck of the Old '97
Vernon Dalhart3:05
6Buffalo Gals
Pete Seeger & Tom Glazer1:45
7Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Susan Reed2:56
8Reuben James
The Almanac Singers3:08
9Green Grow the Lilacs
Tony Kraber2:44
10Down in the Valley
Bess Lomax3:02
11John Henry
Josh White3:11
12Darling Corey
Burl Ives2:49
CD 2: The Roots of Bluegrass
CD 3: The Roots of Blues
CD 4: The Roots of Country