1997 - The Anthology of American Folk Music, edited by Harry Smith (1923–1991), is one of the most influential releases in the history of recorded sound. Originally issued by Folkways Records in 1952, the Anthology brought virtually unknown parts of America's musical landscape recorded in the late 1920s and early 1930s to the public's attention. For more than half a century, the collection has profoundly influenced fans, ethnomusicologists, music historians, and cultural critics; it has inspired generations of popular musicians, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jerry Garcia, and countless others.
84 Songs
- CD 1:
- 1. Justice, Dick - Henry Lee
- 2. Nelstone's Hawaiians - Fatal Flower Garden
- 3. Ashley, Clarence - the House Carpenter
- 4. Jones, Coley - Drunkard's Special
- 5. Reed, Bill & Belle - Old Lady & the Devil
- 6. Kazee, Buell - the Butcher's Boy
- 7. Kazee, Buell - the Wagoner's Lad
- 8. Parker, Chubby - King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O
- 9. Dunford, Uncle Eck - Old Shoes & Leggins
- 10. Burnett, Richard & Leonard Rutherford - Willie Moo
- 11. Carter, Buster & Preston Young - a Lazy Farmer Boy
- 12. Carolina Tar Heels, the - Peg & Awl
- 13. Grayson, G. B. - Ommie Wise
- 14. Harrell, Kelly - My Name is John Johanna
- CD 2:
- 1. Crain, Edward L. - Bandit Cole Younger
- 2. Harrel, Kelly - Charles Giteau
- 3. Carter Family, the - John Hardy Was a Desperate Li
- 4. Williamson Brothers & Curry - Gonna Die With My Ha
- 5. Hutchison, Frank - Stackalee
- 6. Poole, Charlie & North Carolina Ramblers - White H
- 7. Hurt, Mississippi John - Frankie
- 8. Smith, William & Versey - When That Great Ship Wen
- 9. Carter Family, the - Engine 143
- 10. Lewis, Furry - Kassie Jones
- 11. Bently Boys, the - Down On Penny's Farm
- 12. Masked Marvel, the - Mississippi Boweavil Blues
- 13. Carolina Tar Heels, the - Got the Farm Land Blues
- CD 3:
- 1. Stephens, Uncle Bunt - Sail Away Lady
- 2. Setters, Jilson - the Wild Wagoner
- 3. Hunt, Prince Albert Texas Ramblers - Wake Up Jacob
- 4. Lachney, Delma & Blind Uncle Gaspard - La Danseuse
- 5. Baxter, Andrew & Jim - Georgia Stomp
- 6. Robertson, Eck - Brilliancy Medley
- 7. Ming, Hoyt & His Pep-Steppers - Indian War Whoop
- 8. Thomas, Henry - Old Country Stomp
- 9. Jackson, Jim - Old Dog Blue
- 10. Fruge, Columbus - Saut Crapaud
- 11. Falcon, Joseph - Acadian One-Step
- 12. Breaux Freres, the - Home Sweet Home
- 13. Cincinnati Jug Band - Newport Blues
- 14. Cloutier, Frank & the Victoria Cafe Orch. - Moonsh
- CD 4:
- 1. Gates, J. M. Rev. - You Must Be Born Again
- 2. Gates, J. M. Rev. - Oh Death Where is Thy Sting
- 3. Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Rocky Road
- 4. Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Present Joys
- 5. Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 1 - This Son
- 6. Nelson, Sister Mary - Judgement
- 7. Memphis Sanctified Singers - He Got Better Things
- 8. McIntorsh, Elders & Edwards Sanctified... - Since
- 9. Mason, Moses Rev. - John the Baptist
- 10. Lunsford, Bascom Lamar - Dry Bones
- 11. Johnson, Blind Willie - John the Revelator
- 12. Carter Family, the - Little Moses
- 13. Phipps, Ernest & Holiness Singers - Shine On Me
- 14. McGee, F. W. Rev. - Fifty Miles of Elbow Room
- 15. Rice, D. C. Rev. & His Congregation - In the Battl
- CD 5:
- 1. Ashley, Clarence - the Coo Coo Bird
- 2. Kazee, Buell - East Virginia
- 3. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Minglewood Blues
- 4. Hebert, Didier - I Woke Up One Morning In May
- 5. Brown, Richard Rabbit - James Alley Blues
- 6. Boggs, Dock - Sugar Baby
- 7. Lunsford, Bascom Lamar - I Wish I Was a Mole In Th
- 8. Stoneman, Ernest & Hattie - Mountaineer's Courtshi
- 9. Stoneman Family, the - the Spanish Merchant's Daug
- 10. Memphis Jug Band, the - Bob Lee Junior Blues
- 11. Carter Family, the - Single Girl, Married Girl
- 12. Breaux, Cleoma & Joseph Falcon - Le Vieux Soulard
- 13. Jefferson, Blind Lemon - Rabbit Foot Blues
- 14. Estes, Sleepy John & Yank Rachell - Expressman Blu
- CD 6:
- 1. Ramblin' Thomas - Poor Boy Blues
- 2. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Feather Bed
- 3. Boggs, Dock - Country Blues
- 4. Daniels, Julius - 99 Year Blues
- 5. Jefferson, Blind Lemon - Prison Cell Blues
- 6. Jefferson, Blind Lemon - See That My Grave is Kept
- 7. Breaux, Cleoma & Joseph Falcon, O. Breaux - C'est
- 8. Macon, Uncle Dave - Way Down the Old Plank Road
- 9. Macon, Uncle Dave - Buddy Won't You Roll Down the
- 10. Hurt, Mississippi John - Spike Driver Blues
- 11. Memphis Jug Band, the - K.C. Moan
- 12. Nestor, J. P. - Train On the Island
- 13. Maynard, Ken - the Lone Star Trail
- 14. Thomas, Henry - Fishing Blues
