Selections originally released 1942-1981. Compact disc. Program notes (33 p. : ill.) inserted in container. Various performers.
Contents:
An excerpt from "Rail dynamics" (recorded by Emory Cook) (0:24) -- Train 45 (The New Lost City Ramblers) (2:18) -- Kassie Jones (Furry Lewis) (2:56) -- Jay Gould's daughter (Pete Seeger) (2:38) -- Railroad Bill (Walt Robertson) (2:08) -- Linin' track (Lead Belly)(1:15) -- Freight train (Elizabeth Cotten )(2:43) -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill (Cisco Houston) (2:30) -- Zach, the Mormon engineer (L.M. Hilton) (2:02) -- Lost train blues (The Virginia Mountain Boys) (2:57) -- The F.F.V. (Annie Watson) (3:52) -- He coming to us dead (The New Lost City Ramblers) (3:15) -- The train that carried my girl from town (Doc Watson) (2:18) -- Rock Island line (Lead Belly) (2:03) -- Lonesome train (Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston) (3:31) -- John Henry (Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston) (2:42) -- The wreck of the number nine (Rosalie Sorrels) (1:36) -- Freight train blues (Brownie McGhee) (3:36) -- The new market wreck (Mike Seeger) (3:39) -- Jerry, go oil that car (Haywire Mac) (2:38) -- Way out in Idaho (Rosalie Sorrels) (3:34) -- Old John Henry died on the mountain (Henry Grady Terrell) (1:55) -- Casey Jones (John D. Mounce) (0:20) -- Wreck of the old 97 (Pop Stoneman) (2:51) -- Midnight special (Lead Belly) (2:03) -- Wabash cannonball (Doc Watson) (3:17) -- Lost train blues (Vernon Sutphin) (1:13) -- New river train (Iron Mountain String Band) (4:26) -- Excerpt from "Three little engines and 33 cars" (recorded by Vinton Wight) (0:25).
Series:
Smithsonian Folkways recordings
OCLC:
(OCoLC)62888498
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.