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Jimmie Driftwood sings newly discovered early American folk songs [sound recording]

Folk songs. Biographical and historical notes by Paul Ackerman, and comments on the songs by Jimmie Driftwood on container. Performer(s): Jimmie Driftwood, vocals; with vocal and instrumental ensemble ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, a British Band Turned a Traditional American Song Into the First Folk Rock No. 1–Inspiring Bob Dylan To Go Electric

On this day (September 5) in 1964, The Animals topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “House of the Rising Sun.” The song, an arrangement of a traditional American folk song, occupied the top spot for ...
The New York Times

Joe Hickerson, 89, Dies; Helped Preserve America’s Folk Song Tradition

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...
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Jimmie Driftwood sings newly discovered early American folk songs

Battle of New Orleans --Unfortunate man --Fair Rosamond's bower --Soldier's joy --Country boy --I'm too young to marry -- Pretty Mary --Sailor man --Zelma Lee --Rattlesnake song -- Old Joe Clark. 101 ...