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1	–Lightnin' Hopkins	Penitentiary Blues Recorded By – Samuel B. ChartersWritten-By – Hopkins*	2:53
2	–Roosevelt Sykes	Sweet Old Chicago	2:56
3	–Bill Monroe And The Bluegrass Boys*	Blue Moon Of Kentucky Banjo – Rudy LyleBass – Chick StriplingBass [Or] – Bessie Lee MauldinFiddle – Bobby Hicks, Joe StuartGuitar, Lead Vocals – Yetes GreenMandolin, Vocals – Bill MonroeWritten-By – B. Monroe*	2:00
4	–Pete Seeger	If I Had A Hammer Written-By – Lee Hays, Pete Seeger	2:10
5	–Lucinda Williams	Lafayette Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm], Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Mickey WhiteElectric Bass, Harmony Vocals – Rex BellElectric Guitar [Rhythm], Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar – Andre Matthews*Fiddle, Viola – Malcolm Smith Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Lucinda WilliamsPedal Steel Guitar – Mickey Modey*Written-By – Lucinda Williams	3:41
6	–Allie Young, Bessyl Duhon And Rodney Balfa	Bosco Stomp Accordion – Allie YoungFiddle – Bessyl DuhonGuitar, Vocals – Rodney Balfa	3:02
7	–Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry	Better Day Drums – Gene Moore Guitar, Vocals – Brownie McGheeHarmonica, Vocals – Sonny Terry	3:01
8	–Lonnie Johnson	Long Road To Travel Guitar, Vocals – Lonnie Johnson	2:19
9	–Doc Watson And Clarence Ashley	The Coo-Coo Bird Guitar – Doc WatsonVocals, Banjo – Clarence Ashley	2:33
10	–Doug* And Jack Wallin	Pretty Saro Arranged By, Adapted By – D. Wallin*Written-By – Trad.*	2:29
11	–Elizabeth Cotten	Freight Train Written-By – Elizabeth Cotten	2:43
12	–The New Lost City Ramblers	Old Joe Bone Fiddle – Mike Seeger, Tracy SchwarzVocals, Guitar – John Cohen	1:59
13	–Bill Monroe And Doc Watson	Have A Feast Here Tonight Guitar, Baritone Vocals – Doc WatsonMandolin, Tenor Vocals [High] – Bill MonroeWritten-By – C.Monroe*	2:28
14	–Josh White	Freedom Road Guitar, Vocals – Josh WhiteMusic By – Emerson HarperWords By – Langston Hughes	2:18
15	–Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land Words By, Music By – Woody Guthrie	2:16
16	–Woody Guthrie	Two Good Men Words By, Music By – Woody Guthrie	3:45
17	–Lead Belly*	In The Pines Arranged By – H. Ledbetter*	2:07
18	–Lead Belly*	Irene Written-By – H. Ledbetter*, J. Lomax*	2:16
19	–Big Joe Williams	Somebody’s Been Fooling #1 Bass – Ransom KnowlingGuitar, Vocals – Big Joe WilliamsWritten-By – Big Joe Williams	2:49
20	–Dave Van Ronk	Hesitation Blues Written-By – Rev.Gary Davis*	2:31
21	–Peggy Seeger	Gonna Be An Engineer Written-By – Peggy Seeger	4:28
22	–Mercedez López	Delgadina	2:11
23	–Michelle Lanchester With Sweet Honey In The Rock	I Was Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor (If You See My Saviour) Backing Vocals – Sweet Honey In The RockGuitar – Toshi ReagonLead Vocals – Michele Lanchester*Written-By – Thomas A. Dorsey	3:19
24	–Mary Lou Williams	Virgo Bass – Al LucasPiano – Mary Lou WilliamsWritten-By – Mary Lou Williams	2:26
25	–Mary Lou Williams	Syl-O-Gism Bass – Bob CranshawDrums – Mickey RokerPiano – Mary Lou Williams, Zita CarnoWritten-By – L. Gales*, Mary Lou Williams	3:27
26	–SNCC Freedom Singers, The* With Dorothy Cotton And Pete Seeger	We Shall Overcome	2:42

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Airshow Mastering, Springfield, VA
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Smithsonian Folkways
• Copyright (c) – Smithsonian Folkways

Credits

• Compiled By, Compilation Producer – Amy Horowitz, Anthony Seeger
• Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Mary Monseur, Michael Maloney
• Design – Visual Dialogue
• Mastered By – David Glasser, LeaAnne Sonenstein*
• Other [Editing] – Carla Borden, Jeff Place
• Photography By [Clarence Ashley] – Robert Yellin
• Photography By [Elizabeth Cotten] – Joshel Namkung
• Photography By [Pete Seeger] – Francis Specker
• Technician [Audio And Technical Coordination] – Pete Reiniger

Notes

Mastered at Airshow, Springfield, VA.

1. From "Lightnin' Hopkins" SF 44019. Recorded in 1959 in Hopkins' room in a Texas boarding house.
2. From "Blues by Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes" SF 40051
3. APRS, BMI. From "Live Duet Recordings 1956-1969, Off The Records, Vol. 1" SF 40063. Artist as "Bill Monroe" on the back cover, as "Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys" in the booklet.
4. Tro-Ludlow Music, Inc., BMI. From "Singalong Live at Sanders Theatre" SF 40027/28. Recorded live at a concert at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre in 1980.
5. From "Happy Woman Blues" SF 40003
6. From "Cajun Social Dance Music" SF 40006
7. From "Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing" SF 40011
8. From "The Complete Folkways Recordings" SF 40067
9. From "The Original Recordings, 1960-1962" SF 40029/30. Recorded in 1962.
10. Smithsonian Folkways Pub., BMI. From "Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains" SF 40013
11. From "Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folksongs and Tunes" SF 40009. 1958.
12. From "New Lost City Ramblers Vol. II (1963-1973) Outstanding in Their Field" SF 40040
13. Berwick Music Corp., BMI. From "Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980: Off The Record Vol. 2" SF 40064
14. Musette Publishers. From "That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folk Song Movement" SF 40021
15. Tro-Ludlow Music, Inc. From "Folkways: The Original Vision" SF 40001
16. Woody Guthrie Publications, BMI. From "Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti" SF 40060
17. From "Where Did You Sleep Last Night, Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1" SF 40044
18. Ludlow Music Inc., BMI. From "Lead Belly's Last Sessions (disc #4)" SF 40068/71. Incorrectly credited to "A. Lomax & J. Lomax".
19. From "Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar" SF 40052
20. Chandos Music, ASCAP. From "The Folkways Years 1959-1961" SF 40041
21. Stormking Music, BMI. From "Songs of Love and Politics, The Folkways Years 1955-1992" SF 40048
22. From "The Music of New Mexico, Hispanic Traditions" SF 40409
23. Unichappell Music, BMI. From "Wade in the Water, Vol. 3: African American Gospel: The Pioneering Composers" SF 40074
24. Cecilia Music, ASCAP. From "Zodiac Suite" SF 40810
25. Cecilia Music, ASCAP. From "Zoning" SF 40811
26. Ludlow Music/BMI. From "Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through its Songs" SF 40032

℗ © 1996 Smithsonian Folkways Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 093074006221
• Matrix / Runout: DISCTRONICS USA SFWCD40062 *03*
• Mastering SID Code: IFPIL792
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2D4F

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SF 40061	Various	Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Smithsonian Folkways	SF 40061	US	1996

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