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- Date Released: March 17, 1998
- Genre: Blues
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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This fine 26-song compilation of material was recorded by folklorist Moses Asch in the 1940s, at a time when Josh White was beginning to reach an urban, educated audience with his mixture of blues, folk, and pop styles. What comes across particularly strong in this set is his versatility and all-around appeal; he handles topical songs about discrimination and war, spirituals, covers of blues by Leroy Carr and Victoria Spivey, folk ballads, and theatrical pieces, even extending to a cover of Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets." "One Meatball" provided some of the musical inspiration for the classic Merle Travis tune "Sixteen Tons"; "Freedom Road" had lyrics by poet Langston Hughes. Because he was less earthy and not as Southern-sounding as Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy, White has been accorded less critical respect, but this anthology shows him to be one of the unquestioned linchpins of the first stirrings of the folk revival. Free & Equal Blues includes copious notes by White biographer Elijah Wald.
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One Meat Ball |
3:10 |
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| 02. | |
In My Time of Dying |
3:14 |
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| 03. | |
Free and Equal Blues |
4:29 |
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| 04. | |
Number 12 Train |
3:39 |
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Jim Crow |
2:48 |
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| 06. | |
Landlord |
2:37 |
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Betty and Dupree |
3:46 |
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Trouble |
2:40 |
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Beloved Comrade |
2:03 |
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| 10. | |
Hold On |
2:13 |
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Jelly Jelly |
2:27 |
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| 12. | |
When I Lay Down |
2:36 |
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| 13. | |
The House I Live In |
2:31 |
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Fuhrer |
3:10 |
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Minute Man |
2:06 |
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| 16. | |
Taking a Gal Like You |
3:10 |
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| 17. | |
Whatcha Gonna Do |
1:13 |
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| 18. | |
Don't Lie Buddy |
2:21 |
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| 19. | |
Motherless Children |
2:30 |
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| 20. | |
No More Blues (No More Bread Lines) |
2:45 |
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| 21. | |
Mean Mistreatin' Woman |
3:10 |
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| 22. | |
Freedom Road |
2:20 |
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Miss Otis Regrets |
2:58 |
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| 24. | |
Careless Love |
3:22 |
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| 25. | |
T B Blues |
3:21 |
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| 26. | |
Outskirts of Town |
3:02 |
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26 Total Tracks, 73:41 Total Length
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Credits
- Burl Ives - ? // Pete Seeger - Banjo // Pete Seeger - Banjo // Pete Seeger - Banjo // Pete Seeger - Vocals // Pete Seeger - Vocals // Pete Seeger - Vocals // Josh White - Guitar // Josh White - Guitar // Josh White - Arranger // Josh White - Arranger // Josh White - Vocals // Josh White - Vocals // Bill Coleman - Trumpet // Tom Glazer - ? // Mary Lou Williams - Piano // Alan Lomax - Vocals // Alan Lomax - Vocals // Moses Asch - Engineer // Brownie McGhee - ? // Brownie McGhee - ? // Jimmy Butts - Bass // Leonard DePaur - Arranger // Eddie Dougherty - Drums // Randy Kling - Mastering // Jeff Place - Producer // Jeff Place - Compilation Producer // Jeff Place - Archivist // Elijah Wald - Liner Notes // Elijah Wald - Compilation Producer // Anthony Seeger - Production Supervisor // Michael Maloney - ? // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Kip Lornell - Compilation Producer // Amy Horowitz - Production Supervisor // Richard Lescallette - Mastering // Union Boys - Vocals
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