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'''''American Folk Songs''''' is a 1948 album by [[Jo Stafford]]. The original release featured six songs on three 78-RPM discs. Two songs were added in 1950 to its first release as a long-playing record. Since the 1962 re-release, the album has featured twelve popular folk songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-folk-songs-r156491|title=American Folk Songs-track listing|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-folk-songs-r156491/credits|title=American Folk Songs-credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref> The album was not done in a traditional manner; Stafford was backed by [[Paul Weston]]'s orchestra for all the cuts. The ''[[Saturday Review (U.S. magazine)|Saturday Review]]'' records review column described the album as "of its own excellence''.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.unz.org/Pub/SaturdayRev-1948may29-00047|title=Recordings Report on Popular Releases|page=47|date=May 29, 1948|publisher=Saturday Review|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref> |
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[[Judy Collins]] has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6D61030F934A15752C1A961948260 |title=Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond |author=Stephen Holden |date=November 27, 1987 |series=Pop/Jazz |work=The New York Times |accessdate=April 7, 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5xmZPcl4X?url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fres%3D9B0DE6D61030F934A15752C1A961948260 |archivedate=April 8, 2011 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}</ref> |
[[Judy Collins]] has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6D61030F934A15752C1A961948260 |title=Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond |author=Stephen Holden |date=November 27, 1987 |series=Pop/Jazz |work=The New York Times |accessdate=April 7, 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5xmZPcl4X?url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fres%3D9B0DE6D61030F934A15752C1A961948260 |archivedate=April 8, 2011 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}</ref> |
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American Folk Songs is a 1948 album by Jo Stafford. The original release featured six songs on three 78-RPM discs. Two songs were added in 1950 to its first release as a long-playing record. Since the 1962 re-release, the album has featured twelve popular folk songs.[2][3] The album was not done in a traditional manner; Stafford was backed by Paul Weston's orchestra for all the cuts. The Saturday Review records review column described the album as "of its own excellence.[4]
Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.[5]
Track listing
All songs are traditional.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shenandoah" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Black Is the Color" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Old Joe Clark" | 1:43 |
| 4. | "Wayfaring Stranger" | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Barbara Allen" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Single Girl" | 2:14 |
| 7. | "Red Rosey Bush" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "I Wonder as I Wander" | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Cripple Creek" | 1:30 |
| 10. | "The Nightingale" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Sourwood Mountain" | 1:46 |
References
- ^ American Folk Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "American Folk Songs-track listing". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "American Folk Songs-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Recordings Report on Popular Releases". Saturday Review. May 29, 1948: 47. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Stephen Holden (November 27, 1987). "Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond". The New York Times. Pop/Jazz. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
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