This unique collection features delightful songs for young children as well as the work songs, blues, and spirituals Lead Belly used to teach children about the experiences and emotions of adult life. Originally reocrded in children's concerts and studios for asch and Folkways records in the 1940s, the 28 songs and spoken introductions reveal the humor, humanity, and musical genius of one of the great artists of the twentieth century. The sound quality is somewhat archival in nature, but Lead Belly's voice comes through loud and clear. On some tracks, you can hear a teacher introduce the song. There's nothing better than hearing your four year old son singing "Red Bird" along with Lead Belly. These tracks are the material source for decades of children's music, from Pete Seeger to Raffi and Dan Zanes.
Tracks:
- More Yet
- Boll Weevil
- Little Boy, How Old are You?
- Skip to My Lou
- Red Bird
- Sally Walker
- Ha Ha This A-Way
- Grey Goose
- Christmas is A-Coming (Chicken Crows at Midnight)
- The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)
- Polly Wee (The Frog Song)
- Pig Latin Song
- When a Man's a Long Way from Home
- Good Morning Blues
- By and By When the Morning Comes
- Every Time I Feel the Spirit / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / They Hung Him on the Cross (medley)
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Rock Island Line
- Cotton Fields
- Old Man
- John Henry
- Julie Ann Johnson
- Whoa Back Buck
- You Can't Lose Me Cholly
- Midnight Special
- Pick a Bale of Cotton
- Take This Hammer
- We're in the Same Boat, Brother
