Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40090 (Compact disc). Anthology of American folk music

The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
OKeh W81080 B 5/12/1927 The mountaineer's courtship / Ernest V. Stoneman ; Hattie Stoneman
OKeh W80359 A 1/28/1927 Stackalee / Frank Hutchison
Victor CVE-36180 1 9/11/1926 Oh death, where is thy sting / Rev. J. M. Gates
Victor BVE-40306 1 10/18/1927 Ommie wise / G. B. Grayson
Victor BVE-56364 1 10/11/1929 Brilliancy medley / Eck Robertson and Family
Columbia W110551 Unknown 4/18/1929 C'est si triste sans lui / Clemo Breaux
Victor BVE-45432 1 8/28/1928 Kassie Jones / Furry Lewis
Victor BVE-42485 1 2/27/1928 The wild wagoner / Jilson Setters
OKeh W402160 A 12/4/1928 Since I laid my burden down / Elders McIntorsh and Edwards ; Sisters Johnson and Taylor
Columbia W111390 Unknown 12/10/1929 I woke up one morning in May / Didier Hebert
Brunswick E2753-E2754 E2753 4/14/1926 Way down the Old Plank Road / Uncle Dave Macon ; Sam McGee
Brunswick E21801-E21802 E21801 3/10/1927 Sugar baby / Dock Boggs
OKeh W402728 A 6/26/1929 Wake up Jacob / Prince Albert Hunt ; Texas Ramblers
Victor BVE-38000 1 3/11/1927 James Alley / Richard "Rabbit" Brown
Gennett 13109 [Unlettered first take] 9/29/1927 Moonshiner's dance / Frank Cloutier ; Victoria Cafe Orchestra
Brunswick E22535-E22536 E22535 4/20/1927 East Virginia / Buell Kazee
Victor BVE-41827 1 2/2/1928 Old dog Blue / Jim Jackson
Victor CVE-35986 1 9/10/1926 Must be born again / Rev. J. M. Gates
Victor BVE-41896 2 2/13/1928 Indian war whoop / Floyd Ming ; Pep Steppers Orchestra
OKeh W401488 B 12/28/1928 Spike driver blues / Mississippi John Hurt
Columbia W150315 2 4/20/1930 John the Revelator / Blind Willie Johnson
OKeh W80757 B 4/26/1927 Gonna die with the hammer in my hand / Arnold Curry ; Williamson Brothers
Victor BVE-62972 2 11/19/1930 Got the farm land blues / Carolina Tar Heels
Victor BVE-49868 2 2/15/1929 Engine one-forty-three / Carter Family
Victor BVE-47241 2 10/29/1928 Shine on me / Holiness Singers ; Ernest Phipps
Victor BVE-47255 2 10/31/1928 Old shoes and leggin's / Uncle Eck Dunford
Victor BVE-47002 2 9/8/1928 Feather bed / Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Victor BVE-40314 2 10/19/1927 Bob Lee Junior blues / Memphis Jug Band
Victor BVE-38237 2 3/23/1927 Charles Giteau / Kelly Harrell
Victor BVE-56639 2 11/30/1929 Fatal flower garden / Nelstone's Hawaiians
Victor BVE-55540 2 9/18/1929 Saut crapaud / Columbus Fruge
Victor BVE-56321 2 10/1/1929 He got better things for you / Memphis Sanctified Singers
Victor BVE-47262 2 10/31/1928 The Spanish merchant's daughter / Stoneman Family
Victor BVE-47165 2 10/14/1928 Peg and awl / Carolina Tar Heels
Victor BVE-45024 2 5/10/1928 John Hardy was a desperate little man / Carter Family
Victor BVE-41803 2 1/30/1928 Minglewood blues / Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Columbia W151731 2 8/17/1931 Bandit Cole Younger / Edward L. Crain
Victor BVE-37932 2 2/19/1927 Ninety-nine year blues / Julius Daniels
Victor BVE-59934 2 5/17/1930 Expressman blues / Sleepy John Estes ; Yank Rachell
Victor BVE-39754 2 8/2/1927 Single girl, married girl / Carter Family
Victor BVE-56346 2 10/3/1929 K. C. moan / Memphis Jug Band
Victor BVE-49860 2 2/14/1929 Little Moses / Carter Family
Victor BVE-45431 2 8/28/1928 Kassie Jones / Furry Lewis
OKeh W404656 B 12/10/1930 This song of love / Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 1
OKeh W400221 B 2/14/1928 Frankie / Mississippi John Hurt
Brunswick E26031-E26032 E26032 1/16/1928 The butcher’s boy / Buell Kazee
Brunswick AL131-AL132 AL132 2/6/1928 Wish I was a mole in the ground / Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Columbia W110557 2 4/19/1929 Arcadian one step / Joe Falcon
Brunswick E26063-E26064 E26064 1/18/1928 The wagoner’s lad (Loving Nancy) / Buell Kazee
Brunswick E21795-E21796 E21796 3/10/1927 Country blues / Dock Boggs
Brunswick AL139-AL140 AL140 2/6/1928 Dry bones / Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Columbia W149254 Unknown 10/23/1929 Down on Penny's farm / The Bently Boys
Columbia W146879 Unknown 8/23/1928 King Kong kitchie kitchie ki-me-o / Chubby Parker
Columbia W142658 Unknown 9/20/1926 White House blues / North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole
Columbia W151648 Unknown 6/26/1931 A lazy farmer boy / Buster Carter ; Preston Young
Columbia W149558 Unknown 12/6/1929 Drunkard's special / Coley Jones
Columbia W146908 Unknown 8/27/1928 Le vieux soulard et sa femme / Clemo Breaux ; Joe Falcon
Columbia W145086 Unknown 11/3/1927 Willie Moore / Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford
Columbia W147211 Unknown 10/17/1928 Old lady and the devil / Belle Reed ; Bill Reed
Columbia W146091 Unknown 4/16/1928 Rocky road / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Columbia W150210 Unknown 4/14/1930 The house carpenter / Clarence Ashley
Columbia W149251 Unknown 10/23/1929 The coo-coo bird / Clarence Ashley
Columbia W146092 Unknown 4/16/1928 Present joys / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Victor BVE-39744 3 8/1/1927 Train on the island / J. P. Nester
Victor BVE-47181 3 10/16/1928 Georgia stomp / Andrew Baxter ; Jim Baxter
Brunswick SA1173 3 10/9/1934 Home sweet home / Breaux Frères
Columbia W141876 Unknown 3/29/1926 Sail away, lady / Uncle Bunt Stephens
Victor BVE-38235 2 3/23/1927 My name is John Johanna / Kelly Harrell ; Virginia String Band
Victor BVE-62352 1 7/16/1930 Fifty miles of elbow room / Rev. F. W. McGee
Columbia W149832 Unknown 4/14/1930 The Lone Star Trail / Ken Maynard
Brunswick C2872 Unknown January 1929 La danseuse / Delma Lachney
Brunswick C3002 Unknown 2/22/1929 I’m in the battlefield for my Lord / Rev. D. C. Rice
Brunswick C2003 Unknown 6/13/1928 Fishing blues / Henry Thomas
Brunswick C3521 Unknown 5/21/1929 Henry Lee / Dick Justice
Brunswick C2008 Unknown 6/13/1928 Old country stomp / Henry Thomas
Brunswick C2127 Unknown 7/25/1928 Buddy, won’t you roll down the line / Uncle Dave Macon

Primary Performers:

Pep Steppers Orchestra (Musical group)
North Carolina Ramblers (Musical group)
Floyd Ming (leader)
Charlie Poole (vocalist)
Richard Burnett (vocalist)
Jilson Setters (instrumentalist : violin)
Leonard Rutherford (vocalist)
Furry Lewis (vocalist)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (Vocal group)
Carolina Tar Heels (Musical group)
Chubby Parker (vocalist)
Andrew Baxter (instrumentalist : violin)
Joe Falcon (instrumentalist : accordion)
Jim Baxter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Clemo Breaux (instrumentalist : guitar)
Holiness Singers (Musical group)
Bill Reed (vocalist)
Ernest Phipps (leader)
Belle Reed (instrumentalist : guitar)
Uncle Eck Dunford (vocalist)
Clarence Ashley (vocalist)
Stoneman Family (Musical group)
The Bently Boys (Musical group)
Columbus Fruge (vocalist)
Coley Jones (vocalist)
Memphis Sanctified Singers (Vocal group)
Ken Maynard (vocalist)
Eck Robertson and Family (Musical group)
Blind Willie Johnson (vocalist)
Nelstone's Hawaiians (Musical group)
Buster Carter (vocalist)
Sleepy John Estes (instrumentalist : guitar)
Preston Young (instrumentalist : guitar)
Yank Rachell (vocalist)
Rev. F. W. McGee (vocalist)
Edward L. Crain (vocalist)
Henry Thomas (vocalist)
Mississippi John Hurt (vocalist)
Elders McIntorsh and Edwards (Vocal group)
Uncle Dave Macon (vocalist)
Frank Cloutier (leader)
Sisters Johnson and Taylor (Vocal group)
Delma Lachney (vocalist)
Victoria Cafe Orchestra (Musical group)
Texas Ramblers (Musical group)
Rev. D. C. Rice (speaker)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Prince Albert Hunt (leader)
Dick Justice (vocalist)
Julius Daniels (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 1 (Vocal group)
Rev. J. M. Gates (speaker)
Richard "Rabbit" Brown (vocalist)
Frank Hutchison (vocalist)
Dock Boggs (vocalist)
Kelly Harrell (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Arnold Curry (instrumentalist : banjo-ukuelele)
Buell Kazee (vocalist)
Virginia String Band (Musical group)
Williamson Brothers (Musical group)
Sam McGee (instrumentalist : guitar)
J. P. Nester (vocalist)
Hattie Stoneman (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Breaux Frères (Musical group)
Carter Family (Vocal group)
Ernest V. Stoneman (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Clemo Breaux (vocalist)
G. B. Grayson (vocalist)
Joe Falcon (vocalist)
Memphis Jug Band (Musical group)
Didier Hébert (instrumentalist : guitar)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers (Musical group)
Uncle Bunt Stephens (instrumentalist : violin)
Jim Jackson (vocalist)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40090 (Compact disc). Anthology of American folk music," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/529686/Smithsonian_Folkways_SFW_40090.

Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40090 (Compact disc). Anthology of American folk music. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/529686/Smithsonian_Folkways_SFW_40090.

"Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40090 (Compact disc). Anthology of American folk music." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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