The Great American Folk Album: If I Had a Hammer

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1This Land Is Your Land
guitar:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 229)
recording of:
This Land Is Your Land (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Woody Guthrie3.652:18
2I Know Where I'm Going
Judy Collins1:50
3Wasn't That a Time
The Weavers2:59
4Man of Constant Sorrow
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
Bob Dylan3:07
5Lemon Tree
recording of:
Lemon Tree
lyricist and composer:
Will Holt
Peter, Paul & Mary2:55
6There's a Meeting Here Tonight
recording of:
There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight
writer:
Bob Gibson (folk singer), Alex Hassilev (US folk musician) and Glenn Yarbrough
The Limeliters2:10
7John Henry
recording of:
John Henry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
Big Bill Broonzy3:21
8Walkin' on the Green Grass
The Chad Mitchell Trio2:05
9Barby Allen
recording of:
Barbara Allen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
Jean Ritchie5:03
10C.C. Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
recording of:
See See Rider Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
Lead Belly4:11
11Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
The Carter Family2:59
12Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season)
recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Pete Seeger3:05
13Silver Dagger
recording of:
Silver Dagger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez2:29
14The Golden Vanity
The Almanac Singers3:05
15All My Sorrows
recording of:
All My Sorrows
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio) and Bob Shane
version of:
All My Trials
Glenn Yarbrough2:53
16Deep River
recording of:
Deep River
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Odetta3:00
17On Top of Old Smokey
recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Burl Ives2:33
18A Worried Man
recording of:
A Worried Man
writer:
Tom Glazer and Dave Guard
is based on:
Worried Man Blues
The Kingston Trio2:52
19500 Miles
recording of:
500 Miles
lyricist and composer:
Hedy West
publisher:
Robert Mellin, Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
Peter, Paul & Mary2:46
20Wild Mountain Thyme
recording of:
Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”)
lyricist:
Robert Tannahill
writer:
Francis McPeake (in 1957)
additional composer:
John Hamilton (songwriter in the late 1700's) (in 1796)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
The Braes o' Balquhidder (1829 Tannahill version)
part of:
Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend
Judy Collins2:33
21Darlin' Cory
recording of:
Darling Corey
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
Ed McCurdy2:49
22Whiskey in the Jar
The Limeliters2:04
23The Banana Boat Song
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd, EMI Songs Ltd., Garber Music Ltd., Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co., Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Reservoir Media Music
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
Harry Belafonte3:06
24Hard Travelin'
recording of:
Hard Travelin’
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Woody Guthrie2:14
25Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
The Weavers3:19
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