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1	–W.H. Stepp	Bonaparte's Retreat Fiddle – W.H. Stepp	1:49
2	–Kelly Pace	Rock Island Line Lead Vocals – Kelly PaceVocals – Albert Pate, Charlie Porter, L.T. Edwards, Luther Williams, Napoleon Cooper, WIllie Hubbard, Willie Lee Jones	1:47
3	–E.C. Ball*	Pretty Polly Guitar, Vocals – E.C. Ball*	2:17
4	–Ora Dell Graham	Pullin' The Skiff Vocals – Ora Dell Graham	1:04
5	–Ora Dell Graham	Shortenin' Bread Vocals – Ora Dell Graham	0:52
6	–Christeen Shipp & Katherine Shipp	Sea Lion Woman Vocals – Christeen Shipp, Katherine Shipp	1:09
7	–Nashville Washboard Band	Soldier's Joy Banjo [Banjo-mandolin] – James Kelly Bass [Tin Can Bull Fiddle] – Thomas CarrolGuitar – Frank DaltonVocals – Unknown ArtistWashboard – Theopholis Stokes	2:08
8	–Vera Hall	Another Man Done Gone Vocals – Vera Hall	1:24
9	–Paine Denson	Northfield Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Leader – Paine Denson	1:08
10	–Turner Junior Johnson	When I Lay My Burden Down Harmonica, Vocals – Turner Junior Johnson	3:25
11	–W.E. Claunch	Grub Springs Fiddle, Vocals – W.E. Claunch	1:15
12	–Bozie Sturdivant	Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down Vocals – Bozie Sturdivant	4:08
13	–Judge Learned Hand	Iron Merrimac Vocals – Judge Learned Hand	1:43
14	–Margaret	Creek Lullaby Vocals – Margaret	0:51
15	–Pete Steele	Coal Creek March Banjo – Pete Steele	1:27
16	–David "Honeyboy" Edwards	Worried Life Blues Guitar, Vocals – David "Honeyboy" Edwards	2:53
17	–Texas Gladden	One Morning In May Vocals – Texas Gladden	3:16
18	–Jimmie Strothers	Blood-Stained Banders Banjo, Vocals – Jimmie Strothers	1:20
19	–Jess Morris	Goodbye, Old Paint Fiddle, Vocals – Jess Morris	4:28
20	–Wash Dennis & Charlie Sims	Lead Me To The Rock Vocals – Charlie Sims, Wash Dennis	2:41
21	–Luther Strong	Glory In The Meetinghouse Fiddle – Luther Strong	1:42
22	–John J. Quinn	The Avondale Mining Disaster Vocals – John J. Quinn	4:07
23	–Thaddeus C. Willingham Jr.	Roll On The Ground Banjo, Vocals – Thaddeus C. Willingham Jr.	3:16
24	–Charlie Butler	Diamond Joe Vocals – Charlie Butler	2:12
25	–Sonny Terry	Lost John Harmonica, Vocals – Sonny Terry	4:38
26	–Elita Hoffpauir, Mary Hoffpauir & Ella Hoffpauir	Sept Ans Sur Mer Vocals – Elita Hoffpauir, Ella Hoffpauir, Mary Hoffpauir	2:48
27	–Smith Casey	East Texas Rag Guitar – Smith Casey	2:08
28	–Wade Ward	Old Joe Clark Banjo – Wade Ward	0:49
29	–Woody Guthrie	The Gypsy Davy Guitar, Vocals – Woody Guthrie	2:37
30	–Belo Cozad	Kiowa Story Of The Flute Flute, Voice – Belo Cozad	3:59

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Nancy Given
• Compilation Producer, Liner Notes – Stephen Wade
• Edited By, Mastered By – Dave Glasser*
• Engineer [Disc Transfers] – Michael Donaldson*
• Producer [Sound Supervision] – Pete Reiniger
• Recorded By – Alan Lomax (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29), Elizabeth Lomax (tracks: 1, 3, 15, 21), George Korson (tracks: 22), George Pullen Jackson (tracks: 9), Harold Spivacke (tracks: 18), Herbert Halpert (tracks: 6, 11, 23), John A. Lomax (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27), Lewis Jones (tracks: 12), Pete Seeger (tracks: 28), Willard Rhodes (tracks: 14, 30)

Notes

Track 1 rec. 26/10/1937 Salyersville, KY.
Track 2 rec. 2/10/1934 Gould, AK.
Track 3 rec. 8/1941 Rugby, VA.
Tracks 4 & 5 rec. 24/10/1940 Drew, MS.
Track 6 rec. 13/5/1939 Byhalia, MS.
Track 7 rec. 15/7/1942 Nashville, TN.
Track 8 rec. 31/10/1940 Livingston, AL.
Track 9 rec. 22/8/1942 37th Annual Session of the Alabama Sacred Harp Singing Convention, Birmingham, AL.
Track 10 rec. 19/7/1942 Clarksdale, MS.
Track 11 rec. 10/5/1939 Guntown, MS.
Track 12 rec. 25/7/1942 Clarksdale, MS.
Track 13 rec. 3/10/1942 Washington, D.C.
Track 14 rec. 1943 Lawrence, KN.
Track 15 rec. 29/3/1938 Hamilton, OH.
Track 16 rec. 20/7/1942 Clarksdale, MS.
Track 17 rec. 1941 Salem, VA.
Track 18 rec. 13/6/1936 Lynn, VA.
Track 19 rec. 3/5/1942 Dallas, TX.
Track 20 rec. 16/4/1936 Parchman, MS.
Track 21 rec. 18/10/1937 Hazard, KY.
Track 22 rec. 1/2/1946 Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Track 23 rec. 11/6/1939 Gulfport, MS.
Track 24 rec. 8/3/1937 Parchman, MS.
Track 25 rec. 24/12/1938 NYC.
Track 26 rec. 6/1934 New Iberia, LA.
Track 27 rec. 16/4/1939 Brazoria, TX.
Track 28 rec. 1/1939 Galax, VA.
Track 29 rec. 4/1/1941 Washington, D.C.
Track 30 rec 1941 Anadarko, OK.

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