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Summary:

As a young boy, GRAMMY-winning children's artist Dan Zanes was drawn to the music of Lead Belly in all of its magic, imagination, and mystery. This discovery completely changed his view of the world and his place in it. Zanes now presents a fresh vision of Lead Belly's music for a new generation with a little help from his friends. Experience Lead Bellys songs through a new lens as Dan Zanes and Valerie June, Chuck D., Billy Bragg, Aloe Blacc, and many others celebrate an American musical icon.

Table of Contents:

• More yet (2:32) (feat. Shareef Swindell)
• Rock Island line (2:57) (feat. Billy Bragg)
• Ha-ha this-a-way (2:37) (feat. Tamar Kali)
• Julie Ann Johnson (2:36) (feat. Jendog Lonewolf)
• Bring me a little water, Sylvie (3:07) (feat. Madame Marie Jean Laurent & Ceddyjay)
• Polly wee (3:17) (feat. Father Goose & Little Goose)
• Boll weevil (4:10) (feat. Aloe Blacc and Pauline Jean)
• New York City (3:01) (feat. Claudia Eliaza)
• Skip to my lou (2:53) (feat. Chuck D. & Memphis Jelks)
• Take this hammer (3:16) (feat. Valerie June)
• Cotton fields (the cotton song) (2:52) (feat. Sonia de los Santos, Elena Moon Park & José Joaquin Garcia)
• Red bird (2:43) (feat. Ashley Phillips)
• Whoa, back, buck (3:10) (feat. Donald Saaf with Isak & Ole Saaf)
• Stewball (4:00) (feat. Marley Reedy)
• Relax your mind (2:46) (feat. Neha Jiwrajkaf).

Contributors:

Leadbelly, 1885-1949

Chuck D, 1960- , singer

Tamar-kali , singer

Ceddyjay , singer

Father Goose , singer

Little Goose , singer

Zanes, Dan , singer, instrumentalist

Saaf, Donald , singer, instrumentalist

James, Ganessa , instrumentalist

Phillips, Ashley , singer, instrumentalist

Jelks, Memphis , singer

June, Valerie, 1982- , singer

García, José Joaquín (Singer) , singer

Rush, George (Tubist) , instrumentalist

Park, Elena Moon , singer, instrumentalist

Dougher, Patrick , instrumentalist, designer

Bragg, Billy , singer

Saaf, Isak , instrumentalist

Saaf, Ole , instrumentalist

Zanes, Claudia , singer

Jean, Pauline (Singer) , singer

Jiwrajka, Neha , singer, instrumentalist

Waki, Yoshi , instrumentalist

Blacc, Aloe, 1979- , singer

Santos, Sonia de los , singer, instrumentalist

Oiwa, Leo , instrumentalist

Friedman, Rob, 1953- , singer, instrumentalist

Lonewolf, Jendog , singer

Swindell, Shareef , singer

Laurent, Marie Jean (Singer) , singer

Reedy, Marley , singer

Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

Sung in English, in part with Spanish translation on "Cotton fields."

Subjects:

Folk music — United States

Folk songs, English — United States

Children's songs

Folk music

Folk songs, English

United States

Genres:

Folk songs

Children's sound recordings

Performers:

Performed by Dan Zanes ; with various musicians.

Production Credits:

Produced by Dan Zanes with Rob Friedman.

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: singer; instrumental ensemble
2 ensembles: chorus; instrumental ensemble

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Lyrics, program notes, and biographical notes on the performers (40 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (45:57) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 158,179

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 093074508329
Publisher Number, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: SFW CD 45083

OCLC Numbers:

994211964