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Summary:
- Dom Flemons pays tribute to the music, culture, and complex history of the golden era of the Wild West. In this single volume of music, the first of its kind, Flemons explores and re-analyzes this important part of the American identity. The songs and poems featured on the album take the listener on an illuminating journey from the trails to the rails of the Old West.
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Table of Contents:
- Black woman (1:41)
- Texas easy street (3:52)
- One dollar bill (3:42)
- Going down the road feelin' bad (2:38)
- Tyin' knots in the devil's tail (2:50)
- Home on the range (4:32)
- Ol' Proc (3:16)
- John Henry y los vaqueros (1:59)
- Po' Howard / Gwine dig a hole to put the devil in (5:15)
- Knox County stomp (2:06)
- He's a lone ranger (3:41)
- Steel pony blues (4:34)
- Little Joe the wrangler (3:40)
- Charmin' Betsy (3:58)
- Goodbye Old Paint (5:32)
- Lonesome old river blues (2:42)
- March of Red River Valley (1:57)
- Old Chisholm trail (2:06).
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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Performers:
- Dom Flemons, vocals, recitation (track 7), guitars, and other instruments; with assisting musicians.
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Performance Medium:
- Male voice doubling guitar
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General Notes:
- Title from disc label.
Songs primarily arranged by Don Flemons.
Program notes by Dom Flemons, Jim Griffith, and Vania Kinard, biographical notes on the performers, bibliography, videography, and discography (39 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
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Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc (60 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
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Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced
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Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; stereo
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Digital Characteristics:
- audio file; CD audio
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Call Numbers:
- LPCD 158,432
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 093074022429
Publisher Number, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: SFW CD 40224
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OCLC Numbers:
- 1028091888