Songs and ballads of American history and of the assassination of Presidents [sound recording] - Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Records, p1998. - 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. - The Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture. . - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) .

Songs about the Civil War and presidential assassinations. "Originally released in the series Folk Music of the United States, Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress, AFS L29, 1952." Program notes by Duncan Emrich, song texts (21 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Phil Sheridan (1:36) ; The iron Merrimac (1:44) (Judge Learned W. Hand) -- The Cumberland's crew (3:56) (Capt. Pearl R. Nye) -- The battle of Antietam Creek (4:34) (Warde H. Ford) -- The southern soldier (3:11) ; Washington the Great (1:59) (Mrs. Minta Morgan) -- Zolgotz (3:08) ; Mr. Garfield (8:20) ; Charles Guiteau (2:51) ; Booth killed Lincoln (2:52) ; Booth killed Lincoln (fiddle tune) (0:42) (Bascom Lamar Lunsford)

Judge Learned W. Hand, Capt. Pearl R. Nye, Warde H. Ford, Mrs. Minta Morgan, vocals ; Bascom Lamar Lunsford, vocals, banjo, fiddle.

Recorded between 1937 and 1949 at various locations.

10.00

1896415092

Rounder CD 1509 Rounder Records


Folk songs, English--United States.
Ballads, English--United States.
Presidents--Assassination--United States--Songs and music.


United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music.