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Author Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014, author.

Title American favorite ballads : tunes and songs as sung by Pete Seeger / edited for publication by Irwin Silber and Ethel Raim ; editorial assistant, Daryl Heymann.

Publication Info. New York : Oak Publications, 1961.

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Description 1 score (95 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Unacc. for voice; includes chord symbols for guitar.
Illustrations selected by and from the collection of Moses Asch. Additional illustrations from the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress.
Bibliography Discography: page 96.
Includes bibliographical references.
Note Each song includes a brief historical/biographical statement by Pete Seeger.
Contents Careless love -- The blue-tail fly -- When I first came to this land -- Que bonita bandera -- Wayfaring stranger -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- Shenandoah -- House of the rising sun -- The hammer song -- Hold the fort -- My horses ain't hungry -- Four nights drunk -- Cielito lindo -- Come all you fair and tender ladies -- I ride an old paint -- Home on the range -- Clementine -- Little girl -- I never will marry -- This land is your land -- Passing through -- Strangest dream -- Down in the valley -- Buffalo gals -- Old Joe Clark -- Jesse James -- Joshua fought the battle of Jericho -- We shall not be moved -- Blow the man down -- The camptown races -- The streets of Laredo -- Young man who wouldn't hoe corn -- Fillimeeooreay -- Alabama bound -- Aunt Rhody -- Oh, Susanna -- Joe Bowers -- Irene, goodnight -- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child -- Study war no more -- Stagolee -- Old Dan Tucker -- Sally Ann -- Pick a bale of cotton -- Midnight special -- Froggie went a-courtin' -- The farmer is the man -- The devil and the farmer's wife -- The keeper -- On top of old smoky -- Cindy -- John Brown's body -- Buffalo skinners -- Frankie and Johnny -- Who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot? -- The big rock candy mountain -- Cumberland Gap -- Putting on the style -- Rye whiskey -- Devilish Mary -- Yankee Doodle -- Riddle song -- Darlin' Corey -- New river train -- Michael, row the boat ashore -- Deep blue sea -- The water is wide -- Oh, Mary don't you weep -- Barbara Allen -- The fox -- Twelve gates to the city -- John Henry -- Swanee River -- Reuben James -- The Wabash cannon ball -- Crawdad -- Erie Canal -- Dink's song -- Hard traveling -- Skip to my Lou -- Solidarity forever -- So long, it's been good to know you -- Kisses sweeter than wine -- Which side are you on?
Language Chiefly English words.
Subject Ballads, English -- United States.
Folk songs, English -- United States.
Ballads, English -- United States -- Discography.
Folk songs, English -- United States -- Discography.
Ballads, English. (OCoLC)fst00825896
Folk songs, English. (OCoLC)fst00929875
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Notated music. (OCoLC)fst01920428
Folk music. (OCoLC)fst01726617
Discographies. (OCoLC)fst01423883
Folk songs, English. (OCoLC)fst01726459
Folk music.
Notated music.
Discographies.
Added Author Silber, Irwin, 1925-2010.
Raim, Ethel.
Heymann, Daryl.
Henry, Francis. Little girl.
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Camptown races.
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Oh! Susanna.
Wheeler, Billy Edd. Song of the Cumberland Gap in the days of Daniel Boone.
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old folks at home.
Allen, Thos. S., 1876-1919. Low bridge, everybody down.
Reece, Florence, 1900-1986. Which side are you on?
Added Title Jim crack corn.
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Shenandoah (Song)
Streets of Laredo.
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
Frog he would a-wooing go (Folk song)
Careless love.
When I first came to this land.
Que bonita bandera.
Wayfaring stranger.
House of the rising sun.
Hammer song.
Hold the fort.
My horses ain't hungry.
Four nights drunk.
Cielito lindo.
Come all you fair and tender ladies.
I ride an old paint.
Home on the range.
Clementine.
I never will marry.
This land is your land.
Passing through.
Strangest dream.
Down in the valley.
Buffalo gals.
Old Joe Clark.
Jesse James.
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho.
We shall not be moved.
Blow the man down.
Young man who wouldn't hoe corn.
Fillimeeooreay.
Alabama bound.
Aunt Rhody.
Joe Bowers.
Irene, goodnight.
Study war no more.
Stagolee.
Old Dan Tucker.
Sally Ann.
Pick a bale of cotton.
Midnight special.
Farmer is the man.
Devil and the farmer's wife.
Keeper.
On top of old smoky.
Cindy.
John Brown's body.
Buffalo skinners.
Frankie and Johnny.
Who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot?
Big rock candy mountain.
Putting on the style.
Rye whiskey.
Devilish Mary.
Yankee Doodle.
Riddle song.
Darlin' Corey.
New river train.
Michael, row the boat ashore.
Deep blue sea.
Water is wide.
Oh, Mary don't you weep.
Barbara Allen.
Fox.
Twelve gates to the city.
John Henry.
Reuben James.
Wabash cannon ball.
Crawdad.
Dink's song.
Hard traveling.
Skip to my Lou.
Solidarity forever.
So long, it's been good to know you.
Kisses sweeter than wine.
Other Form: Online version: Silber, Irwin, 1925- American favorite ballads. New York, Oak Publications [1961] (OCoLC)639717663
ISBN 0825600286
9780825600289
Music No. OK 61064 Oak Publications
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