A landmark collection
of music – the now-famous series
of American Folk Music volumes put together by Harry Smith in the 50s! The work here spans the space
of a few early decades
of recorded music – all in styles expertly chosen by Smith, with countless examples
of music that might have fallen beneath the sands
of time if not otherwise included in the series! Even back at the original release
of the collection, the series was a crucial bit
of musical archaeology – and over the ensuing space
of decades, has only gone onto become even more important. Styles run the gamut from blues to roots to folk and other styles in between and features tracks by Dick Justice, Coley Jones, Buell Kazee, Kelly Harrell, the Carter Family, the Bently
Boys, Henry Thomas, the
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers,
Blind Willie Johnson, Dock Boggs,
Blind Lemon Jefferson, and more!