Americana Classics

Americana Classics

Track Listings

1. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / For Me And My Gal

2. The Entertainer

3. In The Good Old Summertime

4. Maple Leaf Rag

5. Give My Regards To Broadway

6. Take Me Out To The Ball Game / Meet Me In St Louis, Louis

7. Dill Pickle Rag

8. Fascination

9. Beale Street Blues

10. Let Me Call You Sweetheart

11. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

12. It's A Long Long Way to Tipperary

13. Waiting For the Robert E Lee

14. Peg O' My Heart

15. Danny Boy

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Craig Duncan is no stranger to the Nashville music community. His talents on violin, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, mandolin, guitar, bass, and viola can be heard on numerous Nashville recordings. A graduate of Appalachian State University and Tennessee State University, Craig is a member of the North American Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians. In addition to his recording credits, Craig Duncan has written over 30 music instruction publications for Mel Bay Publications.

Product Description
American popular music came into its own at the turn of the 20th century. The sounds of ragtime, Dixieland, and the Charleston were melding into a unique sound that defined a generation and the birth of a century where music would soar to phenomenal heights of originality.

Tracks:

Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Fess Parker
Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash
Big Iron - Marty Robbins
The Ballad Of Paladin - Johnny Western
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Cross The Brazos At Waco - Billy Walker
Long Black Veil - Lefty Frizzell
Life To Go - Stonewall Jackson
Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
Tennessee Flat Top Box - Johnny Cash
Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
Saginaw Michigan - Lefty Frizzell
North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
Twenty Miles From Shore - Hawkshaw Hawkins
The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
Soldier's Joy - Hawkshaw Hawkins
Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson
The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - 'Little' Jimmy Dickens
Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl - Tommy Collins
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
Pancho And Lefty - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
Highwayman - Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson

Customer Reviews:

Replacement.......2002-04-03

Years ago while I was overseas in the army I bought this tape and have enjoyed it very much. The tape has become old and worn and since I now have a computer the that plays CDs, personal CD player, CD player in my truck, and etc. I bought it on CD so I can continue to enjoy it for years to come. Don't be fooled this CD can be enjoyed by any and everybody of all ages. I am 35 yrs. old but I also own CDs by Britney Spears, NSYNC, CCR, Backstreet Boys,the Eagles, B.B. King, Christina Aguilera, and many others and I enjoy all of them. If you enjoy the samples you well enjoy the whole album.

What became of Ellie May? Did she enter a convent?.......2001-01-25

Columbia has released a series of CDs paying tribute to the Country Classics, volume 3 of which is entitled AMERICANA and contains twenty-five so called "saga songs", i.e. numbers which put to music stories of good vs. adversity.

This disk features a veritable posse of legendary artists. Johnny Cash is the most represented ("Don't Take Your Guns to Town", "Tennessee Flat Top Box", "A Boy Named Sue", "Highwayman" - the last with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). Others with more than one track are Marty Robbins ("Big Iron", "El Paso"), Hawkshaw Hawkins ("Twenty Miles from Shore", "Soldier's Joy"), and Stonewall Jackson ("Life to Go", "Waterloo").

Then, there are my favorites:

"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (Fess Parker) makes me yearn for the coonskin cap I had as a kid. It'd look mighty fine at the big management meeting. (Actually, I think it was rabbit fur.) I'd probably run afoul of PETA, though. And who needs that hassle?

"Big Bad John" (Jimmy Dean) reminds me of the hero I once aspired to be. Unfortunately, real, everyday life is pretty much mundane. Besides, there are no mines locally, and sewer work doesn't have quite the same cachet.

Even though I love just about everything British (except Lemon Shandy), "The Battle of New Orleans" (Johnny Horton) is a real toe-tapper. Makes me want to dump tea into Los Angeles harbor. In your eye, Tony!

The next time I have to pay my IRS taxes, perhaps playing for them "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" ("Little" Jimmy Dickens) would get a more warm `n' fuzzy response. Hmm ... maybe not.

Lastly, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys) brings to mind Ellie May sunbathing out by the CEEment Pond. Let's dwell on that vision for a long moment. Dang, Uncle Jed! (If you haven't a clue as to what I'm blathering on about here, then forget it, as you're too young to appreciate this CD anyway.)

My only regret concerning this collection of down-home favorites is that the catchy theme from "Green Acres" isn't included. Pity. I was hoping to sing along.

The Absolute best!.......2000-10-25

A must have for all true country music fans. It has the ballads and songs of the best bygone era in country music. Buy this and enjoy!

Oh, the memories!.......2000-06-29

I stumbled over this CD while looking for something with "Long Black Veil" on it. What a gold mine I found with all these mostly country oldies plus a few newer ones! About all that is missing is "Summer Wine" and "Miller's Cave." Even to my tin ears, the sound is great; and I certainly enjoy listening to the original recordings rather than someone else's.

To Understand Western America Listen Up!.......2000-03-20

This album has it all. Bring it on a road trip!

Average customer rating:

Rarities...an absolute gem
Hello, Is Anybody Out There?

Together at the Bluebird Cafe
Steve Earle , Townes Van Zandt , and Guy Clark
Manufacturer: Snapper Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Essential Guy Clark

ASIN: B0001E8D3G
Release Date: 2006-03-13

Tracks:

Baby Took a Limo to Memphis
My Old Friend the Blues
[Introduction to Katie Belle] - Townes Van Zandt
Katie Belle
Cape
[Introduction to Valentine's Day] - Steve Earle
Valentine's Day
Ain't Leavin' Your Love
Randall Knife
Tom Ames' Prayer
Interfaith Dental Clinic - Townes Van Zandt
Song For
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I Ain't Ever Satisfied
Pancho and Lefty
Immigrant Eyes
Sirocco's Pizza - Steve Earle
Mercenary Song
Tecumseh Valley
Copperhead Road

Album Description

Full Artist - Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark. The holy trinity of modern country songwriters on one stage for one historic night. Features 20 remastered tracks packaged in a digipak. Snapper Classics. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Rarities...an absolute gem.......2006-09-05

Great album, bringing together three of the great songwriter-poets of our time, who along with Blaze Foley constitute a world unto themselves. They got together to perform this benefit for a Dental Clinic! Townes even comments that he can't get dental (or any) insurance. All three are tight and brilliant, but the most heart rendering songs in this collection belong to Guy. The man is a treasure - he plays one of those guitars that he made himself (yes!!), it sounds beautiful..the same care and thoughtfulness is present in the songs..buy this...today!!
Oh..one correction to the other review on this page: Lucinda Williams' Drunken Angel isn't about Townes, but about Blaze Foley.

Hello, Is Anybody Out There?.......2006-03-09

I find it hard to believe that no one has reviewed this beautiful album. So I'll give it a go.
If you're a fan of one or all of these artists, you'll love this album. The intimacy of the live performance in what sounds like a very small cafe is perfect. These guys write personal songs. Songs that are sometimes very, very close to the heart.
Guy Clark, for some reason, is an unknown treasure. His songs have no peer. Steve Earle is a rebel with a cause. And Townes Van Zandt is the drunken angel and poet that Lucinda Williams sang about.
My advice: listen and learn.
And thanks to the reviewer above regarding my Drunken Angel comments. I stand corrected.
But Townes was a bit of a drunken angel himself, I would say.

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Americana

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00014AQPY
Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

Overture - Simon Rattle
Rhapsody In Blue - Peter Donohoe
Dardanella - London Sinfonietta
Makin' Whoopee! - Harvey And The Wallbangers
San - London Sinfonietta
Prelude, Fugue And Riffs - Peter Donohoe
III. Moderato - Michael Collins
Take The 'A' Train - Peter Washington
Sophisticated Lady - Peter Washington
That Doo-Wah Thing - Peter Washington
Summertime - The Glyndebourne Chorus
It Ain't Necessarily So - Damon Evans
Short Ride In A Fast Machine - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Amazon.com

This is a razzle-dazzle selection of American music culled from a few of Sir Simon Rattle's previously released recordings. Two excerpts from Porgy and Bess--"Summertime" and "It ain't necessarily so"--come near the CD's close, and they're reminders of what a great composer Gershwin was. Earlier, his Rhapsody in Blue is played in the orchestration by Grofé, and while it makes a good option, the more familiar version is preferable. Leonard Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs is not an easy, tuneful work, but it's fascinating and another side of a composer you may only be familiar with from West Side Story. "Take the A Train" really swings, and "Makin' Whoopee" is a joy. In fact, there's plenty here to revel in. It's a great sampler of American "classical" music. If you've either kept away from 20th-century or American music or simply were unfamiliar with it (or both), this will be a fine ear-opener. If you already appreciate the idiom, this offers a really fine cross-section. --Robert Levine

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Country string music lovers - this cd is for you!

The Lonesome Whistle Railroad Classics

Manufacturer: Cumberland Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0002K1RSW

Product Description

Lively versions of America's favorite railroading classics.

Customer Reviews:

Country string music lovers - this cd is for you!.......2005-06-08

I came across this album quite by accident two years ago. Since then, I haven't traveled anywhere in my car without it. If you love old songs about trains, or if you love country string music - this cd is for you. It's gotten impossible to find lately so I recommend this as an addition to your bluegrass cd collection! Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan are just two of the many great artists featured in this collection and the production of the songs is awesome!

Average customer rating:

Americana Classics
Craig Duncan
Manufacturer: Green Hill Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0008D5HWU
Release Date: 2002-03-15

Tracks:

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / For Me And My Gal
The Entertainer
In The Good Old Summertime
Maple Leaf Rag
Give My Regards To Broadway
Take Me Out To The Ball Game / Meet Me In St Louis, Louis
Dill Pickle Rag
Fascination
Beale Street Blues
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
It's A Long Long Way to Tipperary
Waiting For the Robert E Lee
Peg O' My Heart
Danny Boy

Product Description

American popular music came into its own at the turn of the 20th century. The sounds of ragtime, Dixieland, and the Charleston were melding into a unique sound that defined a generation and the birth of a century where music would soar to phenomenal heights of originality.

Average customer rating:

Gotta leave Fargo to get Famous
A Great First Effort

Lonesome, Wild & Blue
Brennan Leigh
Manufacturer: Barking Dog Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000690O4
Release Date: 2002-05-16

Tracks:

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The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home
Crazy Arms
Cryin' My Eyes Out
San Antonio Rose
No Way Jos
I'm Still In Love With You
Moanin' The Blues
I Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Jesse James
You're The Reason
My Baby's Gone
Middle Of The Night
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Pieces On The Ground
The Legend Of Benny Ambrose

Album Description

Sibling duo Brennen Leigh and Seth Hulbert are bringing their eclectic mix of americana roots music to enthusiastic audiences from Minnesota to Florida. Armed with a mandolin and a voice as strong as railroad tracks and as smooth as a mint julep, Brennen Leigh breathes fresh life into bluegrass, country western, Texas swing, Irish folk and Mississippi Delta blues standards, as well as adding distinctively north woods images to her well-crafted original songs.

Brennen Leigh's eagerly awaited debut album includes seven original songs and nine covers of such americana classics as Hank Williams' "Moanin' the Blues" and Bob Wills' "San Antonio Rose" to contemporary gems like Greg Brown's "The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home" and Steve Earle's "I'm Still In Love With You." Lonesome, Wild & Blue features virtuoso bluegrass contributions from guest artists on mandolin, banjo, flatpick guitar, dobro, pedal steel, fiddle, and upright bass. Vocalist Brennen plays mandolin on several tracks and Brennen's brother Seth Hulbert plays guitar on all tracks and sings harmony vocals.

Customer Reviews:

Gotta leave Fargo to get Famous.......2003-05-29

Brennen Leigh & her brother Seth left Fargo for the Texas Hill country and landed at Austin's SXSW festival in 2003. Their debut CD covers alot of ground--Roadhouse blues, alt.country, neo-trad country, bluegrass, with quality production. This album, especially the last track, is one of my Americana favorites on KRFC-FM.

A Great First Effort.......2002-06-07

Brennen Leigh's first CD leaves me wanting for an immediate second release. The blue grass/country sounds emanate from the past to enhance her own songs. The original tunes such as "Jesse James", No Way, Jose" and "The Legend of Benny Ambrose" are solid compositions and blend well with the standards. Her voice is powerful but soft when it requires. Produced by her guitarist brother, I anxiously await a follow-up.