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Woody Guthrie in March 1943 Sheet music "This Land Is Your Land" is a song by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. One of the United States' most famous folk songs, its lyrics were written in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". Its melody is based on a Carter Family tune called "When the World's on Fire".
Most songs of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods originated in England, Scotland and Ireland and were brought over by early settlers. According to ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl, American folk music is notable because it "At its roots is an English folk song tradition that has been modified to suit the specific requirements of America."
"Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is an American folk song written in 1941 by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, [1] who popularized the song through his own recording of it. The song glamorized the harnessing of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
Barbara Allen (song) Barnacle Bill the Sailor; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit; William Bernard (sailor) The Big Rock Candy Mountains; Billy Boy; Birch (song) Birmingham Jail; Birmingham Sunday; Black and White (Pete Seeger song) Black Betty; Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair; Blind (SZA song) The Blinding ...
The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Early folk music performers include Woody Guthrie, [1] Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, Ewan MacColl (UK), Richard Dyer-Bennet, Oscar Brand, Jean Ritchie, John Jacob Niles, Susan Reed, Mississippi John Hurt, [2] Josh White, and Cisco Houston.
Old American Songs are two sets of songs arranged by Aaron Copland in 1950 and 1952 respectively, after research in the Sheet Music Collection of the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, in the John Hay Library at Brown University. [1] Originally scored for voice and piano, they were reworked for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and ...
Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles, [2] Europe, and Africa. African influences are notably found in vocal and instrumental performance styles and dance, as well as the often cited use of the banjo; in some regions, Native American, Spanish, French and German sources are also prominent. [3]
"Old Blue" (also known as "Old Dog Blue") is an old folk song, believed to have originated from the minstrel shows of the late 19th century. [1] A 1928 version by Jim Jackson, entitled "Old Dog Blue", appears on the Anthology of American Folk Music album. Since this early recording, a number of covers and variations of this song have been recorded.