Buell Kazee Sings and Plays

by Buell Kazee

Overview

Originally recorded in 1958 for the Folkways label, Sings and Plays is now available on CD and cassette on a made-to-order basis, ordered directly from the Smithsonian label website. These 18 sides include as much oral history as they do fine banjo frailing. Kazee's expert clawhammer playing is the reason this collection remains essential for fans of the archaic performance style. His stories and impromptu banjo lessons are likewise worthwhile. Kazee's brittle singing voice, on the other hand, may require some getting used to for unprepared listeners. But the old familiar tales of "John Hardy" and "Darling Corey" sound like today's breaking news as this Kentucky minister performs them. This is an exceptional collection that chronicles an age of American musical tradition (and spirit) long since lost to history and third-generation imitations. Photocopies of the album's original notes and lyric sheet are included with each order. ~ Brian Beatty

Product Details

Release Date:	06/12/2007
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093070381025

Tracks

1. East Virginia
2. Butcher's Boy (Butcher Boy)
3. Dance Around My Pretty Little Miss
4. Little Mohee
5. Madame I Have Come
6. On Top of Old Smoky
7. The Prisoner's Song
8. Wagoner's Lad
9. Fox Chase
10. Yellow Pups
11. John Hardy
12. John Henry
13. The Moonshiner (Moonshiner Song)
14. Darling Corey
15. Cumberland Gap
16. Cock Robin
17. Old Grey Mare
18. Amazing Grace
19. Bread of Heaven
20. Eternity
21. My Christian Friends
22. When Moses
23. The White Pilgrim

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buell Kazee   Primary Artist,Vocals,Banjo

Technical Credits

Buell Kazee   Composer
Guy Massey   Composer
John Newton   Composer
Traditional   Composer