Folk - John A Lomax Jr.

In 1969 John Avery Lomax (1907-1974) sat down in his Houston, Texas home with a cassette deck and recorded about 160 of his favorite songs winnowed from 60 years of hearing them, and at least from the 1930s on, singing them.

This disc stands as a time capsule of this Texas folksinger's 1950s and 60s repertoire.

'When he sang, my father had a true gusto for the song that I didn't believe I ever saw anyone else equal. He could hold the attention of an audience by himself - no guitar, no props - for an hour or more' ~ Joseph Lomax

1. Buffalo Skinners
2. Intro - Git Along Little Dogies
3. Git Along Little Dogies
4. Intro - Grey Goose
5. Grey Goose
6. Intro - Roosters Crow at Midnight
7. Roosters Crow at Midnight
8. Ain't No More Cane on This Brazos
9. Tin Maker Man
10. Intro - Ballad of Amy Mcpherson
11. Ballad of Amy Mcpherson
12. Intro - Frankie and Albert
13. Frankie and Albert
14. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
15. The Alamo Song
16. Intro - Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie
17. Bring Me a Little Water
18. Intro - The Factory Girl
19. The Factory Girl
20. The Rattlesnake Song
21. Intro - Ballad of Bobby Kennedy
22. Ballad of Bobby Kennedy
23. The Worms Crawl In
24. Intro - Change the Name of Arkansas
25. Change the Name of Arkansas