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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. Smithsonian Folkways is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, donated the entire Folkways Records label to the Smithsonian. As one of the first record companies to offer albums of "world music," and as an early exponent of the singers… read more
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. Smithsonian Folkways is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and di… read more
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. Smithsonian Folkways is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of… read more

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1 Play track Mississippi Heavy Water Blues Roscoe Holcomb
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2 Play track You Don't Know My Mind Pink Anderson
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3 Play track The Road Is Rough And Rocky Archie Edwards
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4 Play track Little Maggie Larry Richardson
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5 Play track Blue Grass Breakdown David Johnson
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6 Play track Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee) Sticks McGhee
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7 The Girl Behind The Bar The Red Clay Ramblers
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8 Play track Louise Blues Big Chief Ellis
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9 Play track Hoodoo Blues Tommy Armstrong
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10 Foggy Mountain Top Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys
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    Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian…

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