Classic American Ballads Presents Songs Of True Tales And Tragedies By Guthrie, Seeger, Lead Belly + More

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Classic American Ballads Presents Songs Of True Tales And Tragedies By Guthrie, Seeger, Lead Belly + More

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Smithsonian Folkways) In the days before YouTube, Twitter, and "Serial" podcasts, newsworthy events "went viral" in the form of song. Certain tragedies and grisly crimes captivated the American imagination, and entrepreneurial ballad writers penned songs catering to the thirst for details.

On March 24, Smithsonian Folkways will release Classic American Ballads, featuring Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, Pink Anderson, and Sis Cunningham, among many others performing American topical songs that may draw from the British ballad tradition but are distinctly native to the United States.

Classic American Ballads is the 24th installment in Smithsonian Folkways' award-winning Classic Series.
Release date: March 24, 2015 (via Smithsonian Folkways)

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