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Buell Kazee: Sings and Plays

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Download links and information about Buell Kazee: Sings and Plays by Buell Kazee. This album was released in 1958 and it belongs to World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 18 tracks with total duration of 54:51 minutes.

Artist: Buell Kazee
Release date: 1958
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Tracks: 18
Duration: 54:51
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. East Virginia 4:11
2. Butcher's Boy (Butcher Boy) 4:28
3. Dance Around My Pretty Little Miss / Little Mohee / On Top of Old Smoky / Prisoner's Song / Madame I Have Come 8:55
4. Wagoner's Lad 3:11
5. Yellow Pups (Fox Chase) 5:02
6. John Hardy 2:37
7. John Henry 2:28
8. Moonshiner Song 1:50
9. Darling Corey 1:47
10. Cumberland Gap 1:54
11. Cock Robin 2:15
12. Old Grey Mare 1:27
13. Amazing Grace 2:21
14. When Moses 2:32
15. My Christian Friends 3:50
16. Bread of Heaven 2:39
17. Eternity 2:37
18. From the White Pilgrim 0:47

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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.