The Edge of Americana presents:
Hall of President (tunes)
Presidents’ Day and all, so here’s songs and tunes with various presidential names (not all, but most!). Missing from today’s playlist is any songs or tunes that reference Chester A Arthur, pictured here with his secretary of state, a banjo.
Enjoy,
JB
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Bob Miller's Hinky Dinkers, “The Farmer's Letter To The President”
from Supertone S2060
Supertone - 1929
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Carolina Night Hawks, “Governor Al Smith for President”
Old Hat - 1999
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Jimmy Blythe & His Ragamuffins, “Adams Apple”
from The Rise And Fall Of Paramount Records Vol. 1 (1917-1927)
Third Man - 1926
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Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Rabbit Foot Blues”
from Anthology of American Folk Music
Smithsonian Folkways - 1997
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Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers, “Madison Street Rag”
from 1927-30 Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
Document - 2005
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Larry Sigmon & Barbara Poole, “Battle Of New Orleans”
from A Little Something For Everyone (Unique Sound Of The Mountains #7)
self-released
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Darley Fulks, “Andrew Jackson”
from Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, Vol. 2 - Along the Kentucky River
Rounder - 1997
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Bobby Harrison & Cullen Galyean, “Ground Hog”
from Let Me Fall - Old Time Bluegrass from the Virginia-North Carolina Border
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records - 2004
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Lee Stoneking, “Polk County Breakdown”
from Echoes Of The Ozarks Volume I (Arkansas String Bands 1927-1930)
County - 1977
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J.H. Howell's Carolina Hillbillies, “Burning of the Cleveland School”
from People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938
Dust To Digital - 2007
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Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, “White House Blues”
from Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record, Vol. 1
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1993
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The Two Man Gentlemen Band, “William Howard Taft”
from Heavy Petting
Serious Business Records - 2008
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McKinley Peebles, “Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt”
from Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival (1961-1965)
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 2006
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Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles, “Pickin' Off Peanuts”
from The Cornshucker's Frolic Vol. 1: Downhome Music and Entertainment from the American Countryside
Yazoo - 1999
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Perry Riley, “Getting George Bush Upstairs”
from Traditional Fiddle Music Of Kentucky Volume 1 - Up The Ohio and Licking Rivers
Rounder - 2010
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The New Lost City Ramblers, “Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again”
from The New Lost City Ramblers-1958-1962
Black Sheep Music - 2013
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford, “Mr. Garfield”
from Bascom Lamar Lunsford's Personal Recordings
self-released
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Mando Mafia, “Booth Shot Lincoln/Down In The Swamp/Glory In The Meeting House”
from Mando Liniment
self-released - 1997
joshbearman The Edge of Americana February 21st, 2022
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