The Music of the Civil War (Academic Decathlon CD 2007-2008)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Home, Sweet Home
piano:
Harvey Jacobson (American pianist)
tenor vocals:
Douglas Jimerson (US tenor)
recording of:
Home! Sweet Home! (Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble there's no place like home)
lyricist:
John Howard Payne (American actor, poet, playwright, and author) (in 1823)
composer:
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (in 1823)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop2:37
2The Last HopeLouis Moreau Gottschalk6:08
3Washington Greys MarchClaudio S. Grafulla4:11
4Jim Along Josie
Bob Flesher2:23
5Ain't I Right
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
Henry Morrison (US gospel singer)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Bessie Jones and Willis Proctor
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
Henry Morrison and group1:40
6Live Humble
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands) (on 1959-10-12), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1959-10-12), Bessie Jones (on 1959-10-12), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12), Willis Proctor (on 1959-10-12) and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
John Davis and group3:53
7Follow the Drinking Gourd
Kim and Reggie Harris2:53
8The Battle Hymn of the Republic
tenor vocals:
Douglas Jimerson (US tenor)
orchestra:
The National Military Band
conductor:
Paul Noble (American conductor)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body
Julia Ward Howe3:08
9The Battle Cry of Freedom
tenor vocals:
Douglas Jimerson (US tenor)
orchestra:
The National Military Band
conductor:
Paul Noble (American conductor)
recording of:
Battle Cry of Freedom
lyricist and composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) (in 1862)
George Frederick Root2:32
10I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land
accordion:
Robert "Frenchie" Prosser (American accordion player)
piano:
Harvey Jacobson (American pianist)
tenor vocals:
Douglas Jimerson (US tenor)
recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Daniel Decatur Emmett1:40
11The Bonnie Blue Flag
tenor vocals:
Douglas Jimerson (US tenor)
recording of:
The Bonnie Blue Flag
lyricist:
Harry Macarthy
Harry Macarthy1:28
12Un Ballo in Maschera QuickstepClaudio S. Grafulla4:04
13The Vacant Chair
tenor vocals:
Douglas Jimerson (US tenor)
recording of:
The Vacant Chair
lyricist:
Henry S. Washburn
composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) (in 1861)
is based on:
The Vacant Chair
George Frederick Root4:03
14When Johnny Comes Marching Home
piano:
Lawrence Skrobacs
choir vocals:
The Harmoneion Singers
soprano vocals:
Bonnie Hamilton (US soprano)
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore2:00