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Seeger selected the eleven songs for the album from an anthology of folk songs for children that had been published by his stepmother, Ruth Crawford Seeger, in her 1948 book titled American Folk Songs For Children, ISBN 0-385-15788-6, a book of musical notations and notated guides.
The album features two original songs written by Storey, and guest performers include Levon Helm, Dan Zanes, Jon Langford , and the Children of Agape Choir of South Africa. Songs on the album range from traditional American folk songs, to Japanese and Korean nursery songs, to fresh new arrangements of popular songs.
The family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1936 after Charles' appointment to the music division of the Resettlement Administration. One of her brothers was Mike Seeger, and Pete Seeger was her half-brother. Poet Alan Seeger was her uncle. One of her first recordings was American Folk Songs for Children (1955).
American Folk Songs Specially Selected For Children, Volume 3: Songs For Seniors (Riverside Records, c. 1957): Milton Okun and Ellen Stekert, "Must I Go Bound; The Cambric Shirt" [35] Various Artists, Our Singing Heritage Volume I (Elektra, 1958): "The House Carpenter" and "Froggie went A-Courting" [ 36 ]
A double album is a collection of two LP records or Compact Discs bought as a single unit. This allows a performance longer than the standard running time of the medium to be presented as a single package. Until the mid-1960s, double albums were rare and not considered significant.
Due to the unique nature of its recordings, which include an extensive collection of traditional American music, children's music, and international music, Smithsonian Folkways has become an important collection to the musical community, especially to ethnomusicologists, who utilize the recordings of "people's music" from all over the world.
Pages in category "Children's music albums by American artists" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He also released a long play (LP) entitled Early American Folk Songs in 1948, which was among the earliest LPs released by Columbia. [2] In 1950, he signed with Capitol Records, and later in the 1950s moved to Kapp Records. [2] In 1950, he recorded "Christmas Island" with the Dinning Sisters.