Released January 1, 1950 Artist Jo Stafford Label Capitol Records | Length 32:09 Release date 1 January 1950 Genre Folk music | |
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American Folk Songs
(1950) Autumn in New York
(1950) Similar Jo Stafford albums, Folk music albums |
American Folk Songs is a 1950 album by Jo Stafford. The album features twelve popular folk songs. The album was not done in a traditional manner; Stafford was backed by Paul Weston's orchestra for all the cuts. The Saturday Review records review column described the album as "of its own excellence.
Contents
Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.
Track listing
All songs are traditional.
Songs
1Shenandoah3:38
2Black Is the Color2:59
3Old Joe Clark1:43
References
American Folk Songs (Jo Stafford album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA