WASHBOARD BAND "Country Dance Music" 10" LP FOLKWAYS P Seeger B McGhee, S Terry
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AMG Review by William Ruhlmann
Pete Seeger serves as recording supervisor for an album of country dance music played by a five-piece "washboard band" consisting of himself on five-string banjo, Sonny Terry on harmonica, Brownie McGhee on guitar, Frank Robertson on bass guitar, and William Edward Cook on washboard. McGhee, Robertson, and Cook constitute the rhythm section, over which Seeger and Terry play melodies and take solos. The selections are familiar ones from the repertoires of Seeger and of the team of McGhee and Terry, the differences being that this time there are no vocals and the focus is on the lively tempos. The players listen to each other, but this is not a strictly rehearsed ensemble, by any means. The recording is more of a picking session at which the performers take off and continue playing until they run out of steam. That may make the music appropriate for dancers who want to stay on their feet until they can't go on anymore.
Washboard Band ?– Country Dance Music
Label: Folkways Records ?– FA 2201 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 10"Country: US Released: 1959 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk
Tracklist
A1 Cindy 6:00 A2 Bottle Up And Go 5:10 A3 Cripple Creek 5:00 B1 John Henry 4:00 B2 Old Joe Clark 3:15 B3 Skip To My Lou 3:05 B4 Green Corn 4:12Credits
- Bass – Frank Robertson
- Design [Cover] – Ronald Clyne
- Guitar – Brownie McGhee
- Harmonica – Sonny Terry
- Photography By – David Gahr
- Producer [Production Director] – Moses Asch
- Recorded By – Mel Kaiser, Moses Asch
- Recording Supervisor, Banjo [5-String], Artwork [Drawings By] – Pete Seeger
- Washboard – William Edward Cook*
Notes
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GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
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