American Folk Songs

For the album by Pete Seeger, see American Folk Songs for Children. For American folk songs, see American folk music.

1948 studio album by Jo Stafford

American Folk Songs

Studio album by

Jo Stafford

Released| May 1948
Genre| Folk
Length| 32:09
Label| Capitol, Corinthian
Jo Stafford chronology
| Kiss Me, Kate
(1949)  | American Folk Songs
(1948)  | Autumn in New York
(1950)

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American Folk Songs is a 1948 album by Jo Stafford. The original release featured six songs on three 78-RPM discs. It was released as a long-playing record in 1950, with two additional songs. Since the 1962 re-release, the album has featured twelve popular folk songs.[2][3] The Saturday Review described the album as "of its own excellence."[4]

Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.[5]

## Track listing

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All songs are traditional.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Shenandoah"| 3:38
2.| "Black Is the Color"| 2:58
3.| "Old Joe Clark"| 1:43
4.| "Wayfaring Stranger"| 3:02
5.| "Barbara Allen"| 2:57
6.| "Single Girl"| 2:14
7.| "Red Rosey Bush"| 2:56
8.| "I Wonder as I Wander"| 3:07
9.| "Cripple Creek"| 1:30
10.| "The Nightingale"| 3:26
11.| "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier"| 2:52
12.| "Sourwood Mountain"| 1:46

## References

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1. ^ American Folk Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
2. ^ "American Folk Songs-track listing". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
3. ^ "American Folk Songs-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
4. ^ "Recordings Report on Popular Releases". Saturday Review: 47. May 29, 1948.
5. ^ Stephen Holden (November 27, 1987). "Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond". The New York Times. Pop/Jazz. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

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Jo Stafford

* Discography
* Filmography

Studio albums|

* American Folk Songs (1948)
* Kiss Me, Kate (with Gordon MacRae) (1949)
* Autumn in New York (1950)
* Songs of Faith (1950)
* Songs for Sunday Evening (with Gordon MacRae) (1950)
* As You Desire Me (1953)
* Broadway's Best (1953)
* Starring Jo Stafford (1953)
* A Musical Portrait of New Orleans (with Frankie Laine) (1954)
* Garden of Prayer (1954)
* My Heart's in the Highlands (1954)
* Happy Holiday (1955)
* Soft and Sentimental (1955)
* Songs of Scotland (1955)
* A Gal Named Jo (1956)
* Ski Trails (1956)
* Once Over Lightly (1957)
* Swingin' Down Broadway (1958)
* Ballad of the Blues (1959)
* I'll Be Seeing You (1959)
* Jo + Jazz (1960)
* All Alone (1963)
* Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey (1963)
* This Is Jo Stafford (1965)
* Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)

Compilation
albums|

| 1950s–1990s|

* Memory Songs (with Gordon MacRae) (1955)
* Jo's Greatest Hits (1958)
* Whispering Hope (with Gordon MacRae) (1962)
* Peace in the Valley (with Gordon MacRae) (1963)
* All Alone (1963)
* Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer (1964)
* The Joyful Season (1964)
* The Hits of Jo Stafford (1964)
* Big Band Sound (1970)
* Capitol Collectors Series (1991)
* Portrait Edition (1995)
* 16 Most Requested Songs (1995)
* Spotlight on Jo Stafford (1996)
* Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford (1996)
* Music of My Life (1996)
* Walkin' My Baby Back Home (1998)
* Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941–47 (1998)
* V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford (1998)
* Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather (1999)

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2000s|

* Just Reminiscin' (2000)
* Jo & Friends (2000)
* The Columbia Hits Collection (2001)
* International Hits (2001)
* Jo Stafford on Capitol (2001)
* The Columbia Singles Collection, Vol. 1 (2004)
* You Belong to Me (Memoir) (2004)
* You Belong to Me (Remember) (2004)
* You Belong to Me (ASV/Living Era) (2004)
* Her Greatest Hits (2008)
* You Belong to Me (2008)
* The Capitol Rarities 1943–1950 (2009)

2010s|

* At the Supper Club (2010)
* At the Supper Club Part II (2011)
* At the Supper Club Part III (2011)

Jonathan and
Darlene Edwards|

* The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (1957)
* Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (1961)
* Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats (1982)

Related articles|

* The Chesterfield Supper Club
* The Jo Stafford Show (1954)
* The Jo Stafford Show (1961)
* The Pied Pipers
* Paul Weston

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