Since you are interested in American Murder Ballads, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Among the Oak & Ash
Among the Oak & Ash [ Verve Records / CD - released 27/Jul/2009 ] The self-titled debut from Among The Oak & Ash starts at the beginning. It is immersed in some of America's oldest music - in this case Appalachian murder ballads - and illuminates the tenacity, beauty and universality of its themes and subjects. |
Blind Lemon Jefferson
The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson [ Yazoo / CD - released 24/Oct/2000 ] |
Blind Boy Fuller
1935-1938: Remastered [ JSP / 4 CD - released 8/Nov/2004 ] 100 tracks on four CDs by the most popular and influential Piedmont area blues player of all time. Also featuring Gary Davis, Sonny Terry, and more! |
Johnny Cash
At Folsom Prison (Legacy Special Edition) [ Columbia / Legacy Recordings / 3 DVD/CD - released 13/Oct/2008 ] M :- It is one of those dates that is embedded in music history. January 13, 1968, the day that Johnny Cash and his crew - June Carter (two months before their wedding); Columbia staff producer Bob Johnston; Carl Perkins; the Statler Brothers; and... |
Pete Seeger
American Favorite Ballads Volume 5 [ Smithsonian Folkways / CD - released 24/Apr/2007 ] The 'American Favorite Ballads' series was originally recorded between 1957 and 1962 for Folkways Records by Moses Asch and featured songs that remain part of the collective American consciousness. |