Used Vintage Paperback book:
Gold Medal d1457, 50 cent cover price, Paperback, First Edition
(C) 1964 by Fawcett Publications Inc (first printing),
over 180 pages, Index arranged alphabetically by song title
A Collection of traditional songs adapted by James F. Leisy
Vintage Americana song and music book with insight in to the roots of musical history and culture.
1960's throwback to even earlier American traditional community sing Hootennnies of county folk and hill-billy music "Bluegrass, Ballads and Blues" with arrangement and performance info.
Becoming defined in the 1940's and spread from home music parties in the South to New York's Carnegie Hall over the decades by the likes of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, Hootenanny is meshed throughout American history.
Contains classics such as:
Abilene
Barbara Allen
Brown's Ferry Blues
Corena
and much more.
Includes: song title and writer, staff music and lyrics,
usually with a half page of history, origins, related songs and alternative versions, musicians that popularized the songs- more than just a song book due to insight in to placing the music into historical context and culture.
Used, Vintage condition, some flaws, Sold AS IS, see photos.
Mailed economically in a padded envelope via USPS Media Mail.