HARRY SMITH AND "THE ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC"
IN THE 1950S' THE ONLY WAY TO HEAR THE FOLK, COUNTRY AND BLUES MUSIC OF THE 1920S AND 30S WAS TO FIND THE RECORDS IN A JUNK SHOP OR BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A FRIEND WHO WOULD SHARE THEM WITH YOU....AFTER FINDING THEM IN A JUNK SHOW! 60 YEARS BEFORE APPLE MUSIC, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE AND THE LIKE THERE WAS ONLY THE HARRY SMITH " ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC" THIS 3 LP SET BROUGHT THE VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT, SON HOUSE, CHARLIE PATTEN, FLOYD MING'S PEP STEPPERS AND SCORES MORE TO THE PHONOGRAPHS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FOLK ENTHUSIASTS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME ..AND THE FIRST MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY TO TRULY EXPLORE.."THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA" - TUNE IN TO HEAR IMMACULATE COPIES OF SOME OF THE ORIGINAL 78S THAT MADE UP HARRY'S ICONIC COLLECTION
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