Folk Classics

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Don Law; Frank Jones; Jim Harbert; John McClure; Joseph Scianni; Alan Lomax; Robert Morgan; Teo Macero; John Hammond; Bobby Scott
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Liner Note Authors: Tom Goodkind; Jeff Rosen; Arthur Levy . Recording information: Hollywood, CA (01/23/1935-01/09/1967); Nashville, TN (01/23/1935-01/09/1967); New York, NY (01/23/1935-01/09/1967); Paris, France (01/23/1935-01/09/1967); The Gate Of Horn Nightclub, Chicago, IL (01/23/1935-01/09/1967). Arrangers: J. Wilson; Walter Raim. Though one thinks of Elektra and Vanguard as the main record labels of the folk revival, the giant Columbia Records also made some inroads into the field, signing up not only Bob Dylan but also a wide range of folkies, from Pete Seeger to The New Christy Minstrels. This 15-track compilation delves deeper into the Columbia vault for tracks by Leadbelly and Burl Ives, but its focus is on 60s performers -- The Brothers Four, Carolyn Hester, Malvina Reynolds. Many of them, like Dylan, are John Hammond signings. The focus of the album is scattered, but the selection is excellent, and Columbia was long overdue to examine its folk archives. ~ William Ruhlmann

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