Product Description

Part of Ace Records' excellent ongoing series of various artist anthologies covering various musical styles of the 20thcentury, THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN POPULAR SONG: THE FOLK HITS also functions as a concise introduction to the collegiate folk revival of the 1950s and '60s. The collection's starting point is songs that hit the Billboard charts, including such popular favorites as the Rooftop Singers' "Walk RightIn", the New Christy Minstrels' "Green Green", and the Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley". Where some anthologies boost theirhipster cred through rarities and obscure tracks, this fineset is more geared for newcomers to the style.

Track Listing

1. Walk Right In - Rooftop Singers
2. If I Had A Hammer - Peter Paul & Mary
3. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Kingston Trio
4. Green Green - New Christy Minstrels
5. It Ain't Me Babe - Cash, Johnny
6. Michael - Highwaymen (1)
7. We Shall Overcome - Baez, Joan
8. Greenback Dollar - Kingston Trio
9. Stranger In Your Town - Shacklefords
10. Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod - Simon Sisters
11. Ballad Of The Alamo - Bud & Travis
12. Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio
13. Dollar Down - Limeliters
14. Greenfields - Brothers Four
15. Silver Threads And Golden Needles - Springfields
16. We'll Sing In The Sunshine - Garnett, Gale
17. Hootenanny - Glencoves
18. Don't Let The Rain Come Down - Serendipity Singers
19. Reverend Mr Black - Kingston Trio
20. Please Don't Sell My Daddy No More Wine - Greenwoods
21. Lizzie Borden - Mitchell, Chad Trio
22. Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back - Wheeler, Billy Edd
23. Cotton Fields - Highwaymen (1)
24. There's A Meetin' Here Tonite - Joe & Eddie
25. Tom Cat - Rooftop Singers
26. Summer's Come And Gone - Brandywine Singers
27. Little Boxes - Seeger, Pete
28. Unicorn - Irish Rovers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46373 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds