The Songs of 
1. Old Dan Tucker
2. Jesse James
3. Mrs. McGrath
4. O Mary Don't You Weep
5. John Henry
6. Erie Canal
7. Jacob's Ladder
8. My Oklahoma Home
9. Eyes On the Prize
10. Shenandoah
11. Pay Me My Money Down
12. We Shall Overcome
13. Froggie Went A Courtin'
14. Buffalo Gals
15. How Can I Keep From Singing
American Land Edition Additional Songs:
16.
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
17. Bring 'Em Home
18. American Land
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| Recordings | Notes |
Jesse James
| Artist | Year |
Genre | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Lomax | 1958 |
Alan Lomax Sings Great American Ballads | http://www.alan-lomax.com |
|
| Almeda Riddle | 1959 |
Folk | Southern Journey, Vol. 5: Bad Man Ballads | |
| Arlo Guthrie | 1972 |
Folk | Tribute to Woody Guthrie | "Jesus Christ" |
| Aubrey Haynie, Wayne Benson, Rob Ickes, Mark Schatz and Rickie Simpkins | 1997 |
Country | Bluegrass '97 | instrumental |
| Austin Harmon | 1939 |
Folk | field recording by Herbert Halpert | http://www.loc.gov/folklife |
| Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 1942 |
Folk | Riverside Folklore Series: Singing the American Roots, Vol. 2 | "Poor Jesse James" |
| Becky Drury | 1967 |
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection | http://www.missouristate.edu |
|
| Bentley Ball | 1991 |
Folk | Folk Song America: A 20th Century Revival | verify date |
| Bill Bonyun | 1950 |
Folk | Who Built America: American History Through Its Folksongs | http://www.folkways.si.edu |
| Bob Seger | 1972 |
Rock | Smokin' O.P.'s | |
| Burl Ives | 1942 |
Folk | Sings His Favourites | also on "I'm Goin' Away" |
| Carl Sandburg | 1945 |
Cowboy Songs and Negro Spirituals | http://www.wirz.de/music |
|
| Cisco Houston | 1963 |
Folk | Cisco Houston Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie | "Jesus Christ"; posthumous release |
| Dink Roberts | 1974 |
Folk | field recording by Cece Conway and Tommoy Thompson | http://www.loc.gov/folklife |
| Don Reno & Red Smiley | 1960 |
Country | On the Air | banjo/guitar/fiddle instrumental |
| Ed McCurdy | 1955 |
Folk | Songs of the Old West | http://www.atsf.co.uk/elektra |
| Eddy Arnold | 1959 |
Country | Thereby Hangs a Tale | |
| Episode Six | 1968 |
Rock | Cornflakes & Crazyfoam: 1964-1968 | released 2001 |
| Eric Weissberg, Mike Seeger, and Ralph Rinzler | 1990 |
Country | American Banjo - Tunes and Songs in Scruggs Style | "Jesse James / Hard Ain't it Hard (medley)"; banjo instrumental; 1990 release date' http://www.folkways.si.edu |
| Falling Run Bluegrass Band | 2000 |
Country | New River Train | |
| Fiddlin' John Carson | 1927 |
Country | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 | |
| Fields Ward with Bogtrotter Band | 1941 |
The Ballad Hunter | http://www.loc.gov/folklife |
|
| Glenn Orhlin | 1969 |
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection | http://www.missouristate.edu |
|
| Golden Ring | 1964 |
Folk | Golden Ring: A Gathering of Friends For Making Music | I wonder where my poor old Jessie's gone... |
| Grandpa Jones | 1962 |
Country | Do You Remember? | |
| Great American String Band with The Jones Brothers | 1991 |
Country | 200 Years of American Heritage in Song: 100 Song Collection | |
| Harry McClintock | 1996 |
Country | When I Was a Cowboy, Vol. 2 | check date |
| Harvey Reid | 1994 |
Folk | Chestnuts | 6-string banjo instrumental; http://www.woodpecker.com |
| Henry E. Briggs | 1941 |
The Ballad Hunter | ttp://www.loc.gov/folklife |
|
| Jackson C. Frank | 1997 |
Folk | Blues Run the Game [Sanctuary] | posthumous release, 2003 |
| Jeff Autry | 2005 |
Country | Ultimate Pickin': The Best of Istrumental Bluegrass | check artist listings; banjo instrumental |
| Jerry Silverman | 1966 |
Instructional | The Flat-Picker's Guitar Guide: An Advanced Instruction Record | http://www.folkways.si.edu |
| Jim Greer and the Mac-O-Chee Valley Boys | 195? |
Folk | 25 Classic Train Songs: Songs of Rural America | check date; also on "Outlaws, Renegades & Rogues: Songs of the Badman" and "Songs of Rural America" |
| Jim Hendricks | ? |
West of the Pecos | "The Ballad of Jesse James"; instrumental | |
| Jimmie Driftwood | 195? |
Folk | How the West Was Won | check date (1957-61) |
| Joseph Aiken | 1966 |
Folk | field recording by Alan Jabbour | http://www.loc.gov/folklife |
| June Bugg | 195? |
Hootenanny Folk Festival | stream at http://www.engine-studios.com/vpp/Folk/Pages/JuneBugg_ChadMitchellReflecting.html | |
| Ken Maynard | 192? |
Blues | My Rough and Rowdy Ways, Vol. 1 | check date |
| Killbilly | 1994 |
Country | Foggy Mountain Anarchy | |
| L.O. Smith | 1960 |
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection | http://www.missouristate.edu |
|
| Lesley Schatz | 1992 |
Country | Banjo Pickin' Girl | released 1994 |
| Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group | 195? |
Folk | As Good as It Gets: Skiffle | check date |
| Luther Bryant | 1969 |
Folk | field recording by Mike Seeger | http://www.loc.gov/folklife |
| Mahones | 1997 |
Rock | T.A.F.K.A.H.I.M. | "Jesus Christ" |
| Marc Williams | ?? |
?? Brunswick 269 (78 rpm) | "Jessie James" | |
| Mason Brown | 2001 |
Folk | Am I Born to Die: An Appalachian Songbook | |
| Michael Martin Murphy | 1993 |
Country | Cowboy Songs 3 | "The Ballad of Jesse James"; alternate lyrics/arrangement |
| Mitch Harrell | 199? |
Country | Twenty Dollar Man | check date |
| Mother Leeds | 2002 |
Rock | Mother Leeds | |
| Mountain Ramblers | 1959 |
Blues | Sounds of the South | released 1993 |
| Paul & Margie | 1998 |
Folk | 40 Most Popular American Folk Songs | |
| Pete Seeger | 1957 |
Folk | American Ballads | http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php? mediaURL=/atc/20060426_atc_seegerjames2&mediaType=RM |
| Pete Seeger with Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Ed McCurdy and Sandy Bull | 1963 |
Folk | A Link in the Chain | |
| Peter Calo | 2001 |
Jazz | Cowboy Song | guitar instrumental |
| Phil and Gaye Johnson | Folk Songs from Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag | http://www.radioyur.com/pgrec2 |
||
| Ramblin' Jack Elliott | 1955 |
Folk | Bad Men and Heroes | stream at http://www.engine-studios.com |
| Rhubarb Red | 194? |
Country | Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs of the West | alternate arrangement/lyrics; check date |
| Rick Pickren | 2003 |
Country | Songs from the Lonesome Prairie | http://weedtracks.com/shnyfile |
| Ross Nickerson | 2003 |
Country | Blazing the West | banjo instrumental |
| Ry Cooder | 1980 |
Rock | Long Riders | instrumental |
| Sam McGee | 1969 |
Country | Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers | verify date |
| Sara Carter | 196? |
Country | In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain | Poor old Jessie...; check date |
| Sara Jo Fendley | 1962 |
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection | different melody; http://www.missouristate.edu |
|
| Sid Hemphill Band | 1942 |
Folk | Traveling Through the Jungle: Fife and Drum Band Music from the Deep South | fife and drum instrumental |
| Sis Cunningham | 1972 |
Folk | Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion | additional lyrics; http://www.folkways.si.edu |
| Stanley Alpine | Country | Bluegrass 5 String Banjo | ||
| Tennessee Riders | 1998 |
Country | Best of Country & Western | "Jessie James" |
| The Bergerfolk | 1971 |
Folk | Bergerfolk, Vol. 1: Sing for Joy | Poor old Jesse; http://www.folkways.si.edu |
| The Chad Mitchell Trio | 1965 |
Folk | Typical American Boys | don't know where my poor old Jessie's gone... |
| The Clancy Brothers | 1966? |
Celtic | Ain't It Grand Boys: Unissued Gems | released 1995; different lyrics |
| The Clumsy Lovers | 199? |
Rock | Still Clumsy After All These Years | "Jesus Christ" |
| The Country Gentlemen | 1960 |
Country | Country Songs Old & New | |
| The Gatemen | 1964 |
Folk | In Concert - Everybody's Listening | released on a Chad Mitchell album, not live despite the album title |
| The Grease Band | 1971 |
Rock | Grease Band | |
| The Jones Brothers | 1989 |
Country | World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands | check date |
| The Kingston Trio | 1961 |
Folk | Close-Up | |
| The Migil 5 | 1964 |
Rock | Mockin' Bird Hill | |
| The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 1970 |
Country | Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy | |
| The Osborne Brothers | 1962 |
Country | Bluegrass Instrumentals | |
| The Pogues | 1985 |
Rock | Rum Sodomy & the Lash | |
| The Sons of the Pioneers | 1965 |
Country | Legends of the West | verify date |
| The Sons of the Pioneers & Roy Rogers | 1936 |
Country | Memories of the Range: Standard Radio | |
| Toby Stroud & The Blue Mountain Boys | 195? |
Country | Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered [Box Set] | check date |
| Tradewinds | 1962 | Folk | The Folksinging Favorites Of The Nation's Campuses | "Saga of Jesse James"; see http://www.live365.com/stations |
| U2 | 1988 | Rock | A Vision Shared | based on the Woody Guthrie song |
| Uncle Dave Macon with Sid Harkreader | 1929 | Folk | Keep My Skillet Good & Greasy | "Life and Death of Jesse James" |
| Van Morrison | 1998 | Rock | Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast 1998 | "The Ballad of Jesse James"; released 2000 |
| Wade and Fields Ward and Glen Smith | 1967 | Folk | Bluegrass From the Blue Ridge: A Half Century of Change: Country Band Music of Virginia | http://www.folkways.si.edu |
| Wade Ward with the Bogtrotters string band | 1937 | Folk | field recording by John A. Lomax | http://www.loc.gov/folklife |
| Whitey & Hogan | 2004 | Country | Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered [Box Set] | check date |
| Will Geer and Dick Wingfield | 1973 | Woody's Story: As Told by Will Geer and Sung by Dick Wingfield | "Jesus Christ" | |
| Woody Guthrie | 1940 | Folk | WNYC "Adventures in Music" | mp3 |
| Woody Guthrie | 1940 | Folk | Library of Congress Recordings | "They Laid Jesus Christ in his Grave"; reuses melody and some lyrics from "Jesse James"; variant released as "Jesus Christ" on Asch Recordings vol. 1 |
| Yannick Huet/Christian Bon | 1978 | Country | Banjo Express |
