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Details Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genres: Folk, Reissues

Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 4 is the previously unreleased caboose to renegade scholar Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, which, in the '50s, opened America's ears to early blues and country. Vols. 1-3 are mostly from the '20s; Vol. 4 is Depression-era and reflects the old folkways' collapse. From Robert Johnson to the Carter Family to a pre-bluegrass Bill Monroe — Smith's ear for greatness was uncanny. A

Originally posted May 26, 2000 Published in issue #542 May 26, 2000 Order article reprints
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