Grateful Dead Family Discography: Folk Songs Of The Hills

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Folk Songs Of The Hills

Merle Travis

Original release : 1947

Capitol

The original release of this material was an 8 song 78 rpm box set. There have been a number of subsequent releases with varying numbers of additional tracks. A selection of these are listed below.

Tracks

1947 release;

Nine Pound Hammer (Travis)
John Henry (Traditional)
Sixteen Tons (Travis)
Dark as a Dungeon (Travis)
That's All (Travis)
Over by Number Nine (Travis)
I Am a Pilgrim (Traditional)
Muskrat (Traditional)

1957 LP release (title: Back Home);

Nine Pound Hammer (Travis)
John Henry (Traditional)
Sixteen Tons (Travis)
Dark as a Dungeon (Travis)
That's All (Travis)
Over by Number Nine (Travis)
I Am a Pilgrim (Traditional)
Muskrat (Traditional)
John Bolin (Traditional)
Possum up a Simmon Tree (Traditional)
Barbara Allen (Traditional)
Lost John (Traditional)

1996 Capitol CD release;

Nine Pound Hammer (Travis)
John Henry (Traditional)
Sixteen Tons (Travis)
Dark as a Dungeon (Travis)
That's All (Travis)
Over by Number Nine (Travis)
I Am a Pilgrim (Traditional)
Muskrat (Traditional)
This World is Not My Home (Traditional)
John Bolin (Traditional)
Possum up a Simmon Tree (Traditional)
Barbara Allen (Traditional)
Lost John (Traditional)

Expanded versions that include music from other albums have also been released.

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