John Cephas: albums, songs, concerts

09	Going down the Road Feeling Bad	John Cephas	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	03:32
	Composers: Woody Guthrie - Lee Hays
05	Standing at the Judgement	John Cephas	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	03:39
	Composers: Traditional
15	Mama, Let Me Lay It On You	John Cephas	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	03:07
02	John Henry	John Cephas	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	05:15
	Composers: Traditional
08	Black Cat on the Line (Live)	Phil Wiggins	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	04:52
	Composers: John Cephas
03	Prison Bound Blues	John Cephas	Bluesmen	05:12
08	John Henry	John Cephas	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	04:31
	Composers: Traditional

2016 Chesky Records; a label of Evolution Media Ltd.: 02-10-2025

Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)

01	Stompin' At The Savoy	Bucky Pizzarelli	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	05:17
	Writer: Andy Razaf - Chick Webb - Edgar Sampson - Benny Goodman / Composers: Benny Goodman - Chick Webb - Edgar Sampson - Andy Razaf
02	Non-Stop To Brazil	Luiz Bonfá	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	03:10
	Writer: Luiz Bonfá / Composers: Luiz Bonfá
03	It Could Happen To You	Dave McKenna	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	03:24
	Writer: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke / Composers: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen
04	Caminho De Casa	Herbie Mann	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	06:34
	Writer: Nelson Ayres / Composers: Nelson Ayres
05	Born In Chicago	Natasha	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	07:10
	Writer: Nick Gravenities / Composers: Nick Gravenities
06	Silly Samba	Clark Terry	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	09:00
	Writer: Clark Terry / Composers: Clark Terry
07	Recorda Me (Remember Me)	Joe Henderson	Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: Vol. 1 (1986-1995)	09:48
	Writer: Joe Henderson / Composers: Joe Henderson

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Sonoton Music: 15-07-1996

The Art of the Banjo

01	Dialifoli	Djimo Kouyate	The Art of the Banjo	01:59
	Composers: Traditional
02	Elzick's Farewell	Stephen Wade	The Art of the Banjo	01:01
	Composers: Traditional
03	Lost John	Saul Broudy	The Art of the Banjo	01:47
	Composers: Traditional
04	Minstrel Medley	Stephen Wade	The Art of the Banjo	01:46
	Composers: Traditional
05	Train on the Island	Stephen Wade	The Art of the Banjo	01:01
	Composers: Traditional
06	Stand Boys Stand	Jerry Burnham	The Art of the Banjo	01:01
	Composers: Traditional
07	Coal Creek March	Stephen Wade	The Art of the Banjo	01:01
	Composers: Traditional

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1992 Chesky Records, a label of Evolution Media Ltd.: 08-12-1992

Bluesmen

01	Big Boss Man	John Cephas	Bluesmen	05:31
02	Mama Let Me Lay It On You	John Cephas	Bluesmen	03:07
03	Prison Bound Blues	John Cephas	Bluesmen	05:12
04	Jesus Is Mine	John Cephas	Bluesmen	04:23
05	The Little Red Rooster	John Cephas	Bluesmen	05:23
06	Blake's Rag	John Cephas	Bluesmen	03:18
07	A Shanty in Old Shanty Town	John Cephas	Bluesmen	04:28

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Sonoton Authentic Series: 31-12-1991

Authentic USA, Vol. 2

01	Mississippi Blues	Saul Broudy	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	02:08
	Composers: Saul Broudy - Zan S Mc Leod
02	Another Man Done Gone	Saul Broudy	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	02:00
	Composers: Traditional
03	Careless Love	Zan McLeod	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	05:08
	Composers: Traditional
04	John Henry	John Cephas	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	02:10
	Composers: Traditional
05	Standing at the Judgement	John Cephas	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	03:39
	Composers: Traditional
06	Home on the Range	Zan McLeod	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	02:07
	Composers: Traditional
07	Old Paint	Steven Wade	Authentic USA, Vol. 2	02:31
	Composers: Traditional

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2021 Chesky Records, a label of Evolution Media Ltd.: 13-08-2021

Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection

01	Pick Yourself Up and Start All Over Again	Bucky Pizzarelli	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	03:02
02	Ow	Clark Terry	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	03:33
03	Maracangalha	Chuck Mangione	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	03:49
04	Superette	Phil Woods	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	03:55
05	My Romance	McCoy Tyner	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	06:34
06	The Peanut Vendor	Paquito D'Rivera	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	04:37
07	I Had the Craziest Dream	Roy Hargrove	Chesky Records 35th Anniversary Collection	04:28

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(P) 2014 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 24-06-2014

Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways

01	Bring It on Down to My House	Warner Williams	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	02:01
	Composers: Bob Wills
02	Talking Blues	Pink Anderson	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	02:25
	Composers: Chris Bouchillon
03	Nobody’s Business (If I Do)	John Jackson	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	03:14
	Composers: John Jackson - Porter Grainger - Everett Robbins
04	Alabama Bound	Little Brother Montgomery	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	02:16
	Composers: Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery
05	Pallet on the Floor	Brownie McGhee	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	03:09
	Composers: Traditional
06	Chicken You Can’t Roost Too High for Me	Bill Williams	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	03:16
	Composers: Bob Cole - J. Rosamond Johnson
07	My Hula Love	Lead Belly	Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways	02:15
	Composers: Percy Wenrich - Edward Madden - Huddle Ledbetter

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1983 by L+R Records GmbH: 25-11-2008

American Folk Blues Festival '82

01	Beefsteak Blues	James "Son" Thomas	American Folk Blues Festival '82	03:41
	Composers: James "Son" Thomas - James Thomas
02	Catfish Blues	James "Son" Thomas	American Folk Blues Festival '82	04:02
	Composers: trad. - Trad., arr. James Thomas
03	Announcement by John Cephas	John Cephas	American Folk Blues Festival '82	00:44
04	How Long Blues	Archie Edwards	American Folk Blues Festival '82	03:03
	Composers: Leroy Carr
05	That Won't Do	Archie Edwards	American Folk Blues Festival '82	02:21
	Composers: trad. - Trad., arr. by Archie Edwards
06	Take Me Back Baby	Archie Edwards	American Folk Blues Festival '82	02:49
	Composers: John Hurt
07	Big Boss Man	Bowling Green John Cephas	American Folk Blues Festival '82	03:44
	Composers: Al Smith - L. Dixon - L. Dixon, Al Smith

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(P) 1999 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 20-07-1999

Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music

01	Rooster Call	John Henry Mealing	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	03:57
	Composers: Unspecified
02	John Henry	John Cephas	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	05:15
	Composers: Traditional
03	Step it Up and Go	Warner Williams	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	02:40
	Composers: Traditional
04	Flipping and Flopping	Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	03:38
	Composers: Luther Johnson
05	Twenty-Fours a Day	Erbie Bowser	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	04:10
	Composers: Ted Jarrett
06	Little Queen of Spades	Robert Jr. Lockwood	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	04:13
	Composers: Robert Johnson
07	One Dime Blues	Etta Baker	Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music	03:43
	Composers: Etta Baker

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(P) 2017 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 24-03-2017

Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

01	Truckin’ Little Baby	John Jackson	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	02:55
	Composers: Fulton Allen
02	Mamie	John Cephas	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	04:09
	Composers: Fulton Allen
03	Hey Bartender, There’s a Big Bug in My Beer	Warner Williams	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	02:43
	Composers: Vern Orr
04	Confusion	Brownie McGhee	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	03:17
	Composers: Walter Mcghee
05	T.B. Blues	Josh White	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	03:20
	Composers: Victoria Spivey
06	If I Could Holler like a Mountain Jack	Baby Tate	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	03:02
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Clog Dance	Hobart Smith	Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	01:05
	Composers: Unspecified

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(P) 2013 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 21-05-2013

Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

01	Theme Song	Doctor Ross	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	02:57
	Composers: Isaiah Ross
02	Heart In Sorrow	Sonny Terry	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	03:02
	Composers: Walter Mcghee
03	Take Your Fingers Off It	Will Shade	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	02:55
	Composers: Ambrose Bryan
04	Nine Below Zero	Eddie Burns	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	03:35
	Composers: Willie Williamson
05	Bye Bye Bird	Charlie Sayles	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	03:12
	Composers: Willie Dixon - Rice Miller
06	Gillum Blues	Jazz Gillum	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	02:17
	Composers: Jazz Gillum
07	Crow Jane Blues	Sonny Terry	Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways	02:02
	Composers: Unspecified

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(P) 2000 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.: 01-01-2000

Masters of the Steel String Guitar

01	I Don't Love Nobody	Wayne Henderson	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	01:56
	Composers: Traditional
02	Cannonball Blues	Wayne Henderson	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	01:47
	Composers: Traditional
03	A Coat of Many Colors	Wayne Henderson	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	03:27
	Composers: Dolly Parton
04	Carter Family Medley	Wayne Henderson	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	03:17
	Composers: A.P. Carter
05	Alabama Jubilee	Wayne Henderson	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	02:06
	Composers: Unspecified
06	Walking Mama	John Cephas	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	04:08
	Composers: J. Cephas - Michael McQuaid
07	Prison Blues	John Cephas	Masters of the Steel String Guitar	05:09
	Composers: Skip James

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: 01-02-2015

National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1

01	That Train Coming Around the Bend	Lonnie Pitchford	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	03:06
02	My Babe	Lonnie Pitchford	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	02:19
03	Mary Had a Little Lamb	Lonnie Pitchford	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	03:46
04	One-String Boogie	Lonnie Pitchford	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	01:49
05	Walking Blues	Lonnie Pitchford	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	02:09
06	Last Fair Deal	Lonnie Pitchford	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	02:12
07	Baby, Please Come Home to Me	Precious Bryant	National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 1	02:22

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(P) 1993 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 19-02-1991

Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap

01	Last Goodbye (Live)	The Johnson Mountain Boys	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	02:35
	Composers: Carter Stanley
02	Orphan's Waltz (Live)	Steve Riley	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	03:33
	Composers: Unspecified
03	Jolie Catin (Live)	Boozoo Chavis	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	02:41
	Composers: W. Chavis
04	Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio (Live)	Santiago Jimenez, Jr.	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	03:12
	Composers: Santiago Jimenez, Sr.
05	Aguinaldo Jibaro (Live)	Familia Colon	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	03:43
	Composers: Traditional
06	Wai Okeaniani (Live)	Ledward Kaapana	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	03:54
	Composers: Traditional
07	Gray Eagle (Live)	Wayne Henderson	Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap	03:43
	Composers: Traditional

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(P) 1982 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Blue Ridge Institute.: 01-01-1982

Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues

01	Leaving You, Mama	Carl Hodges	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	03:11
	Composers: Traditional
02	Albemarle County Rag	Henry Harris	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	01:23
	Composers: Traditional
03	I'd Feel Much Better	The Virginia Four	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	02:32
	Composers: Unspecified
04	Blind Love	Pernell Charity	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	03:00
	Composers: B. B. King
05	Barbershop Rag	William Moore	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	02:58
	Composers: William Moore
06	King Kong Blues	The Back Porch Boys	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	02:59
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Black Rat Swing	John Cephas	Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues	03:36
	Composers: Ernest Lawlers - Minnie Douglas "Memphis Minnie"

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(P) 1978 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Blue Ridge Institute.: 01-01-1978

Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music

01	I Wish to the Lord I'd Never Been Born	Leonard Bowles	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	03:12
	Composers: Traditional
02	I Used to Work on the Tractor	Jimmie Strothers	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	01:26
	Composers: Unspecified
03	Come, Let's March	Daniel Womack	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	03:40
	Composers: Unspecified
04	Casey Jones	Isaac Curry	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	02:01
	Composers: T. Lawrence Seibert - Eddie Newton
05	Cripple Creek	Uncle Homer Walker	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	02:01
	Composers: Traditional
06	Reno Factory	Marvin Foddrell	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	02:13
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Buckdance	Sanford L. Collins	Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music	01:00
	Composers: Unspecified

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