With the appearance of Lead Belly, Bukka White and Robert Johnson, not to mention repeat appearances by The Carter Family and Uncle Dave Macon, it should become clear why titled the last series of shows as “Classics”.

These songs represent a generation apart from those that appeared on the first three anthology releases, and that is great because it allows us to see the growth of American folk music, as it developed from the twenties into the thirties. 

Featured songs include:

Packin’ Trunk - Lead Belly

Baby Please Don’t Go - Joe William’s Washboard Blues Singers

Last Fair Deal Gone Down – Robert Johnson

Parchman Farm Blues – Bukka White

Mean Old World – Heavenly Gospel Singers

Hello, Stranger – The Carter Family

Stand By Me – Sister Clara Hudmon

West Virginia Gals – Al Hopkins and his Buckle Busters

How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? – Blind Alfred Reed