- Release date
- April 1961
- Label
- Mercury
- Catalog number
- MG 20634
- Format
- 12" LP
- Tags
- debut album
- Comments
- Twelve track debut album of songs from the American Civil War era released in April 1961 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War. Album was reissued in stereo in 1963 on Mercury Wing SRW 16253. The stereo reissue omitted two songs, "Two Brothers" and "Stonewall (A Long Time Ago)".
Tracks
Title | Performer | Written by | Info | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dixie | The Wayfarers Trio | Dan Emmett | Originally by Bryant's Minstrels PRF, Geo J. Gaskin REC,REL | ||
East Virginia | The Wayfarers Trio | [Traditional] | Originally by Buell Kazee | ||
John Brown's Body | The Wayfarers Trio | [Traditional] | Originally by (unknown), (unknown) | ||
Marching Thru Georgia | The Wayfarers Trio | Henry Clay Work | Originally by Geo J. Gaskin | ||
Rebel Soldier | The Wayfarers Trio | [Traditional] | Originally by (unknown) | ||
The Hammer Song | The Wayfarers Trio | Lee Hays, Pete Seeger | Originally by The Weavers |