The bad man, the thief, the rake, the murderess... all these have captured the attention of the public through the centuries and been immortalized in folk songs. Today we explore some of these songs, especially those versions sung on the American continent. You’ll hear about Black Bart the Poet, who robbed Wells Fargo stages 28 times in California and Oregon in the 1870’s and 1880's, the DeAutremont brothers who robbed and killed a railroad crew in southern Oregon, Belle Gunness who lured love-lorn young men of the plains to her homestead before killing them and planting them in her tater patch, the reckless highwayman Cole Younger, and many more.
Celebrated Criminals and the Folk Process
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Air date:
Fri, 05/04/2018 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Folk Music
Episode Playlist
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Time5:30ArtistFrank HutchisonSongStackaleeAlbumGood for What Ails YouLabelOld Hat Records
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Time5:33ArtistThe Carter FamilySongJohn Hardy Was a Desparate Little ManAlbumAnthology of American Folk MusicLabelSmithsonian Folkways
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Time5:36ArtistTom RushSongDuncan and BradyAlbumBlues, Songs and BalladsLabelFantasy Records
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Time5:39ArtistWoody GuthrieSongJesse JamesAlbumCowboy Songs on FolkwaysLabelSmithsonian Folkways
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Time5:42ArtistTravis Edmonson and Katie LeeSongEl Corrido de Bartolo NegroAlbumTen Thousand Goddam CattleLabelKatydid Records
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Time5:44ArtistGlenn OhrlinSongCole YoungerAlbumCowboy SongsLabelPhilo Records
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Time5:47ArtistAlan LomaxSongSam BassAlbumTexas Folk SongsLabelTradition Records
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Time5:50ArtistEd McCurdySongQuantrellAlbumBadmen, Heroes, Pirate Songs and BalladsLabelElektra Records
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Time5:53ArtistRosalie SorrelsSongThe Female HighwaymanAlbumRosalie's SongbagLabelPrestige International Records
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Time5:56ArtistGlen OhrlinSongBelle GunnessAlbumThe Wild BuckarooLabelRounder Records
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Time6:04ArtistNorman BlakeSongBlack BartAlbumWood, Wire & WordsLabelPlectrafone Records
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Time6:08ArtistJinx DavisSongThe DeAutremont BrothersAlbumOregon CountryLabelJinx Davis
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Time6:13ArtistArt ThiemeSongThe Hanging of Charlie BirgerAlbumSongs of the HeartlandLabelKicking Mule
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Time6:15ArtistHickory WindSongOtto WoodAlbumLive at the Wednesday Night WaltzLabelAdelphi
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Time6:18ArtistJoan BaezSongPretty Boy FloydAlbumJoan Baez in ConcertLabelVanguard
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Time6:22ArtistTony and Irene SaletanSongRake and Rambling BoyAlbumTony and Irene SaletanLabelFolk-Legacy Records
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Time6:25ArtistOrville Johnson and Mark GrahamSongBilly GrayAlbumThe Kings of Mongrel FolkLabelMark Graham and Orville Johnson
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Time6:28ArtistNorman BlakeSongChattanooga RagAlbumWood, Wire, and WordsLabelPlectrafone Records
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Time6:31ArtistChuck BrodskySongThe Ballad of D.B. CooperAlbumTulips for LunchLabelWaterbug Records
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Time6:36ArtistDanny SchmidtSongThe Two-Timing Bank Robber's LamentAlbumInstead the Forest Rose to SingLabelRed House
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Time6:40ArtistCharlie KingSongKugelsburg BankAlbumVaguely Reminiscent of the 60'sLabelRainbow Snake Records
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