The Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins

by Ronnie Hawkins

The Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Roulette
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:24
  • Community rating: 2.93/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Briefly abandoning the explosive rockabilly that made his name, the energetic frontman attempts to capitalize on the burgeoning acoustic folk revival. While the transition highlights the versatility of his gritty vocal delivery, the unadorned, traditional material feels unusually subdued coming from one of rock and roll's most notoriously wild performers.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Summertime (2:38)
  2. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (2:18)
  3. I Gave My Love a Cherry (2:59)
  4. Brave Man - From the Paramount Film 'Red Garters' (2:37)
  5. A Poor Wayfaring Stranger (2:53)
  6. Virginia Bride (2:22)
  7. Mister and Mississippi (2:34)
  8. John Henry (2:01)
  9. Fare Thee Well (3:01)
  10. One out of a Hundred (2:22)
  11. The Death of Floyd Collins (3:06)
  12. Love from Afar (2:28)

Credits

  • Ronnie Hawkins - primary artist, arranged by, written-by
  • DuBose Heyward - lyrics by
  • George Gershwin - music by
  • Traditional - written-by [spiritual], written-by [american song]
  • Livingston & Evans - written-by
  • Irving Gordon - written-by
  • Jimmy Ray Paulman - written-by
  • Andrew Jenkins - written-by

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