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American Folk Songs

Studio album by Jo Stafford

Released

January 1, 1950

Jo Stafford chronology

Kiss Me, Kate

American Folk Songs
(1950)

Autumn in New York

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

American Folk Songs is a 1950 album by Jo Stafford. The album features twelve popular folk songs.^[2]^[3]

Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.^[4]

Track listing

Shenandoah
Black Is the Color
Old Joe Clark
Wayfaring Stranger
Barbara Allen
Single Girl
Red Rosey Bush
I Wonder as I Wander
Cripple Creek
The Nightingale
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Sourwood Mountain

References

^ American Folk Songs at Allmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ "American Folk Songs-track listing". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-folk-songs-r156491. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^ "American Folk Songs-credits". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-folk-songs-r156491/credits. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^ Stephen Holden (November 27, 1987). "Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xmZPcl4X. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

Jo Stafford

Studio albums

Kiss Me, Kate (1949)
American Folk Songs (1950)
Autumn in New York (1950)
Songs of Faith (1950)
As You Desire Me (1952)
Broadway's Best (1953)
Starring Jo Stafford (1953)
Garden of Prayer (1954)
My Heart's in the Highlands (1954)
Happy Holiday (1955)
Soft and Sentimental (1955)
Songs of Scotland (1955)
A Gal Named Jo (1956)
Ski Trails (1956)
Once Over Lightly (1957)
Swingin' Down Broadway (1958)
Ballad of the Blues (1959)
I'll Be Seeing You (1959)
Jo + Jazz (1960)
All Alone (1963)
Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer (1964)
The Joyful Season (1964)
Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey (1964)
This Is Jo Stafford (1965)
Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)

Compilation albums

1950s	The Voice of Your Choice (1955) Jo's Greatest Hits (1958)

1960s	The Hits of Jo Stafford (1963) Sweet Singer of Songs (1969)

1970s	Big Band Sound (1970) In the Mood for Love (1970) Jo + Broadway (1978)

1980s	Jo Stafford:By Request (1982) Broadway Revisited (1987) G.I. Jo (1987) Introducing Jo Stafford (1987) You Belong to Me (1989)

1990s	America's Most Versatile Singing Star (1990) Fabulous Song Stylists (1991) Capitol Collectors Series (1991) Greatest Hits (1993) 16 Most Requested Songs (1995) For You (1995) Spotlight on Jo Stafford (1996) Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford (1996) Music of My Life (1996) The Jo Stafford Story (1997) The One and Only (1997) Walkin' My Baby Back Home (1998) G.I. Jo Sings the Hits (1998) Too Marvelous for Words (1998) Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941–47 (1998) No Other Love (1998) Jo Stafford (1940-44) (1998) V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford (1998) Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather (1999)

2000s	Just Reminiscin' (2000) The Columbia Hits Collection (2001) Candy (2001) Haunted Heart (2001) A You're Adorable (2001) International Hits (2001) Cocktail Hour (2001) The Magic of Jo Stafford (2001) Jo Stafford on Capitol (2001) Best of the War Years (2001) Platinum Collection (2001) Yes Indeed (2002) I Remember You (2002) The Ultimate (2002) The Best of Jo Stafford (2003) Meet Jo Stafford (2003) The Columbia Singles Collection, Vol. 1 (2004) You Belong to Me (Memoir) (2004) You Belong to Me (Remember) (2004) You Belong to Me (ASV/Living Era) (2004) Over the Rainbow (2004) Memories Are Made of These (2005) Love, Mystery and Adventure (2006) Sincerely Yours (2006) Vintage Years (2006) All Hits! (2006) Ultimate Capitol Collection (2007) Blues in the Night (2007) Her Greatest Hits (2008) You Belong to Me (2008) Fools Rush In (2008) The Capitol Rarities 1943-1950 (2009) Reflections: The Ultimate Collection (2009)

2010s	Beyond the Stars: Key Recordings 1940-1959 (2010) The Best of Jo Stafford (2010) At the Supper Club (2010) At the Supper Club Part II (2011) At the Supper Club Part III (2011) For You (2011) Jo Sings for You (2011)

Year unknown	Something to Remember

Duets with Gordon MacRae

Songs for Sunday Evening (1950)
Memory Songs (1955)
Whispering Hope (1962)
Peace in the Valley (1963)
Old Rugged Cross (2001)
The Two of Us (2001)
Stars of the Summer Night (2004)
Alone and Together (2005)
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Yesterday - The Definitive Duo (2011)

Duets with Frankie Laine

A Portrait of New Orleans (1954)
The Duets (1994)

Duets with others

Jo & Friends (2000)

Jonathan and Darlene Edwards

The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (1957)
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (1961)
Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats (1982)
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits (1993)
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits: Volume 2 (1994)
Complete Original Albums (2011)

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