Presidential campaign songs, 1789-1996/

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Brand, Jordan.

Brand, Oscar.

Foley, John.

Pickow, Jonathan.

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campaign songs.

Political ballads and songs.

Presidents--United States--Election--Songs and music.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, c1999.

Contents:

Compact disc, Music.

Free elections

Follow Washington

Adams and liberty

For Jefferson and liberty

Huzzah for Madison, huzzah

Monroe is the man

Little know ye who's coming

Jackson and Kentucky

Rockabye, baby

The Harrison Yankee Doodle

Tippecanoe and Tyler, too

Jimmy Polk of Tennessee

Rumadum dum

The Union wagon

Pierce and King

Buchanan and John Breckenridge

Lincoln and liberty

Just before election, Andy

Grant, Grant, Grant

For Hayes and Wheeler, too

If the Johnnies get into power again

Democrats, good Democrats

He's all right.

Free elections (In General) (0:27)

Follow Washington (George Washington) (1:01)

Adams and liberty (John Adams) (1:36)

For Jefferson and liberty (Thomas Jefferson) (1:51)

Huzzah for Madison, huzzah (James Madison) (1:22)

Monroe is the man (James Monroe) (1:29)

Little know ye who's coming (John Q. Adams) (1:58)

Jackson and Kentucky (Andrew Jackson) (2:10)

Rockabye, baby (Martin Van Buren) (1:24)

The Harrison yankee doodle (William H. Harrison) (1:12).

If he's good enough for Lindy (Herbert Hoover) (1:35)

Franklin D. Roosevelt's back again (Franklin D. Roosevelt) (1:49)

I'm just wild about Harry (Harry S. Truman) (0: 47)

I like Ike (Dwight D. Eisenhower) (0:40)

Marching down to Washington (John F. Kennedy) (1:03)

Hello, Lyndon (Lyndon B. Johnson) (1:03)

Buckle down with Nixon (Richard M. Nixon) (1:17)

I'm feeling good about America (Gerald R. Ford) (1:22).

If the Johnnies get into power again (James A. Garfield) (1:45)

Democrats, good Democrats (Grover Cleveland) (1: 38)

He's all right (Benjamin H. Harrison) (1:20)

Marching with McKinley (William McKinley) (2:04)

Roosevelt the cry (Teddy Roosevelt) (1:14)

Get on a raft with Taft (William H. Taft) (1:34)

Wilson, that's all (Woodrow Wilson) (1:51)

Harding, you're the man for us (Warren G. Harding) (1:21)

Keep cool and keep Coolidge (Calvin Coolidge) (2:17).

Marching with McKinley

Roosevelt the cry

Get on a raft with Taft

Wilson, that's all

Harding, you're the man for us

Keep cool and keep Coolidge

If he's good enough for Lindy

Franklin D. Roosevelt's back again

I'm just wild about Harry

I like Ike

Marching down to Washington

Hello, Lyndon

Buckle down with Nixon

I'm feeling good about America

Why not the best?

California, here we come

This land is your land

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow

The same merry-go-round

Song of the presidents.

Tippecanoe and Tyler, too (John Tyler) (1:15)

Jimmy Polk of Tennessee (James K. Polk) (1:37)

Rumadum dum (Zachary Taylor) (1:19)

The union wagon (Millard Fillmore) (1:41)

Pierce and king (Franklin Pierce) (1: 36)

Buchanan and John Breckenridge (James Buchanan) (1: 12)

Lincoln and liberty (Abraham Lincoln) (2:09)

Just before election, Andy (Andrew Johnson) (1:41)

Grant, Grant, Grant (Ulysses S. Grant) (1:27)

For Hayes and Wheeler, too (Rutherford Hayes) (1:20)

Why not the best? (Jimmy Carter) (2:29)

California, here we come (Ronald W. Reagan) (0:37)

This land is your land (George Bush) (1:29)

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow (William J. Clinton) (2:19)

The same merry-go-round (Third party) (1:42)

Song of the presidents (all of them) (4:25).

Participant:

Oscar Brand, guitar and vocals; John Foley, guitar and vocals; Jordan Brand, bass and vocals; Jonathan Pickow, banjo, synthesizer, and vocals.

Notes:

"Curators introduction [by] Anthony Seeger" -- booklet.

Booklet contains information on each song and each president ; includes some text.

Previously issued as compact disc.

Other Format:

SFW MC 45051

OCLC:

689541013

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.