''Ballads, Blues and Boasters'' is an album by

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

, released by RCA Victor in 1964. Allmusic entry for ''Ballads, Blues and Boasters''Retrieved October 2009.

Track listing

# "Tone the Bell Easy" – 3:20 # "Blue Willow Moan" (Bill Eaton) – 3:35 # "Ananias" – 2:50 # "Boy" (G. Tipton, Joe Tinker Lewis) – 3:49 # "My Love Is a Dewdrop" ( Mark Spoelstra) – 3:25 # "Back of the Bus" – 3:25 # " Pastures of Plenty" (

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

) – 3:38 # "John the Revelator" (Traditional, Carver Neblett) – 3:41 # "

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Ian Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson (September 25, 1933 – December 29, 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including " Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. Ea ...

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" (Traditional, Kaye Dunham) – 4:14 # "Big Boat Up the River" – 4:06

Personnel

– vocals *

Ernie Calabria Ernie is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Ernest, Ernald, Ernesto, or Verner. It may refer to: People * Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive * Ernie Adams (disambiguation) * Ernie Afaganis (born c ...

– guitar *

Jay Berliner Jay Berliner (born May 24, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist who has worked with Harry Belafonte, Ron Carter, Charles Mingus, and Van Morrison, among others. Career Berliner had his first television experience at age seven w ...

– guitar * John Cartwright – bass * Percy Brice – drums *

Ralph MacDonald Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist. His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gra ...

– percussion * Paul Griffin – organ Production notes: * Orchestra and chorus conducted by Howard A. Roberts * Bob Bollard – producer * Priscilla Eaves – producer * Bob Simpson – engineer * Ed Begley – tape mastering * Peter Perri – cover photo

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1964 albums Harry Belafonte albums RCA Records albums Albums conducted by Howard Roberts