Logan English – In American Folk Ballads on vinyl LP. 1962 folk, helped launch Bob Dylan's early career. Ships from Germany.
About In American Folk Ballads
A vinyl pressing of a 1962 collection from Kentucky folk singer Logan English, whose influence on the early Greenwich Village folk scene helped secure Bob Dylan his first significant New York performance.
In American Folk Ballads is an album by Logan English, released in 1962 via Monitor Records. Born in Henderson, Kentucky, the son of a preacher, English learned the classic American folk songs he later recorded while also building a career as an actor. As master of ceremonies at Gerde’s Folk City in Greenwich Village, English played a formative role in Bob Dylan’s early career. This listing is a vinyl LP pressing from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who was Logan English
- About In American Folk Ballads
- The Bob Dylan connection
- Pressing details and buying advice
Fast Facts
- Artist Logan English (1928-1983) was an American folk singer, poet and playwright born in Henderson, Kentucky.
- Release In American Folk Ballads came out in 1962 via Monitor Records.
- Repertoire Songs ranging from sea shanties like Shenandoah to children’s songs like Little Brown Dog, each accompanied by liner notes written by English himself.
- Dylan connection As MC at Gerde’s Folk City in Greenwich Village, English helped Bob Dylan secure his first performance at the legendary venue.
- Other recordings English also recorded Kentucky Folk Songs and Ballads, The Days Of ’49: Songs Of The Gold Rush and Woody Guthrie’s Children’s Songs for Folkways.
Logan English – In American Folk Ballads (LP, Album)
Vinyl LP, Monitor Records
Vinyl LP pressing of In American Folk Ballads, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Was Logan English?
Born Logan Eberhardt English in 1928 in Henderson, Kentucky, the son of a preacher, English grew up absorbing the folk songs of his region before beginning to sing professionally in 1956. Possessed of what critics described as a startlingly melodious voice and a winning personality, English was a talented guitarist who, notably, did not write his own songs, instead devoting himself to interpreting and preserving traditional American folk material. Beyond music, he pursued an acting career and worked as a poet and playwright, with two of his verses later appearing in The Kentucky Anthology: Two Hundred Years Of Writing In The Bluegrass State, where he was described as Bourbon County's poet-errant.
About In American Folk Ballads And The Dylan Connection
Released via Monitor Records in 1962, In American Folk Ballads gathers a wide-ranging set of traditional American songs, from the sea shanty Shenandoah to the children's song Little Brown Dog, each accompanied by liner notes English wrote himself, offering a short story or description for every ballad. English opened his notes with a characteristically evocative line: from the wild-flower dusks of mountain twilights, out of steamy southern mud-flats and dusty midland prairies come the songs of America that must be sung. Beyond his own considerable recorded output for Folkways, Riverside and Monitor, English holds a genuinely significant place in American folk history: serving as master of ceremonies at the legendary Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, he performed alongside Carolyn Hester on the club's opening night in 1960 and later helped a young Bob Dylan secure his first performance at the venue, a pivotal early moment in Dylan's career.
- A historically significant connection to Bob Dylan’s early Greenwich Village career
- Authentic, well researched traditional American folk repertoire
- Includes English’s own descriptive liner notes for each song
- From a genuinely talented interpretive folk voice of the era
- A used, vintage copy; condition should be checked in the listing
- Niche appeal outside traditional folk and early 1960s Greenwich Village history collectors
- Fixed shipping cost from Germany
What is In American Folk Ballads by Logan English?
It is a 1962 collection of traditional American folk songs, released via Monitor Records, with liner notes written by English himself.
Who was Logan English?
An American folk singer, poet and playwright from Kentucky, who served as MC at Gerde’s Folk City in Greenwich Village.
What is the Bob Dylan connection?
As MC at Gerde’s Folk City, English helped a young Bob Dylan secure his first performance at the legendary Greenwich Village venue.
What songs are on this album?
A range of traditional American folk material, including the sea shanty Shenandoah and the children’s song Little Brown Dog.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Worth The Spin?
- A historically significant piece of early Greenwich Village folk history
- A genuine connection to Bob Dylan's earliest career milestones
- Best suited to collectors of traditional American folk and 1960s folk history
In American Folk Ballads preserves both traditional American song and a small but genuine piece of Bob Dylan history, and this listing offers a vinyl pressing from a highly rated German seller.