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I Hear America Singing - Gold and Silver

Thar is Gold in them thar songs! We have a glittering gathering of songs for you this week on I Hear America Singing.

John Stewart kicks it all off with Gold, his #5 hit from 1979. Pete Seeger goes Saling Down My Golden River while Eve Cassidy performs his Oh, Had I A Golden Thread. Neil Young has a Heart of Gold, and Dan Seals reminds us Everything that Glitters Is Not Gold.

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - GOLD & SILVER PLAYLIST

1. Gold by John Stewart
2. Aspen Gold by The Kingston Trio
3. Golden Apples of the Sun by Bud & Travis
4. Gold Watch and Chain by Mother Maybelle Carter
5. Fields of Gold by Leon and Eric Bibb
6. Oh, Had I a Golden Thread by Eva Cassidy
7. Sailing Down My Golden River by Pete Seeger
8. When I Swim the Golden River by Jimmie Driftwood
9. 14K Gold by Gordon Lightfoot
10. Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) by Dan Seals
11. Heart of Gold by Neil Young
12. Fool’s Gold by Steven Fromholz
13. Hair of Spun Gold by Janis Ian
14. The Last Gold Dollar by Bascom Lamar Lunsford
15. Golden Ring Around Susan Girl by Jean Ritchie
16. Silver Threads and Golden Needles by Linda Ronstadt
17. Silver and Gold by Dolly Parton
18. Silver and Gold Two Step by Prairie Mountain Fiddlers

A native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.