I Hear America Singing - States Pt.1 (Alabama to Massachusetts)

By Ross Burns

Published July 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM CDT

It being summertime, Ross starts a tour of the United States this week going from Alabama to Massachusetts.

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - STATES PT.1

(Alabama to Massachusetts)

1. Alabama Bound by Lead Belly
2. North to Alaska by Johnny Horton
3. Old Arizona by Katie Lee
4. State of Arkansas by The Almanac Singers
5. California Bloodlines by John Stewart
6. Carolina Pines by Kate Wolf
7. Colorado by Michelle Rivers
8. Goin’ Back to Florida by Lightnin’ Hopkins
9. Goin’ Back to Georgia by Nanci Griffith
10. Hawaiian Nights by The Kingston Trio
11. Heart of Idaho by The Braun Brothers
12. Illinois River Rag by Vassar Clement, John Hartford, Dave Holland
13. Indiana by Art Tatum
14. Corrido de Kansas by Hermes Nye
15. East Kentucky Mountains by Anne Hills
16. Louisiana Girls by John A. Lomax, Jr.
17. Massachusetts by Arlo Guthrie

I Hear America Singing

Ross Burns

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.

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