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Almeda Riddle
12+ albums
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Almeda Riddle (November 21, 1898, Cleburne County, AR, USA - June 30, 1986) was an American folk singer. Born and raised in Cleburne County, Arkansas, she learned music from her father, a fiddler and singing teacher. She collected and sang traditional ballads throughout her life, usually unaccompanied. Introduced to a wider public by folklorist John Quincy Wolfe and musicologist Alan Lomax, Riddle recorded extensively, and claimed to be able to perform over 500 songs. She was often known as Granny Riddle. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
Sounds of the South
Granny RIddle's Songs and Ballads
Southern Journey, Vol. 7: Ozark Frontier
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I'll Meet You On That Other Shore: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960
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Southern Journey Vol. 1: Voices from the American South
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Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960
How Firm A Foundation
sounds of the south - disc 4 (american folk songs for children)
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Friends of Old Time Music
Hillbilly Folk
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Sounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for Children
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Southern Journey, Vol. 1: Voices From The American South