John Jacob Niles (28.04.1892-3.o.1980) a fost un american compozitor, cântăreţ, şi colecţionar de tradiţionale balade. "Dean of American Balladeers"- Niles a avut o influenţă importantă asupra renasterii muzicii americane populare - American folk music revival - din anii 1950 şi 1960, cu Joan Baez , Burl Ives, Peter, Paul si Mary, printre altii..
Discography
"The Tradition Years: I Wonder as I Wander"(1958, Tradition Records; 2006, Empire Musicwerks)
"American Folk & Gambling Songs" (1956, Camden Record LP)
"An Evening With John Jacob Niles" (1959, Tradition Records LP; 2002, Empire Musicwerks)
"John Jacob Niles Sings Folk Songs" (1964, Folkways Records LP)
"The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2" (1967, Folkways Records)
"No Direction Home" (Bob Dylan documentary DVD) - contains a video clip of Go 'Way From My Window.
"Mister Lonely" Directed by Harmony Korine in 2008 - contains "The Maid Freed from the Gallows".
"The Tradition Years: I Wonder as I Wander"(1958, Tradition Records; 2006, Empire Musicwerks)
"American Folk & Gambling Songs" (1956, Camden Record LP)
"An Evening With John Jacob Niles" (1959, Tradition Records LP; 2002, Empire Musicwerks)
"John Jacob Niles Sings Folk Songs" (1964, Folkways Records LP)
"The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2" (1967, Folkways Records)
"No Direction Home" (Bob Dylan documentary DVD) - contains a video clip of Go 'Way From My Window.
"Mister Lonely" Directed by Harmony Korine in 2008 - contains "The Maid Freed from the Gallows".
