John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles

Musician · US · 1892–1980

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Discography

Albums
The Best of (Remastered)The Best of (Remastered)2009

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Child BalladsChild Ballads2008

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The Ballads Of John Jacob NilesThe Ballads Of John Jacob Niles2007

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My Precarious Life In the Public DomainMy Precarious Life In the Public Domain2006

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John Jacob Niles Sings Folk SongsJohn Jacob Niles Sings Folk Songs1964

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An Evening With John Jacob NilesAn Evening With John Jacob Niles1959

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I Wonder as I Wander: Carols & Love SongsI Wonder as I Wander: Carols & Love Songs1957

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50th Anniversary Album50th Anniversary Album1956

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American Folk & Gambling SongsAmerican Folk & Gambling Songs1956

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Sings American Folk SongsSings American Folk Songs1956

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Early American BalladsEarly American Ballads1939

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Other releases
Folk BalladeerFolk Balladeer1965

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Label

Record label
Tradition Records

Archive

Passport
Country

US

Born

1892-04-28

Died

1980-03-01

Instruments

voice

Identifiers & aliases
Disambiguation

American folklorist and folk musician

ISNI

0000000107882390

Description

American musician and balladeer from Kentucky (1892–1980)

Extract from Wikipedia

John Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers," Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Odetta, Joan Baez, Burl Ives, Peter, Paul and Mary and Bob Dylan, among others, recording his songs.

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