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This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm. All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.Stefan Wirz www.wirz.de |
Len Chandler Singles
# | year of release | title | label # / notes |
1 | 196? |

- Song Of The Mind
- Shadow Of The Magic Dancer

|  Columbia 43887 |
2 | 1967 |

- Touch Talk
- The Lovin' People

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 Columbia 44269 |
 Len Chandler 1965 from David Gahr & Robert Shelton: The Face Of Folk Music.- New York 1968, p. 191
Len Chandler LPs / CDs
# | year of release | title | label # / notes |
1 | 1967 | Len Chandler: To Be A Man

- To Be A Man
- Feet First Baby
- Nancy Rose [lyrics]
- Shadow Dream Chaser Of Rainbows
- Missionary Stew #2
- Keep On Keepin' On

- Bellevue
- Hide Your Heart, Little Hippie
- Roll, Turn, Spin
- Time Of The Tiger
- Takin' Me Away From You Train
- Quittin' Time

prod. by John Hammond | notes by Gordon Friesen


 Columbia CL 2459 / CS 9259 = CBS BPG 62931 (UK) |
2 | 1967 | Len Chandler: The Lovin' People

- Bound To Fly
- Naked Fool
- Lovin' People
- Warmth Of You Beside Me
- Still I Dream

- Behind Your Eyes
- Touch Talk
- Sold Out, No More Reservations
- I Can't Keep From Carin' After All
- Language Of Love

prod. by Elliot Mazer; executive producer John Hammond |
notes by Robert Shelton


 Columbia CL 2753 / CS 9553
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3 | 1968 | Lew Irwin and The Credibility Gap: An Album Of Political Pornography

'The Credibility Gap' were Newsmen Lew Irwin, Richard Beebe, Thom Beck and John Gilliland, along with folksinger Len Chandler

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4 | 1975 | Len Chandler

- Something (Harrison)
- I Have Tried With You (Chandler)

- Wasted Matches (Chandler)
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5 | 1977 | Len Chandler Alive and Well in Tokyo

- To Be A Man
- She Doesn't Need Me Any More
- Euthanasia
- Takin' Me Away From You, Train
- Mimi
- We Shall Overcome

- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Gypsy
- Beans In My Ears
- Touch Talk
- The Lovin' People
- Charley's Trombone

rec. July 8, 1973 live at the Yubin Chokin Hall in Tokyo, Japan; prod. by Yasuyuki Koike | 





 King Bellwood OFM-1001 |
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 from Jean Ritchie (ed.): The Newport Folk Festival Songbook.- Alfred Music, New York 1965, p. 21
Anthologies / Compilations / Samplers containing music performed by Len Chandler
# | year of release | title / songs (Len Chandler) | label # / notes |
1 | 1964 | Hootenanny Live At The Bitter End

Len Chandler
- Trombone Cholly
- Troubador Gay
- Youth Of The Heart
Jo Mapes
- Ha Ha Thisaway
- The Ballad Of Julia Bulette
- San Francisco Bay

Fred Neil
- Linin' Track
- The Sky Is Falling
Bob Carey
- Wade In The Water
- For Elise
- Well I Wonder

| notes by Oscar Brand





FM FMLP-309 |
2 | 1964 | A Rootin' Tootin' Hootenanny

The Big Three
- Come Along
Fred Neil
- Raindrops Falling
The Ward Singers
- Bye And Bye
- Go Down Moses
Allen & Grier
- Lonesome Traveler
- Pied Piper

Len Chandler
- Green Green Rocky Road
- Old Time Religion
Jo Mapes
- Anathea
- Copper Kettle
Bob Carey
- I'm Just A Wanderin' Stranger

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3 | 1964 | The World Of Folk Music

The Big Three (Mama Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James Hendricks)
- Come Along
Jo Mapes
- Ha, Ha Thisaway
- Ballad of Julia Bulette
- San Francisco Bay
Len Chandler
- Green Green Rocky
- Ole Time Religion

Allan & Grier
- Lonesome Traveller
- Pied Piper
Fred Neil
- Linin Track
- Raindrops Falling
Bob Carey
- Wade in the Water
- Well I Wonder

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4 | 1964 | Broadside Ballads Vol. 3
The Broadside Singers

- Ain't That News - The Broadside Singers with Tom Paxton
- More Good Men - Goin' Down The Broadside Singers with Dave Cohen
- Times I've Had - The Broadside Singers with Mark Spoelstra
- Paths Of Victory - The Broadside Singers with Bob Dylan
- Christine - The Broadside Singers with Matt McGinn
- Rattlesnake - The Broadside Singers with Peter La Farge
- Carry It On - The Broadside Singers with Gil Turner

- Links On The Chain - The Broadside Singers with Phil Ochs
- Causes - The Broadside Singers with Pat Sky
- Immigrante - The Broadside Singers with Buffy Sainte-Marie
- The Faucets Are Dripping - The Broadside Singers wth Malvina Reynolds
- Father's Grave - For Cordell Reagon - The Broadside Singers with Len Chandler
- The Scruggs Picker - The Broadside Singers with Ernie Marrs
- Plains Of Nebrasky-O - The Broadside Singers with Eric Andersen
- Freedom Is A Constant Struggle - The Broadside Singers

| notes by Phil Ochs
 Broadside BR 303 =Folkways FH 5303
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5 | 1965 | Len Chandler / Pete Seeger / The Freedom Voices: WNEW's Story Of Selma

Pete Seeger & The Freedom Voices
- Hold On (Keep Your Eyes On The Prize)
The Freedom Voices
- We've Got A Rope That's A Berlin Wall
Pete Seeger, & The Freedom Voices
- I Love Everybody
Len Chandler & The Freedom Voices
- Pick 'Em Up and Lay 'Em Down
Pete Seeger & The Freedom Voices
- If You Want to Get Your Freedom
Len Chandler & The Freedom Voices
- Yankee Doodle (Wallace Said We Couldn't March)
Pete Seeger & The Freedom Voices
- Oh, Wallace
Len Chandler & The Freedom Voices
- Which Side Are You On? (Civil Rights Version)

Pete Seeger & The Freedom Voices
- Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
The Freedom Voices
- Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round (chorus)
Len Chandler & The Freedom Voices
- Do What The Spirits Say Do
- Do What The Spirits Say Do (at Montgomery)
Pete Seeger & Len Chandler
- Freedom Now Chant
Len Chandler
- Murder On The Roads Of Alabama

|  Folkways FH 5595www.folkways.si.edu |
6 | 1967 | Broadside Ballads Vol. 4: The Time Will Come and Other Songs from Broadside Magazine

Elaine White
- The Time Will Come
Will McLean, Paul Champion
- Hold Back the Waters
Danny Valdez & Agustin [sic]Lira
- The Migrant's Song
Chris Gaylord
- Don't Talk to Strangers

Blind Girl Grunt (Janis Ian)
- Shady Acres
Will McLean + Paul Champion, 2nd g
- Osceola
Paul Kaplan
- I've Been Told
Tom Parrott + John Mackiewicz, 2nd g
- Freedoms We've Been Fighting For
Zachary 2 & Group (Len Chandler)
- Genocide
Matthew Jones & Group
- Herll No, I Ain't Gonna Go

| cover artwork by Agnes Friesen notes by Gordon Friesen
 Broadside BR 306= Folkways FH 5306 www.folkways.si.edu |
7 | 1971 | Broadside Ballads Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion

Eric Anderson
- Long Time Troubled Road
Bob Dylan ("Blind Boy Grunt")
- Train A-Travelin'
Bobby Donahue
- Only Time Will Tell
Bob Dylan ("Blind Boy Grunt")
- Dreadful Day
Len Chandler
- I'm Going To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
Mike McLean
- Tate's Hell
Richard Black
- A Very Close Friend Of Mine
Mike Millus
- Moon Song
Tom Paxton
- Last Train To Auschwitz
Phil Ochs
- Hunger and Cold

Phil Ochs
- Changing Hands
Peter La Farge
- Drums
Bob Dylan ("Blind Boy Grunt")
- Ballad Of Emmett Till
- Ballad Of Donald White
Sis Cunningham, Mike Millius, Wesley Houston
- The Ballad of Jesse James

| rec. 1962/63  Folkways FR 5315
www.folkways.si.edu |
7a | 1975 | A Place To Be
Fox Hollow Festival 10th Anniversary Album Volume 1

Biograph 12051 (first edition 1975)
Len Chandler
- Lovin' People (1967) #
Pat Sky
- She's Up For Grabs (1968)
Michael Cooney
- Be Kind To Your Parents (1969) #
Dave Bromberg & John Hartford
- The Holdup (1971) #
Douglas Neidt
- Argentine Folk Dance (1971)
Dan Smith, Bessie Jones, Doris Frazier, Robert Caplin
- Something Down In Me (1971)
Lorre Wyatt
- Clearwater (1974) #
Lou & Sally Killen
- Thousand Or More (1973) #
Martha Nagler
- The Lone Pilgrim - (1971)
The Boys Of The Lough
- Lament (1973) #

Michael Cooney
- Watermelon Song (1969) #
Sandy Paton & The Golden Ring
- Wild Mt. Thyme & The Hunt (1971)
John Hartford, Dave Brober, Norman Blake, Vassar Clements, Alan Stowell
- Babe, You've Been On My Mind (1971) #
Gordon Bok
- Leaving Glen Aben (1972) #
Joe Hickerson
- Maid On The Shore (1974)
John Wright
- Jew's Harp Solo (1974)
Susan Boyer
- Bell Song (1974)
Evelyn Beers
- Green Gravel (1974)
R. U. Brown
- Highland Bagpipe Playing (1971)
Bob Beers
- Closing Speech (1971)


Biograph 12051 (revised edition 1976)
Roger Sprung
- June Apple (1967) #
Pat Sky
- She's Up For Grabs (1968)
John Jackson
- Bad Badman (1969) #
Sandy Paton & The Golden Ring
- Wild Mt. Thyme (1970)
Douglas Neidt
- Argentine Folk Dance (1971)
Dan Smith with Bessie Jones
- Something Down In Me (1971)
Bottle Hill
- Sittin' On Top Of The World (1972) #

Joe Hickerson
- Maid On The Shore (1972)
Craig Morton
- Go To Sea No More (1973) #
John Wright
- Jews Harp Solo (1974)
Susan Boyer
- Bell Song (1974)
Evelyne Beers
- Green Gravel (1974)
R. U. Brown
- Highland Bagpipe Playing (1971)
Bob Beers
- closing speech (1971)

# on first resp. revised edition only |  Biograph BLP-12051 (first edition)

 Biograph BLP-12051 (revised edition)
Biograph discography
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8 | 1980 | Lest We Forget Vol. 3 - Sing For Freedom

Betty Mae Fikes
- Up Over My Head / This Little Light Of Mine (medley)
Doc Reese
- Bullyin' Jack Of Diamonds
Bessie Jones, Georgia Sea Island Singers
- Give Me The Gourd To Drink Water
Bernice Reagon
- Been In The Storm So Long
Doc Reese
- Guide My Feet While I Run This Race
Carlton Reese & The Birmingham Movement Choir
- 99 1/2 Won't Do

Carlton Reese, Cleo Kennedy
- Yes, We Want Our Freedom
Charles Neblet, Cordell Reagon, Ruth Harris
- Which Side are You On?
Cordell Reagon
- Brown Baby
Len Chandler
- Father's Grave
Freedom Singers
- Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
Phil Ochs
- I'm Gonna Say What I Have To Say
Mamie Brown, Birmingham Movement Choir
- I'm On My Way

|  Folkways FR 5488www.folkways.si.edu |
9 | 1994 | Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Songs of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement

CD 1:
- Hey Nelly Nelly - Judy Collins
- Here's To The State Of Mississippi - Phil Ochs
- Ballad Of Medgar Evers - SNCC Freedom Singers
- Death Of Medgar Evers - Donal Leace
- Only A Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan
- Too Many Martyrs - Kim & Reggie Harris
- Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary
- It Isn't Nice - Judy Collins
- Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round - Julius Lester
- Hammer Song - Barbara Dane
- Going Down To Mississippi - Phil Ochs
- I'm On My Way - Barbara Dane
- Thirsty Boots - Eric Anderson
- Carry It On - Carolyn Hester
- Wade In The Water - Julius Lester
- Move On Over - Len Chandler
- I'm Going To Get My Baby Out Of Jail - Len Chandler
- Waves Of Freedom - Eric Andersen
- This Little Light Of Mine - Odetta
- How Long - Magpie [Terry Leonino & Greg Artzner] and Kim & Reggie Harris

CD 2:
- Movin' It On - Odetta
- Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life - Guy & Candie Carawan
- Freedom School - Jackie Washington Landron
- Song For Ben Chaney - Jackie Washington Landron
- Goodman, Schwerner And Chaney - Tom Paxton
- Those Three Are On My Mind - Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie [Terry Leonino & Greg Artzner]
- Michael, Andrew And James - Mimi and Richard Farina
- I Have Seen Freedom - Si Kahn
- Three Young Men - Carolyn Hester
- In The Mississippi River - SNCC Freedom Singers
- Freedom Is A Constant Struggle - Julius Lester
- This May Be The Last Time - Bernice Johnson Reagon
- We Will Not Bow Down To Genocide - Len Chandler
- You Should've Been Down In Mississippi - Magpie
- Father's Grave - Jackie Washington Landron
- Mississippi Summer - Si Kahn
- Fannie Lou Hamer - Sweet Honey In The Rock
- Summer '64/Oh Freedom - Greg Trafidlo, Laura Pole, Neal Phillips, Robert Cardwell and the Voices Of Zion
- Shadows On The Light - Matthew Jones
- Ella's Song - Sweet Honey In The Rock

| 2 CD set
 Folk Era Productions FRE1419D |
10 | 2000 5-CD boxed set | The Best of Broadside 1962 - 1988 Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine

The Broadside Singers with Len Chandler
- Carry It On
- Father's Grave
Len Chandler and Bernice Johnson Reagon
- I'm Going To Get My Baby Out Of Jail

|  Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40130www.folkways.si.edu
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 Len Chandler at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival picture from Kristin Baggelaar & Donald Milton: The Folk Music Encyclopedia London / New York / Sidney 1977, p. 64
Collaborations with / (Guest) Appearances on other Artist's recordings
# | year of release | artist / title | label # / notes |
1 | 2000 | Sandy Ross: Portraits Of Innocence

Len Chandler choir, chorus
|  Chartmaker 1140
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 1969 Len Chandler biography (Stambler, Irvin & Landon Grelun: Encyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western Music.- New York / London 1969, p. 53/54)
Sources:
- own record collection
- Stambler, Irvin & Landon Grelun: Encyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western Music New York / London 1969, p. 53/54
- Baggelaar, Kristin & Donald Milton: The Folk Music Encyclopedia.- London/ New York/ Sidney 1977, p. 64
- various other internet sources
 Sing Out! vol 15 # 3 July 1965: FREEDOM SONGS - SELMA ALABAMA Articles include: Selma: A Folksinger's Report by Len Chandler, Jr.
 Original Theatrical Release Movie Poster to the 1972 film "F.T.A." - directed by Francine Parker with Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Michael Alaimo, Len Chandler, ... ("The show the Pentagon couldn't stop")
Thanks to THEDOLPHIN, Deborah Robins, Rennie Pollitt, Jeff Place, and Thomas Stern for additional info !
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