About Almeda Riddle
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.
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My Little Rooster
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
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Hangman Tree
Mama Buy Me A Chiney Doll
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Rainbow Mid Life's Willows - Remastered
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My Little Rooster (Ost Gummo)
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Children of the Heavenly King
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