Musicians for adults that also recorded kids music?

[kamilla626]

Not sure how to word what I'm asking...

But what musicians are there that are primarily for adults, but also recorded a kids album?

I'm thinking of things like Bare Naked Ladies "Snack Time" album, or some of the albums by They Might Be Giants.

What else is there?

[Amylcd]

Kimya Dawson

[MorgnsGrl]

Originally Posted by kamilla626

Not sure how to word what I'm asking...

But what musicians are there that are primarily for adults, but also recorded a kids album?

I'm thinking of things like Bare Naked Ladies "Snack Time" album, or some of the albums by They Might Be Giants.

What else is there?

Ellis Paul's Dragonfly Races!

[mamatoablessing]

Ralph Covert aka Ralph's World. He does kids music and sings in his own band called The Bad Examples. I used to go listen to him play in various bars on the northside of Chicago, long before I had kids. But his kids music is fun and sweet and not too "kiddie".

Also, this CD is awesome.

Mary Had A Little Amp Track Listing:
Blue Man Group Featuring Dave Matthews - "Sing Along"
Bonnie Raitt - "Baby Mine"
Dixie Chicks - "Rainbow Connection"
Graham Nash - A rare version of "Teach Your Children"
Indigo Girls - "Wild Wild Party In The Loquat Tree"
Jack Johnson - "3 Rs Song"
Joe Henry - "When You Wish Upon A Star"
Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson - "Gentle Breeze"
Madonna - "Little Star"
Maroon 5 - "Pure Imagination"
Moby - "Anchovie"
Nancy and Ann Wilson with Brian Wilson's Band - "Lifeline"
R.E.M. - "We Walk"
Rosanne Cash - "How To Be Strong"

[kamilla626]

Originally Posted by mamatoablessing

Also, this CD is awesome.

That's exactly what I had in mind!

Other suggestions...?

[annettemarie]

If you like folk music, we really enjoy John McCutcheon and Tom Chapin.

[aprons_and_acorns]

Originally Posted by kamilla626

That's exactly what I had in mind!

Other suggestions...?

You might like Gather Round: Songs for Kids and Other Folks

1. The Rainbow Connection, SARAH MCLACHLAN
2. Freight Train, DAVID GRISMAN
3. Puff (The Magic Dragon), PETER, PAUL AND MARY
4. Froggie Went A-Courtin', BOB DYLAN
5. Chicken Soup With Rice, CAROLE KING
6. Love Train, KEB' MO'
7. Free To Be... You And Me, THE NEW SEEKERS
8. I'm My Own Grandpa, WILLIE NELSON
9. The Banana Boat Song, TAJ MAHAL
10. Jennifer's Rabbit, TOM PAXTON
11. The Lion Sleeps Tonight, THE TOKENS
12. Nine Planets, JUSTIN ROBERTS
13. Pay Me My Money Down, DAN ZANES
14. I Know An Old Lady (Swallowed A Fly), PETE SEEGER
15. Car Car (Riding In My Car), DONOVAN
16. This Train, ELLA JENKINS

We also like this one: Daddy-O Daddy! Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie It's got all kinds of grown-ups musicians (Taj Mahal, Billy Bragg, Kim Wilson, lots of others) performing some really great old Woody Guthrie songs.

Maybe also have a look at the For the Kids albums. I think there are three of them. We have the first one we listen to it a lot:

1. Mahna Mahna- Cake
2. La La La La Lemon - Barenaked Ladies
3. The Rainbow Connection - Sarah McLachlan
4. I've Got To Be Clean - Guster
5. Wonderwheel - Dan Zanes
6. Have a Little Fun - Glen Phillips
7. The Hoppity Song - Five For Fighting
8. My Flying Saucer - Billy Bragg & Wilco
9. It's All Right To Cry - Darius Rucker
10. Sing - Ivy
11. Bright Eyes - Remy Zero
12. Willie The King - Dan Wilson
13. Snow Day - Bleu
14. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - Chantal/Raine Maida
15. Good Night Children Everywhere - Sixpence None The Richer
16. Bend Down The Branches - Tom Waits

Oh yeah, one other album we really like it Greg Brown's Bathtub Blues. We listened to that album probably a hundred times last summer on our family roadtrip. My 4 y.o. DS couldn't get enough of it!

[californiajenn]

Originally Posted by Amylcd

Kimya Dawson

Just what I was going to say.

[ani'smama]

They Might Be Giants has a couple kids albums. Jack Johnson's Curious George soundtrack is great. Choo Choo Boogaloo by Buckwheat Zydeco was a fav of my kids for years.

[TiredX2]

Originally Posted by Amylcd

Kimya Dawson

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[Tofu the Geek]

Originally Posted by kamilla626

I'm thinking of things like Bare Naked Ladies "Snack Time" album, or some of the albums by They Might Be Giants.

What else is there?

Ha, you mentioned the two that first came to my mind!

Originally Posted by aprons_and_acorns

Maybe also have a look at the For the Kids albums. I think there are three of them.

We've got all three and love them. My personal favourite is the third, For the Kids three! My all time favourite song is Lint and DD's favourite is The Poopsmith Song. GREAT albums.

[tinybutterfly]

Kenny Loggins did Return to Pooh Corner. Very nice.

1. All the Pretty Little Ponies - Kenny Loggins, Traditional
2. Neverland Medley: Somewhere Out There/Never Never Land/Pure ... - Kenny Loggins, Weil, Cynthia
3. Return to Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins, Loggins, Kenny
4. Rainbow Connection - Kenny Loggins, Ascher, Kenny
5. St. Judy's Comet - Kenny Loggins, Simon, Paul
6. The Last Unicorn - Kenny Loggins, Webb, Jimmy [1]
7. Cody's Song - Kenny Loggins, Loggins, Kenny
8. The Horses - Kenny Loggins, Jones, Rickie Lee
9. Love - Kenny Loggins, Lennon, John
10. To-Ra-Loo-Ra - Kenny Loggins, Traditional

[babycarrier]

Jerry Garcia:

[pearl2]

Medeski, Martin, and Wood has an AWESOME kids' album called Let's Go Everywhere. VERY fun and adults like it too!

[odenata]

Taj Mahal has a good kid's album.

[sofiabugmom]

Funky Kidz ... album with kids' songs performed by artists like Papa Grows Funk, Big Sam's Funky Nation and George Porter, Jr.

[OakBerry]

Dan Zanes, formerly of the Del Fuegos has some good CD's.
We like "Catch that Train" alot.

[BaBaBa]

Woody Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Pete Seeger
Leadbelly

and the Barenaked Ladies have a children's album if you're into them.

[woodchick]

Peter, Paul and Mary have an album called "Peter, Paul and Mommy" It's cute.

[MamaChicken]

subbing - so I don't have to write all these down. Yay! What great suggestions!