Yes. John Hartford has 151 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 151

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Hound Dawg, The Death of John Henry, Lorena (Live)

Listed under the artist name 151 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Hound Dawg

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Hound Dawg (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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The Death of John Henry

Listed as John Hartford – The Death of John Henry (Goin Back to Dixie) · Watch on YouTube

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Lorena (Live)

Listed as John Hartford – Lorena (Live) (Live From Mountain Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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The Cross-Eyed Child

Listed as John Hartford – The Cross-Eyed Child (Good Old Boys) · Watch on YouTube

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I Know You Don't Love Me No More

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – I Know You Don't Love Me No More (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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Natchez Under The Hill

Listed as John Hartford – Natchez Under The Hill (Wild Hog In The Red Brush) · Watch on YouTube

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Where Is your Heart Tonight

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – Where Is your Heart Tonight (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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Blue Ridge Cabin Home

Listed as David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger – Blue Ridge Cabin Home (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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M.I.S.I.P.

Listed as John Hartford – M.I.S.I.P. (Goin Back to Dixie) · Watch on YouTube

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Daytime of Life

Listed as John Hartford – Daytime of Life (Earthwords & Music) · Watch on YouTube

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Bring Your Clothes Back Home

Listed as John Hartford – Bring Your Clothes Back Home (Down On The River) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video BUaKEwWeSVw · row BUaKEwWeSVw

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Dry And Dusty

Listed as Bob Carlin, John Hartford – Dry And Dusty (The Fun Of Open Discussion) · Watch on YouTube

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Memphis

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Memphis (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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West Fork Gals

Listed as John Hartford – West Fork Gals (Wild Hog In The Red Brush) · Watch on YouTube

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Poor Ellen Smith

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – Poor Ellen Smith (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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Left Handed Woman

Listed as John Hartford – Left Handed Woman (Earthwords & Music) · Watch on YouTube

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Greenback Dollar

Listed as John Hartford – Greenback Dollar (Backroads, Rivers & Memories: The Rare & Unreleased John Hartford) · Watch on YouTube

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Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay

Listed as David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger – Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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Room At The Top Of The Stairs

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Room At The Top Of The Stairs (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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Love Grown Cold

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – Love Grown Cold (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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How Come You're Being So Good to Me

Listed as John Hartford – How Come You're Being So Good to Me (Earthwords & Music) · Watch on YouTube

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Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home

Listed as John Hartford – Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home (Good'le Days: Essential Recordings) · Watch on YouTube

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The Old Home Place

Listed as David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger – The Old Home Place (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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Whose That

Listed as John Hartford – Whose That (Earthwords & Music) · Watch on YouTube

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Heavenly Sunlight

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – Heavenly Sunlight (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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General Jackson

Listed as John Hartford – General Jackson (Down On The River) · Watch on YouTube

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Jerusalem Ridge

Listed as David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger – Jerusalem Ridge (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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My Baby's Gone

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – My Baby's Gone (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video aQg9YCE21aw · row aQg9YCE21aw

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Them Way Long Time Ago Times

Listed as John Hartford – Them Way Long Time Ago Times (Goin Back to Dixie) · Watch on YouTube

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The Wart

Listed as John Hartford – The Wart (John Hartford) · Watch on YouTube

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Bumble Bee In A Jug

Listed as John Hartford – Bumble Bee In A Jug (Wild Hog In The Red Brush) · Watch on YouTube

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There Are No Fools In Heaven (Anyman's Lament)

Listed as John Hartford – There Are No Fools In Heaven (Anyman's Lament) (Earthwords & Music) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video oAxTLZKmFLI · row oAxTLZKmFLI

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Windy Mountain

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Windy Mountain (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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I've Heard the Tearstained Monologue You Do There By the Door Before You Leave

Listed as John Hartford – I've Heard the Tearstained Monologue You Do There By the Door Before You Leave (John Hartford) · Watch on YouTube

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Jimmy In The Swamp

Listed as John Hartford – Jimmy In The Swamp (Wild Hog In The Red Brush) · Watch on YouTube

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Maybelline

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Maybelline (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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Good Old Boys

Listed as John Hartford – Good Old Boys (Good Old Boys) · Watch on YouTube

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Where Does an Old Time River Man Go (Live)

Listed as John Hartford – Where Does an Old Time River Man Go (Live) (Live From Mountain Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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Rocky Road Blues

Listed as David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger – Rocky Road Blues (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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My Face

Listed as John Hartford – My Face (Housing Project) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video taDl39B2KkE · row taDl39B2KkE

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When the Sky Began to Fall

Listed as John Hartford – When the Sky Began to Fall (Looks at Life) · Watch on YouTube

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Naked In Spite of Myself

Listed as John Hartford – Naked In Spite of Myself (Earthwords & Music) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video u7q23AfoYNs · row u7q23AfoYNs

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Long Journey Home

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – Long Journey Home (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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Pea Patch Jig

Listed as John Hartford – Pea Patch Jig (Son Of Rounder Banjo) · Watch on YouTube

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Station Break

Listed as John Hartford – Station Break (Backroads, Rivers & Memories: The Rare & Unreleased John Hartford) · Watch on YouTube

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The Waltz Of The Golden Rule

Listed as John Hartford – The Waltz Of The Golden Rule (Good Old Boys) · Watch on YouTube

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Rocky Top

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Rocky Top (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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Maggie's Farm

Listed as David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger – Maggie's Farm (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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We Can't Be Darlings Anymore

Listed as John Hartford, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements – We Can't Be Darlings Anymore (Hartford Rice and Clements) · Watch on YouTube

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Uncle Pen

Listed as David Grisman, Mike Seeger, John Hartford – Uncle Pen (Retrograss) · Watch on YouTube

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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