Benton looks pretty good here. A Google search turned up a whole lot of hits, but pretty scattered. Most Benton works appear to be ©, which is probably to be expected since he died so recently (in 1975).

I got better search results from ArtCyclopedia.

The ArtCyclopedia Benton Search provides quite a lot of stuff.

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco provides several good ones:

Wreck of the Old "97", 19th - 20th century
Lithograph
26.3 x 38 cm (image); 32.2 x 43.4 cm (sheet)

Seems like an obvious one.

I Got a Gal on Sourwood Mountain, 1938
Lithograph
31.7 x 23.4 cm (image); 40.5 x 29.8 cm (sheet)

Sounds good, but is their a song by that title?

His Susannah and the Elders (hillbilly version) is intriguing, but I haven't heard the song.

At the University of Kansas Spencer Collection:

The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley sounds obvious, but does anyone actually know the ballad?

At the Woodcock Museum (St Louis, MO) the search result claims 20 images, but I could only find 11. They did include:

Frankie and Johnnie, 1936
lithograph
22.12 x 16.32"

Jesse James,
1936, lithograph
22.12 x 16.32"

Ten Pound Hammer
1965
bronze
0.00 x 0.00 x 10.00"

(He added a pound on the hammer?)

If you're a Benton fan, I was surprised to see several of his works at the US Navy Art Collection, a fairly large collection of Benton works, mostly pen and ink with wash and most related to LST service(?). A little different that his more popular works, and perhaps less well known? (Or maybe I'm the only one who didn't know.

I didn't hit on "Origins" but I know I've seen it and it shouldn't be too hard to find. While I'd prefer more specific ties to a particular tale/song, it certainly fits in.

An excellent start. Any others - and does someone know the words to the songs?

John