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Documentary: Talking Blues

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Artist

Weissman, Dick
Foster, Pat

Performer

Foster, Pat

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Original talking blues --Talking dust bowl --Talking migrant -- Talking sharecropper --Talking miner --Talking Bonneville Dam --Talking TVA --Talking union --Talking sailor --Talking union voter --Talking rent --Talking Hitler's head off --Talking atom --Talking subway.

Track Information

101 Original Talking Blues / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 102 Talking Dust Bowl / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 103 Talking Migrant / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 104 Talking Sharecropper / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 105 Talking Miner (Talking Centralia) / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 106 Talking Bonnevile Dam / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 107 Talking TVA / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 201 Talking Union / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 202 Talking Sailor (Talking Merchant Marine) / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 203 Talking Union Voter / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 204 Talking Rent / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 205 Talking Hitler's Head Off / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 206 Talking Atom / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar. 207 Talking Subway / Pat Foster, Dick Weissman. Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref16314

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57447988e-9ceb-4416-9f5f-5c4fd448410f

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-0529 Counterpoint.550

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Counterpoint 1957

General

Descriptive notes by Dick Weissman and Pat Foster on container. Performer(s): Pat Foster and Dick Weissman, vocals, guitar and banjo. Production notes: Recorded ca. 1957 and originally issued on the Documentary label.

Topic

Folksong revival
Talking Blues
Topical songs
Guitar
World War, 1939-1945

Artist

Weissman, Dick
Foster, Pat

Performer

Foster, Pat

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Function

Labor unions

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1957

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-0529

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref16314
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57447988e-9ceb-4416-9f5f-5c4fd448410f
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785367-2

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