Object Details
Recorder
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Performer
Carter, James
Producer
Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995
Performer
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965
Riddle, Almeda
Moore, Johnny Lee
Birns, Roy
Moore, Spence
Batts, Floyd
Helmes, Carolyn Mainer
Mainer, J. E. (Joseph E.), 1898-1971
Mainer, Mary
Morris, Neil, folk singer
Bright Light Quartet
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
Pretty Polly (Estil C. Ball, vocal & guitar) -- Po' Laz'rus (Bright Light Quartet) -- Claude Allen (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) -- Hangman tree (Almeda Riddle, vocals) -- Early in the mornin' (Johnny Lee Moore, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert) -- Lawson murder (Spencer Moore, vocal & guitar; and Roy Everett Birns, mandolin) --Dangerous blues (Floyd Batts, vocals) --Railroad Bill (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) --Columbus stockade (Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer, vocals & guitars; J.E. Mainer, fiddle; Glen Mainer, banjo; Floyd Overcash, bass) -- Willie Brennan (Neil Morris, vocal & guitar) -- Hawkins County jail (Hobart Smith, vocal & 5-string banjo) -- Po' Laz'rus (James Carter, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert). Pretty Polly -- Po' Laz'rus -- Claude Allen -- Hangman tree --Early in the mornin' -- The Lawson murder -- Dangerous blues -- Railroad Bill -- Columbus Stockade -- Willie Brennan -- Hawkins County Jail -- Po' Laz'rus.
Track Information
101 Pretty Polly / E.C. Ball. Guitar.
102 Po' Laz'Rus / Bright Light Quartet.
103 Claude Allen / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
104 Hangman Tree (Child No. 95)/ Almeda Riddle.
105 Early In the Mornin' / Johnny Lee Moore.
106 The Lawson Murder / Roy Birns, Spence Moore. Guitar,Mandolin.
201 Dangerous Blues / Floyd Batts.
202 Railroad Bill / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
203 Columbus Stockade / Carolyn Mainer Helmes, J. E. (Joseph E.) Mainer, Mary Mainer. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Bass.
204 Willie Brennan / Neil Morris. Guitar.
205 Hawkins County Jail / Hobart Smith. Banjo.
206 Po' Laz'Rus / James Carter.
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Local Numbers
FW-ASCH-LP-1690
Prestige/International.25009
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Bergenfield, N.J. Prestige International 1961
General
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Topic
Folk songs -- United States
Ballads
Spirituals (Songs)
Gospel music
Prisoners' songs
Blues (Music)
Guitar
Mandolin
Violin
Banjo
Bass
African Americans
Recorder
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Performer
Carter, James
Producer
Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995
Performer
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965
Riddle, Almeda
Moore, Johnny Lee
Birns, Roy
Moore, Spence
Batts, Floyd
Helmes, Carolyn Mainer
Mainer, J. E. (Joseph E.), 1898-1971
Mainer, Mary
Morris, Neil, folk singer
Bright Light Quartet
Culture
Americans
Anglo-American
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1961
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1690
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Rights
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Record ID
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