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Do That Guitar Rag

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958
Lasky, Louie
Brasswell, Frank
Thomas, John
Dorsey, Thomas Andrew
Lucas, Jane

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

Pig meat strut --Down in the basement --Terrible operation blues --Leave my man alone --Big Bill blues --Bull cow blues -- Grandma's farm --Guitar rag --Pussy cat blues --Mr. Conductor Man --Worrying you off my mind, pt. 1 --Double trouble blues --Skoodle do do --C & A blues.

Track Information

101 Pig Meat Strut / Bill Broonzy, Frank Brasswell. Bass,Guitar. 102 Down in the Basement / Bill Broonzy, John Thomas. Bass,Guitar. 103 Terrible Operation Blues / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey. Guitar,Piano. 104 Big Bill Blues / Bill Broonzy. Guitar. 105 Leave My Man Alone / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey. Guitar,Piano. 106 Bull Cow Blues / Bill Broonzy. Guitar. 107 Grandma's Farm / Bill Broonzy, Frank Brasswell. Bass,Guitar. 201 Guitar Rag / Bill Broonzy, Frank Brasswell. Bass,Guitar. 203 Mr. Conductor Man / Bill Broonzy. Guitar. 202 Pussy Cat Blues / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Jane Lucas. Guitar,Piano. 205 Double Trouble Blues / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Jane Lucas. Guitar,Piano. 204 Worrying You Off My Mind Part 1 / Bill Broonzy. Guitar. 206 Skoodle Do Do / Bill Broonzy. Guitar. 207 C & A Blues / Bill Broonzy, Louie Lasky. Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17317

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk591c75d10-df1e-45aa-a056-d5644d42b016

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2466 FLP.42723 FLP.42723 ;.Yazoo.1035

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Yazoo 1973

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: New York, United States.

General

Principally blues songs; Big Bil Broonzy, accompanying himself on guitar, in part with assisting singers and instrumentalists. Production notes: Originally recorded 1928-1935.

Place

United States
New York
Illinois
Arkansas
Chicago (Ill.)
Little Rock (Ark.)
Scott (Miss.)
Mississippi

Topic

Blues (Music)
Swing (Music)
Bass
Guitar
Piano
African Americans

Performer

Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958
Lasky, Louie
Brasswell, Frank
Thomas, John
Dorsey, Thomas Andrew
Lucas, Jane

Culture

Americans

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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

1973

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2466

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.
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Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785699-0

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