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Roy Acuff's Greatest Hits

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Artist

Acuff, Roy

Performer

Acuff, Roy

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

Lonesome old river blues --Were you there when they crucified my Lord --Tennessee waltz --Waiting for my call to glory --Mule skinner blues --I saw the light --Fire ball mail -- Night train to Memphis --Great speckle bird --If I could hear my mother pray again --Wreck on the highway --Freight train blues --The devil's train --It won't be long --Wabash Cannon Ball.

Track Information

101 Lonesome Old River Blues / Guitar. 102 Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? / Guitar. 103 Tennessee Waltz / Guitar. 104 Muleskinner Blues / Guitar. 105 I Saw the Light / Guitar. 106 Fire Ball Mail / Guitar. 107 Night Train to Memphis / Guitar. 201 The Great Speckled Bird / Guitar. 202 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again / Guitar. 203 Wreck on the Highway / Guitar. 204 Freight Train Blues / Guitar. 205 The Devil's Train / Guitar. 206 It Won't Be Long / Guitar. 207 Wabash Cannonball / Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17324

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5707b289c-c5ff-4594-8820-9c7b0f47ae19

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2474 Columbia.1034

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Columbia 1970

General

Program notes by Tom Riley on container. Performer(s): Country songs; Roy Acuff, vocals ; with chorus and instrumental ensemble.

Place

United States
Tennessee

Topic

Country music
Guitar

Artist

Acuff, Roy

Performer

Acuff, Roy

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

1970

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2474

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_ref17324
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5707b289c-c5ff-4594-8820-9c7b0f47ae19
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785701-2

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