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The Blue Sky Boys

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Blue Sky Boys
Bolick, Earl
Bolick, Bill

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

I'm just here to get my baby out of jail and so on --Midnight on the stormy sea --Take up thy cross --You give me your love --Hymns my mother sang --Have no desire to roam -- Beautiful, beautiful brown eyes --The prisoner's dream -- Little Bessie --I need the prayers --My last letter --When the roses bloom in Dixieland --Only one step more --Whispering hope --The butcher's boy --Why not confess --Since the angels took my mother far away --Kneel at the cross --Dust on the Bible --Kentucky --I'm glad --Sold down the river -- I'll take my Saviour by the hand --Behind these prison walls of love --The cross on the hill --The sweetest gift --Alabama -- Paper boy --When Heaven comes down --The unfinished rug --There'll be no broken hearts for me --Where our darling sleeps tonight.

Track Information

101 I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 102 Midnight on the Stormy Sea / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 103 Take Up Thy Cross / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 104 You Give Me Your Love / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 105 Hymns My Mother Sang / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 106 Have No Desire to Roam / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 107 Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 108 The Prisoner's Dream / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 201 Little Bessie / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 202 I Need the Prayers / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 203 My Last Letter / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 204 When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 205 Only One Step More / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 206 Whispering Hope / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 207 The Butcher Boy / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 208 Why Not Confess / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 301 Since the Angels Took My Mother Away / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 302 Kneel at the Cross / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 303 Dust on the Bible / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 304 Kentucky / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 305 I'm Glad / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 306 Sold Down the River / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 307 I'll Take My Savior By the Hand / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 308 Behind These Prison Walls of Love / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 401 The Cross on the Hill / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 402 The Sweetest Gift / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 403 Alabama / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 404 Paper Boy / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 405 When Heaven Comes Down / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 406 The Unfinished Rug / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 407 There'll Be No Broken Hearts for Me / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin. 408 Where Our Darling Sleeps Tonight / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Guitar,Mandolin.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17555

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50571383f-53af-41b3-8f96-0b5ba1060f98

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2968 RCA Victor.5525

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

RCA Victor 1976

General

Recorded 1936-50. Descriptive notes by Douglas B. Green and discographic information container. Performer(s): Country music and gospel songs and hymns, sung and played by the Blue Sky Boys Bill and Earl Bolick.

Place

United States
North Carolina

Topic

String band
Old-time music
Gospel music
Guitar
Mandolin

Performer

Blue Sky Boys
Bolick, Earl
Bolick, Bill

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

1976

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2968

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_ref17555
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785780-1

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