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Wedding ceremony of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Russell Morrison [sound recording]

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973
Cooper, Vivian
Kelsey, Rev.
Harmonizing Four
Sunset Harmonizers

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

Because --Marriage prologue and benediction --Wedding ceremony, part 1 --Wedding ceremony, part 2 --Gospel train -- Thank you Jesus --God don't like it --So high.

Track Information

101 Because / Vivian Cooper. Guitar. 102 Marriage Prologue / Rev. Kelsey. Guitar. 103 Wedding Ceremony, Part 1 / Rev. Kelsey. Guitar. 104 Wedding Ceremony, Part 2 / Rev. Kelsey. Guitar. 201 Gospel Train / Sunset Harmonizers. Guitar. 202 Thank You Jesus / Harmonizing Four. Guitar. 203 God Don't Like It / Rosetta Tharpe. Guitar. 204 So High / Rosetta Tharpe. Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17868

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d0e4fa44-6e0a-49c9-83b2-6373ef5e8b9c

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-3653 Decca.5382

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Decca 1951

General

Program and biographical notes on container. Performer(s): Wedding ceremony, Rev. Kelsey, minister; gospel concert featuring Vivian Cooper, Harmonizing Four of Richmond, the Rosettes, and the Sunset Harmonizers. Production notes: Recorded at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. on July 3, 1951.

Place

United States
Washington (D.C.)
Richmond (Va.)
Virginia

Topic

Gospel music
Guitar
Weddings
African Americans

Performer

Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973
Cooper, Vivian
Kelsey, Rev.
Harmonizing Four
Sunset Harmonizers

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

1951

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3653

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_ref17868
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d0e4fa44-6e0a-49c9-83b2-6373ef5e8b9c
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785882-2

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