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Negro Prison Camp Worksongs: Texas Prison Songs

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Recorder

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
Seeger, Toshi
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948
Hellerman, Fred, 1927-2016

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

Leo Maloney, Clifton Liggins, James Frank Rytledge, Henry Polk--Swing Down Chariot--In the morning; Alfred Paul East--All on the Alter; Leo Maloney et.al.- Hammer ring--Something within me; Vernon C. Smith, R.G. Williams, Johnnie D. Smith, Joseph Johnson, James I. Jackson--I need another witness for my Lord--Long John; John C. Smith, Harold Burton, Preston Fischer, Albert Lee House, Ervin Larry--Here rattler here--Need more power--Yellow gal; Joseph Johnson and group--Hammer ring
sova.cfch.asch_ref25426

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5efa238a0-91b1-47a0-b87c-2ccdc3cee63e

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-7RR-3988

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: United States, Texas, March 17, 1951.

General

Folkways 4475 CDR copy

Place

Texas
United States

Topic

Prisoners' songs
Folk songs -- United States
Prisoners
African Americans

Recorder

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
Seeger, Toshi
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948
Hellerman, Fred, 1927-2016

Culture

Americans

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings

Extent

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-3988

Type

Archival materials
Sound recordings

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_ref25426
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5efa238a0-91b1-47a0-b87c-2ccdc3cee63e
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171787135-3

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