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Misc: Blues; Ballad, and Animal sounds

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Producer

Collias, Nicholas E. (Nicholas Elias), 1914-2010

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

Blues song (Drop down baby); Chickens sounds; King John and the Abbott of Canterbury; Gorilla cries
sova.cfch.asch_ref27938

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5f1abab7a-8791-4d4c-b022-25050e065a0d

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-7RR-6028 FLP.135510

General

Mixed reel, an unknown blues song, "How Can You Stand It?" with unknown performer on guitar backed by second vocalist. Blues lyric cores correspond to "Bantam Rooster Blues" and "Jug Band Music."Followed by reading of English ballad by unknown. Both tracks followed by snippets from 1960 album titled "Animal Sounds and Communication," The recording was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in the United States under the auspices of the American Institute of Biological Science, recorded by Nicholas Collias. (Presented at Symposium on Animal Sounds and Communication 1960) CDR copy

Topic

Animal calls

Producer

Collias, Nicholas E. (Nicholas Elias), 1914-2010

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes

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-6028

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. Listening only. No Duplication Allowed.
CFCH.ASCH_ref27938
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5f1abab7a-8791-4d4c-b022-25050e065a0d
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785275-1

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