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Reel to Reel Transfers: Lead Belly: RR-552; RR-553, RR-3613; RR-2931; RR-1895

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Leadbelly, 1885-1949
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996

Recorder

Asch, Moses

Producer

Asch, Moses

Performer

Terry, Sonny

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

From FW-RR-552 Lead Belly 1. Red Bird 2. Sally Walker 3. Ha Ha This A-Way 4. Little Children's Blues 5. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down (with Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie) 6. Outskirts of Town (with Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie) 7. Ha Ha This A-Way From FW-RR-553 Lead Belly 8. Moanin' 9. There's a Man Going Round Taking Names 10. Keep Your Hands Off Her 11. Mr. Jelly Roll Baker (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) 12. 4,5, and 9 (with Pops Foster, Willie the Lion Smith) 13. My Baby's Leaving Me (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) 14. Meeting at the Building/ Talking, Preaching/ We Shall Walk Through the Valley From FW-RR-3613 Lead Belly 15. Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes Town) 16. How Come You Do Me Like You Do 17. Midnight Special 18. Sweet Jenny Lee 19. Yellow Gal 20. 4, 5 and 9 From FW-RR-2931 Lead Belly 21. Irene (Goodnight Irene) 22. John Henry 23. Good Morning Blues (with New Orleans Creole Band) From FW-RR-1895 Lead Belly 24. Cotton Fields 25. Sally Walker 26. Sukey Jump 27. Black Girl (In the Pines) 28. Rock Island Line 29. Blind Lemon 30. Bottle Up and Go

Track Information

101 Red Bird (RR-552) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 102 Sally Walker (RR-552) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 103 Ha Ha This A-Way (RR-552) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 104 Little Children's Blues (RR-552) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 105 In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down (RR-552) / Lead Belly, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica. 106 Outskirts of Town (RR-552) / Lead Belly, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica. 107 Ha Ha This A-Way (RR-552) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 108 Moaning (RR-553) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 109 There's a Man Going Round Taking Names (RR-553) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 110 Keep Your Hands Off Her (RR-553) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 111 Mr. Jelly Roll Baker (RR-553) / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica. 112 4, 5 and 9 (RR-553) / Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica. 113 My Baby's Leaving Me (RR-553) / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica. 114 Meeting at the Building (RR-553) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 114 Talking, Preaching (RR-553) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 114 We Shall Walk Through the Valley (RR-553) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 115 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)(RR-3613) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 116 How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (RR-3613) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 117 Midnight Special, The (RR-3613) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 118 Sweet Jenny Lee (RR-3613) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 119 Yellow Gal (RR-3613) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 120 4, 5 and 9 (RR-3613) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 121 Irene (Goodnight Irene)(RR-2931) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 122 John Henry (RR-2931) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 123 Good Morning Blues (RR-2931) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 124 Cotton Fields (RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 125 Sally Walker (RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 126 Sukey Jump (Win'jammer)(RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Accordion. 127 Black Girl (In the Pines)(RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 128 Rock Island Line (RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 129 Blind Lemon (RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Guitar. 130 Bottle Up and Go (RR-1895) / Lead Belly. Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref28605

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59388df41-5e43-40db-880b-b48c6b0ecabe

Local Numbers

FP-CFP-CDR-0091 FLP.119959

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: New York, United States.

Place

United States
New York
Louisiana
Tennessee
North Carolina

Topic

Blues (Music)
Folk songs -- United States
Music -- Juvenile
Gospel music
Guitar
Harmonica
Accordion
African Americans

Performer

Leadbelly, 1885-1949
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996

Recorder

Asch, Moses

Producer

Asch, Moses

Performer

Terry, Sonny

Culture

Americans

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Extent

1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-CFP-CDR-0091

Type

Archival materials
Sound discs

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.
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Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171787184-1

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