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The Library of Congress Recordings

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Leadbelly, 1885-1949

Producer

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002

Creator

Cohn, Lawrence, 1932- (liner notes)

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Texas, Louisiana, Barrelhouse: Mr. Tom Hughes' town (5:11) ; De Kalb blues (5:00) ; Take a whiff on me (2:57) ; Medicine man (3:37) ; I'm sorry Mama (2:04) -- Square dances, Sooky jumps, Reels: Monologue: Square dances, sooky jumps ; Po' Howard (4:11) ; Monologue: Dance calls, dance steps (1:58) ; Gwine dig a hole (3:37) ; Tight like that (1:35) ; Green corn (2:09) ; Becky Dean (3:57) -- Penitentiaries: (Monologue: Prison singing (4:38) ; Midnight Special (2:53) ; I ain't gonna ring dem yellow women's do'bells ; Rock Island Line (3:29) ; Governor Pat Neff (4:53) ; Irene (6:55) ; Governor OK Allen (4:10) -- Contents (cont.): Spirituals: Git on board (3:45) ; Hallelujah ; Monologue: Joining the Church ; Backslider ; Fare you well ; Amazing grace ; Must I be carried to the sky on flowered beds of ease? ; Amazing grace ; Flowered beds of ease ; Down in the valley to pray (15:06) ; Let it shine on me (2:18) ; Run sinners (1:41) ; Ride on (1:35) -- Blues Monologue: The blues (2:08) ; Thirty days in the workhouse (3:53) ; 'Fo day worry blues (3:5l) ; Matchbox blues (4:40) ; You don't know my mind (4:11) ; Got a gal in town with her mouth chock full of gold (3:48) ; Alberta (4:50) ; Take me back (1:17) ; Henry Ford blues (3:27) -- Contents (cont.): Ballads: (Ella speed (9:08) ; Billy the weaver(1:30) ; Frankie & Albert (4:20) ; If it wasn't for Dicky (4:10) ; Mama, did you bring me any silver? (6:17) -- Topical, Protest: Bourgeois blues (5:35) ; Howard Hughes (2:10) ; Scottsboro boys (5:01) ; Hindenburg disaster (3:19) ; Turn yo' radio on (3:07) ; Roosevelt song (2:19).

Track Information

101 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes Town) / Guitar. 102 DeKalb Blues / Guitar. 103 Take a Whiff on Me / Guitar. 104 The Medicine Man / Guitar. 105 I'm Sorry Mama / Guitar. 106 Monologue / Guitar. 106 Sukey Jump / Guitar. 106 Poor Howard / Guitar. 107 Monologue: Dance Calls / Guitar. 201 Gwine Dig a Hole / Guitar. 202 Tight Like That / Guitar. 203 Green Corn / Guitar. 204 Becky Dean / Guitar. 205 Monolgue: Prison Singing / Guitar. 206 The Midnight Special / Guitar. 207 Yellow Woman's Doorbell / Guitar. 208 Rock Island Line / Guitar. 208 Governor Pat Neff / Guitar. 301 Irene (Goodnight Irene) / Guitar. 302 Governor O.K. Allen / Guitar. 303 Git on Board / Guitar. 304 Hallelujah / Guitar. 304 Monologue: Joining the Church / Guitar. 304 Backslider, Fare You Well / Guitar. 304 Amazing Grace / Guitar. 304 Must I Be Carried to the Sky on Flowered Beds of Ease? / Guitar. 304 Down in Valley to Pray / Guitar. 401 Let it Shine on Me / Guitar. 402 Run Sinners / Guitar. 403 Ride On / Guitar. 404 Monologue: The Blues / Guitar. 405 Thirty Days in the Workhouse / Guitar. 406 Fo' Day Worry Day / Guitar. 407 Matchbox Blues / Guitar. 408 You Don't Know My Mind / Guitar. 409 Got a Gal in Town with Her Mouth Chock Full of Gold / Guitar. 501 Alberta / Guitar. 502 Take Me Back / Guitar. 503 Henry Ford Blues / Guitar. 504 Ella Speed / Guitar. 505 Billy the Weaver / Guitar. 506 Frankie and Albert / Guitar. 507 If It Wasn't for Dicky / Guitar. 601 Gallis Pole (Mama, Did You Bring Me Any Silver) (Child No. 95) / Guitar. 602 Bourgeois Blues / Guitar. 603 Howard Hughes / Guitar. 604 Scottsboro Boys / Guitar. 605 Hindenburg Disaster / Guitar. 606 Turn Your Radio On / Guitar. 607 The Roosevelt Song / Guitar.
sova.cfch.rinz_ref7415

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52bef2e4d-2f3a-4479-b1f6-cd4f00df9c07

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-2108 Elektra.301/2

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Los Angeles, Calif. Elektra 1966

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States.

General

Title from container. Folk-songs, blues and original songs, principally with guitar acc. Biographical notes, notes on the recordings by Lawrence Cohn, and transcription of sung and spoken texts (23 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.) laid in container. Automatic sequence.

Place

United States
Washington (D.C.)
Louisiana
New York

Topic

Blues (Music)
Folk songs -- United States
Guitar
African Americans

Performer

Leadbelly, 1885-1949

Producer

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002

Creator

Cohn, Lawrence, 1932- (liner notes)

Culture

Americans

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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Commercial / LPs

Extent

3 Phonograph records (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1966

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-2108

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.RINZ_ref7415
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52bef2e4d-2f3a-4479-b1f6-cd4f00df9c07
CFCH.RINZ
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649250901120-1649250980523-3

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