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Gold Rush, The: Burgess Meredith in Songs and Stories

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Artist

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997

Performer

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997

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

Dance-hall girls --Singin' all day long --(John Sutter) Loaded down with gold --Oh what a miner --The letters --Dangerous Dan McGrew --Carefree miner --Stay with the music --El Dorado --A pick and a pack --There is no night in Creede --The sacred Black Hills --Chuck a luck --The cremation of Sam McGee --Dig boys dig --Hooray for Lane County.
sova.cfch.asch_ref16376

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk549fb3114-a6de-4568-be7c-e912c3ffef59

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-0611 Epic.3756

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Epic 1961

General

Poems of Robert W. Service read by B. Meredith. Program notes by Dickson Hall container. Performer(s): Songs of the goldrush; Burgess Meredith, vocals, with the Quartones ; written and adapted by Dickson Hall and Gary Romero ; arr. and conducted by O.B. Masingill.

Topic

United States -- History
Gold mines and mining
Frontier & pioneer life

Artist

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997

Performer

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997

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

1961

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-0611

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_ref16376
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk549fb3114-a6de-4568-be7c-e912c3ffef59
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785387-0

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