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Listen to Our Story: A Panorama of American Ballads

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Producer

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002

Performer

Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
Kazee, Buell, 1900-1976
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, 1882-1973
Reinhart, Dick
Boggs, Dock, 1898-1971
Macon, Uncle Dave, 1870-1952
Clayborn, Edward W.

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

Lady gay (Buell Kazee) --The derby ram (Bascom Lamar Lunsford) --The girl I left behind me (Dick Reinhart) -- Pretty Polly (Doc Boggs) --The death of John Henry (Uncle Dave Macon) --Rock about, my Saro Jane (Uncle Dave Mason and his Fruit Jar Drinkers) --True religion (Rev. Edward Clayburn) --Stackerlee (Furry Lewis).

Track Information

101 Lady Gay (Child No. 79)/ Buell Kazee. Banjo. 102 The Darby Ram / Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Banjo. 103 The Girl I Left Behind Me / Dick Reinhart. 104 Pretty Polly / Dock Boggs. Banjo. 201 The Death of John Henry / Uncle Dave Macon. Banjo. 203 True Religion / Edward W. Clayborn. 202 My Saro Jane / Uncle Dave Macon. Banjo. 204 Stagger Lee (Stackerlee) / Furry Lewis. Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref16721

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50b1ee721-cc1c-4349-b61f-54fad6fd87fa

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-1205 Brunswick.58001

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Brunswick 1947

General

Ballads; various performers and instruments. Series edited by Alan Lomax. Production notes: Originally recorded 1927-1929.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Memphis (Tenn.)

Topic

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

Producer

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002

Performer

Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
Kazee, Buell, 1900-1976
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, 1882-1973
Reinhart, Dick
Boggs, Dock, 1898-1971
Macon, Uncle Dave, 1870-1952
Clayborn, Edward W.

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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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, 10 in.)

Date

1947

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1205

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_ref16721
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785503-0

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