Object Details
Performer
Travis, Merle
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
Nine pound hammer --That's all --John Bolin --Muskrat --Dark as a dungeon --John Henry --Sixteen tons --Possum up a simmon tree --I am a pilgrim --Over by number nine --Barbara Allen --Lost John.
Track Information
101 Nine Pound Hammer / Guitar.
102 That's All / Guitar.
103 John Bolin / Guitar.
104 Muskrat / Guitar.
105 Dark as a Dungeon / Guitar.
106 John Henry / Guitar.
201 Sixteen Tons / Guitar.
202 Possum Up a Simmon Tree / Guitar.
203 I Am a Pilgrim / Guitar.
204 Over By Number Nine / Guitar.
205 Barbara Allen (Child No. 84) / Guitar.
206 Lost John / Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17292
Local Numbers
FW-ASCH-LP-2417
Capitol.891
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Los Angeles, CA Capitol 1957
General
Folk songs. Title on container: Merle Travis sings and plays the great folk songs for the folks back home. Program notes on container. Performer(s): Sung, played, and written or adapted by Merle Travis.
Place
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Kentucky
Topic
Folk songs -- United States
Old-time music
Guitar
Performer
Travis, Merle
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, 12 in.)
Date
1957
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2417
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Rights
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Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref17292
Large EAD
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CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE
Record ID
ebl-1649170801566-1649171785691-0