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One String Blues

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

One-String (Musician)
Hazelton, Edward

Producer

Usher, Frederick

Creator

Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015

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

One-String three quarter banjo picker [spoken explanation of the instrument] ; Rolling and tumbling blues ; Come back baby ; I'll be your chauffeur ; It's raining here ; The dozens / Eddie "One String" Jones -- Mocking the train, mocking the dogs ; Motherless children have a hard time ; Poor boy traveling from town to town / Edward Hazelton.

Track Information

101 One-String-Three Quarter Banjo Picker / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 102 Rolling and Tumbling / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 103 Come Back Baby / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 104 Me an My Chauffeur / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 201 It's Raining Here / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 202 The Dozens / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 203 Mocking the Train, Mocking the Dogs / Edward Hazelton. Harmonica. 204 Motherless Children / Edward Hazelton. Harmonica. 205 Poor Boy Traveling from Town to Town / Edward Hazelton. Harmonica.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17717

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57d79287b-3faa-47d4-8edf-d044baf3d3ca

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-3363 Portents.2

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Portents 1960

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, United States.

General

Program and biographical notes [4 p.] by Samuel B. Charters, inserted in container. Performer(s): Eddie 'One String' Jones, vocals, home-made African-derived zither-monochord ; Edward Hazelton, voicals, harmonica. Production notes: Record in Los Angeles, Feb. 14 and March 1, 1960, by Frederick A. Usher.

Place

United States
California
Los Angeles (Calif.)

Topic

Blues (Music)
Diddley bow
Harmonica
African Americans

Performer

One-String (Musician)
Hazelton, Edward

Producer

Usher, Frederick

Creator

Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015

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

1960

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3363

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_ref17717
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CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785834-1

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