Object Details
Performer
Leadbelly, 1885-1949
Recorder
Asch, Moses
Producer
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
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
The gallows pole -- John Henry -- Pick a bale of cotton -- God down Old Hannah -- ain't goin' down to the well no more -- Shout on -- It was soon one morning -- Whoa back buck -- Birmingham Jail -- Take this hammer -- It was early one morning -- goin' back home to Mary -- Come and sit down beside me -- Ha ha this a way -- You can't lose a me Charlie -- Rooster crows at midnight -- Skip to my lou.
Track Information
101 Gallis Pole (Gallows Pole) (Child No. 95)/ Guitar.
102 John Henry / Guitar.
108 Whoa Back, Buck (Ox Lining Song) / Guitar.
104 Go Down, Old Hannah / Guitar.
105 Ain't Going Down to the Well No More / Guitar.
106 Shout On (Honey I'm All Out and Down) / Guitar.
107 It Was Soon One Morning / Guitar.
201 Birmingham Jail (Down in the Valley) / Guitar.
202 Take This Hammer / Guitar.
203 It Was Early One Morning (Jail House Bound) / Guitar.
204 Governor Pat Neff / Guitar.
205 Come and Sit Down Beside Me (All of You) / Guitar.
206 Ha-Ha This-a-Way / Guitar.
207 You Can't Lose Me, Cholly / Guitar.
208 Rooster Crows At Midnight (Christmas Day) / Guitar.
209 Skip to My Lou / Guitar.
210 Parting Song (When You're Smiling) / Guitar.
103 Pick a Bale of Cotton / Guitar.
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Local Numbers
FW-COMM-LP-31030
Folkways.31030
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
New York Folkways 1971
Participant or Performer Note
Folksongs sung and commented on by Leadbelly, accompanying himself on guitar.
General
Commercial
Place
United States
New York
Louisiana
Topic
Blues (Music)
Folk songs -- United States
Guitar
African Americans
Performer
Leadbelly, 1885-1949
Recorder
Asch, Moses
Producer
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
Culture
Americans
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Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1971
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-LP-31030
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.
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Record ID
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