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Red Rocking Chair

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Artist

Watson, Doc

Performer

Watson, Doc

Artist

Watson, Merle

Performer

Watson, Merle
Kahn, Hank
Perkins, Al, guitarist

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Sadie / Coleman (2:23) --Fisher's hornpipe ; Devil's dream / trad. (1:38) --Along the road / Fogelberg (2:42) --Smoke, smoke, smoke / Williams (2:30) --Below freezing / Coleman (2:12) --California blues / Rodgers (3:13) --Did you hear John Hurt / Paxton (2:22) --Mole in the ground / trad. (2:22) --Any old time / Rodgers (2:21) --Red rocking chair / trad. (1:57) -- How long blues / Carr (2:42) --Down yonder / trad. (2:15).

Track Information

101 Sadie / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar. 102 Fisher's Hornpipe / Doc Watson, Merle Watson, Hank Kahn. Guitar,Bones. 103 Along the Road / Doc Watson, Merle Watson, Al Perkins. Guitar,Hawaiian guitar. 104 Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) / Doc Watson, Merle Watson, Al Perkins. Guitar,Hawaiian guitar. 105 Below Freezing / Doc Watson, Merle Watson, Al Perkins. Guitar,Hawaiian guitar. 106 Califoria Blues / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar. 201 John Hurt / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar. 202 Mole in the Ground / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar,Banjo. 203 Any Old Time / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar. 204 Red Rocking Chair / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar,Banjo. 205 How Long Blues / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar. 206 Down Yonder / Doc Watson, Merle Watson. Guitar. 102 Devil's Dream / Doc Watson, Merle Watson, Hank Kahn. Guitar,Bones.
sova.cfch.rinz_ref5757

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c1ece572-b68e-45ca-8419-0da452321895

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-1041 Flying Fish.252

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Chicago, Ill. Flying Fish 1981

General

Recorded Dec. 1980 and Jan. 1981 at Crimson Sound, Santa Monica, Calif. Program notes by John Hartley Fox on container. Performer(s): Doc Watson, vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo ; Merle Watson, guitars, banjo ; T. Michael Coleman, vocals, bass, with ensemble.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Deep Gap (N.C.)
North Carolina

Topic

Ballads
Folk songs -- United States
Guitar
Bones
Hawaiian guitar
Banjo

Artist

Watson, Doc

Performer

Watson, Doc

Artist

Watson, Merle

Performer

Watson, Merle
Kahn, Hank
Perkins, Al, guitarist

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Commercial / LPs

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1981

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-1041

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.RINZ_ref5757
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c1ece572-b68e-45ca-8419-0da452321895
CFCH.RINZ
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649250901120-1649250980387-0

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