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Railroad Songs and Ballads

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Coffee, Lester A.
Ford, Warde H., 1906-1979
Hankins, Harry
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Stubblefield, Blaine
Brown, Noble B.
Harmon, Austin
Wyatt, Clarence H.
White, Mr.
Wise, Russell
Kilgore, Esco
Wright, Will
Lovell, Merle
Holbert, Jim
Harris, Joe
West, Kid
McCord, May Kennedy
Sullivan, Mary
Lay, George
McClintock, Harry K. (Harry Kirby), 1882-1957.
Martin, E.M.
Johns, Pearline
Ridge Rangers

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

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

Contents

Calling trains -- The boss of the section gang -- Jerry will you ile that car -- Lining track -- Roll on buddy -- Way out in Idaho -- Oh I'm a jolly Irishman winding on the train -- The engineer -- George Allen -- The wreck of the Royal Palm -- Train blues (fiddle and guitar) -- The new river train -- The train is off the track -- Gonna lay my head down on some railroad line -- I rode Southern, I rode L. and N. -- The lightning express -- Railroad rag -- The railroader -- The T. and P. line -- The dying hobo -- The big rock candy mountains -- I'm goin' home on the morning train.

Track Information

101 Calling Trains / Unknown. 108 The Engineer / Lester A. Coffee. 103 Jerry Will You Ile That Car / Warde H. Ford. 104 Lining Track / Harry Hankins. 105 Roll On Buddy / Aunt Molly Jackson. English language. 106 Way Out In Idaho / Blaine Stubblefield. 107 Oh I'm A Jolly Irishman Winding On The Train / Noble B. Brown. 109 George Allen / Austin Harmon. 110 Wreck of the Royal Palm / Clarence H. Wyatt. 111 Train Blues / Mr. White, Russell Wise. 201 The New River Train / Ridge Rangers. 202 The Train is Off the Track / Esco Kilgore. 203 Gonna Lay My Head Down on Some Railroad Line / Will Wright. 204 I Rode Southern, I Rode L. & N / Merle Lovell. 205 The Lightning Express / Jim Holbert. 206 Railroad Rag / Joe Harris, Kid West. 207 The Railroader / May Kennedy McCord. 208 The T. and P. Line / Mary Sullivan. 209 The Dying Hobo / George Lay. 210 The Big Rock Candy Mountains / Harry K. (Harry Kirby) McClintock. 211 I'm Goin' Home On The Mornin' Train / E.M. Martin, Pearline Johns.
sova.cfch.rinz_ref5889

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e927b9d5-9347-4600-8443-30ee6acf3fdc

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-0971 Library of Congress.61

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Library of Congress 1968

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Clarksdale (Miss.), Mississippi, San Pedro (Calif.), Heber Springs (Ark.), Springfield (Mont.), Montana, Shreveport (La.), Louisiana, Visalia (Calif.), Shafter (Calif.), Clinton (Ark.), Arkansas, Wise (Va.), Virginia, Cincinnati (Ohio), Ohio, Washington (D.C.), New York (N.Y.), New York, Central Valley (Calif. : Valley), United States, California, Parchman (Miss.).

General

Library of Congress, Recording Laboratory: L-61. "From the Archive of Folk Song"--Program notes. Includes program notes and texts of songs (15 p. ; 28 cm.). Issued also as disc: AFS L61.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
Parchman (Miss.)
California
United States
Central Valley (Calif. : Valley)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Washington (D.C.)
Ohio
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Virginia
Wise (Va.)
Arkansas
Clinton (Ark.)
Shafter (Calif.)
Visalia (Calif.)
Louisiana
Shreveport (La.)
Montana
Springfield (Mont.)
Heber Springs (Ark.)
San Pedro (Calif.)
Mississippi
Clarksdale (Miss.)
New Orleans (La.)
Illinois
Wisconsin
Crandon (Wis.)
Alabama
Kentucky
Clay County (Ky.)
Idaho
Tennessee
Maryville (Tenn.)
Berea (Ky.)
Florida
Madison (Fla.)
Norton (Va.)
Alligator (Miss.)

Topic

Folk songs -- United States
Folk songs -- Kentucky
Labor unions -- Songs and music
Coal
Appalachian Region

Performer

Coffee, Lester A.
Ford, Warde H., 1906-1979
Hankins, Harry
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Stubblefield, Blaine
Brown, Noble B.
Harmon, Austin
Wyatt, Clarence H.
White, Mr.
Wise, Russell
Kilgore, Esco
Wright, Will
Lovell, Merle
Holbert, Jim
Harris, Joe
West, Kid
McCord, May Kennedy
Sullivan, Mary
Lay, George
McClintock, Harry K. (Harry Kirby), 1882-1957.
Martin, E.M.
Johns, Pearline
Ridge Rangers

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

1968

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-0971

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.
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Record ID

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