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Folk Music in America, Vol. 9: Songs of Death and Tragedy

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Producer

Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith)

Performer

Bolick, Bill
Bolick, Earl
Tubb, Ernest, 1914-1984
McCoy, Ethel
Polak, Wladyslaw
Ward, Fields, 1911-1987
Jones, Grandpa, 1913-1998
Maddux, Pewee
McCoy, George
Cephas, John
Stoneman, Ernest V.
Harter, George
Blue Sky Boys
Ted Hawkins Mountaineers (Musical group)
Lazy River Boys (Musical group)
Conquistadores (Musical group)
Dixon Brothers
Anglin Brothers

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

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

Contents

Will you miss me when I'm gone? / Blue Sky Boys --The TB is whipping me / Ernest Tubb --Meningitis blues / Ethel McCoy --Ostatnia wola pijaka / WAadysAaw Polak --Roamin' Jack / Ted Hawkins Mountaineers --The Lexington murder / Fields Ward --The brown girl and fair Eleanor / Grandpa Jones --Lover's crime / Pewee Maddux and His Lazy River Boys --Bad Lee Brown / Unknown singer --Poor Kelly blues / George McCoy --John Henry / John Cephas --Homenaje a J. F. Kennedy / Los Conquistadores --The wreck of the Old 97 / Ernest V. Stoneman Trio --Mountain Meadows massacre / George Harter --The school house fire / Dixon Brothers -- Money cannot buy your soul / Anglin Brothers.

Track Information

101 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? / Bill Bolick, Earl Bolick, Blue Sky Boys. Mandolin,Guitar,Fiddle. English language. 102 The TB Is Whipping Me / Ernest Tubb. Guitar. English language. 103 Meningitis Blues / Ethel McCoy. Guitar. English language. 104 Ostatnia Wola Pijaka (Drunkard's Last Will, The) / Wladyslaw Polak. Accordion. Polish language. 105 Roamin' Jack / Ted Hawkins Mountaineers (Musical group). Mandolin,Guitar,Fiddle. English language. 106 The Lexington Murder / Fields Ward. Guitar. English language. 107 The Brown Girl and Fair Eleanor / Grandpa Jones. Banjo,Harmonica. English language. 108 Lover's Crime / Lazy River Boys (Musical group), Pewee Maddux. Mandolin,Fiddle,Electric guitar,Hawaiian guitar,Bass. English language. 201 Bad Lee Brown (Cocaine Blues) / Unknown. Guitar,Fiddle. English language. 202 Poor Kelly Blues / George McCoy. Guitar. English language. 203 John Henry / John Cephas. Guitar. English language. 205 The Wreck of the Old 97 / Ernest V. Stoneman. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Harmonica. English language. 204 Homenaje a John F. Kennedy (Homage to John F. Kennedy) / Conquistadores (Musical group). Accordion,Requinto,Bajo sexto,Bass guitar. Spanish language. 206 Mountain Meadows Massacre / George Harter. English language. 207 The School House Fire / Dixon Brothers. Guitar,Bottleneck (Guitar playing). English language. 208 Money Cannot Buy Your Soul / Anglin Brothers. Guitar. English language.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk508e40feb-72ad-4d85-a8ef-3829d1b01c7d

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-0651 Library of Congress.LBC9

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Library of Congress 1976

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Columbia (S.C.), South Carolina, Charlotte (N.C.), North Carolina, Kahlotus (Wash.), Washington, New York (N.Y.), New York, Silver Spring (Md.), Maryland, Nashville (Tenn.), Tennessee, Galax (Va.), Virginia, Chicago (Ill.), East Saint Louis (Ill.), Illinois, San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, Atlanta (Ga.), Georgia, United States.

General

"A bicentennial project: Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Song"; includes recordings from field and commercial sources. Program notes by McCormick, including words of the songs, and biographical and discographical references (16 p. ill.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Various performers. Production notes: Recorded 1928-75.

Place

United States
Georgia
Atlanta (Ga.)
Texas
San Antonio (Tex.)
Illinois
East Saint Louis (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Virginia
Galax (Va.)
Tennessee
Nashville (Tenn.)
Maryland
Silver Spring (Md.)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Washington
Kahlotus (Wash.)
North Carolina
Charlotte (N.C.)
South Carolina
Columbia (S.C.)
Hickory (N.C.)
Kentucky
Mississippi
Darlington (S.C.)

Topic

Folk songs -- United States
Country music
Conjunto music
Gospel music
Mandolin
Guitar
Violin
Accordion
Banjo
Harmonica
Electric Guitar
Hawaiian guitar
Bass
Requinto
Bajo sexto
Bass guitar
Bottleneck (Guitar playing)
African Americans

Producer

Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith)

Performer

Bolick, Bill
Bolick, Earl
Tubb, Ernest, 1914-1984
McCoy, Ethel
Polak, Wladyslaw
Ward, Fields, 1911-1987
Jones, Grandpa, 1913-1998
Maddux, Pewee
McCoy, George
Cephas, John
Stoneman, Ernest V.
Harter, George
Blue Sky Boys
Ted Hawkins Mountaineers (Musical group)
Lazy River Boys (Musical group)
Conquistadores (Musical group)
Dixon Brothers
Anglin Brothers

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American
Polish Americans
Hispanic Americans

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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
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Extent

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

Date

1976

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-0651

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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