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Delta Blues Festival '79

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Strickland, Napoleon
Rivers, Boyd
Maxwell, Clyde
Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982
Nixon, Hammie, 1908-1984
Nelson, Sonny Boy, 1909-1998
Chatmon, Sam
Shines, Johnny
Myers, Sam, 1936-2006
Sylvia, Queen
Fikes, Betty Mae
Dizz, Lefty

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

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

Contents

Shimmy shawhawha (2:55) / Napoleon Strickland Fife and Drum Band -- Grow sick and die (3:23) / Boyd Rivers -- Alberta (3:19) / Clyde Maxwell -- Tell me mama (2:15) / Big Joe Williams -- Harmonica medley (6:38) : Fox chase ; Let's boogie (Napoleon Strickland) ; Rock me mama ; Mule to ride (Hammie Nixon) -- How long (3:18) / Sam Chatmon, Eugene Powell -- Have your ever loved a woman (3:31) / Johnny Shines -- Everything's gonna be alright (3:08) / Sam Myers -- Goin' to New York (4:29) / Sylvia Embry -- Rock me baby (4:45) / Betty Fikes -- You might have made your move too soon (7:15) / Lefty Dizz.

Track Information

101 Shimmy Shawhawha / Napoleon Strickland. Fife. 102 Grow Sick and Die / Boyd Rivers. 103 Alberta / Clyde Maxwell. 104 Tell Me Mama / Big Joe Williams. Guitar. 105 Fox Chase / Napoleon Strickland. Harmonica. 105 Let's Boogie / Napoleon Strickland. Harmonica. 105 Rock Me Mama / Hammie Nixon. Harmonica. 105 Mule to Ride / Hammie Nixon. Harmonica. 106 How Long / Sonny Boy Nelson, Sam Chatmon. 201 Have You Ever Loved a Woman / Johnny Shines. Guitar. 202 Everything's Gonna Be Alright / Sam Myers. Harmonica. 203 Goin' to New York / Queen Sylvia. 204 Rock Me Baby / Bettie Mae Fikes. 205 You Might Have Made Your Move Too Soon / Lefty Dizz. Guitar.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c4865479-46bc-48cb-98b3-e41805d3f196

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-1129 Delta Blues.79

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Clarksdale, Miss. Delta Blues 1979

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Mississippi, United States.

Place

United States
Mississippi
Chicago (Ill.)

Topic

Fife and drum corps music
Blues (Music)
Fife
Guitar
Harmonica
African Americans

Performer

Strickland, Napoleon
Rivers, Boyd
Maxwell, Clyde
Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982
Nixon, Hammie, 1908-1984
Nelson, Sonny Boy, 1909-1998
Chatmon, Sam
Shines, Johnny
Myers, Sam, 1936-2006
Sylvia, Queen
Fikes, Betty Mae
Dizz, Lefty

Culture

Americans

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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

1979

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-1129

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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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c4865479-46bc-48cb-98b3-e41805d3f196
CFCH.RINZ
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649250901120-1649250980408-2

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