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Southern Folk Heritage Series

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
FW-ASCH-LP-3601 Atlantic.1346-1352
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
New York Atlantic 1961
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in: Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, United States.
General
Program notes by Gary Kramer and the editor on containers ; discussion of the music and musicians by the editor ([4] p.) inserted in containers. Production notes: Recorded summer 1959.
Recorder
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Field worker
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Producer
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Performer
Hill, Rosa Lee
Producer
Collins, Shirley
Performer
Mainer, Wade, 1907-2011
Riddle, Almeda
Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965
Pratcher, Jessie Lee
Gardner, Mary
Gardner, Mattie
Gaskins, Charles
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978
Ball, Orna, 1907-2000
Gladden, Texas, 1895-1966
Everidge, Charlie, 1894-1969
Morris, Neil, folk singer
Young, Ed, 1910-1972
Young, Lonnie, 1903-1976
Hall, Vera, 1906-1964
Carpenter, Bob
Donaldson, W.A.
Kidd, W.W.
McDowell, Fred
Smith, Lucius, 1889-1980
Hemphill, Sid, 1876-1963
Higgins, Charlie
Poe, Charley
Ward, Wade
Davis, John
Lewis, Ed
Galyean, Cullen
Birns, Roy
Moore, Spence
Davis, Fannie
Pratcher, Miles
Pratcher, Bob
Forest City Joe, 1926-1960
Pugh, Joe B.
Moore, Johnny
Reedy, Blair
Richardson, Larry, banjo player
Beck, I.D.
Shorty, James
Lee, Mary and Congregation
Chrenshaw, R.C. and Congregation
Townsel, G.I.
James, Viola
Morrison, Henry
Dukes, Felix
MacClellan, Bernice
Boy Blue, 1922-1978
Lee, Joe
Jones, Willie
Rogers, Sonny Boy
Martin, Thomas
Dudley, John
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group)
Mountain Ramblers
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Wigley. Mattie & Congregation
St. Simon's Island Singers
Collection Creator
Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records
Place
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
North Carolina
Arkansas
Virginia
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Galax (Va.)
Saltville (Va.)
Como (Miss.)
Rugby (Va.)
Mountain View (Ark.)
Livingston (Ala.)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Fyffe (Ala.)
Senatobia (Miss.)
Chilhowie (Va.)
Hughes (Ark.)
Lambert (Miss.)
Blackey (Ky.)
Tyro (Miss.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Birmingham (Ala.)
Saint Simons Island (Ga.)
New Brunswick (Ga.)
Parchman (Miss.)
Topic
Folk songs -- United States
Music -- Juvenile
Sea Islands -- Songs and music
Fife and drum corps music
Blues (Music)
Ballads
Outlaw songs
Gospel music
Rites and ceremonies
Shape-note singing
String band
Prisoners' songs
Bluegrass music
Spirituals (Songs)
sermons
Banjo
Jew's harp
Fife
Drum
Guitar
Quills (Musical instrument)
Violin
Mandolin
Comb
Harmonica
Piano
Christianity
Shape-note singing
African Americans
Recorder
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Field worker
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Producer
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Performer
Hill, Rosa Lee
Producer
Collins, Shirley
Performer
Mainer, Wade, 1907-2011
Riddle, Almeda
Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965
Pratcher, Jessie Lee
Gardner, Mary
Gardner, Mattie
Gaskins, Charles
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978
Ball, Orna, 1907-2000
Gladden, Texas, 1895-1966
Everidge, Charlie, 1894-1969
Morris, Neil, folk singer
Young, Ed, 1910-1972
Young, Lonnie, 1903-1976
Hall, Vera, 1906-1964
Carpenter, Bob
Donaldson, W.A.
Kidd, W.W.
McDowell, Fred
Smith, Lucius, 1889-1980
Hemphill, Sid, 1876-1963
Higgins, Charlie
Poe, Charley
Ward, Wade
Davis, John
Lewis, Ed
Galyean, Cullen
Birns, Roy
Moore, Spence
Davis, Fannie
Pratcher, Miles
Pratcher, Bob
Forest City Joe, 1926-1960
Pugh, Joe B.
Moore, Johnny
Reedy, Blair
Richardson, Larry, banjo player
Beck, I.D.
Shorty, James
Lee, Mary and Congregation
Chrenshaw, R.C. and Congregation
Townsel, G.I.
James, Viola
Morrison, Henry
Dukes, Felix
MacClellan, Bernice
Boy Blue, 1922-1978
Lee, Joe
Jones, Willie
Rogers, Sonny Boy
Martin, Thomas
Dudley, John
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group)
Mountain Ramblers
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Wigley. Mattie & Congregation
St. Simon's Island Singers
Culture
Americans
Anglo-American
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Extent
7 Phonograph records (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1961
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3601
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Citation
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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.
Contents
Sounds of the South --Blue Ridge Mountain music --Roots of the blues --White spirituals --American folk songs for children --Negro church music --The Blues roll on.
Track Information
501 Johnson's Old Grey Mule / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group), Wade Mainer. 502 My Little Red Rooster / Almeda Riddle. 503 Whoa Mule / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group), Wade Mainer. 504 Froggie Went A-Courtin' / Almeda Riddle. 505 Glen's Chimes / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group), Wade Mainer. 506 Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo / Almeda Riddle. 507 Old Joe Clark / Mountain Ramblers. 508 Go Tell Aunt Nancy / Almeda Riddle. 509 Train 111 / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group), Wade Mainer. 510 Johnny Cuckoo / Bessie Jones. 511 Mama Buy Me a Chiney Doll / Almeda Riddle. 512 Soldier, Soldier / Hobart Smith. Banjo. 513 Mary Mack / Jessie Lee Pratcher, Mary Gardner, Mattie Gardner. 514 Hambone / Bessie Jones, Charles Gaskins. 515 Banging Breakdown / Hobart Smith. Banjo. 516 Green Sally Up / Jessie Lee Pratcher, Mary Gardner, Mattie Gardner. 517 Sometimes / Bessie Jones, Charles Gaskins. 518 Arkansas Traveler / Hobart Smith. Banjo. 519 Paper of Pins / E.C. Ball, Orna Ball. 520 The Little Dappled Cow / Texas Gladden. 521 Go to Sleep Little Baby / Bessie Jones, Charles Gaskins. 101 Banks of the Arkansas / Charlie Everidge, Neil Morris. Jew's harp. 101 Wave the Ocean / Charlie Everidge, Neil Morris. Jew's harp. 102 Hen Duck / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum. 103 The Farmer's Curst Wife (Child No. 278)./ E.C. Ball, Orna Ball. 104 Boll Weevil Holler / Vera Hall. 105 Jesse James / Mountain Ramblers. 106 Kenny Wagner / Bob Carpenter. 107 Trouble So Hard / Vera Hall. 108 Baptizing Scene / W.A. Donaldson. 109 Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus / W.A. Donaldson. 110 Windham / W.W. Kidd. 111 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning / Fred McDowell. Guitar. 112 Come On Boys Let's Go to the Ball / Lucius Smith, Sid Hemphill. Quills (Musical instrument). 113 Paddy on the Turnpike / Charlie Higgins, Charley Poe, Wade Ward. Guitar,Fiddle. 114 Join the Band / John Davis. 115 I Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down / Ed Lewis. 201 Cotton Eyed Joe / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar. 202 Big Tilda / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar. 203 Jennie Jenkins / E.C. Ball, Orna Ball. 204 Jimmy Sutton / Roy Birns, Spence Moore. Guitar,Mandolin. 205 John Henry / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar. 206 Rosewood Casket / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar. 207 Silly Bill / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar. 209 Chilly Winds / Wade Ward. Banjo. 210 The Old Hickory Cane / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar. 208 Big Ball in Boston (Big Ball in Cowtown) / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar. 211 John Brown / Hobart Smith. Banjo. 212 Poor Ellen Smith / Hobart Smith. Banjo. 213 Liza Jane / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar. 214 Shady Grove / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar. 301 Jim and John / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum. 307 Chevrolet (Diamond Ring) / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum. 308 Oree / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum. 302 Wild Ox Moan, The (Black Woman) / Vera Hall. 303 Been Drinkin' Water Out of a Hollow Log / Fred McDowell. Guitar. 305 Shake 'Em on Down / Fred McDowell, Fannie Davis, Miles Pratcher. Guitar,Comb. 312 Freight Train Blues / Fred McDowell. Guitar. 304 All Nihgt Long / Miles Pratcher, Bob Pratcher. Guitar,Fiddle. 306 Levee Camp Reminiscience / Forest City Joe, Joe B. Pugh. Harmonica. 309 Levee Camp Holler / Johnny Moore. 310 Eighteen Hammers / Johnny Moore. 311 Train Time / Forest City Joe, Joe B. Pugh. Harmonica. 313 Drink on Little Girl / Forest City Joe, Joe B. Pugh. Harmonica. 401 Tribulations / E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar. 402 When I Get Home / E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar. 403 Wayfairing Stranger / E.C. Ball. Guitar. 408 Please Let Me Stay a Little Longer / E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar. 409 Father, Jesus Loves You / E.C. Ball. Guitar. 410 Lonesome Valley / E.C. Ball, Orna Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar. 411 Father Adieu / E.C. Ball. Guitar. 414 The Cabin on the Hill / E.C. Ball, Orna Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar. 404 Baptizing Down by the Creek / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar. 412 The Old Country Church / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar. 405 Baptizing Down by the Creek / I.D. Beck. 406 Antioch / W.W. Kidd, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers. 407 Calvary / W.W. Kidd, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers. 413 Little Moses / Neil Morris. Guitar. 601 Death, Have Mercy (Oh Death) / Vera Hall. 602 I Want Jesus to Walk with Me / Fred McDowell, James Shorty. 603 Jesus is Real to Me / Lee, Mary and Congregation. 604 I Love the Lord / Chrenshaw, R.C. and Congregation. 605 A Sermon Fragment / G.I. Townsel. 606 I'm Going Home on the Morning Train / Chrenshaw, R.C. and Congregation. 607 Power / Wigley. Mattie & Congregation. 608 On That Rock / Ed Young, Lonnie Young, Viola James. Fife,Drum. 609 Jesus on the Main Line / James Shorty, Viola James. 610 This Little Light of Mine / James Shorty, Viola James. 611 I'm Gonna Sail Like a Ship on the Ocean / St. Simon's Island Singers, Henry Morrison. 612 Blow Gabriel / Bessie Jones, John Davis, St. Simon's Island Singers. 613 Motherless Children / Fred McDowell, Felix Dukes. 614 What Do You Think About Jesus (He's All Right) / Bernice MacClellan. 701 Boogie Children / Boy Blue, Joe Lee, Willie Jones. Guitar,Harmonica. 702 She Lived Her Life Too Fast / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica. 706 She Don't Love Me That Way / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica. 707 Stop Breaking Down / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica. 711 Red Cross Store / Forest City Joe. Piano. 712 Forest City Jump / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica. 708 Joe Lee's Rock / Boy Blue, Joe Lee, Willie Jones. Guitar,Harmonica. 703 Drop Down Mama / Fred McDowell. Guitar. 710 When You Get Home, Write Me a Few of Your Lines / Fred McDowell. Guitar. 704 Sitting on Top of the World / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum. 705 Cool Water Blues / John Dudley. Guitar. 709 Bullyin' Well / Rosa Lee Hill. Guitar.
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Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Metadata Usage
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