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Bad man ballads

Title
Bad man ballads [sound recording].
Author
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Publication
Bergenfield, N.J. : Prestige, [196-]

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Additional Authors
  • Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965.
  • Ball, E. C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978.
  • Riddle, Almeda.
  • Moore, Johnny Lee.
  • Moore, Spence.
  • Birns, Roy.
  • Batts, Floyd.
  • Helmes, Carolyn Mainer.
  • Mainer, Mary.
  • Mainer, J. E.
  • Mainer, Glenn.
  • Morris, Neil, folk singer.
  • Carter, James (Vocalist)
  • Bright Light Quartet. prf
Description
1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono.; 12 in.
Series Statement
  • Southern journey ; v. 9
  • Documentary series
Subjects
Note
  • Prestige: INT-DS 25009 (on container: INT 25009 ; 25009).
  • Ballads.
  • Additional imprint on container: Prestige International.
  • Program notes by Alan Lomax on container. Program notes and texts (11 p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in the field by Alan Lomax in 1959-60.
  • Recorded in the field by Alan Lomax with the assistance of Shirley Collins in 1959, with supplementary recordings made in Virginia and Georgia with the assistance of Anne Lomax in 1960.
Contents
Pretty Polly (Estil C. Ball, vocal & guitar) -- Po' Laz'rus (Bright Light Quartet) -- Claude Allen (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) -- Hangman tree (Almeda Riddle, vocals) -- Early in the mornin' (Johnny Lee Moore, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert) -- Lawson murder (Spencer Moore, vocal & guitar; and Roy Everett Birns, mandolin) --Dangerous blues (Floyd Batts, vocals) --Railroad Bill (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) --Columbus stockade (Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer, vocals & guitars; J.E. Mainer, fiddle; Glen Mainer, banjo; Floyd Overcash, bass) -- Willie Brennan (Neil Morris, vocal & guitar) -- Hawkins County jail (Hobart Smith, vocal & 5-string banjo) -- Po' Laz'rus (James Carter, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert).
Call Number
*LZR 39012
OCLC
9520790
Author
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Title
Bad man ballads [sound recording].
Imprint
Bergenfield, N.J. : Prestige, [196-]
Series
Southern journey ; v. 9
Documentary series
Performer
Various performers, including Hobart Smith and Bright Light Quartet.
Event
Recorded in the field by Alan Lomax in 1959-60.
Recorded in the field by Alan Lomax with the assistance of Shirley Collins in 1959, with supplementary recordings made in Virginia and Georgia with the assistance of Anne Lomax in 1960.
Added Author
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965. Performer
Ball, E. C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978.
Riddle, Almeda.
Moore, Johnny Lee.
Moore, Spence.
Birns, Roy.
Batts, Floyd.
Helmes, Carolyn Mainer.
Mainer, Mary.
Mainer, J. E.
Mainer, Glenn.
Morris, Neil, folk singer.
Carter, James (Vocalist)
Bright Light Quartet. Performer
Publisher No.
INT-DS-25009 Prestige
INT 25009 Prestige
25009 Prestige
Research Call Number
*LZR 39012 Program notes on container. Program notes on file. Texts on file.
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