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The roots of the blues.
- Title
- The roots of the blues.
- Publication
- New York : New World Records, [1977], ℗1977.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | Use in library | LS2887 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
- Radcliff, Henry
- Bakari-Badji
- Eye, Tangle
- Miller, Leroy (Singer)
- McDowell, Fred
- Pratcher, Miles
- Young, Ed (Musician)
- Askew, Alec
- Pratcher, Bob
- Gary, Leroy
- Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984
- Hemphill, Rose
- Davis, Fannie
- Forest City Joe, 1926-1960
- New Brown\u0027s Chapel (Memphis, Tenn.). Congregation, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
- Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
- Description
- 1 audio disc (49 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo; 12 in.
- Alternative Title
- Louisiana.
- Field song from Senegal.
- Po\u0027 boy blues.
- Katie left Memphis.
- Berta, Berta.
- Old original blues.
- Jim and John.
- Emmaline, take your time.
- Buttermilk.
- Mama Lucy.
- I\u0027m gonna live anyhow till I die.
- No more, my Lord.
- Subject
- Blues (Music)
- Note
- At head of title: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
- Blues music; various performers.
- Selected songs monaural.
- Durations on labels.
- Program notes by Alan Lomax and words to songs ([4] p.), bibliography, and discography on container.
- Event (note)
- Principally recorded by Alan Lomax in the field from 1941 to the present.
- Contents
- Louisiana (Henry Ratcliff) : Field song from Senegal (Bakari-Badji, vocals) -- Po\u0027 boy blues (John Dudley, vocal) -- Katie left Memphis (Tangle Eye, vocal) -- Berta, Berta (Leroy Miller, group of prisoners, vocals) -- Old original blues (Fred McDowell, vocal and guitar; Miles Pratcher, rhythm guitar) -- Jim and John (Ed Young, home-made-fife; Lonnie Young, vocal and bass drum) -- Emmaline, take your time (Alec Askew, panpipes) -- Buttermilk (Miles Pratcher, guitar and fiddle; Bob Pratcher, vocal, guitar, and fiddle) -- Mama Lucy (Leroy Gary, vocal) -- I\u0027m gonna live anyhow till I die (Miles Pratcher, guitar and fiddle; Bob Pratcher, vocal, guitar, and fiddle) -- No more, my Lord (Tangle Eye, group of prisoners, vocals) -- Lining hymn and prayer (Rev. Crenshaw and the congregation of New Brown\u0027s Chapel, Memphis) -- Death come a-creepin\u0027 in my room (Fred McDowell, vocal and guitar) -- Church-house moan (Bessie Jones) -- Beggin\u0027 the blues (Bessie Jones, vocal) -- Rolled and tumbled (Rose Hemphill, vocal; Fred McDowell, guitar) -- Goin\u0027 down to the races (Fred McDowell, vocal and guitars; Miles Pratcher, guitar; Fannie Davis, comb and paper) -- You gotta cut that out (Forrest City Joe, vocal and harmonica; unidentified guitar).
- LCCN
- 77750356
- OCLC
- ocm03211144
- SCSB-5148249
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries