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Blues : music from the documentary film

Title
Blues : music from the documentary film / by Sam Charters.
Author
Charters, Samuel, 1929-2015
Publication
New York : Asch, ©1967.

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Musical recordingUse in library *LRX 8518Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Short, J. D., 1902-1962
  • Borum, Willie
  • Anderson, Pink, 1900-1974
  • Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
  • Tate, Baby, 1916-1972
  • Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979
  • Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977
Description
1 audio disc; 12 in.
Alternative Title
  • Alone in the evening hours.
  • Slidin' delta.
  • Old cotton fields of home.
  • John Henry.
  • Bad blues.
  • Sitting here thinking.
  • Lonesome ground.
  • If I could holler like a mountain jack.
  • When I first started hoboing.
  • Weeping willow blues.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Blues (Music)
  • Motion picture music.
Note
  • Music from the documentary film by Sam Charters.
  • Program notes ([3] pages)--inserted in container.
Contents
Alone in the evening hours (J.D. Short & Memphis Willie B.) -- Slidin' delta (J.D. Short) -- Old cotton fields of home (Pink Anderson) -- John Henry (Furry Lewis) -- Bad blues (Baby Tate) -- Sitting here thinking (Memphis Willie B. & Gus Cannon) -- Lonesome ground (Sleepy John Estes) -- If I could holler like a mountain jack (Baby Tate) -- When I first started hoboing (Baby Tate) -- Weeping willow blues (Pink Anderson).
Call Number
*LRX 8518
LCCN
67004139
OCLC
26278592
Author
Charters, Samuel, 1929-2015, director.
Title
Blues : music from the documentary film / by Sam Charters.
Imprint
New York : Asch, ©1967.
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Performer
Various artists from the film, finished in 1963 and premiered at the Univ. of Chicago Folk Festival, Jan. 1963.
Chronological Term
1961-1970
Added Author
Short, J. D., 1902-1962, performer.
Borum, Willie, performer.
Anderson, Pink, 1900-1974, performer.
Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981, performer.
Tate, Baby, 1916-1972, performer.
Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979, performer.
Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977, performer.
Added Title
Alone in the evening hours.
Slidin' delta.
Old cotton fields of home.
John Henry.
Bad blues.
Sitting here thinking.
Lonesome ground.
If I could holler like a mountain jack.
When I first started hoboing.
Weeping willow blues.
Publisher No.
A 101 Asch
Research Call Number
*LRX 8518
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