| Description |
5 sound discs : 33 1/3 rpm, microgroove ; 12 in. |
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Lectures by John A. Lomax, introduced by Philip H. Cohen. Each lecture is illustrated with musical excerpts from American folk music collected by John A. Lomax for the Archive of American Folk Song in the Library of Congress. |
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"Reissued by the Library of Congress under a special grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York," from 16-inch transcriptions (New York, Radio Recording Division, National Broadcasting Co. MS 062683-062686, 063260-063265) |
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Manual sequence. |
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Biographical note on each slipcase. "Song title and singer" (leaf) inserted in each slipcase. |
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PSU Axe Library missing pts. 3 and 4. |
| Contents |
[1] pt. 1. Cheyenne : songs from the range and the hill country -- pt. 2. Blues and hollers : "being lonesome" songs -- [2] pt. 3. Chisholm trail : cowboy songs along the famous old cattle trail -- pt. 4. Rock Island Line : woodcutter's songs and songs of prison life -- [3] pt. 5. Two sailors : sea shanties and canal boat ballads -- pt. 6. Boll weevil : songs about the little bug that challenged King Cotton -- [4] pt. 7. Spirituals : religion through songs of the Southern Negroes -- pt. 8. Railroad songs : work songs for rail tamping and track laying -- [5] pt. 9. Jordan and jubilee : songs from Livingston, Ala. -- pt. 10. Sugarland, Tex. : convict songs from a Texas prison. |
| Subject |
Folk songs, English
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Ballads, English.
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Folk songs, English -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948.
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Library of Congress. Radio Research Project.
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