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Catalog Data

Performer:
One-String (Musician)  Search this
Hazelton, Edward  Search this
Producer:
Usher, Frederick  Search this
Creator:
Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
United States
California
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Date:
1960
Contents:
One-String three quarter banjo picker [spoken explanation of the instrument] ; Rolling and tumbling blues ; Come back baby ; I'll be your chauffeur ; It's raining here ; The dozens / Eddie "One String" Jones -- Mocking the train, mocking the dogs ; Motherless children have a hard time ; Poor boy traveling from town to town / Edward Hazelton.
Track Information:
101 One-String-Three Quarter Banjo Picker / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 102 Rolling and Tumbling / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 103 Come Back Baby / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 104 Me an My Chauffeur / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 201 It's Raining Here / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 202 The Dozens / One-String (Musician). Diddley bow. 203 Mocking the Train, Mocking the Dogs / Edward Hazelton. Harmonica. 204 Motherless Children / Edward Hazelton. Harmonica. 205 Poor Boy Traveling from Town to Town / Edward Hazelton. Harmonica.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-3363 Portents.2
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Portents 1960
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, United States.
General:
Program and biographical notes [4 p.] by Samuel B. Charters, inserted in container. Performer(s): Eddie 'One String' Jones, vocals, home-made African-derived zither-monochord ; Edward Hazelton, voicals, harmonica. Production notes: Record in Los Angeles, Feb. 14 and March 1, 1960, by Frederick A. Usher.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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.
Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Diddley bow  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3363
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57d79287b-3faa-47d4-8edf-d044baf3d3ca
EDAN-URL:
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