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Folk Music in America, Vol. 7: Songs of Complaint and Protest

Catalog Data

Producer:
Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith)  Search this
Performer:
Mattie, Martha and Minnie (Musical group)  Search this
Houdini, Wilmoth, 1895-1973  Search this
Coleman, Dutch  Search this
McGhee, John  Search this
Stoneman, Ernest V.  Search this
McCain, Jerry, 1930-2012  Search this
Zukowsky, Ewgen  Search this
McCarn, Dave, 1905-1964  Search this
Brown, Gabriel  Search this
Cage, Butch  Search this
Thomas, Willie  Search this
Lenoir, J. B., 1926-1967  Search this
Scruggs, Earl  Search this
Flatt, Lester  Search this
Tucker, Bessie  Search this
Roland, Walter  Search this
Growling Tiger (Calypso singer), 1915-1993  Search this
Bumble Bee Slim  Search this
Felix's Krazy Kats Orchestra  Search this
Dixie Mountaineers (Musical group)  Search this
Jerry McCain and His Upstarts  Search this
Foggy Mountain Boys  Search this
Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Trinidadian American  Search this
Ukrainian Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Ohio
United States
Cincinnati (Ohio)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Wisconsin
Grafton (Wis.)
Illinois
Chicago (Ill.)
Tennessee
Nashville (Tenn.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Louisiana
Zachary (La.)
Texas
Dallas (Tex.)
Kentucky
Trinidad and Tobago
Shreveport (La.)
Alabama
Gadsden (Ala.)
Ukraine
North Carolina
Gastonia (N.C.)
Florida
Eatonville (Fla.)
Mississippi
Monticello (Miss.)
Birmingham (Ala.)
Date:
1976
Contents:
You can't live with 'em (and you can't live without 'em) / Mattie, Marthie and Minnie --Don't do that to me / Wilmoth Houdini --Granny get your hair cut / Dutch Coleman --Hello world doggone / John McGhee --Hard rocks in my bed / Bumble Bee Slim --All I've got's gone / Ernest V. Stoneman -- My next door neighbor / Jerry McCain and his Upstarts -- Wujjko politykan / Ewgen Zrukowsky --Poor man, rich man (Cotton mill colic no. 2) / David McCarn --I'm gonna take it easy / Gabriel Brown --Kill that nigger dead / James (Butch) Cage and Willie Thomas --Mississippi road / J.B. Lenoir -- Over the hills to the poorhouse / Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs --Key to the bushes blues / Bessie Tucker --Collector man blues / Walter Roland --Workers' appeal / The Tiger.
Track Information:
101 You Can't Live With 'Em (And You Can't Live Without 'Em) / Mattie, Martha and Minnie (Musical group). Bass,Fiddle,Guitar,Banjo. 102 Don't Do That to Me / Felix's Krazy Kats Orchestra, Wilmoth Houdini. Bass,Ukulele,Piano,Clarinet,Trumpet,Percussion instruments. 103 Granny Get Your Hair Cut / Dutch Coleman. Guitar. 104 Hello World Doggone / John McGhee. Guitar. 105 Hard Rocks in My Bed / Bumble Bee Slim. Bass,Piano. 106 All I've Got's Gone / Dixie Mountaineers (Musical group), Ernest V. Stoneman. Fiddle,Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica. 107 My Next Door Neighbor / Jerry McCain and His Upstarts, Jerry McCain. Bass,Piano,Percussion instruments,Harmonica,Electric guitar. 108 Wujko Politykan / Ewgen Zukowsky. Bass,Clarinet,Violin,Accordion. 201 Poor Man, Rich Man (Cotton Mill Colic No. 2) / Dave McCarn. Guitar,Harmonica. 202 I'm Gonna Take It Easy / Gabriel Brown. Guitar. 203 Kill That Nigger Dead / Butch Cage, Willie Thomas. Fiddle,Guitar. 204 Mississippi Road / J.B. Lenoir. Guitar. 205 Over the Hills to the Poorhouse / Foggy Mountain Boys, Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Bass,Fiddle,Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin. 206 Key to the Bushes Blues / Bessie Tucker. Guitar,Piano. 207 Collector Man Blues / Walter Roland. Piano. 208 Worker's Appeal / Growling Tiger (Calypso singer). Bass,Guitar,Ukulele,Piano,Clarinet,Trumpet,Violin.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0943 Library of Congress.LBC 7
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress 1976
General:
"A bicentennial project: Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Song"; includes recording from field and commercial sources." Program notes, including words of the songs and bibliographical ad discographical references (10 p. ill.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Various performers. Production notes: Recorded 1929-65.
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:
Country music  Search this
Calypso (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Bass  Search this
Violin  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Ukulele  Search this
Piano  Search this
Clarinet  Search this
Trumpet  Search this
Percussion instruments  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
Electric Guitar  Search this
Violin  Search this
Accordion  Search this
Mandolin  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-0943
See more items in:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Commercial / LPs
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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