Rev. Richard Dickinson, Disciples of Christ Missionary, and Richard Jackson, Labor Organizer, Seated on Truck (right), Taking a Break with Other Marchers
Photograph by:
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002 Search this
Created by:
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American Search this
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Introduction:
Washington, the capital city, has long been known for its official culture and public celebrations such as presidential inaugurations, Independence Day pageantry, military band concerts, state funerals, and embassy receptions. Yet it has another reality, one sometimes hidden behind official functions. Washington, the residential city, burgeons with cultures transplanted from beyond urban, state, and national boundaries as well as hybrid traditions newly rooted in an urban environment.
Metropolitan Washington, with over four million residents in 1993, was home to more than one million African Americans, 250,000 Hispanic Americans, nearly 250,000 Asian/Pacific Americans, and thousands of other peoples from around the world. The metropolitan area had been enriched by a continual influx of people from the South and, more recently, immigrants from Central America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the Horn of Africa. Viewing the city as an environment of distinctly American possibilities, people have flocked to Washington throughout its 200-year history, in search of refuge, a better life, and greater opportunities for freedom, education, power, respect, employment, and financial security. While some came with abundant wealth, others brought little more than themselves, their values, and their traditions to sustain themselves in their transition to a new situation.
Music was always among the most vital of the intangible traditional resources that helped to support these Washingtonians. Each community developed particular institutions and networks of support facilitating social interaction and exchange of information. Some of these communities were defined by geographical boundaries, such as a neighborhood, and traditions emerged out of that experience. Other communities might have lacked geographic definition but shared common characteristics such as age, ethnicity, occupation, social interests, or even family relationship. The sharing of values, perspectives, and experience created a basis for the existence and growth of tradition. Music provided a channel for the expression of community-based values, on display to Festival visitors in the Metro Music program.
Richard Kennedy and Thomas Vennum, Jr. were Program Coordinators. Metro Music was made possible with the support of the recording industries Music Performance Trust Funds.
Presenters:
Enrique Avilés, Philippa Jackson, Richard Kennedy, Michael Licht, Barry Lee Pearson, Jeff Place, Thomas Vennum, Jr.
Participants:
Participants
Baltimore Korean Dancers
Ji Eun Ahn, Baltimore, Maryland
Soon Hee Ahn, Baltimore, Maryland
Ayang By Chi, Baltimore, Maryland
Nanhui Kang, Baltimore, Maryland
Eun Soo Kim, Baltimore, Maryland
Hyum Joo Kim, Baltimore, Maryland
Jung Sook Lee, Baltimore, Maryland
Hye Sook Lim, Baltimore, Maryland
Jung Sook Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Chu Me Yu, Baltimore, Maryland
Ann Yim, Baltimore, Maryland
Jum Bok Yim, Baltimore, Maryland
Chu Me Yi, Baltimore, Maryland
Ann Yim, Baltimore, Maryland
Jum Bok Vim, Baltimore, Maryland
The Country Gentlemen
Charlie Waller, guitar, vocals, Gordonsville, Virginia
Jimmy Bowen, mandolin, vocals, Nashville, Tennessee
Greg Corbett, banjo, vocals, Troy, North Carolina
Ronnie Davis, bass, vocals, Charlottesville, Virginia
Ganga, Bengali Folk Music
Hitabrata Roy, 1927-, dotara, Falls Church, Virginia
Minati Basu Roy, 1931-, khamak, Falls Church, Virginia
Broto Roy, 1957-, tabla, Falls Church, Virginia
Krishnakali Roy, 1955-, ghungar, Falls Church, Virginia
The Gospel Pearls
Beatrice Cooper, Washington, D.C.
Paulette Goodlin, Capitol Heights, Maryland
Brenda Little, 1947-, Washington, D.C.
Verna Locus, 1950-, Washington, D.C.
Connie Monroe, 1946-, Washington, D.C.
Sam Hubbard and Reverb, Gospel
Sam Hubbard, 1937-, Washington, D.C.
Steve Langley, 1959-, Washington, D.C.
Reginald Moore, Washington, D.C.
Bruce O'Neal, 1966-, Washington, D.C.
Victor Pinkney, 1960-, Washington, D.C.
John Jackson, 1924-2002, Piedmont blues, Fairfax Station, Virginia
Brendan Mulvihill, 1954-, fiddle, Alexandria, Virginia
Odadaa, Ghanaian Music & Dance
Yacub Addy, master drummer, Alexandria, Virginia
Siboney, Cuban Music
Nelson Rodriguez, director, Washington, D.C.
Veltones, Doo Wop
Joe Herndon, Washington, D.C.
Larry Jordan, 1947-, Washington, D.C.
Sunny Payton, Washington, D.C.
George Spann, Washington, D.C.
Moe Warren, 1947-, Bladensburg, Maryland
Collection Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1993 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
202 Oh, You Must Be a Lover of the Lord / Neely Bruce, Raymond Murcell, Howard Crook. Piano.
203 Put My Little Shoes Away / Lawrence Skrobacs, Neely Bruce, Rose Taylor. Piano.
204 I Love to Tell the Story / Neely Bruce, Raymond Murcell, Rose Taylor. Reed organ.
205 The Last Hymn / Neely Bruce, Raymond Murcell, Rose Taylor. Piano.
206 The Babe of Bethlehem / Harmoneion Singers, Lawrence Skrobacs, Neely Bruce. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0291
New World.220
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York New World 1977
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York (N.Y.), United States, New York.
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.
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994 Search this
Container:
Box 172
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1965 April 14
Scope and Contents note:
Job Number: 849
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994 Search this
Extent:
2 Negatives (silver gelatin)
Container:
Box 59
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Scope and Contents note:
Job Number: 44949
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
