Collection : Album VIII : Negro Work Songs and Calls : from the Archive of American Folk Song [5 Disques]

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Title
Album VIII : Negro Work Songs and Calls : from the Archive of American Folk Song [5 Disques]
Depositor / contributor
Lomax, John ; Lomax, Alan et Halpert, Herbert (contrib.)
Document status
Published
Recording context
Terrain
Recording period
1933 - 1940
Year published
1943
Access type
metadata
Corpus
Archive of American Folk Song

Geographic and cultural informations

States / nations
Arkansas, Etats-Unis, Mississipi, Nassau, Texas
Populations / social groups

Legal notices

Recordist
Lomax, John ; Lomax, Alan et Halpert, Herbert
Publisher
Library of Congress, Washington
Publisher collection
Folk music of the United States
Publisher reference
L.C.553-607 (AAFS 36 - 40)
Bibliographic references
Negro work songs and calls : from the Archive of American Folk Song / edited by B.A. Botkin. - Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory, 1943. - 5 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 10-12 in.
Publisher no.: 8 Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory
AAFS 36 Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory
AAFS 37 Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory
AAFS 38 Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory
AAFS 39 Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory
AAFS 40 Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recording Laboratory
Legal rights
Restreint (enregistrement édité)

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036
Old code
DI.1948.001.036
Mode of acquisition
Echange (avec l'éditeur)
Record author
- Auteur
Secondary edition
Non
Comments
Mode d'acquisition : Échange avec la bibliothèque du Congrès à Washington.
AFS L8:
Negro Work Songs and Calls. Recorded in southern U.S. by John and Alan Lomax and Herbert Halpert, 1933-40. Edited by B. A.
"Unloading Rails" and "Tamping Ties", called by Henry Truvillion
"Heaving the Lead Line", called by Sam Hazel
"Mississippi Sounding Call (I)" and "Mississippi Sounding Call (II)", called by Joe Shores
"Arwhoolie", sung by Thomas J. Marshall
"Quittin' Time Song (I)" and "Quittin' Time Song (II)", sung by Samuel Brooks
"Mealtime Call", called by Thomas J. Marshall
"Possum Was an Evil Thing" and "Come On, Boys, and Let's Go to Huntin'", sung by Henry Truvillion
"Old Rattler", sung by Mose (Clear Rock) Platt and James (Iron Head) Baker
"Go Down, Old Hannah", sung by James (Iron Head) Baker, Will Crosby, R. D. Allen, and Mose (Clear Rock) Platt
"Hammer, Ring", sung by Jesse Bradley and group
"I Wonder What's the Matter", sung by Lightning and group
"Roll 'im on Down", sung by David Pryor and group
"The Rock Island Line", sung by Kelley Pace, Charlie Porter, L. T. Edwards, Willie Hubbard, Luther Williams, Napoleon Cooper, Albert Pate, and Willie Lee Jones
"Track-Lining Song", sung by Allen Prothero.
Cette collection regroupe 5 disques cotés :
DI.1948.001.036
DI.1948.001.037
DI.1948.001.038
DI.1948.001.039
DI.1948.001.040.
Record writer
- Collecteur
Last modification
Dec. 12, 2013, 3:23 p.m.
Items finished
Oui (14 items) A vérifier et à reprendre
Conservation site
BNF

Technical data

Estimated duration
00:06:00
Collection size
0 bytes
Number of components (medium / piece)
10
Number of items
18
Archive format
Disque 78 t, Ø 25 cm

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Title Digitized Recordist Location Year of recording Code
Unloading Rails A01 Lomax, John A. ; Lomax, Ruby T. Texas 1940 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_001
Tamping Ties A02 Lomax, John A. ; Lomax, Ruby T. Texas 1940 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_002
Heaving The Lead Line B01 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_003
Mississippi Sounding Call (1) B02 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_004
Mississippi Sounding Call (2) B03 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_005
Arwhoolie (Cornfield Holler) C01 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_037_001
Quittin' Time Song (1) C02 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_037_002
Quittin' Time Song (2) C03 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_037_003
MEALTIME CALL C04 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_037_004
POSSUM WAS AN EVIL THING D01 Lomax, John A. ; Lomax, Ruby T. Texas 1940 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_037_005
COME ON, BOYS, AND LET'S GO TO HUNTIN' D02 Lomax, John A. ; Lomax, Ruby T. Texas 1940 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_037_006
OLD RATTLER E JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1934 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_038_001
GO DOWN, OLD HANNAH F JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1933 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_038_002
HAMMER, RING G JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1934 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_039_001
I WONDER WHAT'S THE MATTER H JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1934 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_039_002
ROLL 'IM ON DOWN I ALAN LOMAX ; MARY E. BARWICK Nassau 1935 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_040_001
THE ROCK ISLAND LINE J01 Lomax, John Avery Arkansas 1934 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_040_002
TRACK-LINING SONG J02 JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Etats-Unis 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_040_003