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
QUITTIN' TIME SONGS (1) A02 HERBERT HALPERT Mississipi 1939 DI.1948.001.037A02
QUITTIN' TIME SONGS (2) A03 HERBERT HALPERT Mississipi 1939 DI.1948.001.037A03
MEALTIME CALL A04 HERBERT HALPERT Mississipi 1939 DI.1948.001.037A04
POSSUM WAS AN EVIL THING B01 JOHN A. & RUBY T. LOMAX Texas 1940 DI.1948.001.037B01
COME ON, BOYS, AND LET'S GO TO HUNTIN' B02 JOHN A. & RUBY T. LOMAX Texas 1940 DI.1948.001.037B02
OLD RATTLER A JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1934 DI.1948.001.038A
GO DOWN, OLD HANNAH B JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1933 DI.1948.001.038B
HAMMER, RING A JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1934 DI.1948.001.039A
I WONDER WHAT'S THE MATTER B JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Texas 1934 DI.1948.001.039B
ROLL 'IM ON DOWN A ALAN LOMAX & MARY E. BARWICK Nassau 1935 DI.1948.001.040A
THE ROCK ISLAND LINE B01 JOHN A. LOMAX Arkansas 1934 DI.1948.001.040B01
TRACK-LINING SONG B02 JOHN A. & ALAN LOMAX Etats-Unis 1939 DI.1948.001.040B02
Unloading Rails Disque01_FaceA_01 Lomax, John A. ; Lomax, Ruby T. Texas 1940 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_001_001
Tamping Ties Disque01_FaceA_02 Lomax, John A. ; Lomax, Ruby T. Texas 1940 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_001_002
Heaving The Lead Line Disque01_FaceB_03 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_001_003
Mississippi Sounding Call (1) Disque01_FaceB_04 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_001_004
Mississippi Sounding Call (2) Disque01_FaceB_05 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_001_005
Arwhoolie (Cornfield Holler) Disque02_FaceA_01 Halpert, Herbert Mississipi 1939 CNRSMH_E_1948_001_036_002_001