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Jewish Community Center Concert - Houston Folklore Society, reel 1 and 2, 1965-04-29

 Item
Identifier: Gardner_Tape_21, Gardner_Tape_22

Scope and Contents

These digitized audio files consist of one master copy wav, one access copy mp3, and jpg images of the reel, box, and any ephemera.

Contents include: Reel 1: John A. Lomax, Jr. describes the society, its history, and is the master of ceremonies. Davy Jones - "East Virginia," "Bobby Campbell"; Rick Kelly and Bob Stetson - "The Road to Freedom," "I'm Going Home"; Mrs. Joe Liday [?] - "Battle of New Orleans," "Lass from the Low Country"; Mike Rickard [?] and George Lyons [?] - "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Call Me Lonesome"; Carolyn Terry - "Shake Sugaree," "The Demon Lover"; Tom Reeve [?] - "Freight Train," "900 Miles"; Brian Evans and Dave Singleton - "River Is Wide," Peter, Paul and Mary instrumental; John Rogers - "Come My Son". Reel 2: Contents include: John A. Lomax, Jr. is the master of ceremonies. Hank Slaughter - "Tell Old Bill," "Goodbye Rosalita"; Ken Boggs - Instrumental, "Empty Pocket Blues"; Linda Miller - "Donna Donna," "Five Hundred Miles," "Two Brothers"; Joe Johnson, Bill Taylor, and Michael White - "Steel Guitar Rag," "Beaumont Rag," Instrumental; Sharon Steenberg - "Bittersweet," "Remember the Alamo"; Pete Wheeler - "Poor Little Turtledove," "Little Margaret"; George Lyons [?] - "All I Really Want to Do," "She Loves You," "Blues in My Bottle," "Motorcycle Song"; Recording abruptly ends.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-04-29

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 61.9 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0779aip_001 (61.9 GB))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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