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The Weavers at Harold Belikoff's house, 1951

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: porper_002

Scope and Contents

Contents include: The Weavers consisting of Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman playing at Harold Belikoff's house when they were playing at the Shamrock. Side A: "Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song," "Dig an Oil Well as Deep as Can Be," "Midnight Special" - John Lomax, Jr. (Mimi Lomax in background) trying to remember verses. "Old Riley," "Green Corn," "Pick a Bale of Cotton," "Squid-Jigglin' Ground," Harold Belikoff's... voice, "Last Night I had the Strangest Dream," Harold Belikoff talking to Lee Hays, "When My Blood Runs Chilly and Cold" John Lomax, Jr., Mimi Lomax, and Harold Belikoff, "Take a Whiff on Me" performed by John Lomax, Jr. uses a racial slur, which might have been in the original version. Side B: "The Banks Are Made of Marble," "Aimee McPherson," "Skip to My Lou," "Greensleeves," "Ba-Ba Black Sheep," "Froggy Went a Courtin'," "Dirty Miner," "There Was an Old Man," "The Farmer Is the Man," "Zum Gali Gali," "Zhankoye," "Erie Canal," "Blow Ye Mind in the Morning"

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Dates

  • Creation: 1951

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (2 boxes and an oversized box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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Repository Details

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

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Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
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Houston Texas 77005 USA
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