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Series II: Sound Recordings
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AFC 2011/026: SR070, July 23, 1963
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1 sound tape reel (24 min., 32 sec.) :
analog ; 10 in. |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr070 |
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Original ID #70. Recorded at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C. Continued from SR069. See notes for SR059. |
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You got to die |
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[Hurt tells stories] |
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The sound fades out at the end of the recording while Hurt is still
talking. |
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AFC 2011/026: SR071, circa 1963-1966
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1 sound tape reel (Side A: 48 min., 31
sec.; Side B: 48 min., 26 sec.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, Dolby
processed, mono ; 10 in. |
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Original ID #71. |
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Side A |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr071a |
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Recorded before a live audience. |
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Frankie and Albert |
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Spanish fandang |
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See note for SR31b. |
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Talking Casey Jones |
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Coffee blues |
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Candy man |
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Avalon blues |
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Make me a pallet on the floor |
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Stocktime |
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Sliding Delta |
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Long lonesome blues |
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Waiting for you |
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Song is cut off towards the end. |
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Side B |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr071b |
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May have been recorded with a small group of people present. Continues on
SR072. |
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Make me a pallet on the floor |
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Sliding Delta |
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Candy man |
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Monday morning blues |
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See See rider |
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Stagolee |
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Casey Jones |
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Worried blues |
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Another man playing guitar seems to have joined Hurt for this song. The
song seems to segue into another blues song (Grouchy blues?), including
the line "cook cornbread for your husband, biscuits for your man." |
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Avalon blues |
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Nobody's business |
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Song cuts off towards the end. |
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AFC 2011/026: SR072, circa 1963-1966
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1 sound tape reel (24 min., 39 sec.) :
analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, Dolby B processed, mono ; 10
in. |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr072 |
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Original ID #72. Recorded before a live audience. Continued from SR071b. |
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Nobody's business |
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Coffee blues |
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Let the mermaid flirt with me |
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Richland woman blues |
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Spike driver blues |
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Waiting for you |
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AFC 2011/026: SR073, circa 1963-1966
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1 sound tape reel (Side A: 1 hr., 37 min.,
46 sec.; Side B: 1 hr., 33 min., 40 sec.): analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track,
mono ; 10 in. |
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Original ID #73. Dub of #74 plus the other 5" reel of the rest of the
interview. Tom Hoskins conducted the interview; Nick Perls was the
recordist. |
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Side A |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr073a |
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[Interview segment] |
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Cow hooking blues |
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Worried blues [?] |
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Monday morning blues |
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Lazy blues |
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[Interview continues] |
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Side B |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr073b |
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[Interview continues] |
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AFC 2011/026: SR074, October 14, 1963
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1 sound tape reel (48 min., 40 sec.) :
analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track, mono ; 7 in. |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr074 |
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Original ID #74. Mississippi John Hurt: biography and stories #3. Tom Hoskins
conducted the interview; Nick Perls was the recordist. Recorded at Ontario
Place, Washington, D.C. |
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Story about stinging snakes |
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Hurt talks about picking cotton |
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AFC 2011/026: SR075, circa 1963-1966
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1 sound tape reel (Side A: 32 min., 11
sec.; Side B: 28 min., 58 sec.) : analog ; 7 in. |
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Original ID #75. Songs and stories at a party. Tom Hoskins is one of the people
present (he is heard being called by name more than once). Significant amount
of party-related noise. Several people present have guitars. |
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Side A |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr075a |
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[Unidentified] |
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Unidentified man sings and plays guitar. Someone is playing slide
guitar. |
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Feel like I'm fixin' to die |
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Unidentified man sings and plays slide guitar. |
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Stewball |
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Performed by Hurt. |
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Funky butt |
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The guitar may be played by Hurt, but if he is singing it is not
audible. |
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[Unidentified] |
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Sung by several people present. |
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[Unidentified] |
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May be Hurt singing towards the end of the recording; distortion at the
very end of the recording. |
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Side B |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr075b |
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[Several people named: Beverly Dickinson,
Dave Evans, and others are identified; Hurt is also present and can be
heard at times] |
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My Creole belle |
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From this song to the end of the recording, Hurt plays guitar and sings
the songs. |
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Shake that thing |
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See See rider |
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[Interview] |
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AFC 2011/026: SR076 |
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1 sound tape reel (Side A: 50 min., 1 sec.;
Side B: 1 hr., 4 min., 11 sec.) : analog ; 7 in. |
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Original ID #76. Frank Mizell (blues guitarist). Dick Spottswood was also
present. This may have been recorded by Gene Rosenthal at Adelphi Studios circa
1965. Following That's all right, the balance of recording is a dub of
commercial sound recordings; possibly 78 rpm discs. |
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Side A |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr076a |
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Unidentified female vocalist at times. Recorded in a party-like environment;
much background noise. Significant distortion at times. |
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Side B |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr076b |
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When I lay my burden down |
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Several people sing (both male and female), and accompany Hurt's guitar
with percussion. |
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My Creole belle |
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Sung and played by Hurt; accompanied at times by a female vocalist;
performance includes hand-clapping. Recording is marred by
distortion. |
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[Unidentified] |
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Sung and played by Hurt; accompanied at times by a female vocalist;
performance includes hand-clapping. |
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Black snake [?] |
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Sung and played by Hurt; accompanied at times by a female vocalist;
performance includes hand-clapping. |
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That's all right |
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AFC 2011/026: SR077 |
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1 sound tape reel (Side A: 39 min., 45
sec.; Side B: 14 min., 25 sec.) : analog ; 7 in. |
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Original ID #77. |
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Side A |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr077a |
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Frank Mizell (blues guitarist). Songs and storytelling. |
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Side B |
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digital_ID: afc2011026_sr077b |
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Unidentified performers. |
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[Unidentified] |
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Male singer with guitar. |
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Mr. Rabbit |
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