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Series 8: Sound
recordings
(continued) |
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Subseries 1: Artists,
bands, and interviews
(continued) |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR257 |
Charles Copeland #1,
June 2,
1966
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Rack number: RXH 4139 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:14:49) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono ; 7 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 163.
Logger's note: From the tape box: Charles Copeland, vocal and guitar;
J. Young, guitar. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Longshoreman's Jump (Gotta Be Born
Dead)" |
| 00:03:22 |
"Sold My Soul to the Devil" |
| 00:04:18 |
"Bulldog Woman Blues" |
| 00:08:17 |
"John Henry" |
| 00:11:26 |
"44 Blues" |
| 00:14:49 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR768 |
Copie CCIR #1,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59306 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR769 |
Copie CCIR #2,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59307 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR770 |
Copie CCIR #3,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59308 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR771 |
Copie CCIR #4,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59309 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR632 |
Guitarra Exotica - George Cordoba (Dot 25134 A and B), 1958
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Rack number: RXH 5509 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Archivist's note: The track list matches the name of the album, but
the catalog number does not. The album was originally released in
1958; this catalog number may be for a later version. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR647 |
The House of Blue Lights The Eddie Costa Trio (Dot 25206 B), June 15, 1977
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Rack number: RXH 5524 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:20:17) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
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Archivist's note: The LP was originally recorded in 1959; this may
have been a version intended for re-release. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR730 |
Who's Been Talkin'? - Robert Cray, 1980
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Rack number: RXH 5607 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog, 15 ips ; 7 in. |
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This LP was released in 1980. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR258 |
Pee Wee Crayton
Band, undated
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Rack number: RXH 4140 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:11:02) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 7
in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 164. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Every Night About This Time" [take 5] |
| 00:02:39 |
"Sweet Love" [take 5] |
| 00:05:03 |
"2:30 A.M." [take 6] |
| 00:08:43 |
"You Don't Love Me Anymore" [take 8] |
| 00:11:02 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR686 |
Crest commercial,
circa
1960s-1970s
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Rack number: RXH 5563 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:09:18) : analog ; 7 in. |
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Archivist's note: Several takes of a commercial for Crest brand
toothpaste. The actor who has the line "Hey, man, that's my Crest"
is almost certainly William Christopher, better known for his role
as Father Mulcahy on television show "M*A*S*H." |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR595 |
Crusaders #3 - Jimmy
Raney - Sonny Clark - Ray Brown / Jesse Belvin - Marty Paich and his
Orchestra, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5456 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel (Side
1: 01:04:30, Side 2: 01:00:00) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, stereo ; 7
in. |
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Vendor's digitization note: Side 1 has break-up at the tail. Also,
there is high-frequency noise, and the program is distorted at
times. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR194 |
Leroy Dallas, #1 or
#4, January 27,
1962
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Rack number: RXH 4077 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:38:15) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 165. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Leroy Dallas (LD) performs his first blues
selection |
| 00:04:00 |
LD performs his next song, the title is
unknown |
| 00:06:32 |
The next blues selection |
| 00:10:32 |
LD performs his next song, possibly titled "Talk
to Me" |
| 00:13:56 |
The next blues song by LD |
| 00:17:20 |
LD's next blues selection |
| 00:20:43 |
The next selection by LD |
| 00:23:18 |
LD performs his next song |
| 00:26:46 |
The next selection |
| 00:29:39 |
LD's next blues selection |
| 00:33:02 |
The next blues selection by LD |
| 00:35:06 |
LD performs his next piece possibly titled "Two
Timing Woman" |
| 00:38:14 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR195 |
Leroy Dallas, #2,
January 27,
1962
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Rack number: RXH 4078 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:34:30) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the note on the
tape box "all selections have been rough-cut, to remove extraneous
material, but final editing has not been done. These are the
original tapes." Collector's original ID number: 166. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Leroy Dallas (LD) plays his first blues song
titled "I'm Down Now, But I Won't Be Down
Always" |
| 00:03:16 |
LD performs his next selection, title is
unknown |
| 00:06:41 |
The next song by LD |
| 00:10:13 |
LD performs his next blues song |
| 00:14:19 |
LD performs his next piece titled "Please Don't
Go Back to New Orleans" |
| 00:17:08 |
The next song by LD |
| 00:20:52 |
The next selection by LD |
| 00:24:56 |
LD performs his next blues selection |
| 00:28:38 |
LD performs his next piece |
| 00:31:15 |
The next song by LD |
| 00:34:30 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR197 |
Leroy Dallas, #2a,
January 27,
1962
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Rack number: RXH 4080 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:35:06) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Deleted material from
Prestige recording session. Collector's original ID number: 168. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Leroy Dallas (LD) performs a blues song, title
unknown |
| 00:02:48 |
The next selection by LD |
| 00:06:47 |
LD performs his next song |
| 00:08:41 |
The recording continues with the completion of
the previous song |
| 00:09:37 |
The next blues song by LD |
| 00:13:24 |
LD performs his next blues song |
| 00:14:10 |
LD restarts the previous selection and again at
14:56 |
| 00:18:00 |
The next selection |
| 00:21:18 |
LD performs his next song |
| 00:25:02 |
The next song |
| 00:28:14 |
LD performs about thirty seconds of one of his
blues songs before the audio is momentarily turned
off |
| 00:28:51 |
LD performs a rendition of "I'm Gonna Move to
Kansas City" |
| 00:31:41 |
The next selection |
| 00:34:15 |
LD performs a small section of one of his
songs |
| 00:35:06 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR196 |
Leroy Dallas, #3,
January 27,
1962
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Rack number: RXH 4079 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:30:00) : analog ; 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 167. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Leroy Dallas (LD) performs the chorus of one of
his songs, title is unknown |
| 00:01:00 |
The next selection by LD |
| 00:04:10 |
LD performs his next blues song |
| 00:06:44 |
LD begins to perform one of his pieces, but
starts over again after approximately one minute of
an instrumental introduction |
| 00:07:35 |
Restarts the song and again at 7:59 |
| 00:08:10 |
LD performs his next selection |
| 00:11:43 |
The next song |
| 00:14:43 |
LD performs his next song |
| 00:17:21 |
The next selection by LD |
| 00:20:02 |
The next song |
| 00:23:29 |
LD performs his next blues song |
| 00:26:47 |
LD performs the previous selection again |
| 00:30:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR089 |
Leroy Dallas
interview, January
27, 1962
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Rack number: RXH 3227 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (polyester, 00:21:06) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track,
mono ; 7 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 169. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
PW asks LD background questions: where he had
lived, family life, when he started playing. |
| 00:01:28 |
PW asks LD whom he learned to play from. |
| 00:01:46 |
Discussion of LD's arrival in Chicago in 1941 and
the music scene there. |
| 00:02:28 |
PW asks LD about his first recordings. Tampa Red
and Roosevelt Sykes are mentioned. |
| 00:03:13 |
Discussion shifts to LD's move to New York City,
the music scene, and recording there. |
| 00:04:34 |
PW brings up Sykes and Red again, they discuss
LD's relationship with Red. |
| 00:05:05 |
PW asks what sort of non-musical work LD did in
New York City. |
| 00:05:25 |
PW asks LD when he started recording in New York
City; Jade and Sittin' In recording companies are
mentioned. |
| 00:06:49 |
PW asks about rehearsing before recording
sessions, LD talks about Brownie McGhee. |
| 00:07:42 |
LD states he hasn't done any recording since
1948. |
| 00:08:05 |
LD: "Before I met you, I almost gave it [music]
up." |
| 00:08:23 |
PW asks LD why he plays the blues, follows up by
asking how LD goes about writing a piece. LD refers
to his songs as poems. |
| 00:10:43 |
PW asks about the pieces LD had played for him
earlier that day. |
| 00:11:15 |
PW asks if LD has met any other famous people. LD
Mentions Big Joe Williams. |
| 00:11:45 |
LD: "A man who writes a song, has a photograph
mind." |
| 00:12:55 |
LD mentions recording the TV Blues for PW earlier
that day [specifically "tonight"]. |
| 00:13:15 |
PW asks about musical activity in Memphis when LD
was a kid. This leads LD to talk about his early
music career. |
| 00:14:20 |
PW asks about catching freight trains. |
| 00:15:28 |
PW and LD discuss LD's singing and playing style.
PW asks about other guitarists LD has met who he
enjoyed or might have influenced him. LD mentions
Georgia Slim, Stick McGhee, and Big Joe Williams
[calling him Joe Lee Williams]. |
| 00:19:06 |
[Phone rings and PW answers it. Someone, probably
LD, can be heard lightly playing a guitar] |
| 00:19:49 |
[Tape jumps] PW asks where LD met Joe
Williams. |
| 00:20:45 |
PW asks LD where he learned the older songs that
he had played for PW earlier that day. |
| 00:21:06 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR096 |
Blind Teddy Darby
interview / Pete Seeger dub recording, October 9, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 3234 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester; Darby: 01:16:17; Seeger: 00:16:13, 00:16:41) : analog, 3
3/4 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 5 in. |
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Archivist's note: Interview location: Chicago, Illinois. Collector's
original number: 170. |
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LC engineer's note: "Tape is predominately a Blind Teddy Darby
interview in full track mono format, but after 01:16:17 interview is
cut off and tape goes into the 4-track stereo format and contains a
recording of the commercially released LP Gazette Vol. 2 by Pete Seeger (Folkways FN 2502, 1961)." |
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Darby interview
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
PW asks TD several questions. TD say that his
name is Theodore Darby and he was born in Henderson,
Kentucky on March 1, 1906. He had no brothers or
sisters. He did not come from a musical family. His
mother played a couple of songs on guitar, which TD
discusses. |
| 00:01:50 |
TD's family moved to St. Louis when he was sever
years old, because his father got a job there. TD
went to sixth grade in school, then was sent to
reform school for fighting. He was in reform school
from March, 1921 to May, 1922. He went blind in
1926, from glaucoma. |
| 00:05:34 |
PW asks what happened when TD lost his sight. He
had some money saved in the bank from when he was
working. He decided to make his living as a blues
player. He says he really learned to play the blues
in the city work-house in 1927. TD explains what he
did which caused him to go to the work-house. He
asked his mother to bring him a guitar. He taught
himself to play four pieces. |
| 00:09:14 |
TD says he got out of the work-house in June
1928. He went home and lived a normal life. He
played and sang at house parties. He says there was
a Syrian neighborhood in which he often played. He
also played in a "smoke shop" that sold whiskey and
had two back rooms used for gambling. This was in
1931. |
| 00:11:18 |
PW asks how TD got to make his records in 1929
for Paramount. TD answers. They talk about Paramount
going out of business, then restating in 1948. TD
talks about some of the musicians at the 1929
recording session: Henry Brown, Roosevelt Sykes, and
Davey James. |
| 00:14:20 |
PW asks if Henry Brown recorded at the same time.
TD responds the Henry Brown just play piano for
other musicians. TD talks about how much he was paid
to record in 1931. TD says he recorded two numbers
for Victor. He explains. They were composed by
himself and recorded in Chicago. |
| 00:16:58 |
PW says TD's next records were made in 1935. He
asks TD what he was doing between 1931 and 1935. TD
responds. He met the woman to be his wife in East
St. Louis during this time. In 1939 TD started
getting a "blind pension." |
| 00:18:38 |
PW asks about the records TD made in 1935 for
(Vocalin). TD responds. They discuss the songs in
that session. They talk about "The Pokino Blues." TD
says that Pokino was a popular card game. He also
talks about a church song he composed in the
work-house, "God Moved in the Wind." He sings
it. |
| 00:24:15 |
TD says he has an excellent memory. He know about
125 telephone numbers. He talks about his time in
the Army in 1922. They talk about "The Decoration
Day Blues" which he recorded. His mother taught him
to play in Spanish tuning. |
| 00:27:45 |
PW asks if there was much music back in Kentucky
when he was a kid. TD answers. They talk about a
number of songs of that time. |
| 00:29:24 |
PW asks about when TD was young. Were there any
naught or dirty songs the guys would sing among
themselves. TD answers and gives some examples.
|
| 00:32:46 |
PW asks about a man named Tommy Webb. TD says
Tommy Webb was his cousin. He was killed over two
cigarettes in about 1951. |
| 00:34:54 |
TD and PW played together in East St. Louis
starting in 1930. TD talks about some records they
made together in 1933. |
| 00:39:09 |
TD says the last records he made were in 1937. He
cut four numbers. They discuss the songs. |
| 00:41:50 |
PW asks TD what he has been doing since he last
recorded in 1937. TD says that he has been playing
around East St. Louis. TD talks about getting his
blind pension. He says that he has been a church
member for ten years and so has not played the blues
in that time. |
| 00:43:43 |
PW asks if TD made any records between 1930 and
1954. TD replies. He talks about making a living
with his handicap. |
| 00:45:40 |
PW asks TD what he thinks the blues are. TD
responds at length. |
| 00:47:15 |
PW asks what makes a good blues song. TD responds
and gives some examples. They talk about many blues
songs being about women. |
| 00:49:39 |
TD says that he got married in 1938. His wife
died in 1958. HE talks about how he met the woman he
married. |
| 00:51:43 |
They talk about most blues songs being written
about women. |
| 00:53:52 |
PW asks why there is such a strong separation
between blues songs and church songs. TD answers at
length. He talks about the need for love in the
world. |
| 01:01:54 |
PW says that many blues songs are written about
love, physical love. TD has been talking about "love
in the heart." TD talks about this. |
| 01:02:53 |
no recording (dead air) |
| 01:04:45 |
PW ask how TD goes about composing a blues. TD
replies. They talk about some songs he recorded for
Decca. |
| 01:07:09 |
TD talks about being blind and his life. He talks
about moving around when he was young. |
| 01:10:24 |
PW asks TD if he enjoyed making records. TD
responds. They talk about a recording session
scheduled for tomorrow. |
| 01:14:08 |
PW asks TD if was a wild guy when he was young.
TD replies. TD says he's been married three
times. |
| 01:16:17 |
End |
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Seeger recording, part 1
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Time
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Content
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|
|
| Start |
"The Dying Miner" (the first part of the song is
missing) |
| 00:01:18 |
"Bourgeois Blues" |
| 00:03:27 |
"The Literacy Test Song" |
| 00:05:01 |
"Fayette County" |
| 00:08:08 |
"Moorsoldaten" (Peat Bog Soldiers) |
| 00:11:34 |
"Hold the Line" |
| 00:16:13 |
End |
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Seeger recording, part 2
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Time
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Content
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|
| Start |
"When a Fellow is Out of a Job" |
| 00:03:18 |
"The RAND Hymn" |
| 00:05:28 |
"The Crow on the Cradle" |
| 00:07:54 |
"I Come and Stand at Every Door" |
| 00:10:22 |
"The Easter Marchers" |
| 00:14:26 |
"The Jack Ash Society" |
| 00:16:41 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR666 |
Darby and Tarlton
folk classics - dubs / Cajun dubs, undated
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|
Rack number: RXH 5543 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
|
Dub recordings, probably from commercial releases. Darby and Tarlton
were an early country music singing duo (circa 1920s: Tom Darby and
Jimmie Tarlton). |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR202 |
Blind John Davis,
#1, March 25,
1962
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|
Rack number: RXH 4085 |
|
Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (acetate; Side 1: 00:17:50) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half
track, mono ; 7 in. |
|
Dubbed compilation of commercial recordings. Side 2 is blank. The
documentation from the tape box may not match the tape contents.
Collector's original number: 174. |
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Side 1
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Time
|
Content
|
|
|
| Start |
Blind John Davis (BJD) plays his first
instrumental piece |
| 00:01:26 |
BJD sings one of his blues songs, the title is
unknown |
| 00:04:28 |
BJD performs his next song |
| 00:09:01 |
The next song by BJD |
| 00:11:01 |
BJD performs the song from 1:26 again |
| 00:14:58 |
An instrumental selection by BJD |
| 00:17:50 |
End |
|
|
|
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR219 |
Blind John Davis
with Billy Boy Arnold, April 15, 1962
|
|
Rack number: RXH 4102 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:49:05) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
|
Collector's original ID number: 175.
Logger's note: Blues songs performed by Blind John Davis and Billy
Boy Arnold, and an interview conducted by Pete Welding (PW). The
recording starts off with performed songs, and at 22:49 the
interview begins. The song titles are based on notes from the tape
box. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
|
|
| Start |
"How Long Blues" begins to play (with Billy Boy
Arnold) |
| 00:02:31 |
"Fast Boogie" |
| 00:04:20 |
"How Long Blues" (with Billy) |
| 00:07:40 |
"How Long Blues" (with Billy);
instrumental |
| 00:09:24 |
"Someday, Baby" [this song might also be called
"No Mail Today" based on the lyrics] |
| 00:12:45 |
"No Mail Today" (instrumental) |
| 00:14:58 |
"Piano Blues" |
| 00:17:09 |
"How Long Blues" [the tape case has this labeled
as "different bass styles"] |
| 00:20:58 |
"Listen to Mama" (according to the tape case);
this song may be called "How Long Blues"] |
| 00:22:49 |
They talk about the previous song and how long
John has been in Chicago. |
| 00:23:04 |
They talk about when John first started playing
music and some aspects of his recording career,
including when he started and who he recorded with.
|
| 00:25:30 |
They talk about John's procedure for recording in
studios and who helped him set up these recording
sessions. |
| 00:27:02 |
They discuss when John first started playing
piano professionally. They discuss the "Chicago
house rent party scene" and how he came to be
involved in them. |
| 00:31:09 |
PW asks John if he can play the typical music you
might hear at one of these house parties. PW
suggests a "boogie tune." |
| 00:31:18 |
Starts playing an instrumental jazz song - a
boogie tune you might hear at a house party. |
| 00:32:42 |
PW asks him to explain the different kinds of
basses that would be used in a boogie
woogie? |
| 00:32:54 |
John discusses the basses |
| 00:33:16 |
John plays a demo of a rolling bass |
| 00:33:59 |
John plays a demo of a walking bass |
| 00:34:22 |
PW asks if there are any other kinds, and John
starts playing another demo. (He says this one is
mostly one of his - no special name for this
one.) |
| 00:35:05 |
John is playing some piano while the interviewer
and another man talk. The guys joke around with each
other and laugh. |
| 00:35:37 |
They talk about John's music |
| 00:36:55 |
John introduces "Sweet Patootie." [He doesn't
play the song - maybe the recording gets cut
off?] |
| 00:37:49 |
PW asks if there are any pianists when he was
working in the '30s whose work he especially liked
and if he tried to pattern his work after anyone?
|
| 00:38:20 |
John shares an anecdote from his childhood about
why he started playing piano. |
| 00:39:38 |
John names the main people who helped him learn
to play |
| 00:40:14 |
John talks more about his background and musical
relationship with an artist named Tampa. |
| 00:43:23 |
John discusses his relationship with Sonny Boy
Williams |
| 00:45:11 |
John discusses some bass players he has played
with |
| 00:45:32 |
PW asks John what he thinks of the blues singers
today compared with the boys he recorded with.
|
| 00:46:52 |
John talks about playing with Dr. Clayton.
|
| 00:48:05 |
John talks about his relationship with Billy Boy
Arnold (who is in the room and who was presumably
playing another instrument during the recordings).
|
| 00:49:03 |
End |
|
|
|
|
Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR661 |
Blind Willie Davis -
Ed Bell - John Hurt - Washington White, etc., undated
|
|
Rack number: RXH 5538 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 5 in. |
|
|
|
Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR586 |
Wild Bill Davison 2,
undated
|
|
Rack number: RXH 5447 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
|
|
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR623 |
Bo Diddley,
undated
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Rack number: RXH 5501 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel (Side
1: 00:40:12) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono ; 5 in. |
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Archivist's note: Side 1 seems to be dubs from various recordings.
Side 2 has not yet been digitized.
Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. Side 1
has speed fluctuations from 00:37:30 to the end of the
recording. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR692 |
Where It All Began - Bo Diddley (Chess album), December 16, 1971
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Rack number: RXH 5569 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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