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Series 8: Sound
recordings
(continued) |
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Subseries 1: Artists,
bands, and interviews
(continued) |
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Big Joe Williams
interview #3, June
7, 1964
(continued) |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
JW talks about the first things he remembers from
when he was a little kid. |
| 00:02:02 |
JW sings a religious song He learned from his
grandmother. He talks about the song. He also talks
about his grandfather being a sharecropper and how
sharecropping worked. |
| 00:05:50 |
JW talks about the sharecropping system. He also
talks about the rental farming system. |
| 00:08:55 |
JW talks about when he was a little kid, running
away from his grandfather's place. |
| 00:10:30 |
JW talks about his mother and his father. JW and
PW talk about teen years then and now, and community
standards. |
| 00:15:52 |
JW talks about his parents growing up together.
He talks about his step-father. He sings a song
called "Mean step-Father." |
| 00:20:10 |
PW asks about John Williams, JW's father. JW
talks about his parents, grandparents and
step-father. His mother and father were not
married. |
| 00:23:08 |
JW talks about staying with his aunts, uncles,
and cousins when he was growing up. He says his full
name is Joe Lee Williams. |
| 00:25:34 |
JW talks about going to school (or not). HE talks
about running away from home. |
| 00:27:45 |
JW talks about playing a bucket. He talks about
his grandfather's whipping belt. |
| 00:31:00 |
JW sings a hymn "As Long As I Can Feel the
Spirit." He learned this from his grandmother. He
talks about his grandmother and grandfather. |
| 00:32:36 |
JW talks about his suit and outfit. HE talks
about his grandfather's mare. He talks about a
family (Gilmore) he lived with until he was about 21
years old. |
| 00:35:10 |
JW talks about a saw mill in Macon Mississippi
where he worked. |
| 00:39:58 |
JW talks about how much money the saw mill
workers were paid. He talks about living in saw mill
camps. |
| 00:42:23 |
JW talks about music and musicians in the saw
mill camps. |
| 00:44:45 |
PW asks, "How old do you think the blues are?" PW
answers. |
| 00:47:51 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR039 |
Big Joe Williams
interview #4, June
7, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 3178 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (00:47:46) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
JW talks about catching fish, cooking them and
making corn bread. |
| 00:02:11 |
JW talks about fish fries. |
| 00:06:02 |
PW asks about the kind of music played at a fish
fry. JW replies. |
| 00:07:13 |
(Note: The recording picks up at this point from
SR038 ). JW talks
about lumber camps. |
| 00:07:38 |
PW asks about medicine shows. JW replies. The
shows came to towns, not lumber camps. JW talks
about the kinds of acts/performances in the shows.
JW started travelling with medicine shows when he
was 9 years old. |
| 00:10:20 |
PW asks how medicine shows were put together and
how did they travel. JW replies. |
| 00:12:52 |
JW talks about his performing - dancing while
playing the guitar. |
| 00:14:11 |
JW talks a jug band he played with and recording
with them. |
| 00:15:40 |
JW talks about a "bad man" called King of the M
and O Bottom, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Note: JW
said this person's name is something like "Toxie
Cane") |
| 00:20:33 |
JW talks about a week long picnic and hay ride in
the wood in the late 1920s. He talks about the band
that played. |
| 00:23:56 |
PW asks when the "J.C. Collins thing (?)" was
recorded. PW replies that it was 1927. JW then
discusses this in some detail. |
| 00:25:37 |
JW talks about his time playing and travelling
with minstrel shows. He talks about how he was paid.
|
| 00:29:00 |
JW talks about some of the musicians who were
part of the shows. |
| 00:32:54 |
PW asks how JW got to make his first record. JW
replies. |
| 00:37:38 |
JW talks about King Solomon Hill. It was both a
place in Alabama and a record label. JW talks about
Bullet Williams and several other musicians. |
| 00:39:26 |
JW talks, at length, about a harp player called
George "Brother" Williams. |
| 00:43:25 |
PW asks JW about when he was starting out as a
musician, how did he know where to go to play music.
JW replies. |
| 00:45:31 |
PW asks JW when he knew he had a gift for music.
JW answers and talks about some of the earliest
songs he heard. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR040 |
Big Joe Williams
interview #5, June
7, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 3179 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (00:48:00) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
JW tells a story about looking for treasure in
1943 or so. |
| 00:02:52 |
JW tells another story about hunting for treasure
with a money needle made of baling wire. He also
talks about money diggers. |
| 00:08:45 |
PW asks about ghosts. JW tells a story about a
picnic and a ghost. |
| 00:10:05 |
JW talks about a sharp shooter named Kenny
Wagner. |
| 00:16:10 |
JW talks about Joe DeMoorehead (?), Kid
Washington (?), and someone called Blue
Steel. |
| 00:22:08 |
JW talks about Kid Washington being a gambler. He
talks about what Blue Steel is doing now. |
| 00:26:16 |
PW asks JW who were some of the other guys from
about that time? JW talks about people called Good
Buddy, Corn Bread, Joe DeMoorehead, Zoo Lawrence
(?), and others. |
| 00:29:04 |
JW talks about living in St. Louis. He talks
about stealing turkeys. |
| 00:32:20 |
JW talks about playing a dance in the
country. |
| 00:33:06 |
JW talks about the man named Corn Bread. His real
name was Kid Douglas. He also talks about Red
Lawrence. |
| 00:35:45 |
JW talks about Blue Steel and shooting a Sheriff.
He mentions Sleepy John Estes. |
| 00:37:38 |
JW talks about his friend Blow Mouth, who could
imitate any musical instrument with his mouth.
|
| 00:38:50 |
PW asks JW when he met Memphis Minnie. JW
responds. |
| 00:39:50 |
PW asks about Lead Belly. JW replies and also
talks about playing with the Reverend Gary
Davis. |
| 00:43:04 |
PW asks about Mama Law. JW replies. He also talks
about Horsehead Lulu and Stavin Chain. |
| 00:48:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR041 |
Big Joe Williams
interview #6, June
11, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 3180 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (00:48:20) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
PW asks JW to talk more about the man called Blue
Steel and his powers. JW tells the story of Blue
Steel selling his soul to the devil. |
| 00:03:15 |
PW asks JW what Blue Steel looked like, what kind
of guy he was. JW answers. |
| 00:04:20 |
They talk about the lodestone |
| 00:05:16 |
More talk about the things Blue Steel
did. |
| 00:06:20 |
PW asks about Mama Law. JW says she was a conjure
woman, a hoo-doo. He also talks about a lucky root,
a John McConker (?) root. |
| 00:09:41 |
PW asks about a mojo hand. JW responds. He also
talks about lucky numbers. |
| 00:13:15 |
PW asks JW if he was ever much of a gambler. JW
responds. He talks about a card game called Georgia
Skin. |
| 00:16:37 |
JW talks about betting on cards. |
| 00:17:20 |
JW says he basically earned his living from
music, but he also had other jobs. He talks about
quitting jobs after he became proficient at them.
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| 00:21:22 |
JW talks about working in a grit mill, a mill
that grinds corn. The miller would take a toll of
corn for his fee. JW worked on mud slides driving
teams of oxen. |
| 00:24:35 |
PW asks where Mama Law got her special powers. JW
says that she got her power from the devil, like a
witch. |
| 00:29:28 |
JW met a witch named Mama Mary. He tells about
his time with her. She knows all about his family.
He goes home with her and has a number of mystical
experiences, including ones with a pet snake, a pet
alligator, and a pet black cat. |
| 00:35:25 |
PW asks from where Mama Mary got her money. JW
answers. He saw exciting things and cures. |
| 00:36:48 |
JW talks about Mother Williams, a woman preacher.
She was JW's wife, and was a healer. JW sings a bit
of "When I did the best I can, I want my
crown." |
| 00:43:16 |
PW asks where JW met Mother Williams. JW says he
met her in the 1920s in Missouri. She travelled all
over the world. He says they married around 1959. JW
talks about his children. |
| 00:46:50 |
PW asks about the first woman JW loved. He
answers that her name was Malvina. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR042 |
Big Joe Williams
interview #7, June
11, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 3181 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (00:47:00) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
JW talks about playing with two women: Malvina
and Shilk (?), and his cousin, Thomas Styme (?), he
played the "bazooka horn," the jazz horn. Malvina
was a cook for white people. She and JW fell in love
and traveled together. |
| 00:06:50 |
Malvina could sing the blues. JW sings "I'm gonna
get up in the mornin', walking down the lonesome
line." He talks about Malvina and how he left
her. |
| 00:11:02 |
PW asks what kind of a woman was Malvina. JW says
Malvina was a mean woman. He says she killed a man.
JW talks about their relationship. |
| 00:15:00 |
JW tells the story about he and Malvina at a
dance. Another woman, named Amanda (Mandy), is
involved. He was cut taking away a knife. |
| 00:21:12 |
JW talks about his first wife, Ella Mae. They met
in about 1921 and stayed together for about a year.
He left her and went back on the road. |
| 00:25:43 |
JW says he was making a living playing music and
working. He borrowed $500 to buy furniture. To pay
it back, he took a job but plowed only when he felt
like it. This did not repay the loan. He took
another job and finally did repay the loan. |
| 00:28:35 |
PW asks about a record, "Stack of Dollars," the
JW recorded in 1935. JW says he first recorded it in
the 1920s. They discuss this. |
| 00:29:32 |
PW and JW discuss JW's early recordings. PW
consults a (unidentified) book. They talk about the
songs and who performed them. |
| 00:34:00 |
They discuss recording sessions for Blue Bird
Records in 1933 and 1935. They discuss the
performers on these and other recording sessions.
|
| 00:38:05 |
PW asks JW when he came across Sonny Boy
Williamson. JW says it was about 1922. He talks
about Sonny Boy at length. He also talks about a
number of other musicians he travelled with. He
talks about a guitar contest he won. |
| 00:43:00 |
JW talks about Sonny Boy's recordings. JW says
Sonny Boy's first hits were "Sugar Mama" and "School
Girl." |
| 00:47:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR043 |
Big Joe Williams
interview #8, June
11, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 3182 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (00:47:10) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
JW talks about some of the musicians with whom he
played including Charlie Patton. He talks at length
about Patton, his early recordings and his death.
|
| 00:06:30 |
JW talks about a contest he was n with Charlie
Patton. |
| 00:07:45 |
JW talks about Brother James, James Harding. He
talks about Grant Malone, an organ player. He talks
about a car wreck in which several people were
killed, including Brother James. |
| 00:11:08 |
PW asks "What kind of guy was Charlie Patton
like?" JW responds. |
| 00:13:18 |
PW asks JW if he ever met Son House. JW says he
knew Son House well. He talks about him. |
| 00:14:52 |
JW talks at length about Robert Johnson. |
| 00:17:08 |
JW talks about Robert Johnson playing bottleneck
guitar. |
| 00:20:45 |
JW talks about Blind Willie McTell, who also
played bottleneck guitar. |
| 00:23:38 |
JW talks about Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch).
He played guitar and piano. He was killed in a car
wreck. |
| 00:32:20 |
JW talks about bluesmen living in St. Louis. He
talks about Walter Davis. JW and PW discuss some
other musicians including Tommy Johnson and Ishman
Bracey. |
| 00:37:25 |
PW asks about Skip James. JW responds. He also
talks about Chief, a one arm guitar player. |
| 00:39:54 |
PW asks about other good singers from down in
Mississippi. JW responds and specifically talks
about Tom turner and Blind Teddy Darby (Theodore
Roosevelt Darby). |
| 00:47:10 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR315 |
Big Joe Williams,
Jimmy Brown / Willie Lee Harris, March 12, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 4201 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:03:22) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono ; 7 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 34.
Archivist's note: Side 2 has not yet been digitized.
Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times, and
speed fluctuations from the tape. Side 1 has a sound gap (silence)
from 00:02:13-00:02:52.
Logger's note: From the tape box - Big Joe Williams, guitar; Jimmy
Brown, guitar; Willie Lee, harmonica. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
False start of songs. Blank. |
| 00:03:00 |
A short fragment of an unidentified blues song.
|
| 00:04:44 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR316 |
John Williams, May 12, 1966
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Rack number: RXH 4202 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:32:24) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono ; 7 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 41.
Logger's note: According to the tape box, this recording seems to
have been made in Chicago. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Catch My Pony, Saddle My Black Mare" |
| 00:04:50 |
"Tammy Blues" |
| 00:07:26 |
"Rather Be The Devil" (rough, false
start) |
| 00:11:12 |
"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" |
| 00:13:43 |
"Tammy Blues" |
| 00:16:15 |
"Catfish Blues" (rough) |
| 00:20:44 |
"Catfish Blues" (a little more deliberate) breaks
off. |
| 00:23:58 |
"Catfish Blues" (Strong rhythm) |
| 00:29:09 |
"Catfish Blues" (very rough) |
| 00:32:24 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR076 |
Robert Pete Williams
interview, January
30, 1965
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Rack number: RXH 3215 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (acetate; 00:35:00) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, full track, mono
; 7 in. |
|
Logger's note: Pete Welding (PW) interviews Robert Pete Williams
(RPW). Other people are present in the room. It seems that the SR
begins in the midst of an ongoing conversation. There may be a
recording that precedes this one. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
PW and RPW talk about playing blues and
spirituals. RPW talks about being a Christian. He
says the blues followed him all the time. He says he
made his first guitar out of a cigar box at age 18
or 19. Later, he bought a used guitar. |
| 00:05:55 |
PW asks when RPW first became aware that he had a
gift for music. RPW responds. |
| 00:06:41 |
PW asks what RPW thinks the blues are. RPW
answers at length. |
| 00:11:28 |
RPW says he walked away from Christ and stepped
into trouble. |
| 00:16:15 |
RPW talks about getting into trouble because he
was carrying a gun. He talks about drinking
wine. |
| 00:19:23 |
PW says that it seems that the blues strongly
pursue ROW. RPW replies. He says he feels good when
he plays the blues. He tells a story about having
the blues so bad that he could not sleep. They talk
about a song. |
| 00:24:29 |
RPW shows the 12 string guitar that he played on
a song. PW asks how he learned to play. RPW answers
at length. |
| 00:27:29 |
PW asks RPW how old he was when he made his cigar
box guitar. RPW responds. He talks about his
home. |
| 00:28:35 |
RPW talks about his parole from jail. He worked
in dairy. |
| 00:35:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR620 |
Robert Pete Williams
#1, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5481 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR610 |
Robert Pete Williams
- dub of Oster Tape #2, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5471 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 227. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR159 |
Sonny Boy
[Williamson] master, possibly 1965 or before
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Rack number: RXH 4042 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(backcoated polyester, 00:24:19) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track,
stereo ; 7 in. |
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The tape box has "S.B. master." Collector's original ID number:
137.
Archivist's note: Sonny Boy Williamson (sometimes self-styled as
Sonny Boy Williamson II; d. 1965). |
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Logger's note: The lead singer is Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck
Miller) with his blues band, including Buddy Guy.
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Instrumental music performed |
| 00:01:58 |
The lead vocalist, Sonny Boy (SB), announces the
accompanying musicians and performs his first song:
"My Name is Sonny Boy" |
| 00:04:50 |
SB and the band perform the next song, title is
unknown |
| 00:09:24 |
SB speaks to someone off stage while instrumental
music plays |
| 00:10:14 |
The next selection |
| 00:13:31 |
The next song |
| 00:18:33 |
The lead vocalist (possibly someone other than
SB) and band perform the next song |
| 00:21:24 |
SB and the band perform the last song, titled
"Fattening Frogs for Snakes" |
| 00:24:17 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR574 |
Sonny Boy
Williamson, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5435 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:28:34) : analog ; 7 in. |
|
Dubs from commercial recordings. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Don't Lose Your Eye" |
| 00:03:15 |
"Like Wolf" |
| 00:06:13 |
"This is My Department" |
| 00:08:58 |
"Have You Ever Been in Love" |
| 00:11:55 |
"She Got Next to Me" |
| 00:14:34 |
"Sweet Disposition" |
| 00:17:34 |
"I Over Go Wrong" |
| 00:20:21 |
"I Hold Up My hand (That Explains
Everything)" |
| 00:23:18 |
"Peach Tree" |
| 00:25:58 |
"This Old Life" |
| 00:28:34 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR582 |
Sonny Boy
Williamson, #1, Side 1, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5443 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:19:50) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
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Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR583 |
Sonny Boy
Williamson, #2, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5444 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:07:26) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
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Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR584 |
Sonny Boy Williamson,
Side 2 |
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Rack number: RXH 5445 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 39. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR451 |
Bob Wills #1,
undated
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Rack number: RXH 4691 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:34:00) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
|
Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Lila Lou" by Bob Wills |
| 00:02:45 |
"Just A Wearied Mind" by Bob Wills |
| 00:05:40 |
"Just A Little Maiden's Prayer" by Bob
Wills |
| 00:08:33 |
"Twin Guitar" by Bob Wills |
| 00:11:22 |
"Twin Guitar" by Bob Wills [clicks
throughout] |
| 00:14:12 |
"Blue Bonnet Lane" by Bob Wills |
| 00:16:48 |
An unidentified piece played by the band. |
| 00:19:21 |
An unidentified piece played by the band. |
| 00:21:56 |
"Little Liza Jane" by Bob Wills |
| 00:24:36 |
"My Little Cherokee Maid" by Bob Wills |
| 00:27:38 |
"Ride On" by Bob Wills (yodel insert at the
end) |
| 00:30:35 |
"San Antonio Rose" by Bob Wills |
| 00:34:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR752 |
Bob Wills #1,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59290 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(01:09:46) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 10
in. |
|
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion and hiss from
the source tape. The source tape also had print-through. |
|
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR452 |
Bob Wills #2,
undated
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Rack number: RXH 4692 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:32:14) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
|
Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Got A Letter From My Kid Today" by Bob
Wills |
| 00:02:38 |
"It's All Your Fault" by Bob Wills |
| 00:05:27 |
"Goodnight, Little Sweetheart, Goodnight" by Bob
Wills |
| 00:08:06 |
"Dusty Skies" by Bob Wills |
| 00:11:01 |
"Hang Your Head In Shame" by Bob Wills |
| 00:13:36 |
"Hang Your Head In Shame" by Bob Wills |
| 00:16:16 |
"Hang Your Head In Shame" by Bob Wills |
| 00:18:48 |
"Hang Your Head In Shame" by Bob Wills |
| 00:21:26 |
"Smoke On The Water" by Bob Wills |
| 00:24:12 |
"Texas Playboy Rag" (instrumental piece) |
| 00:27:01 |
"Texas Playboy Rag" (instrumental piece) |
| 00:29:39 |
"Bluer Than Blue" by Bob Wills [incomplete; ends
abruptly] |
| 00:32:14 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR753 |
Bob Wills #2,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59291 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 10 in. |
|
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR453 |
Bob Wills #3,
undated
|
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Rack number: RXH 4693 |
|
Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:31:53) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
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Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Bluer Than Blue" |
| 00:02:47 |
"Roly Poly" |
| 00:05:25 |
"You Should Have Thought Of That Before" |
| 00:08:02 |
"I Can't Go On" |
| 00:10:46 |
"I'm Wasting My Time On You" |
| 00:13:20 |
"Easy Rocking Chair" |
| 00:15:56 |
"I'm Just a plain Old Country Boy" |
| 00:18:48 |
"Silver Dew On the Blue Grass" |
| 00:21:20 |
"I'm So Glad I Met You" |
| 00:23:57 |
"New Spanish Two-Step" |
| 00:26:29 |
"Sugar Moon" |
| 00:29:01 |
"Brain Cloudy Blues" |
| 00:31:53 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR454 |
Bob Wills #4,
undated
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Rack number: RXH 4694 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:15:37) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
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Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Brain Cloudy Blues" |
| 00:02:58 |
"I Got A Cinder In My Eye" |
| 00:05:23 |
"Virginia" |
| 00:07:54 |
"Fat Boy Rag" |
| 00:10:46 |
"The Kind of Love I Can't Forget" |
| 00:13:27 |
"Drum Test" (An instrumental piece) |
| 00:15:37 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR085 |
Al Wilson interview,
January 29,
1968
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Rack number: RXH 3223 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester; Side 1: 01:05:10; Side 2: 00:29:00) : analog, 3 3/4 ips,
half track, mono ; 7 in. |
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Side 1
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
PW and AW talk about the forming of AW's band,
Canned Heat, in November of 1965. AW talks about the
turnover of band personnel. He commends the band's
management. |
| 00:03:16 |
AW attributes Canned Heat's early success to the
absence of the word "blues" in the band's name. He
talks about being part of another band, for a short
period, before Canned Heat came together again in
early 1967. He talks about some of the band members
and their interest in specific forms of music.
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| 00:07:00 |
AW says that the makeup of Canned Heat now is
100% committed to the blues. PW and AW talk about
the appearance of the band and the music itself. AW
talks about the coffee house and college circuit
market. AW discusses various blues bands and where
they stand in the market. He says he's concerned
that the popular interest in the blues will not last
more than a year or two. |
| 00:11:10 |
PW asks if AW considered the blues as something
distinct from the larger body of rock, folk rock and
experimental rock. AW answers and explains his
answer. He says that there is a blues buying public.
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| 00:12:58 |
They talk about Canned Heat's audience and other
performers with a similar audience. |
| 00:15:30 |
PW asks what Canned Heat set out to do when the
band was formed. AW answers in detail and at
length. |
| 00:21:00 |
PW asks about changes as the band has been
working over the last year and a half. AW
responds. |
| 00:22:10 |
PW asks about translating older style blues to
Canned Heat's repertoire. AW responds. |
| 00:25:20 |
They talk about the liner notes PW wrote for
Caned Heat's first album. They talk about the modal
approach to playing the blues and the harmonic
approach. They talk about the 12-bar blues
structure. |
| 00:32:04 |
PW asks how large a repertoire the band has now.
AW responds and explains how songs are dropped and
added. |
| 00:34:40 |
They talk about adapting old-style blues to
electric instruments. They talk about taking "licks"
from old recordings. |
| 00:36:30 |
PW asks where most of the band's material comes
from. AW replies and gives examples. |
| 00:38:28 |
PW asks about the kinds of places the band has
been working in the last few months. AW responds:
clubs, psychedelic spaces, and one-night concerts.
He explains. They discuss the audiences at these
venues. |
| 00:43:25 |
They talk about how long the listening public
will be interested in the blues. They discuss if
there will be an audience for black blues singers
(and bands). They discuss black blues players and
white blues players. They discuss old blues players
and young blues players. They talk about singing the
blues. |
| 00:54:40 |
dead air |
| 00:55:06 |
AW continues taking about blues singers and
recordings. He says Canned Heat added brass for its
recordings. |
| 00:58:19 |
PW asks about other working groups that AW finds
interesting. AW replies and discusses several
performers and bands. |
| 01:05:10 |
End |
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Side 2
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
AW abut Taj Mahal, the tuning(s) he uses, and his
style of playing the blues. |
| 00:01:47 |
PW asks if AW has encountered any interesting
bands while he has been on the road. AW responds and
gives examples. |
| 00:06:08 |
PW asks if Canned Heat has played in New York. AW
answers. He says they had a better reaction at Club
47 in Boston, than they did in New York. |
| 00:07:00 |
PW asks about the problems playing amplified
blues versus acoustic blues. AW responds. He talks
about sounds available to amplified music. They talk
at length about writing new material. |
| 00:13:17 |
PW asks how much of the band's repertoire is
original material. AW answers. He discusses the
language of song lyrics. They discuss the transition
from speech to song. |
| 00:21:50 |
AW talks about using new instruments and new
sounds. He specifically mentions the Fender Bass. He
talks about rhythm sections and the blues. |
| 00:29:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR685 |
George Wilson and
Arthur Baker, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5562 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Dubs of commercial recordings. |
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