Pete Welding collection, 1958-1995 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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Series 8: Sound recordings (continued)

Subseries 6: Various recordings (continued)

Unidentified jazz ensemble and other recordings, 1954; undated (continued)

Title supplied by the archivist. Side 1 features an ensemble includes trumpet (as the featured instrument), standup bass, piano, and drums. Side 2 includes dubbed recordings by Chet Baker, from the album Chet Baker Sings (1954).

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR738

Compilation of jazz recordings, circa 1930s

Rack number: RXH 5615

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (polyester; Side 1: 00:28:02, Side 2: 00:28:08) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7 in.

Archivist's note: Dubbed from a disc, possibly a 78 rpm sound recording.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR739

Unidentified composition for keyboard (probably a synthesizer), undated

Rack number: RXH 5616

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (polyester, 00:04:15) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.

Title supplied by the archivist.
LC engineer's note: The tape was recorded in the half track stereo format, but was also recorded on a four-track stereo recorder in four-track mono format which results in a confusing number of tracks for this tape, some of which have bleed through and bad crosstalk from the mix of the two formats. However, aside from the main file which is unique content, no other files were made from the remaining contents because they are all incomplete snatches of commercial recordings which hold no value even for research.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR803

Unidentified male blues singer, with guitar and harmonica, undated

Rack number: RAA 59340

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:17:03) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in.

Title supplied by the archivist.
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion and hiss from the source tape.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR804

Single, brief tone (no music), undated

Rack number: RAA 59341

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:00:13) : analog, 15 ips, full track, mono ; 10 in.

Title supplied by the archivist.
Vendor's digitization note: The program has audio hiss and print-through from the source tape.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR805

Easy listening versions of two hymns, undated

Rack number: RAA 59342

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:06:31) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in.

Two hymns sung by an unidentified chorus, with musical accompaniment: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "In the Garden."
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion and hiss from the source tape.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR809

Unidentified African American gospel group, undated

Rack number: RAA 59346

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:24) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in.

Title supplied by the archivist.
Gospel-rock vocal group, with musical accompaniment.

Time	Content

Start	"The Last Mile of the Way"
00:03:31	"A Change Has Come Over Me"
00:10:12	"Do You Know Him" (first time)
00:17:18	"Do You Know Him" (second time; false start)
00:17:36	"Do You Know Him" (second time; complete)
00:25:16	"I'm Ready to Serve the Lord"
00:28:38	"By and By"
00:32:24	End

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR831

Unidentified jazz ensemble (big band-style), undated

Rack number: RXH 4098

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (backcoated polyester, 00:10:00) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.

Archivist's note: The title was supplied by the archivist. The recordings seem to be dubs of commercial recordings.

Time	Content

Start	Unidentified instrumental work 1
00:03:16	Unidentified instrumental work 2
00:07:04	Unidentified instrumental work 3
00:10:00	End

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR566

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (selections) - The Mamas and the Papas, 1966

Rack number: RXH 5427

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:25:08) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in.

The tape box indicates this should be a dub of "Comedy from the Second City" (Mercury - OCS 6201), released in 1961. Instead, this recording includes dubs (not all in order) from The Mamas and the Papas LP.
Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR314

"I Met A Man Last Night" (rough version with time guide vocal), circa mid-1970s

Rack number: RXH 4200

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:04:44) : analog, 15 ips, stereo ; 7 in.

Archivist's note: An unidentified woman sings a Christian pop song, with a voice reminiscent of an early-career Olivia Newton-John.

Time	Content

Start	"I Met A Man Last Night"
00:04:44	End

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR828

Unidentified male singer, undated

Rack number: RAA 59365

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:19:39) : analog, 15 ips, four track ; 10 in., 1/2 in. wide

LC engineer's note: The contents and artists listed on the box and inner box flap do not match the recording on the tape. The actual recording is of an unidentified singer with guitar accompaniment; recording date unknown. Multiple partial takes of the two songs. The last tune is a remnant of a Pete Robinson session as noted on the inner box flap.

Time	Content

Start	unidentified tune #1 [includes false start]
00:02:44	unidentified tune #1 [false starts]
00:03:24	unidentified tune #1
00:06:10	unidentified tune #2 [garbled audio at 00:09:29]
00:11:07	unidentified tune #2 [includes false start; Pete Welding speaks just before the false start]
00:13:29	unidentified tune #2
00:14:16	unidentified tune #2
00:15:29	unidentified tune #2
00:16:58	unidentified tune #2
00:18:05	unidentified tune - Pete Robinson
00:19:39	End

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR830

Unidentified recording, undated

Rack number: RAA 59367

Extent: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 10 in.

Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR832

Master session tape with backing tracks (and no vocals) for Presenting Dion and The Belmonts (unconfirmed), 1959

Extent: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 10 in.

The title was supplied by the archivist.
LC engineer's note: This is almost certainly the original master session tape for the first album recorded by Dion and The Belmonts. Some speaking can be heard, but no singing.

Series 9: Photographic materials

Subseries 1: Black-and-white prints and contact sheets

BOX-FOLDER 21/1

Ammons and Johnson, circa 1940-1941

Extent: 4 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 9 in. x 10 in. or smaller

4 photographs. Folder includes manuscript items, one affixed to the verso of a photo.

BOX-FOLDER 21/2

Bean Blossom Blues Festival, undated

Extent: 10 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

10 photographs and a photo development lab envelope. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/3

Ted Bogan, undated

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white contact sheet (10 frames) ; 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. or smaller

1 contact sheet (received with one frame clipped out) and a glassine photo development lab sleeve for negatives. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/4

Jimmy Brewer, circa 1960s

Extent: 12 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

12 photographs (taken on Maxwell Street, Chicago) and a photo development lab envelope. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/5

Fannie Brewer and Jimmy Brewer, circa 1962

Extent: 6 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 10 in. x 8 in. or smaller; 1 photograph : black-and-white contact sheet (12 frames) ; 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. or smaller

6 photographs (taken at the flea market, on Maxwell Street, Chicago) and a glassine photo development lab sleeve for negatives. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/6

Brother Amos, circa 1960s

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 10 in. x 8 in. or smaller

1 photograph taken on Maxwell Street, Chicago. Brother Amos was a religious singer and member of Jimmy Brewer's group.

BOX-FOLDER 21/7

Paul Butterfield, undated

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 10 in. x 8 in. or smaller

1 photograph.

BOX-FOLDER 21/8

Clifton Chenier, January 1968

Extent: 20 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 in. x 4 in. or smaller

20 photographs and a photo development lab envelope. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/9

Chicago String Band, June 1966

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 9 1/2 in. x 8 in. or smaller; 1 photograph : black-and-white print contact sheet (10 frames) ; 10 in. x 8 in. or smaller

1 photograph and 1 contact sheet. Photos taken on Maxwell Street, Chicago, of the Chicago String Band Carl Martin, John Wrencher, Johnny Young, John Lee Granderson), individually and as a group. The contact sheet originally had 12 frames; two were cut out before the sheet arrived at AFC. The folder includes a photocopy of the original folder plus an original glassine envelope for negatives. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/10

Nettie Compton, undated

Extent: 7 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

7 photographs and a photo development lab envelope. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/11

Leroy Dallas

Extent: 10 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

10 photographs and an envelope with handwritten notes. The photo borders are lab-stamped with the date February 1962.

BOX-FOLDER 21/12

Teddy Darby, circa 1950s-1960s

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 3 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. or smaller

1 photograph, which originally accompanied materials in box-folder 1/25.

BOX-FOLDER 21/13

Buddy DeFranco, undated

Extent: 4 photographs : black-and-white print contact sheets (47 frames) ; 8 1/2 in. x 11 in.

4 contact sheets, with a single frame cut out from one of them (before it arrived at AFC). 7 glassine envelopes for negatives. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/14

David "Honeyboy" Edwards, July 1967

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 10 in. x 8 in.

1 photograph, plus a photocopy of the original folder.

BOX-FOLDER 21/15

Sleepy John Estes, undated

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 5 in. x 7 in.

1 photograph.

BOX-FOLDER 21/16

Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon, October 1964

Extent: 1 photograph : black-and-white print ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

1 photograph and 1 envelope. The photo was taken on either October 19 or October 25. The event (for both dates) was the American Negro Blues Festival, held at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England.

BOX-FOLDER 21/17

Aretha Franklin, circa 1960s

Extent: 4 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

4 photographs and 1 envelope. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/18

Galax, undated

Extent: 27 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/4 in. x 4 1/2 in.; 3 photographs : black-and-white contact sheets (34 frames) ; 10 in. x 8 in.

27 photos and 3 contact sheets (two contact sheets have frames cut out), 2 photo development lab envelopes, and 4 glassine envelopes for negatives. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/19

Arvella Gray, circa 1962-1963

Extent: 19 photographs : black-and-white prints ; 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

19 photographs and a photo development lab envelope. The photographs were taken on Maxwell Street, Chicago. See Box 28 for black-and-white negatives.

BOX-FOLDER 21/20

Bobby Green, July 17, 1961

Extent: 1 envelope : 3 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. or smaller

1 envelope with handwritten information. The black-and-white images (see Box 28 ) were taken at the Settlement School.

Pete Welding collection, 1958-1995

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