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Series 8: Sound
recordings
(continued) |
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Subseries 1: Artists,
bands, and interviews
(continued) |
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The Blue Sky Boys,
#2, October 17,
1964
(continued) |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Bill from The Blue Sky Boys (BSB) sings "After
the Ball" |
| 00:05:45 |
BSB sing "Behind These Prison Walls of
Love" |
| 00:09:51 |
BSB sing "Don't Trade" |
| 00:13:09 |
BSB perform "Little Bessie" |
| 00:22:56 |
BSB shows the audience their albums and explains
why they chose specific songs for each album
(monologue, a little history, and a sales
pitch) |
| 00:32:22 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR148 |
The Blue Sky Boys,
#3, October 17,
1964
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Rack number: RXH 3697 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:10:31) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded at Lincoln Hall, at the University of Illinois. Collector's
original number: 235. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Earl explains what it was like to record using
equipment in the early days |
| 00:01:24 |
BSB sing "The Butcher's Boy" |
| 00:05:00 |
BSB perform another selection titled "Are You
from Dixie" (a short and long version) |
| 00:10:31 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR750 |
Blues Is Killing Me, Side 1, 1978
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Rack number: RAA 59288 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:21:23) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in. |
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Archivist's note: Released as Juke Joint 1501, this is a compilation
of songs by various artists. It's unclear if this is a master or dub
tape.
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion, hiss, and
flutter from the source tape. Test tones are on the tape: the audio
begins before the test tones. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR751 |
Blues Is Killing Me, Side 2, 1978
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Rack number: RAA 59289 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:20:06) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in. |
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See the notes for SR750.
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion and hiss from
the source tape. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR772 |
Blues With A Feeling
#1, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59310 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 8. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR773 |
Blues With A Feeling
#2, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59311 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 9. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR774 |
Blues With A Feeling
#3, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59312 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 10. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR775 |
Blues With A Feeling
#4, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59313 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 7. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR606 |
Blues With A
Feeling, #1, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5467 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR607 |
Blues With A
Feeling, #2, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5468 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR608 |
Blues With A
Feeling, #3 (Fred McDowell), undated
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Rack number: RXH 5469 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR094 |
Ted Bogan interview,
January 14,
1966
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Rack number: RXH 3232 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (polyester; 00:41:40) : 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 |
In response to PW's question, TB says he was born
in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1910. He started
playing guitar when he was 16 years old and left at
age 18 to earn his living playing music. He first
started to play piano, then moved to guitar. He had
3 brothers and 5 sisters. During his growing up
years, his family sang mostly religious
music. |
| 00:03:52 |
He says, as a kid, he heard lots of blues: Bessie
smith, Lonnie Johnson, and Tampa Red (among others).
He heard their records. His family had mostly
records of sacred music. He was attracted the blues
when he was around 12 years old. |
| 00:06:37 |
TB talks at length about why he was attracted to
the blues. |
| 00:08:45 |
TB talks about switching from piano to guitar. He
talks about Pink Anderson and Blind Simmie Dooley
who he heard in Spartanburg. He talks about a fiddle
player named Blind Roland Martin. |
| 00:12:41 |
PW asks TB how he learned to play guitar. He
answers that he is basically self-taught. The first
song he learned to play through was "John
Henry." |
| 00:14:30 |
TB says he went to Chicago in 1933. He heard Big
Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red. Prior to moving he
worked as a barber. He went on the road in 1928.
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| 00:16:40 |
PW asks about the period from 1928 to 1933. TB
answers. He says he worked on a medicine show and
talks about it. |
| 00:19:30 |
TB says that after he left the medicine show he
went to Knoxville. Where he met Carl Martin, Howard
Armstrong and Bill Ballanger. They travelled and did
radio broadcasts. TB talks, at length, about this
group. They played mostly in Taverns and private
homes. |
| 00:23:58 |
PW asks what happened when the band got to
Chicago in 1933. TB answers. They were booked into
theaters, mostly doing variety shows. He mentions
some of the other musicians playing around Chicago
at this time. |
| 00:28:40 |
TB talks about making records with Louie Blue
[Hill Louis] in 1934. They cut 4 numbers. TB talks
about other records he made. |
| 00:33:50 |
TB talks about playing around Chicago. Then he
went into the Army. When he got out, after WWII, he
worked in plants in Detroit. They talk about Howard
Armstrong. |
| 00:36:56 |
TB talks about some songs he has written. He
talks about Joe McCoy. They made some records
together. |
| 00:40:10 |
TB talks about touring with several other
musicians in 1951. He lived in Dayton, Ohio, then
returned to Chicago in 1953. |
| 00:41:40 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR149 |
Luiz Bonfá, April 10, 1968 or
before
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Rack number: RXH 3698 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:12:15) : analog, 15 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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All but one of the works are instrumentals. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Melancolia" |
| 00:02:54 |
"Samba de Orfeu" |
| 00:05:24 |
"Bahia Soul" |
| 00:08:32 |
"Manha de Carnaval," with Maria Toledo as a guest
vocalist |
| 00:12:15 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR575 |
Bossa nova
recordings: Vera Brasil / Nara Leão, 1964-1965
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Rack number: RXH 5436 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel (Side
1: 00:32:21, Side 2: 00:31:44) : analog ; 7 in. |
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Dubs of commercial recordings. Vera Brasil: Tema Do Boneco De Palha (Farroupilha LPFA-400), released 1964. Nara Leão: O Canto Livre de Nara (Phillips P 632.748 L), released 1965. |
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Side 1
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Tema do Bonecco do Palha" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:03:03 |
"Samba bom" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:05:42 |
"Era uma vez" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:08:08 |
"Rimas de ninguém" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:10:22 |
"Minha fé, meu amor" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:13:25 |
"Prá você que nao vem" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:15:40 |
"Menino Desce O Morro" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:17:34 |
"Quase Ilusão" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:19:20 |
"O azul do céu" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:21:40 |
"Nao é por falar" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:24:22 |
"Depois da chuva" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:26:00 |
"Tema para recordacao" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:28:56 |
"Carcara" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:30:50 |
The above song ends. Blank. |
| 00:31:38 |
An unidentified song [incomplete] |
| 00:32:21 |
End |
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Side 2
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Corisco" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:02:34 |
"Samba Da Legalidade" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:05:02 |
"Não Me Diga Adeus" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:06:42 |
"Uricuri" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:11:05 |
"Canto Livre" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:15:22 |
"Suite Dos Pescadores" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:17:41 |
"Malvadeza Durão |
| 00:20:20 |
"Aleluia |
| 00:23:00 |
"Nêga Dina |
| 00:25:26 |
"A Minha Namorada |
| 00:30:19 |
"Incelença |
| 00:31:44 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR761 |
Bobby Bradford and
the John Carter Quintet - "No U Turn: Live in Pasadena, 1975," reel
1 of 3, November 17,
1975
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Rack number: RAA 59299 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog, 15 ips, 4 track ; 10 in. |
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Recorded at Baxter Lecture Hall, Caltech (California Institute of
Technology), in Pasadena, California. Personnel: John Carter; Bobby
Bradford; Stanley Carter; Roberto Miranda; William Jeffrey. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR762 |
Bobby Bradford and
the John Carter Quintet - "No U Turn: Live in Pasadena, 1975," reel
2 of 3, November 17,
1975
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Rack number: RAA 59300 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog, 15 ips, 4 track ; 10 in. |
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See the notes for SR761. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR763 |
Bobby Bradford and
the John Carter Quintet - "No U Turn: Live in Pasadena, 1975," reel
3 of 3, November 17,
1975
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Rack number: RAA 59301 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog, 15 ips, 4 track ; 10 in. |
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See the notes for SR761. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR216 |
Avery Brady - John
Lee Granderson, November 30, 1963
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Rack number: RXH 4099 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:45:02) : 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 |
"City of New Orleans" |
| 00:02:11 |
"Times Hard in Chicago" (partial song) |
| 00:04:30 |
"Times Hard in Chicago" (breaks off) |
| 00:06:45 |
"Times Hard in Chicago" (breaks off) |
| 00:09:22 |
"Times Hard in Chicago" (breaks off) |
| 00:13:33 |
"Mama, Where Your Daughter Gone" |
| 00:17:27 |
"Bad Weather" (Brady) |
| 00:19:46 |
"Stop Your Train" (Brady and Willie) |
| 00:21:47 |
"Stop Your Train" (Brady solo) |
| 00:24:11 |
"Uncle Sam's Own Ship" (Brady solo) |
| 00:25:25 |
"Across the Street" |
| 00:25:42 |
"Across the Street" (Brady and harp) |
| 00:28:32 |
"Been a Long Time" (Brady and harp; weak
boogie) |
| 00:30:40 |
"Keep Your Arm Around Me" |
| 00:31:31 |
"Sugar Mama" |
| 00:34:33 |
"Gangster Blues" |
| 00:37:15 |
"Remember Me One More Time" |
| 00:39:31 |
"Bottle Up and Go" |
| 00:43:02 |
"Bottle Up and Go" |
| 00:45:00 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR783 |
Avery Brady #9,
undated
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Rack number: RAA 59321 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR138 |
Ruby Braff, April 24, 1976
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Rack number: RXH 3687 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(backcoated polyester; Side 1: 01:37:00, Side 2: 01:36:41) : analog,
3 3/4 ips, quarter track; stereo ; 7 in. |
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Archivist's note: Recorded at Rick's American Bar, in the Holiday
Inn, Chicago, Illinois. |
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Side 1
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:04:40 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:08:58 |
unidentified jazz tune, (perhaps "The Man I
Love") |
| 00:21:48 |
introduction, then "This Can't Be Love" |
| 00:27:17 |
talking, then "Don't Get Around Much
Anymore" |
| 00:31:19 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:35:03 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:36:10 |
unidentified jazz tune, the band members are
introduced |
| 00:41:40 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:47:28 |
talking, the band members are introduced, more
talking, then "Sleepy Time Down South" |
| 00:57:11 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:02:42 |
blank, then, unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:11:00 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:16:34 |
talking, then unidentified jazz tune,
talking |
| 01:25:30 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:32:52 |
Over the Rainbow |
| 01:37:00 |
End |
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Side 2
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:06:41 |
unidentified jazz tune, band member introduced
and talking over the music |
| 00:17:17 |
"Them There Eyes" |
| 00:22:42 |
talking, the "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in
Love)" |
| 00:30:08 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:35:46 |
talking, then "Between the Devil and the Deep
Blue Sea" |
| 00:43:47 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 00:50:05 |
perhaps "This Can't be Love" |
| 00:54:22 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:00:46 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:02:57 |
perhaps "St. James Infirmary" |
| 01:07:29 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:11:27 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:15:09 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:19:23 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:25:23 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:29:41 |
perhaps "Sweet Georgia Brown" |
| 01:32:05 |
unidentified jazz tune |
| 01:32:05 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR225 |
Jimmy and Fannie
Brewer, #1a, March
7, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 4108 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:18:21): analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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On the tape box, Jimmy Brewer is also identified as James Brewer.
Collector's original ID number: 187. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Jesus Healed the Woman"(better known as "Jesus
Gave Me Water") |
| 00:02:30 |
"If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" |
| 00:06:20 |
"Just a Little Talk With Jesus" |
| 00:10:30 |
"I'll Fly Away" |
| 00:15:48 |
"Kennedy Was Our President" (better known as
"When We Got the Message") |
| 00:18:21 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR224 |
Jimmy and Fannie
Brewer, #1, early May
1964
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Rack number: RXH 4107 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:32:33) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded in Chicago, before an audience. Collector's original ID
number: 186. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Spoken introduction by Pete Welding. He
introduces Jimmy and Fannie Brewer, who are married,
and both are blind. |
| 00:03:07 |
"Just a Little Talk With Jesus" |
| 00:06:56 |
"Farther Along" |
| 00:10:59 |
"Jesus Gave Me Water" |
| 00:14:15 |
"If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" |
| 00:18:16 |
"Just A Closer Walk With Thee" |
| 00:21:45 |
"Before This Time Next Year" |
| 00:25:50 |
Jim Brewer introduces the next song. |
| 00:26:19 |
"I'll Fly Away" |
| 00:30:25 |
Fannie Brewer introduces the next song, which she
wrote about President Kennedy. |
| 00:31:48 |
"When We Got the Message" (song cuts off
abruptly) |
| 00:32:33 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR226 |
Jimmy and Fannie
Brewer, #2, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 4109 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:28:38) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Archivist's note: On the tape box, Jimmy Brewer is also identified as
James Brewer. While Fannie's name appears on the tape title, she
does not perform on this recording. Vocals and guitar by Jimmy on
all songs. Collector's original ID number: 188. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Why Did He Have To Go" |
| 00:04:40 |
"Poor Kelly" |
| 00:07:57 |
"Pea Vine Special" |
| 00:11:35 |
"Mean Old Frisco" |
| 00:14:24 |
"Trouble in Mind" (song ends at 00:17:08,
followed by silence until the next song) |
| 00:18:36 |
"Hair Like Drops of Rain" |
| 00:20:48 |
"What's Gonna Become of Me" |
| 00:25:22 |
"All I Had Was Gone" |
| 00:28:38 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR227 |
Jimmy and Fannie
Brewer, #3, 1964
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Rack number: RXH 4110 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:16:59) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Archivist's note: While Fannie's name appears in the title for the
recording, only Jimmy performs (vocal and guitar). Collector's
original number: 189. |
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
"Worried Life Blues" |
| 00:03:22 |
"Step It Up and Go" |
| 00:06:06 |
"Talking Guitar Boogie" |
| 00:09:33 |
"Come On, Take a Walk With Me" |
| 00:13:01 |
"Night Time Is the Right Time" |
| 00:16:38 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR782 |
J. Brewer, circa mid-1960s
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Rack number: RAA 59320 |
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