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Fast Fingers

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
RA-RAMS-LP-0002 Delmark.623
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Chicago, Ill. Delmark 1969
Participant or Performer Note
Jimmy Dawkins, vocals, guitar ; with Eddie Shaw, tenor saxophone ; Lafayette Leake, piano, organ ; Mighty Joe Young, guitar ; Joe Harper, bass ('69 session) ; Ernest Gatewood, bass ('68 session) ; Lester Dorsie, drums.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded Nov. 28, 1968 and Jan. 21, 1969.
General
Produced by Robert G. Koester. Program notes, written by John Fishel, on container insert.
Performer
Dawkins, Jimmy
Collection Creator
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
Place
Illinois
United States
Chicago (Ill.)
Topic
Blues (Music)
Guitar
African Americans
Performer
Dawkins, Jimmy
Culture
Americans
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Frederic Ramsey audio recordings
Frederic Ramsey audio recordings / 33 1/3 RPM Records
Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1969
Container
Box LP, Item 2
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.RAMS, File RA-RAMS-LP-0002
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Citation
Frederic Ramsey audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Contents
It serves me right to suffer (4:07) -- I wonder why (3:05) -- I'm good for nothing (5:12) -- Triple trebles (instrumental) (2:42) -- I finally learned a lesson (3:43) -- You got to keep on trying (4:12) -- Night rock (instrumental) (3:26) -- Little angel child (3:55) -- I don't know what love is (5:57) -- Breaking down (instrumental) (5:31) -- Sad and blues (4:51) -- Back home blues (3:30).
Track Information
101 It Serves Me Right To Suffer / Guitar. 102 I Wonder Why / Guitar. 103 I'm Good For Nothing / Guitar. 104 Triple Trebles / Guitar. 105 I Finally Learned a Lesson / Guitar. 201 You Got to Keep on Trying / Guitar. 202 Night Rock / Guitar. 203 Little Angel Child / Guitar. 204 I Don't Know What Love Is / Guitar. 205 Breaking Down / Guitar.
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649109300700-1649109308340-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk56e717412-a5b4-4830-b89f-a2d6b5f48484

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