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Really, The Country Blues, 1927-1933

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
RA-RAMS-LP-0045 Origin Jazz Library.2
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Origin Jazz Library 1966
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in 1927-33.
Performer
Akers, Garfield
Johnson, Tommy, ca. 1896-1956
Moore, William, 1893-1969
House, Son
James, Skip, 1902-1969
Bracey, Ishman, 1901-1970
Collins, Sam
Williams, George, harmonica player
Sims, Henry
Johnson, Buster
Thomas, Henry, 1874-1952
Sunny Boy & His Pals
Collection Creator
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
Place
Illinois
United States
Chicago (Ill.)
Alabama
Birmingham (Ala.)
Indiana
Richmond (Ind.)
Tennessee
Memphis (Tenn.)
Mississippi
Jackson (Miss.)
Virginia
Tappahannock (Va.)
Clarksdale (Miss.)
Mobile (Ala.)
Farrell (Miss.)
Texas
Topic
Blues (Music)
Guitar
Harmonica
Violin
Mandolin
Washboard band music
African Americans
Performer
Akers, Garfield
Johnson, Tommy, ca. 1896-1956
Moore, William, 1893-1969
House, Son
James, Skip, 1902-1969
Bracey, Ishman, 1901-1970
Collins, Sam
Williams, George, harmonica player
Sims, Henry
Johnson, Buster
Thomas, Henry, 1874-1952
Sunny Boy & His Pals
Culture
Americans
See more items in
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
1966
Container
Box LP, Item 45
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.RAMS, File RA-RAMS-LP-0045
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
Maggie Campbell blues (Tommy Johnson) -- Old country rock (William Moore) -- My black Mama, pts. 1-2 (Son House) -- France blues (Sonny Boy and his pals) -- Devil got my woman (Skip James) -- Woman woman blues (Ishman Bracey) -- Touch me light mama (George "Bullet" Williams) -- Tell me man blues (Henry Sims) -- Undertaker blues (Buster Johnson) -- Don't ease me in (Henry Thomas) -- Cottonfield blues, pts. 1-2 (Garfield Akers) -- The jail house blues (Sam Collins).
Track Information
101 Maggie Campbell Blues / Tommy Johnson. Guitar. 102 Old Country Rock / William Moore. Guitar. 103 My Black Mama / Son House. Guitar. 104 France Blues / Sunny Boy & His Pals. Guitar. 105 Devil Got My Woman / Skip James. Guitar. 106 Woman Woman Blues / Ishman Bracey. Guitar. 201 The Jail House Blues / Sam Collins. Guitar. 202 Touch Me Light Mama / George Williams. Harmonica. 203 Tell Me Man Blues / Henry Sims. Guitar,Fiddle. 204 Undertaker Blues / Buster Johnson. Guitar,Fiddle,Mandolin,Washboard band music. 205 Don't Ease Me In / Henry Thomas. Guitar. 206 Cottonfield Blues / Garfield Akers. Guitar.
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649109300700-1649109308354-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5cf31e716-3013-470b-a6b2-26175b006ddd

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