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Electric Sleep

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
RA-RAMS-LP-0058 Delmark.619
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Chicago, Ill. Delmark 1969
General
Durations, personnel, and program and biographical notes by Bob Koester on container.
Performer
Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977
Dawkins, Jimmy
Creator
Koester, Bob (liner notes)
Performer
Sunnyland Slim, 1907-1995
Collection Creator
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
Place
Tennessee
United States
Brownsville (Tenn.)
Topic
Blues (Music)
Guitar
African Americans
Performer
Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977
Dawkins, Jimmy
Creator
Koester, Bob (liner notes)
Performer
Sunnyland Slim, 1907-1995
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 58
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.RAMS, File RA-RAMS-LP-0058
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
I ain't gonna sell it -- Everybody's got to change sometime -- Walking down Beale Street -- If the river was whiskey -- Needmore has harmed many a man -- May West -- Laura had a dream -- How to sing these blues -- Sweet little flower -- Drop down mama, let your papa see.
Track Information
101 I Ain't Gonna Sell It / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 102 Everybody's Got to Change Sometimes / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 103 Walking Down Beale Street / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 104 If the River was Whiskey / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 105 Needmore Has Harmed Many a Man / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 201 May West / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 202 Laura Had a Dream / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 203 How to Sing These Blues / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 204 Sweet Little Flower / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar. 205 Drop Down Mama - Let Your Papa See / Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Sleepy John Estes. Guitar.
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649109300700-1649109308357-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50465ea58-9951-4fca-af96-7c27d8583735

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