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Furry Lewis, blues player, former Medicine Show performer, interviewed over the phone by Barr Weissman

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

sova.cfch.sff.1980_ref97
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5dd173e93-c180-4635-a509-4879a10bfbd9
Local Numbers
FP-1980-CT-011
General
CDR copy
Creator
Medicine Show Program 1979
Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
Field worker
Weissman, Barry
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Place
Memphis (Tenn.)
Tennessee
United States
Topic
Oral history
Blues (Music)
Medicine shows
African Americans
Creator
Medicine Show Program 1979
Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981
Field worker
Weissman, Barry
Culture
Americans
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: American Talkers / 2.1: Fieldwork
Extent
1 Sound recording
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Date
1980 May 9
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.SFF.1980, Item FP-1980-CT-0011
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Sound cassettes
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife, 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.
Existence and Location of Copies note
Listening copy available
Contents
Furry Lewis, blues player, former Medicine Show performer, interviewed over the phone by Barry Weissman, May 9, 1980
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. SI Permission.
CFCH.SFF.1980_ref97
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5dd173e93-c180-4635-a509-4879a10bfbd9
CFCH.SFF.1980
CFCHFOLKLIFE
Record ID
ebl-1503510198656-1503510198675-0

  • Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife


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