Browse Titles - 1 result
Joseph Spence: The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958
produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 50 mins
Sam Charters first recorded Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence on Andros Island in July 1958. Spence, long out of work as a stonemason, had used his time to perfect a unique style of playing. Charters took Spence as a model for what he wanted to hear in other Bahamian guitarists. Originally issued in 1959 as Fol...
Sample
produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 50 mins
Description
Sam Charters first recorded Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence on Andros Island in July 1958. Spence, long out of work as a stonemason, had used his time to perfect a unique style of playing. Charters took Spence as a model for what he wanted to hear in other Bahamian guitarists. Originally issued in 1959 as Folkways 3844 and part of Folkways 3847.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
×