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What's the Use of Walking if There's a Freight Train Going Your Way?: Black Hoboes and Their Songs
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written by Paul Garon, 1942- and Gene Tomko, fl. 2006 (Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company, 2006), 276 page(s)
written by Paul Garon, 1942- and Gene Tomko, fl. 2006 (Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company, 2006), 276 page(s)
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Little Lump of Coal
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produced by John Cohen, 1932-; performed by George S. Davis, 1906-1992; in When Kentucky Had No Union Men (Folkways Records, 1967), 3 mins
George Davis began working in the coal mines at thirteen. After he injured his arm in a mining accident, Davis knew he'd never be a great guitarist, so he concentrated on writing songs about the problems miners and their unions faced. This album presents eighteen of his powerful songs.
produced by John Cohen, 1932-; performed by George S. Davis, 1906-1992; in When Kentucky Had No Union Men (Folkways Records, 1967), 3 mins
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Wizard of the Strings
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directed by Peter Friedman, fl. 1992; produced by Alan Edelstein, fl. 2012-2015; performed by Roy Smeck (United States: Privately Published, 1985), 27 mins
Roy Smeck, born in 1900, became one of the first self-made stringed instrument virtuosos, playing the vaudeville circuit in his early days. In 1926 he appeared in the first sound films ever made, Warner Bros./Vitaphone (the first music video!). That made an instant celebrity out of Roy and was just the beginning o...
directed by Peter Friedman, fl. 1992; produced by Alan Edelstein, fl. 2012-2015; performed by Roy Smeck (United States: Privately Published, 1985), 27 mins
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