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Been in the Storm So Long - Spirituals & Shouts, Children's Game Songs, and Folktales
produced by Guy Carawan, 1927-2015 (Folkways Records, 1967), 44 mins
This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for communit...
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produced by Guy Carawan, 1927-2015 (Folkways Records, 1967), 44 mins
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This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for community members to express themselves through sermon, song, testimony and prayer evocative of the oldest forms of African American folk life...
This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for community members to express themselves through sermon, song, testimony and prayer evocative of the oldest forms of African American folk life and slave culture. 17 songs, 43 minutes, with liner notes by Guy Carawan featuring excerpts from his book, Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? : The People of Johns Island, South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs, song lyrics and pictures.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Guy Carawan, 1927-2015
Date Published / Released
1967
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Before Radio: Comedy, Drama & Sound Sketches, 1897-1923
produced by Richard Martin (Archeophone Records, 2008), 1 hour 20 mins, 27 page(s)
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produced by Richard Martin (Archeophone Records, 2008), 1 hour 20 mins, 27 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1923
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Richard Martin
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Archeophone Records
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Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers / Southern Wonder Quartet (1939-1940)
performed by Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers and Southern Wonder Quartet, Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers / Southern Wonder Quartet (1939-1940) (Document Records, 1995), 4 page(s)
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performed by Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers and Southern Wonder Quartet, Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers / Southern Wonder Quartet (1939-1940) (Document Records, 1995), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers, Southern Wonder Quartet
Author / Creator
Belmont Silvertone Jubilee Singers, Southern Wonder Quartet
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
Oliver Greene
Topic / Theme
African American, Vocal groups, Musical technique, Recording sessions, Quartet, A Cappella, Vocal quartet
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(Folkways Records, 1974), 46 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Bernice Johnson Reagon: River Of Life - Harmony 1
composed by Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942-; produced by Toshi Reagon; performed by Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942- (Rounder Records, 1992), 42 mins
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composed by Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942-; produced by Toshi Reagon; performed by Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942- (Rounder Records, 1992), 42 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942-
Contributor
Sharon Shapiro, fl. 1972, Toshi Reagon
Author / Creator
Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1992-09-29
Publisher
Rounder Records
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Bert Williams: His Final Releases 1919-1922
produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey; performed by Bert Williams, 1874-1922 (Archeophone Records, 2004), 1 hour 12 mins, 24 page(s)
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produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey; performed by Bert Williams, 1874-1922 (Archeophone Records, 2004), 1 hour 12 mins, 24 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bert Williams, 1874-1922
Contributor
Richard Martin, Meagan Hennessey
Author / Creator
Bert Williams, 1874-1922
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Archeophone Records
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Bert Williams: The Middle Years 1910-1918
produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey; performed by Bert Williams, 1874-1922 (Archeophone Records, 2005), 1 hour 17 mins, 26 page(s)
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produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey; performed by Bert Williams, 1874-1922 (Archeophone Records, 2005), 1 hour 17 mins, 26 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bert Williams, 1874-1922
Contributor
Richard Martin, Meagan Hennessey
Author / Creator
Bert Williams, 1874-1922
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Archeophone Records
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The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine
produced by Jeff Place, fl. 1993-2006 and Ronald D. Cohen (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2000), 5 hours 26 mins
The Best of Broadside, Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine. Eighty-nine songs, including some never commercially released. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Ronald D. Cohen. A five CD boxed set. It was a small underground magazine smuggled out of a New York City housi...
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produced by Jeff Place, fl. 1993-2006 and Ronald D. Cohen (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2000), 5 hours 26 mins
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The Best of Broadside, Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine. Eighty-nine songs, including some never commercially released. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Ronald D. Cohen. A five CD boxed set. It was a small underground magazine smuggled out of a New York City housing project in a baby carriage, filled with new songs by artists who were too creative for the folkies and too radical for the establish...
The Best of Broadside, Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine. Eighty-nine songs, including some never commercially released. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Ronald D. Cohen. A five CD boxed set. It was a small underground magazine smuggled out of a New York City housing project in a baby carriage, filled with new songs by artists who were too creative for the folkies and too radical for the establishment. A still-underground Bob Dylan, Janis Ian, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Phil Ochs, Malvina Reynolds, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, and dozens of others first published songs like "Blowin' in the Wind," "Little Boxes," and "Society's Child," in Broadside. The Best of Broadside features 89 songs from the Folkways collection, tapes from the Broadside magazine office, and some tracks released on other labels. The set contains a variety of performers, topics, and musical styles that tell tales spanning the 25 years of the Broadside era (1962-1988), but many of them address contemporary issues as well, since the new millennium has not see the end of warfare, nuclear threat, ethnic conflict, immigrants' suffering, women's unequal rights, ecological devastation, and social injustice. This is the underground music that fueled the innocent-sounding Folk Revival on the one hand and the explosions of angry rock and rap on the other. The Best of Broadside brings an era, its musicians, and its many stories to a new audience. The extensive notes feature the graphics of the original Broadside magazine and provide information on the careers of its many musicians with extensive discographies, the stories behind most of the songs as well as their full texts. They also describe the dramatic history of the magazine itself—a remarkable achievement of dedicated musicians and social activists.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Jeff Place, fl. 1993-2006, Ronald D. Cohen
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Best of Friends
produced by Rich Warren; performed by Tom Paxton, 1937-, Bob Gibson, 1931-1996, Anne E. Hills, 1953- and Michael Smith, 1957- (Appleseed, 2004), 56 mins, 20 page(s)
In 1984, well-established Chicago folksingers Bob Gibson and Tom Paxton united with newcomer Anne Hills to form a trio called Best of Friends. For the next year and a half, they performed together, then went their separate ways. But they never recorded as a group. Two decades later, Appleseed Recordings unearthed...
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produced by Rich Warren; performed by Tom Paxton, 1937-, Bob Gibson, 1931-1996, Anne E. Hills, 1953- and Michael Smith, 1957- (Appleseed, 2004), 56 mins, 20 page(s)
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In 1984, well-established Chicago folksingers Bob Gibson and Tom Paxton united with newcomer Anne Hills to form a trio called Best of Friends. For the next year and a half, they performed together, then went their separate ways. But they never recorded as a group. Two decades later, Appleseed Recordings unearthed this 1985 concert performance from Holsteins folk club in Chicago, taped for broadcast by WFMT's {#The Midnight Special} radio show by...
In 1984, well-established Chicago folksingers Bob Gibson and Tom Paxton united with newcomer Anne Hills to form a trio called Best of Friends. For the next year and a half, they performed together, then went their separate ways. But they never recorded as a group. Two decades later, Appleseed Recordings unearthed this 1985 concert performance from Holsteins folk club in Chicago, taped for broadcast by WFMT's {#The Midnight Special} radio show by its host, Rich Warren. Paxton explains that, while all three are essentially solo acts, occasionally they wonder what their songs will sound like with harmony, and this is a chance to find out. The informal nature of the group, and the uneven stature of its members (Gibson, though a folk veteran, never achieved great renown, Hills was at the start of her career) means that it is mostly the prolific Paxton who gets to hear those harmonies on his compositions; he wrote or co-wrote ten of the 14 songs in the show. Gibson contributes the Civil War song "Let the Band Play Dixie" and "Pilgrim Song," a reflection on sobriety, and Hills' "While You Sleep" is a moving romantic ballad. But for the most part, this is a Tom Paxton show with harmonies, and his familiar songs benefit from the arrangements. "The Death of Stephen Biko" is even more forceful than usual, "Ramblin' Boy" even more lyrical, "Bottle of Wine" even more celebratory. Of course, Paxton's audiences (including this one) often sing along, too, but it's good to hear some well-miked professionals chiming in for a change. Best of Friends certainly live up to their name in this performance, and at the same time, though the material has been rehearsed, it comes off as three individuals performing together rather than as a group that has been melded into a single unit. Still, this is a historical artifact that fills in a gap in the discographies of all three performers. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1985-02-16
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Tom Paxton, 1937-, Bob Gibson, 1931-1996, Anne E. Hills, 1953-, Michael Smith, 1957-
Contributor
Rich Warren
Author / Creator
Tom Paxton, 1937-, Bob Gibson, 1931-1996, Anne E. Hills, 1953-, Michael Smith, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Appleseed
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The Best of the Pilgrim Travelers, Vol. 1
produced by Art Rupe, 1917- and Barret Hansen; performed by Kylo Turner, fl. 1942, Keith Barber, fl. 1966, James Woodie Alexander, 1916-1996, Jesse Whitaker, fl. 1947, Raphael Taylor, fl. 1945 and George McCurn, The Pilgrim Travelers (Specialty Records, 1991), 1 hour 3 mins
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produced by Art Rupe, 1917- and Barret Hansen; performed by Kylo Turner, fl. 1942, Keith Barber, fl. 1966, James Woodie Alexander, 1916-1996, Jesse Whitaker, fl. 1947, Raphael Taylor, fl. 1945 and George McCurn, The Pilgrim Travelers (Specialty Records, 1991), 1 hour 3 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Pilgrim Travelers, Kylo Turner, fl. 1942, Keith Barber, fl. 1966, James Woodie Alexander, 1916-1996, Jesse Whitaker, fl. 1947, Raphael Taylor, fl. 1945, George McCurn
Contributor
Art Rupe, 1917-, Barret Hansen
Author / Creator
The Pilgrim Travelers, Kylo Turner, fl. 1942, Keith Barber, fl. 1966, James Woodie Alexander, 1916-1996, Jesse Whitaker, fl. 1947, Raphael Taylor, fl. 1945, George McCurn
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Specialty Records
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