When I Was a Boy in Brooklyn

produced by Israel Kaplan (Folkways Records, 1961), 40 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: "This record is an unabashed reconstruction of a piece of American life that disappeared between [the World Wars]," says Israel Kaplan in his "autobiography." He rememberspulling no punchesthe colorful games, sayings ("Iodine if you can see it; aspirin if you can’t."), riddles, rhymes, superstitions, epithets, taunts and insults of the Brooklyn streets.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 40 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Oral History & Biography
Label: Folkways Records
Producer: Israel Kaplan
Release Date: 1961
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Blues, United States and Canada, Blues, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Blues, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá