Collection Items

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    Audio Recording
    Haul Away sound recording | 1 cylinder. | Recorded in the Eastern U.S (Venue). Recorded ca. 1930 to 1932. (Date). Robert Winslow Gordon Cylinder Collection. (Source Note). This song was published on the Library of Congress long playing record, "Folk-Songs of America: The Robert Winslow Gordon Collection," in 1978, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Archive of Folk Culture. (Source Note). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Gordon, Robert Winslow - Wilkins, A.
    • Date: 1978
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    Midnight Special sound recording | 1 disc. | Recorded in Wilton, Connecticut. (Venue). Recorded in February, 1935 (Date). John Lomax Southern States Collection (Source Note). Leadbelly and Lead Belly are stage names for Huddie Ledbetter (1885-1949 ) (Biographical). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Leadbelly - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
  • Audio Recording
    Hijo, hijo, mira esta muher sound recording | 1 disc. | Recorded by John A. and Alan Lomax in San Antonio, Texas. (Venue). John A. and Alan Lomax 1934-35 Southern States Recording Trip Collection. (Source Note). Recorded in May 1934. (Date). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Trujillo, Lia - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Gonzales, Aurora - Flores, Adela - Manchaco, Pearl - Lomax, Alan - Gonzales, Josephine
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    Calling Trains sound recording | 1 sound recording | First pubished on Library of Congress LP AFS L61 "Railroad Songs and Ballads," edited by Archie Green. (Bibliographic History). Recorded in 1936. (Date). Recorded at State Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi. (Venue). This railroad call is performed by an unidentified former railroad train caller. (Content). John A. Lomax Southern States Collection, 1933-1937 (Source). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1968
  • Audio Recording
    Come by Here sound recording | 1 sound recording | Recorded in May 1936. (Date). Recorded in Raiford, Florida. (Venue). Forms part of the John A. Lomax Southern States Collection, 1933-1937. (Source). The chorus singing with Ethel Best is unidentified. (Content). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Best, Ethel - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
  • Notated Music
    La chansons des savoy sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Sonnier, Isaac - Sonnier, Cleveland - Brasseaux, Fenelon
  • Audio Recording
    Madame Gallien sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Vincent, Lanese - Richard, Sidney
  • Audio Recording
    Six ans sur mer sound recording | 1 sound recording | Recorded in New Iberia, Louisiana. (Venue). Recorded in 1934. (Date). Forms part of the John A. Lomax southern states collection, 1933-1937. (Source). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Hoffpauir, Mary - Lomax, Alan - Hoffpauir, Elita - Lomax, John A. - Hoffpauir, Ella
  • Audio Recording
    Mes amis, je suis gris sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Lomax, John A. - Berard, Davous
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    J'ai fait tout le tour du pays sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Peters, Jimmy
  • Audio Recording
    Rockaway sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Peters, Jimmy
  • Audio Recording
    Je veux me marier sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Peters, Jimmy
  • Audio Recording
    Bye-bye, bonsoir mes parents sound recording | 1 sound recording | Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Malveaux, Paul Junius - Lafitte, Ernest
  • Audio Recording
    God moves on the water sound recording | 1 sound recording | Forms part of the John A. Lomax Southern States Collection, 1933-1937. (Source). Recorded in December 1933. (Date). Recorded at Darrington State Prison, Sandy Point, Texas. (Venue). Performed by Lightnin' Washington and a group of convicts. (General). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Washington, Lightnin
  • Audio Recording
    Bonaparte's Retreat sound recording | 1 disc. | A transcription of this recording by Ruth Crawford Seeger was the source for the musical theme of the "Hoe Down" in the score for the ballet Rodeo by Aaron Copeland. (General). Recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax in Salyersville, Kentucky. (Venue). Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky Collection. (Source Note). Recorded in 1937 (Date). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Stepp, William Hamilton - Lomax, Alan - Lyttleton, Elizabeth
  • Audio Recording
    The Titanic sound recording | 1 sound recording | Forms part of the Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky Collection. (Source). Recorded in Pine Mountain, Kentucky. (Venue). Recorded in September, 1937. (Date). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Lomax, Alan - Baker, Arlie
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    The Roving Boy sound recording | 1 sound recording | Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection. (Source). Recorded in 1937. (Date). Sound Recording (Form).
    • Contributor: Begley, Justis - Lomax, Alan - Lomax, Elizabeth
  • Audio Recording
    House Carpenter; The Scioto Valley Mills
    Song title: House Carpenter | Song title: The Scioto Valley Mills
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937-06-27
  • Audio Recording
    Johnny and Mollie; My Horses Ain't Hungry, They Won't Eat Your Hay
    Song title: Johnny and Mollie | Song title: My Horses Ain't Hungry, They Won't Eat Your Hay
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937-06-27
  • Audio Recording
    Perry's Victory
    Song title: Perry's Victory
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937
  • Audio Recording
    The Girl with the Striped Stockings; Barbara Allen
    Song title: The Girl with the Striped Stockings | Song title: Barbara Allen
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937
  • Audio Recording
    James Bird
    Song title: James Bird
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937-06-27
  • Audio Recording
    Hush-a-Bye-Baby; The Jolly Boatman
    Song title: Hush-a-Bye-Baby | Song title: The Jolly Boatman
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937-06-27
  • Audio Recording
    Lord Vaniford's Wife; When I Was Single
    Song title: Lord Vaniford's Wife | Song title: When I Was Single
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937-06-27
  • Audio Recording
    The Bold Bolster; Julianne Johnson
    Song title: The Bold Bolster | Song title: Julianne Johnson
    • Contributor: Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
    • Date: 1937-06-27