Audio Recording Black Betty
Black Betty
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Black Betty
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- Title
- Black Betty
- Contributor Names
- Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 (Collector)
- Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) (Collector)
- Platt, Mose "Clear Rock" (Performer)
- Created / Published
- Taylor, Texas, May 10, 1939
- Subject Headings
- - United States -- Texas -- Williamson County -- Taylor
- - Music
- - Songs
- - Work songs
- Genre
- Music
- Songs
- Work songs
- Notes
- - Performer referred to elsewhere as Rev. Mose Platt, Rev. Mose "Wyandotte" Platt, Rev. Mose "Winedot" Platt, or Rev. Mose W. W. Wyandotte" Platt
- - Venue: Hotel Blazilmar
- - Collector's genre note: "tree-cutting song"
- - Performance Note: "Black Betty" performed by Mose "Clear Rock" Platt (vocals) at Hotel Blazilmar, Taylor, Texas, on May 10, 1939.
- Medium
- sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 1939/001: AFS 02643b02
- Source Collection
- John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001)
- Repository
- American Folklife Center
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcss39.2643b2
- Online Format
- audio
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- Bull-Cow Blues
- Don't You Leave Me Here
- Everybody's Down on Me
- Little Log Cabin
- Louise
- Maria
- Springtime in the Rockies
Credit line
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip (AFC 1939/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.
Chicago citation style:
Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and Mose "Clear Rock" Platt. Black Betty. Taylor, Texas, 1939. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000201/.
APA citation style:
Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T. & Platt, M. ". R. (1939) Black Betty. Taylor, Texas. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000201/.
MLA citation style:
Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and Mose "Clear Rock" Platt. Black Betty. Taylor, Texas, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000201/>.
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