Audio Recording Black Betty

Black Betty|Platt, Rev. Mose "Clear Rock" (performer)

Taylor, Texas, May 10, 1939

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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
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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Chicago 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, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000201/. (Accessed September 23, 2017.)

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, <https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000201/>.