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Audio Recording Turkey Run Away

Turkey Run Away

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Turkey Run Away

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Title

  • Turkey Run Away

Names

  • Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 (Collector)
  • Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) (Collector)
  • Owens, Cecil (Performer)
  • Owens, Robert (Performer)
  • Owens, Martha (Performer)
  • Owens Quartet (Performer)
  • Owens, Edward (Performer)

Created / Published

  • Clemson, South Carolina, June 10, 1939

Headings

  • -  United States -- South Carolina -- Pickens County -- Clemson
  • -  Music
  • -  Songs
  • -  Children's songs

Genre

  • Music
  • Songs
  • Children's songs

Notes

  • -  Venue: Home of Ben Robertson
  • -  Performer referred to elsewhere as Edmund or Edmond Owens
  • -  Performance Note: "Turkey Run Away" performed by the Owens Quartet (Cecil Owens, Robert Owens, Martha Owens, and Edward Owens) (vocals) at home of Ben Robertson, Clemson, South Carolina, on June 10, 1939.

Medium

  • sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1939/001: AFS 02723b02

Source Collection

  • John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

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

Cite This Item

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, Cecil Owens, Robert Owens, Martha Owens, Owens Quartet, and Edward Owens. Turkey Run Away. Clemson, South Carolina, 1939. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000520/.

APA citation style:

Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T., Owens, C., Owens, R., Owens, M., Owens Quartet & Owens, E. (1939) Turkey Run Away. Clemson, South Carolina. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000520/.

MLA citation style:

Lomax, John A, et al. Turkey Run Away. Clemson, South Carolina, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000520/>.