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  • Reel to Reel Transfers: Lead Belly- RR-2625; RR-4607 sound recording
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Reel to Reel Transfers: Lead Belly- RR-2625; RR-4607 sound recording

Object Details

Notes
Recorded in: New York, United States.
Table of contents
From FW-RR-2625 Lead Belly 1. 4,5, and 9 (with Pops Foster, Willie the Lion Smith) 2. My Baby's Leaving Me (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) 3. Meeting at the Building/ Talking, Preaching/ We Shall Walk Through the Valley 4. Rock Island Line 5. Parting Song 6. Cotton Fields 7. Chicken Crowing for Midnight (Christmas Song) 8. Red Bird 9. Sally Walker 10. Ha Ha This A-Way 11. Little Children's Blues 12. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down (with Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie) 13. Outskirts of Town (with Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie) 14. Ha Ha This A-Way 15. Red Bird 16. Sally Walker From FW-RR-4607 Lead Belly 17. Meeting at the Building 18. Talking, Preaching/ We Shall Walk Through the Valley 19. Army Life 20. Bourgeois Blues 21. Outskirts of Town (with Sonny Terry) 22. Linin' Track 23. Chicken Crowing for Midnight (Christmas Song) 24. Blood Done Signed Your Name (with Sonny Terry) 25. Out on the Western Plains 26. Cowboy Song/ Play with Your Poodle
Track information
101 4, 5 and 9 (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
102 My Baby's Leaving Me (RR-2625) / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica
103 Meeting at the Building (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
103 Good, Good, Good (Talking, Preaching)(RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
103 We Shall Walk Through the Valley (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
104 Rock Island Line (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
105 Parting Song (When You're Smiling)(RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
106 Cotton Fields (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
107 Chicken Crowing for Midnight (Christmas Day)(RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
108 Red Bird (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
109 Sally Walker (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
110 Ha Ha This A-Way (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
111 Little Children's Blues (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
112 In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
113 Outskirts of Town (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
114 Ha Ha This A-Way (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
115 Red Bird (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
116 Sally Walker (RR-2625) / Lead Belly. Guitar
117 Meeting at the Building (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
118 Talking, Preaching (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
118 We Shall Walk Through the Valley (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
119 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life)(RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
120 Bourgeois Blues (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
121 Outskirts of Town (RR-4607) / Lead Belly, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica
122 Linin' Track (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
123 Chicken Crowing for Midnight (Christmas Day)(RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
124 Ain't You Glad (Blood Done Signed My Name)(RR-4607) / Lead Belly, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica
125 Out on the Western Plains(RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
126 Cowboy Song (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
126 Play with Your Poodle (RR-4607) / Lead Belly. Guitar
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
Culture
Americans
Anglo-American
Data Source
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Local number
FP-CFP-CDR-0093
performer
Leadbelly 1885-1949
Terry, Sonny
producer
Asch, Moses
performer
McGhee, Brownie 1915-1996
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
Type
Musical sound recordings
Physical description
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in
Place
United States
New York
Louisiana
Tennessee
North Carolina
Topic
Folk songs
Blues (Music)
Gospel music
Christmas music
Music
Guitar
Harmonica
Christmas
Record ID
siris_arc_347005
Usage
CC0

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