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Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection

Collector:
McCormick, Mack  Search this
Musician:
Badeaux, Ed, 1926-2015  Search this
Chenier, Clifton, 1925-1987  Search this
Cotten, Elizabeth  Search this
Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977  Search this
Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982  Search this
House, Son  Search this
Howling Wolf  Search this
James, Harry  Search this
Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 1897-1929  Search this
Johnson, Robert, 1911-1938  Search this
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976  Search this
Muddy Waters, 1915-1983  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Shaw, Robert, 1908 August 9-1985  Search this
Thomas, Henry, 1874-1952  Search this
Wallace, Sippie  Search this
Historian:
Oliver, Paul, 1927-2017  Search this
Singer:
Spivey, Victoria  Search this
Producer:
Strachwitz, Chris  Search this
Extent:
60 Cubic feet (171 boxes, 9 map folders)
Culture:
African Americans -- Mississippi  Search this
Arkansas  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Business cards
Compact discs
Contracts
Correspondence
Folklore
Newspaper clippings
Posters
Road maps
Television scripts
Ephemera
Black-and-white negatives
Contact sheets
Color slides
Business records
Family papers
Resumes
Diaries
Journals (periodicals)
Financial records
Audio cassettes
Manuscripts
Playbills
Field recordings
Writings
Transcripts
Manuscripts for publication
Color negatives
Negatives
Articles
Place:
United States -- Race relations
Delta (Miss.)
Sugarland Prison (Tex.)
Greenwood (Miss.)
Robinsonville (Miss.)
Dallas (Tex.)
Houston (Tex.)
San Antonio (Tex.)
Tunica (La.)
Texarkana (Tex.)
Galveston (Texas)
Date:
1858-2015, undated
Summary:
Field notes, manuscripts, photographs, booking contracts, correspondence, personal papers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, interviews, and other research materials primarily relating to the history of American blues music. Collection documents the lives of significant blues musicians Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Mance Lipscomb; insight into the life, writings, and research practices of Robert "Mack" McCormick; and the business side of recording and selling the blues.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the life, writings, research practices, and business activities of blues scholar Robert "Mack" Burton McCormick who came to serve as a leading authority on the genre. Personal papers include diaries, curriculum vitae, biographical sketches, school papers, employment documents, correspondence, financial records, and an interview transcript. McCormick's writings consist of published magazine and journal articles, plays, essays, television scripts, short stories, and album liner notes. There are complete unpublished manuscripts, drafts with notes and research materials, and ideas for future work. McCormick's research practices and subjects of interest are documented in correspondence, field notes, annotated maps, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, city directories, interviews, photographic prints, negatives, slides, and contact sheets. American blues, Texas blues, and the music of significant blues artists, who McCormick served as an agent and manager for, dominated his extensive research efforts. In addition, the collection documents the recording, distribution and sale, and identification of consumer markets for American music in correspondence, contracts, agreements, music journals, publicity and promotional materials, music manuscripts, and interviews.

Throughout the collection preservation measures were performed to ensure long term use of the materials. Newspaper clippings were photocopied, and the originals were discarded. Audio cassette tapes have been reformatted and the digital copies will soon be available for research use.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into fifteen series.

Series 1: Photographic Negatives, Photographs and Slides, 1959-1998, undated

Subseries 1.1: Photographic Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1967-1977, undated

Subseries 1.2: Photographs, 1959-1998, undated

Subseries 1.3: Photographs, Texas Blues (TB), 1961-1964, undated

Subseries 1.4: Photographic Slides, 1964-1977, undated

Subseries 1.5: Negative and Photograph Indices and Assorted Material, 1963-1975

Series 2: Personal Papers, 1937-2015, undated

Subseries 2.1: Biographical Information, 1945-2003, undated

Subseries 2.2: Correspondence, Greeting Cards, and Postcards, 1937-2010, undated

Subseries 2.3: Education, 1938-1946

Subseries 2.4: Employment Records, 1948-1961, undated

Subseries 2.5: Family Papers, 1945-1988, undated

Subseries 2.6: Press, 1960-2015, undated

Subseries 2.7: Archive, 1972-2015, undated

Subseries 2.8: Campaign, 1959-2015, undated

Subseries 2.9: Financial Papers, 1952-2015

Subseries 2.10: Legal Papers, 1950-2015, undated

Subseries 2.11: Business Records, 1941-2006, undated

Series 3: Project Files, 1960-2003, undated

Subseries 3.1: Library of Congress, 1960-1964

Subseries 3.2: Newport Folk Festival, 1965-1969

Subseries 3.3: Hemisfair, 1968

Subseries 3.4: Smithsonian Institution, Festival of American Folklife 1966-1980, undated

Subseries 3.5: Other Blues Project, 2001-2003, undated

Series 4: Manuscripts and Writings, 1952-2015, undated

Subseries 4.1: Almost A Savage Joy, 1959-1980

Subseries 4.2: Another Fine Mess, 1981-1987, undated

Subseries 4.3: Blues: A New Look, 1965-1984, undated

Subseries 4.4: Blues Odyssey, 1971, undated

Subseries 4.5: Death and Tragedy, 1975-1980, undated

Subseries 4.6: Down in Texas Blues, undated

Subseries 4.7: Folk Songs of Men, 1952-1977, undated

Subseries 4.8: Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley, 1958-1976, undated

Subseries 4.9: Henry Thomas, 1975-2002, undated

Subseries 4.10: Ira, George, Edward, and Lee, 1994, undated

Subseries 4.11: The Magic Room, 1961-1962, undated

Subseries 4.12: Origin of Blues, 1991-2004, undated

Subseries 4.13: Snake in the Belly, 1956-1957, undated

Subseries 4.14: Wiley, 1957-1984, undated

Subseries 4.15: Articles, Ideas and Drafts, 1961-2004, undated

Series 5: Artist Files, 1880-2010, undated

Series 6: Texas Blues Research, 1858-2011, undated

Subseries 6.1: Texas Blues Research, 1910-2010, undated

Subseries 6.2: Lead Files, 1962-1980, undated

Subseries 6.3: Trip Notes, 1960-1989, undated

Subseries 6.4: Song Histories, 1920-1982, undated

Subseries 6.5: Music, 1928-2011, undated

Subseries 6.6: Record Catalogs, 1963-2006, undated

Subseries 6.7: Maps, 1958-1989, undated

Series 7: Robert Johnson, 1910-2015, undated

Subseries 7.1: Research Materials, 1910-2015, undated

Subseries 7.2: Who Killed Robert Johnson Manuscript, 1955-2015, undated

Series 8: Office Files, 1938-2000, undated

Series 9: Correspondence, 1959-2015, undated

Series 10: Organizations, Groups and Buffs, 1961-2003, undated

Series 11: Festivals and Living Museums, 1960-2003, undated

Series 12: Music Journals, 1971-2006, undated

Series 13: Subject Files, 1896-2015, undated

Series 14: People Files, 1928-2014, undated

Series 15: Audio Cassette Tapes and Digital Files, 1941-2007, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Robert Burton "Mack" McCormick (August 3, 1930-November 18, 2015) was a self-taught folklorist who spent a lifetime researching, collecting, and writing about vernacular music in the United States. Most of his work focused on the blues and other musical traditions of Black, brown, and white communities living throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. After experiencing a difficult, transient childhood and eventually dropping out of high school, McCormick settled in Houston, Texas and began to work a series of odd jobs while relentlessly pursuing his goal of becoming a successful writer. Although researching and writing about music came to occupy most of his time, he also pursued passions as a screenwriter and novelist. The volume of historical research and personal interviews he conducted from the 1950s through the early 1970s is remarkable, and his published writings during this period about music and the musicians he doggedly studied were lauded by his peers as among the best in the field. Along the way he worked for a time as a manager for the careers of the Texas songsters Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb, and briefly ran his own record label. He made hundreds of hours of field recordings with musicians living throughout the South. He collaborated with colleagues such as Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, and Paul Oliver, with whom McCormick spent over a decade researching and writing a manuscript on the history of Texas Blues. Beginning in the late 1960s, he was contracted by the Smithsonian Institution as a field worker for its annual Festival of American Folklife, and around the same time began researching the life of blues legend Robert Johnson for a manuscript that McCormick wrote and re-wrote but failed to publish in his lifetime.

McCormick's research, along with his personal archive, became the stuff of legend among fellow blues researchers and enthusiasts, particularly after his publishing output dwindled in the 1970s. He lived with a bipolar disorder that drew him into bouts of depression and paranoia. He came to distrust many of those colleagues working most closely with him, and sometimes shared untrue information to throw them off the trail of his research discoveries. He also "borrowed" heirloom photographs from the family members and descendants of blues artists and, in several cases documented in this collection, he refused to return them. Overcome with challenges that lay both within and without his control, he came to describe the massive archive in his Houston, Texas home as "the monster," and spent his final decades attempting with little success to publish his writings.
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Duke Ellington Collection, NMAH.AC.0301

Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints, NMAH.AC.0389

Program in African American Culture Collection, NMAH.AC.0408

Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.0415

Alan Strauber Photoprints, 1990-1994, 1999, NMAH.AC.0517

Jonas Bernholm Rhythm and Blues Collection, NMAH.AC.0551

Ray McKinley Music and Ephemera, NMAH.AC.0635

Bluestime Power Hour Videotapes, NMAH.AC.0657

Edward and Gaye Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.0704

Bill Holman Collection, NMAH.AC.0733

Andrew Homzy Collection of Duke Ellington Stock Arrangements, NMAH.AC.0740

Harry Warren Papers, NMAH.AC.0750

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W. Royal Stokes Collection of Music Photoprints and Interviews, NMAH.AC.0766

Fletcher and Horace Henderson Collection, NMAH.AC.0797

Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program Collection, NMAH.AC.0808

William Russo Music and Personal Papers, NMAH.AC.0845

Milt Gabler Papers, NMAH.AC.0849

Leonard and Mary Gaskin Papers, NMAH.AC.0900

Bobby Tucker Papers, NMAH.AC.1141

Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, NMAH.AC1222

Duncan Schiedt Jazz Collection, NMAH.AC1323

Maceo Jefferson Papers, NMAH.AC1370

Jazz and Big Band Collection, 1927-1966, NMAH.AC.1388

Nick Reynolds Kingston Trio Papers, NMAH.AC.1472

McIntire Family Hawaiian Entertainers Collection, NMAH.AC.1511

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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Arhoolie Business Records and Audio Recordings, 1960-2016, CFCH.ARHO

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1926-1986, CFCH.ASCH

CFCH Audiovisual Projects, 2011-2018, CFCH.AVPR

Diana Davies Photographs, 1963-1969, CFCH.DAVIE

Frederic Ramsey Audio Recordings, 1945-1959, CFCH.RAMS

Ralph Rinzler Papers and Audio Recordings, 1950-1994, CFCH.RINZ

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1968

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1969

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1970 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1970

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1972 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1972

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1973 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1973

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1974

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1975

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1976

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1983 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1983

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1985 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1985

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1987

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1988

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1989

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1991 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1991

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1996

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1997

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 2011 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.2011

Smithsonian Institution

Division of Performing Arts Records, 1966-1979, Accession T90055

Office of Public Affairs, Biographical Files, 1963-1988, Record Unit 420, SIA.FARU0420

National Museum of American History, Department of Public Programs, 1968-1992, Record Unit 584, SIA.FARU0584

Smithsonian Productions, 1967-2000, undated, SIA.FA09-055
Separated Materials:
National Museum of American History's Division of Culture and the Arts

Artifacts acquired as part of the collection include:

Washburn style G guitar, serial number 46472, Accession number 2019.0234.01.

Set of quills (or panpipes) made and played by blues artist Joe Patterson. Accession number 2019.0234.02.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Audio recordings acquired as part of the collection are listed in The Guide to the Mack McCormick Audio Tapes Collection prepared by Jeff Place, 2020-2022.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Susannah Nix to the Archives Center in 2019.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to original materials in boxes 76-80 is prohibited. Researchers must use digital copies.

Additional materials have been removed from public access pending investigation under the Smithsonian Institution's Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Policy.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
African American musicians  Search this
Topic:
Drafts (documents)  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Blues musicians  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Postcards -- 20th century  Search this
telephone -- Directories  Search this
Plays  Search this
African American music -- 20th century  Search this
Sharecropping  Search this
Plantations  Search this
Zydeco music  Search this
Commercial recordings  Search this
Piano music (Barrelhouse)  Search this
Genealogy  Search this
African Americans -- Texas  Search this
Songsters  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Delta (Miss. : Region)  Search this
Rodeos -- United States  Search this
Prisons -- Songs and music  Search this
Festival of American Folklife -- History  Search this
Festival of American Folklife -- Planning  Search this
Street scenes  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Texas.  Search this
African Americans -- Folklore  Search this
American South  Search this
African American -- Social life and customs  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Mississippi.  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Alabama.  Search this
Blues (Music) -- New Orleans (La.)  Search this
Conjunto music  Search this
Jazz -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Folk music -- United States  Search this
Ethnomusicology -- History  Search this
Sound recordings  Search this
Sound recording and reproduction  Search this
Tejano music  Search this
Transcripts  Search this
Folklorists  Search this
Zydeco musicians  Search this
Musicians, Cajun  Search this
Folk music -- United States -- History and criticism.  Search this
Music -- History and criticism  Search this
Festival of American Folklife  Search this
African Americans -- Alabama -- Music  Search this
Guitar -- 20th century  Search this
Guitar music  Search this
Guitarists  Search this
Country musicians  Search this
Sound recording executives and producers -- United States -- Biography.  Search this
Sound recording industry  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Southern States.  Search this
Blues musicians -- United States -- Interviews.  Search this
Hawaiian guitar  Search this
Hawaiian guitar music  Search this
African American farmers  Search this
Sharecroppers  Search this
Labor -- Southern states -- 20th century  Search this
manuscripts -- Editing  Search this
African Americans -- Songs and music  Search this
Sound recordings -- Album covers  Search this
African American prisoners  Search this
Crafts  Search this
Museum outreach programs  Search this
Folk music -- New Orleans (La.)  Search this
Black people -- Race identity  Search this
Race discrimination -- United States  Search this
Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Genre/Form:
Business cards
Compact discs
Contracts
Correspondence
Folklore
Newspaper clippings
Posters
Road maps -- United States
Television scripts
Ephemera -- 20th century
Black-and-white negatives
Contact sheets -- 20th cenury
Color slides -- 20th century
Business records -- 20th century
Family papers -- 20th century
Resumes
Diaries -- 20th century
Journals (periodicals) -- 20th century
Financial records -- 20th century
Audio cassettes -- 20th century
Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
Playbills
Field recordings
Writings -- 20th century
Transcripts -- 20th century
Manuscripts for publication
Manuscripts -- 20th century
Color negatives
Negatives -- 20th century
Articles -- 20th century
Citation:
Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1485
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Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87d0d0dd0-eaee-4e5e-9e87-ebca1a5d86d7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1485
Online Media:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Names:
Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996  Search this
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Jenkins, Ella  Search this
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995  Search this
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Extent:
841 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Business records
Correspondence
Phonograph records
Photographic prints
Audiotapes
Date:
1926-1986
bulk 1948-1986
Summary:
This collection, which dates from 1926-1986, documents the output of Moses Asch through the various record labels he founded and co-founded, and includes some of his personal papers. The Asch collection includes published recordings, master tapes, outtakes, business records, correspondence, photographs, and film.
Scope and Contents:
The Moses and Frances Asch Collection measures 841 cubic feet and dates from 1926-1987, with some contemporary, relevant correspondence, clippings, and ephemera added after 1987.

Most of the collection consists of audio recordings (commercial 78 rpm and long-playing records, open reel tapes, acetate discs, and test pressings), correspondence with recording artists and producers, artwork, photographs, ephemera, clippings, record production materials, writings, and business papers relating to Folkways Records. Materials relating to Folkways Records can be found primarily in the Correspondence, Folkways Production, Business Records, Photographs, Artwork, Sound Recordings, and Film series.

The collection also contains some biographical materials and personal correspondence, including materials related to Asch's first business, Radio Laboratories, located in the Biographical Materials series. Correspondence, ephemera, photographs, record production materials, business papers, and recordings relating to Asch's record labels before Folkways Records (Asch Recordings, Disc Company of America, Cub Records) are located in the Early Label Materials series as well as the Audio Recordings and Photographs series.
Arrangement note:
The collection is arranged in 10 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1942-1987

Series 2: Folkways Production, 1946-1987

Series 3: Business Records, 1940-1987

Series 4: Woody Guthrie papers, 1927-1985

Series 5: Early Label Materials, 1940-1949

Series 6: Biographical Materials, 1926-1987

Series 7: Photographs

Series 8: Artwork

Series 9: Audio Recordings

Series 10: Film

At this time, the collection is partially processed. Please contact rinzlerarchives@si.edu for more information.
Biographical/Historical note:
The son of Yiddish writer Sholem Asch, Moses Asch was born in Poland in 1905. His childhood was spent in Poland, France, Germany, and New York. While young, Asch developed an interest in radio electronics, which ultimately lead him to his life's work, recording the music and sounds of the world. He established several record labels in succession, sometimes partnering with other record companies. Two of his fist record companies, Asch Recordings and DISC Co. of America, went bankrupt. They were followed by his best-known label, Folkways Records, which was founded in 1948 with Marian Distler (1919-1964). He was still working on Folkways recordings when he died in 1986.

Folkways Records sought to document the entire world of sound. The 2,168 titles Asch released on Folkways include traditional and contemporary music from around the world, spoken word in many languages, and documentary recordings of individuals, communities, and current events. Asch's business practices revolved around the commitment to keep every recording issued by Folkways in print, despite low sales. Asch stayed afloat by cutting costs where he could (such as color printing) and offering a high-quality product, meticulously recorded and accompanied by extensive liner notes. In doing this, he could charge a slightly higher price than other commercial outfits. Despite a tenuous relationship with financial solvency, Folkways grew to be not only one of the most important independent record companies in the United States in the 20th century, but also one of the largest and most influential record companies in the world.

Moses Asch's record labels featured famous and lesser known American writers, poets, documentarians, ethnographers, and grass roots musicians on commercial recordings. American folk icon Woody Guthrie recorded on the Asch, Disc, and Folkways labels, and the Asch Collection includes some of his correspondence, lyrics, drawings, and writings. The collection also includes correspondence with other notable musicians and artists such as John Cage, Langston Hughes, Margaret Walker, Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, Alan Lomax, Henry Cowell, and Kenneth Patchen. Also in the collection are ethnographic field notes and photographs by as well as correspondence with Béla Barók, Sidney Robertson Cowell, Harold Courlander, Helen Creighton, Laura Boulton, and Samuel Charters. Asch hired various prominent artists and graphic designers including David Stone Martin, Ben Shahn, John Carlis, and Ronald Clyne to create album cover art for his recordings. Much of the original art and designs for these covers can be found in the Asch Collection.

Asch's output of recordings on various labels, including published recordings, open reel master tapes, outtakes, and acetate disks, in addition to his business papers, correspondence, photographs, and other files were acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987. The collection came to the Smithsonian with the understanding that all 2168 titles under the Folkways label would be kept available in perpetuity.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Provenance:
Ralph Rinzler arranged the Smithsonian's acquisition of the Moses and Frances Asch Collection in 1987, beginning with Asch before his death in 1986 and continuing with extensive discussions between Rinzler and the Asch family. Since its acquisition, archivist Jeff Place and others have added contemporary, relevant correspondence with Folkways artists and related individuals.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk music  Search this
Folk dance music  Search this
Electronic music  Search this
Oral interpretation of poetry  Search this
Oral interpretation of fiction  Search this
Music -- 20th century  Search this
Music -- 19th century  Search this
Music -- 18th century  Search this
Jazz  Search this
Folk music -- United States  Search this
World music  Search this
Sounds  Search this
Vocal music  Search this
Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Business records
Correspondence
Phonograph records
Photographic prints
Audiotapes
Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk533b8a927-559a-44ac-98d2-f32d871058b4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-asch
Online Media:

Lead Belly's Legacy, Vol. 4: Easy Rider

Creator:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Recordist:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Commentator:
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Date:
1953
Track Information:
101 There's a Man Going Round Taking Names / (1:50)

102 Easy Rider / Guitar. (2:54)

103 Red Bird / Guitar. (2:59)

104 Line 'Em / Guitar. (1:17)

105 T.B. Blues / Guitar. (3:49)

201 Jim Crow Blues / Guitar. (2:30)

202 Bourgeois Blues / Guitar. (2:23)

203 Army Life / Guitar. (1:52)

204 Mr. Hitler (Hitler Song) / Guitar. (3:16)
Local Numbers:
FW02034

Folkways.2034
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Folkways 1953.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Work songs  Search this
Military music  Search this
Topical songs  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW02034
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk542b6af69-6222-41c9-8597-ea113439767e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16047
Online Media:

Ledbelly: Copy of reels from archive

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Contents:
1. Red Bird 2. Sally Walker 3. Ha Ha This A-Way 4. Little Children's Blues 5. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down (with Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie) 6. Outskirts of Town (with Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie) 7. Ha Ha This A-Way
Track Information:
101 Rock Island Line / Guitar.

102 Parting Song (When You're Smiling) / Guitar.

103 Cotton Fields / Guitar.

104 Chicken Crowing for Midnight / Guitar.

105 Red Bird / Guitar.

106 Sally Walker / Guitar.

107 Ha-Ha This A-Way / Guitar.

108 Little Children's Blues / Guitar.

109 In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down / Guitar.

110 Outskirts of Town / Guitar.

111 Ha-Ha This A-Way / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0552
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, 1988.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0552
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Lead Belly: Copy of tape- side B

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996  Search this
Terry, Sonny  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Contents:
8. Moanin' 9. There's a Man Going Round Taking Names 10. Keep Your Hands Off Her 11. Mr. Jelly Roll Baker (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) 12. 4,5, and 9 (with Pops Foster, Willie the Lion Smith) 13. My Baby's Leaving Me (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) 14. Meeting at the Building/ Talking, Preaching/ We Shall Walk Through the Valley
Track Information:
101 Moaning / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 There's a Man Going Round Taking Names / Lead Belly. Guitar.

103 Keep Your Hands Off Her / Lead Belly. Guitar.

104 Jelly Roll / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica.

105 4, 5 and 9 / Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 Meeting at the Building / Lead Belly. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0553
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, 1988.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0553
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ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref19052

Standard School Broadcast

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Standard Oil Company. Studio Orchestra  Search this
Producer:
Standard Oil Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Contents:
Irene--Boll weevil--Swing low sweet chariot--John Henry--Fannin Street--Poor boy--Skip to my Lou--Let it shine on me--Amazing grace--Take this hammer--Swing low sweet chariot
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Boll Weevil / Lead Belly. Guitar.

103 Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Lead Belly. Guitar.

104 John Henry / Lead Belly. Guitar.

105 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)(Instrumental) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

105 Poor Boy / Lead Belly. Guitar.

106 Skip to My Lou / Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 Let it Shine on Me / Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 Amazing Grace / Lead Belly. Guitar.

108 Take This Hammer / Lead Belly. Guitar.

109 Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Standard Oil Company. Studio Orchestra.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1704
General:
Box 1- tape made in 1973 from aluminum copy of original transcription disk. Some distortion in beginning (per letter).

CDR copy- Disc 437
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1704
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Last Sessions 9/48

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
Louisiana
New York
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1763
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1763
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Sonny Terry

Performer:
Terry, Sonny  Search this
Producer:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Artist:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
North Carolina
Contents:
Oh what a beautiful city--Easy rider--Careless love--Key to the highway
Track Information:
101 Oh, What a Beautiful City (Twelve Gates to the City) / Harmonica.

102 Easy Rider / Harmonica.

103 Careless Love / Harmonica.

104 Key to the Highway / Harmonica.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2259
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2259
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Lead Belly: Intros to his songs

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2363
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
General:
Copy exists in DAMS

CDR copy-- FW-ASCH-7RR-2363 contains the spoken introductions of Leadbelly, (Huddie Ledbetter) iconic Folkways recording artist, to a wide variety of his recorded songs, including blues, children's songs, work songs, etc. (I could not link these introductions to any specific Folkways album although most of the introductions relate to songs he recorded for Folkways and his spoken introductions are frequently found on his recordings.)
Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2363
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Lead Belly Legacy, Vols 1 & 2

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Houston, Cisco  Search this
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Oleander Quartet  Search this
Recorder:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Contents:
5. On a Monday 6. Shorty George 7. Duncan and Brady 8. Old Riley 9. Leavin' Blues (acapella) 10. Pigmeat 11. Cotton Fields 12. Ha Ha This A-Way 13. Sukey Jump 14. Black Girl (In the Pines) 15. Rock Island Line 16. Blind Lemon 17. Borrow Love and Go 18. Green Corn (with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston) 19. Yellow Gal 20. You Can't Lose Me, Cholly 21. Laura 22. Good Morning Blues 23. Leavin' Blues 24. Big Fat Woman 25. Gray Goose 26. Pick a Bale of Cotton (with the Oleander Quartet) 27. Take This Hammer 28. Sylvie 29. Moanin' 30. Meeting at the Building (with the Oleander Quartet) 31. We Shall Walk Through the Valley 32. Irene (Goodnight Irene)
Track Information:
101 On a Monday / Lead Belly. Guitar.

128 Irene (Goodnight Irene) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

127 We Shall Walk Through the Valley / Lead Belly. Guitar.

126 Meeting at the Building / Lead Belly, Oleander Quartet. Guitar.

125 Moaning / Lead Belly. Guitar.

124 Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy / Lead Belly. Guitar.

123 Take This Hammer / Lead Belly. Guitar.

122 Pick a Bale of Cotton / Lead Belly, Oleander Quartet. Guitar.

121 The Gray Goose / Lead Belly. Guitar.

120 Big Fat Woman / Lead Belly. Guitar.

119 Leaving Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar.

118 Good Morning Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar.

117 Laura / Lead Belly. Accordion.

116 You Can't Lose Me, Cholly / Lead Belly. Guitar.

115 Yellow Gal / Lead Belly. Guitar.

114 Green Corn / Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

113 Borrow Love and Go / Lead Belly. Guitar.

112 Blind Lemon / Lead Belly. Guitar.

111 Rock Island Line / Lead Belly. Guitar.

110 Black Girl (In the Pines) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

109 Sukey Jump / Lead Belly. Guitar.

108 Ha Ha This A-Way / Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 Cotton Fields / Lead Belly. Guitar.

106 Pigmeat / Lead Belly. Guitar.

105 Leaving Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar.

104 Old Riley / Lead Belly. Guitar.

103 Duncan and Brady / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Shorty George / Lead Belly. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2373
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Blues (Music)  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Accordion  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2373
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Asch Collection Acetates- Dubs- Lead Belly WNYC Radio Show

Artist:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Contents:
Goodnight Irene-- Don't sleep too long--How come you do me like you do--Easy, Mr. Tom-- One dime blues-- Buy me a brand new Ford
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Intro) (ACT-376) / Guitar.

102 Don't Sleep Too Long (ACT-376) / Guitar.

103 How Come You Do Me Like You Do (ACT-376) / Guitar.

104 Easy, Mr. Tom (ACT-376) / Guitar.

105 One Dime Blues (ACT-376) / Guitar.

106 Buy Me a Brand New Ford (ACT-376) / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0006
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
United States Asch Collection
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, February 5, 1992.
Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0006
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Asch Collection Acetates- Dubs- Lead Belly WNYC Radio Show

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Oleander Quartet  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Intro) (ACT-377) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Chicken Crowing for Midnight (ACT-377) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

103 Blues in My Kitchen, Blues in My Dining Room (ACT-377) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

104 Went on the Mountain, Looked Down at the Rising Sun (ACT-377) / Lead Belly, Oleander Quartet. Guitar.

105 Good Morning Blues (ACT-377) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 T.B. Blues (ACT-377) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

106 Don't You Love Your Daddy No More (ACT-377) / Lead Belly, Oleander Quartet. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0007
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0007
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Asch Collection Acetates- Dubs- Lead Belly WNYC Radio Showalso features Gene Hall, hosted by Art Hodes)

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Hall, Gene  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (ACT-378) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

101 Don't You Love Your Daddy No More (ACT-378) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Christmas is A-Comin' (ACT-378) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

103 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)(ACT-378) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

104 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (ACT-378) / Gene Hall. Piano.

105 Gene Hall's Blues (ACT-378) / Gene Hall. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0008
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, February 5, 1992.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Christmas music  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Piano  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0008
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Archival Repository:
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Asch Collection Acetates: Dubs- People's Songs, Woody Guthrie

Recorder:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Performer:
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
People's Songs (Organization)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Track Information:
101 Roll the Union On (ACT-008) / People's Songs (Organization), Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie.

102 Choo Choo (ACT-009) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

103 Choo Choo (ACT-009) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

104 900 Miles (ACT-015) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar,Fiddle.

106 Molly Don't You Grieve (ACT-016) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 Move On, Soldier Boy (ACT-016) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

108 Out on the Western Plains (ACT-016) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

105 Liza Jane (ACT-016) / Lead Belly. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0009
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Violin  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0009
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Archival Repository:
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GUID:
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Asch Collection Acetates: Dubs- Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie

Recorder:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009  Search this
Houston, Cisco  Search this
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Hawes, Butch, 1919-1971  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Track Information:
101 Death Letter Blues (ACT-016) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Will You Miss Me? (ACT-017) / Bess Lomax Hawes, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

103 Kissin' On (ACT-024) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

104 Girl I Left Behind Me, The (ACT-030) / Bess Lomax Hawes, Woody Guthrie, Butch Hawes. Guitar,Mandolin,Fiddle.

105 I'll Write and I'll Draw (ACT-042) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

106 Ship in the Sky (ACT-043) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.

107 Million Miles, A (Reuben's Train) (ACT-043) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0010
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Music -- Juvenile  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Mandolin  Search this
Violin  Search this
United States--Civil war, 1861-1865  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0010
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ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24661

Asch Collection Acetates- Dubs- Lead Belly and the Oleander Quartet WNYC Radio Program 12/3/41

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Murray, Cecil  Search this
Boyd, George  Search this
Oleander Quartet  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Shreveport (La.)
Contents:
The Oleander Quartet= George Boyd, Cecil Murray- tenors; Howard Scott-baritone; George Hall- bass.
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Intro) (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Pick a Bale of Cotton (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.

103 Meeting at the Building (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.

104 We Shall Walk Through the Valley (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.

105 Look Away to the Heavens (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.

106 See the Sign of the Judgement (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Cecil Murray, George Boyd. Guitar.

107 Sermon (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.

107 Blood Done Signed Your Name (ACT-379) / Oleander Quartet, Lead Belly. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0013
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0013
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Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
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ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24664

Asch Collection Acetates: Dubs- Back Where I Come From, WABC Radio Show 11/18/40, Guthrie, Lead Belly, Ives, White

Recorder:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Performer:
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Ives, Burl, 1909-1995  Search this
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Track Information:
101 Buffalo Gals (ACT-380) / Woody Guthrie.

102 Jesse James (ACT-380) / Woody Guthrie.

103 Brennan on the Moor (ACT-380) / Burl Ives.

104 Ella Speed (ACT-380) / Lead Belly.

105 Pretty Boy Floyd (ACT-380) / Woody Guthrie.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0014
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0014
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24665

Asch Collection Acetates: Dubs- Lead Belly WNYC Radio Program, 12/31/41

Artist:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Intro) (ACT-380) / Guitar.

102 Ha-Ha This-a-Way (ACT-380) / Guitar.

103 Sally Walker (ACT-380) / Guitar.

104 You Can't Lose Me, Cholly (ACT-380) / Guitar.

105 Skip to My Lou (ACT-380) / Guitar.

106 Red Bird (ACT-380) / Guitar.

107 Chicken Crowing for Midnight (Xmas Version) (ACT-380) / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0015
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, February 6, 1992.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Christmas music  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0015
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24666

Asch Collection Acetates: Dubs- Lead Belly and Anne Graham W NYC Radio Show 2/27/41

Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Graham, Anne  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Intro) (ACT-381) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

102 Look Down That Lonesome Road (ACT-381) / Lead Belly, Anne Graham. Guitar.

103 What Kind of Soul Has Man (ACT-381) / Lead Belly, Anne Graham. Guitar.

104 Shorty George (ACT-381) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

105 Don't Sleep Too Long (ACT-381) / Lead Belly. Guitar.

106 Packing Trunk Blues (ACT-381) / Lead Belly. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0016
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Spirituals (Songs)  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0016
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e25705a7-74aa-45ad-80fc-d34e1532f062
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24667

Asch Collection Acetates: Dubs- Lead Belly WNYC Radio Show 3/13/41

Artist:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Performer:
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Louisiana
Track Information:
101 Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Intro) (ACT-381) / Guitar.

102 Gray Goose, The (ACT-381) / Guitar.

103 Boll Weevil (ACT-381) / Guitar.

104 Yellow Gal (ACT-381) / Guitar.

105 Ha-Ha This-a-Way (ACT-381) / Guitar.

106 Leaving Blues (ACT-381) / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-7RR-0017
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, February 6, 1992.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Guitar  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FP-1992-7RR-0017
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c8dd53f4-05d5-4d36-83bb-c4803ae7d074
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24668

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