The Jackson, John1924-2002performer.Politte, Joeperformer.Reed, Ola Belleperformer.Balfa Brothersperformer.Bluegrass Cardinalsperformer.Hobbs Sisters and Bob Goff (Musical group)performer.Rumi Songos (Musical group)performer.Southern Mountain Boys (Musical group)performer.Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)American Folklife CenterNational Council for the Traditional Artsmixed materialManuscripts.Sound recordings.Photographic prints.Slides.dcu19771977monographicengspacpf816 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, double track, mono. ; 10 in.ca. 420 photographs.The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of bluegrass music, country music, Andean music, and Cajun music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.April 25: Bluegrass Cardinals (Bluegrass) -- May 23: John Jackson (Blues) -- June 8: Southern Mountain Boys (Bluegrass) -- June 29: Los Rumi Songos (Andean) -- Balfa Brothers and Joe Politte (Cajun, French) -- September 14: Bob Goff, Jr. and the Hobbs Sisters (Bluegrass) -- Ola Belle Reed (Country).sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (358 images), photographic prints, and color slides.1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.Manuscripts in English.Sound recordings in English, Spanish, and Cajun French.Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.n-usl--sn-----n-us-laMusicAndes RegionPopular musicAndes RegionBluegrass music1971-1980Bluegrass musicMiddle Atlantic StatesBlues (Music)VirginiaBlues (Music)1971-1980Cajun musicLouisianaCajun musicMissouriCountry musicMarylandOld-time musicMiddle Atlantic StatesAfrican AmericansMusic2004695150http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/neptune77.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/neptune77.htmlDLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.DLC04031220060302111502.013519894