Music Recording (Collection)John and Ruby Lomax 1940 southern states recordings collection
Main title
- John and Ruby Lomax 1940 southern states recordings collection [sound recording].
Published/Created
- 1940.
Links
Links
- Selected interviews in Voices from the days of slavery, former slaves' narratives http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000006 opens in a new window
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Description
- 146 sound discs (lacquer on aluminum) : analog ; 12 in. + documentation.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory
- Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- LWO 4872 r 259A-277A
- AFS 03942-04087
- AFC 1940/003
Related names
- Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948, collector.
- Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill), collector.
- Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009, collector.
- Ledbetter, Bob, 1861- interviewee.
- McCrea, Billy, interviewee.
- Williams, Irene, interviewee.
- Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009, interviewer.
- Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948, interviewer.
- Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill), interviewer.
- Goodwyn, Frank, 1911-2001, performer.
- Hall, Vera, 1902-1964, performer.
- Ledbetter, Bob, 1861- performer.
- McCrea, Billy, performer.
- McTell, Blind Willie, performer.
- Reed, Dock, performer.
- Truvillion, Henry, performer.
- Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), sponsor.
Performer
- Various performers, including Alec Moore; Newton C. Gaines; Frank Goodwyn; Henry Truvillion; Dock Reed and Vera Hall; Bob Ledbetter; Blind Willie McTell; two former slaves, Alice Richardson and Uncle Billy Macree; and various children; among many others.
Summary
- The collection consists of field recordings of ballads, folk songs, cowboy songs, blues, lullabies, children's songs and games, hymns, gospel music, shape note singing, fiddle tunes; a few Mexican American lullabies and songs, and a few French Creole songs. Also recorded were African American sermons and church services, children's play party songs, African American blues, gospel music, hymns, and work songs including railroad workers' track lining and tie tamping chants. Manuscripts include correspondence and a field report by John A. Lomax. Also included are some song transcriptions, including correspondence from Mrs. Elizabeth Fulks, Prairie Lea, Texas, and song texts in her hand. Notes include description of "Baptizing on the Clara Muziques Plantation," near Natchez, Mississippi, and descriptions of funeral services; plus descriptions of traveling throughout the southern states to collect folksongs.
LC Subjects
- Folk music--Southern States.
- Folk songs, English--Southern States.
- Folk songs, English--Southern States--Texts.
- Ballads, English--Southern States.
- Ballads, English--Southern States--Texts.
- Blues (Music)--Southern States--1931-1940.
- Spirituals (Songs)--Southern States.
- Gospel music--Southern States.
- Singing games--Southern States.
- Games--Southern States.
- Play-party--Southern States.
- African American children's games--Southern States.
- Children's songs, English--Southern States.
- Hymns, English--Southern States.
- Hymns, English--Southern States--Texts.
- Shape-note singing--Southern States.
- Cowboys--Southern States--Songs and music.
- Work songs--Southern States.
- Railroads--Songs and music.
- African Americans--Southern States--Music.
- Mexican Americans--Southern States--Music.
- Creoles--Louisiana--Music.
- Baptism.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Southern States.
- Worship programs.
- Freedmen--Interviews.
- Southern States--Social life and customs.
Form/Genre
Notes
- Recorded in homes, churches, and schools, in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia from September to November 1940 by John A. Lomax, Ruby Terrill Lomax, and Bess Brown Lomax on 12-inch lacquer aluminum-base discs for the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress, which supplied recording equipment for the trip.
- Most recordings are in English, a few are in Spanish and in French Creole.
Indexes
- Bibliographic information for music titles in this collection is found in the online resource link: Search for audio titles in the John and Ruby Lomax 1940 Southern States Recording Trip.
Acquisition source
- Accessioned, 1940.
Cite as
- John and Ruby Lomax 1940 southern states recordings collection (AFC 1940/003), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
LCCN
- 2009655314
Language code
- eng eng fre spa
Geographic area code
- n-usu--
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Music Recording (Collection)
Item Availability
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG31)