02629cjd a22005177a 4500 19661942 20250607075328.1 sd dmsennii||b 920702s1939 caufmnn eng 19661942 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-folklife masmit 2020-06-03 LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-990, LCAPM-893 2017701539 64E B2 Sidney Robertson Cowell 19390709 (DLC-AFC)afc92000292 DLC eng dacs DLC AFC 1940/001: AFS 3373 B2 Graham, George Vinton, performer. James Bird [sound recording]. James Bird Laws A 5 1939. on 1 band of 1 sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in. performed music prm rdacontent audio s rdamedia audio disc sd rdacarrier Dust jacket notes: Fragmentary version. Song depicts the story of James Bird who distinguished himself for bravery on Lake Erie when Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won a decisive battle against the British during the War of 1812. Bird was wounded, left the fleet for a time, and later was shot as a deserter. George Vinton Graham, vocals and guitar. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in San Jose, California on July 9, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting George Vinton Graham performing Anglo-American songs on October 12, 1938, December 3 and 7, 1938, July 9, 1939, and August 16, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in San Jose, California. Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813 Songs and music. Songs, English California San Jose. United States History War of 1812 Naval operations Songs and music. Field recordings. lcgft Songs. lcgft Music. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026952 Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995, collector. Graham, George Vinton, performer. Forms part of: W.P.A. California Folk Music Project collection (DLC) 2005700333 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 afc1940001 afc1940001_a3373b2 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc1940001.afc1940001_a3373b2 afc/1940001 afc/cowellsound songamerica