Songs and ballads of American history and of the assassination of Presidents [sound recording]
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MusicSeries: Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress): Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Records, p1998Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Folk songs, English -- United States | Ballads, English -- United States | Presidents -- Assassination -- United States -- Songs and music | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio CD | A J M Library 868-5076 | CDM EMRI (Browse shelf) | Available | 32052 |
Songs about the Civil War and presidential assassinations.
"Originally released in the series Folk Music of the United States, Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress, AFS L29, 1952."
Program notes by Duncan Emrich, song texts (21 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Phil Sheridan (1:36) ; The iron Merrimac (1:44) (Judge Learned W. Hand) -- The Cumberland's crew (3:56) (Capt. Pearl R. Nye) -- The battle of Antietam Creek (4:34) (Warde H. Ford) -- The southern soldier (3:11) ; Washington the Great (1:59) (Mrs. Minta Morgan) -- Zolgotz (3:08) ; Mr. Garfield (8:20) ; Charles Guiteau (2:51) ; Booth killed Lincoln (2:52) ; Booth killed Lincoln (fiddle tune) (0:42) (Bascom Lamar Lunsford)
Judge Learned W. Hand, Capt. Pearl R. Nye, Warde H. Ford, Mrs. Minta Morgan, vocals ; Bascom Lamar Lunsford, vocals, banjo, fiddle.
Recorded between 1937 and 1949 at various locations.
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