Songs of Texas [sound recording]
date: label: Date
content: 1961
name: label: artist
content: Tex-i-an Boys
label: artist
content: Lomax, John Avery 1907-1974
notes: label: Notes
content: Folkways 5328
label: Notes
content: CDR copy--Sung by the Tex-i-an Boys. Production notes: Recorded at the University of Houston. FW-ASCH-7RR-1009, in a black tape box, is identical to the Smithsonian Folkways recording, "Songs of Texas - Sixteen popular folk songs of the Lone Star State, sung by the TEX-I-AN Boys" (FW05328), issued in 1961. The TEX-I-AN Boys are John A. Lomax, Jr., Pete Rose, Ed Badeaux, Jim McConnell, and Howard Porper, all of whom live in the vicinity of Houston, TX. They are basically Folk Revival singers in nonmusical professions, e.g., geologist, real estate developer, music teacher, etc. They accompany themselves on guitar, banjo, mandolin and autoharp.
label: Notes
content: Five men from the Houston area perform "Sixteen popular folk songs of the Lone Star State," most of which have become well-known throughout the country. The songs reflect some of the realities and history of Texan life: cowboys, farming, love, a powerful hurricane, the Alamo, the blues, and a country dance. One song with an interesting history (Billy Barlow) has been traced back to 14th Century England. The Tex-i-an Boys hope that you will find their songs "singable"; and they promise that when you can sing them with "proper reverence," you will be made "honorary Texans!" Extensive liner notes provide the background of each song, as well as the lyrics.
label: Notes
content: Recorded in: United States, Texas, Houston (Tex.).
label: Table of contents
content: Chisholm trail --Long summer day --Cowboy's dream -- Streets of Laredo --T for Texas --The Tex-i-an Boys -- Remember the Alamo --Texas dance tunes --Ain't no more cane on the Brazos --Red River Valley --Austin blues -- Billy Barlow --Boll weevil song --Galveston flood (Wasn't that a mighty storm) --Leave old Texas
label: Repository Loc.
content: Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Texas
label: Place
content: Houston (Tex.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Folk songs
label: Topic
content: Cowboys
label: Topic
content: Guitar
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
label: Culture
content: Anglo-American
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content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1939-1986 228428
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Local number
content: FW-ASCH-7RR-1009
objectType: label: Type
content: Musical sound recordings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
physicalDescription: label: Physical description
content: 1 sound-tape reel : analog ; 7 in