Sidney Robertson Cowell Recordings UC-1: George Vinton Graham [sound recording]
name: label: producer
content: Cowell, Sidney Robertson
label: artist
content: Graham, George Vinton
notes: label: Notes
content: CDR copy Tape Info: These tapes feature the singing of George Vinton Graham, of San Jose, CA -0938 was recorded in Oct. 12 1938, and -0939 was recorded on Dec. 3, 1938, both by Sydney Robertson Cowell. Mr. Graham sings traditional ballads, e.g., Barbara Allen, and other traditional songs, plus a few old popular songs. He accompanies himself on guitar. FW-ASCH-7RR-0938 through FW-ASCH-7RR-0941 all feature Mr. Graham. Tape Box of -0938 says "UC-1," tape box for -0939 says "UC-2," and tape box for -0940 says UC-3. These three tapes, and the other related tapes, consist of dubs of 78's, many or all of which are in the possession of the CFCH Archives in the form of aluminum discs. In addition, the same recordings are at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, where they've been incorporated into the Library's American Memory Project, available to the public on their website. There, a lot of additional information is available concerning these recordings and the performers, including transcriptions of many of the songs. From 1938 - 1940, Sydney Robertson Cowell, under the auspices of both the WPA (of President Roosevelt's New Deal) and the University of California - Berkeley, headed a project called the WPA Northern California Folk Music Project of which these recordings are a part. Thirty-five hours of music, in twelve languages, were recorded. For additional information about the Project as a whole and the songs on this and the related tapes (FW-ASCH-7RR-0938 through -0947, among others, go to the Library of Congress website: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html.
label: Table of contents
content: Barbara Allen--It ain't gonna rain no more--The Bridgeater--Her sweet sailor boy--The lady Dell Roy--O, she licked him--Who threw the overalls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder--The dying Californian--Lord Bateman--Fair Fanny Moore
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: California
topic: label: Topic
content: Folk songs
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
setName: label: See more items in
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-0938
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