The Railroad in Folk Song [sound recording]
name: label: liner notes
content: Green, Archie
label: performer
content: Rouse, Ervin and Jack
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content: Ashley, Clarence 1895-1967
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content: Walsh, Dock
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content: McClintock, Harry K. (Harry Kirby) 1882-1957
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content: Reed, Blind Alfred
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content: Davis, Jimmie 1899-2000
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content: Robison, Carson
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content: Dalhart, Vernon 1883-1948
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content: Grayson, G.B
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content: Whitter, Henry 1892-1941
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content: Parker, Byron 1911-1948
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content: Jenkins, Snuffy 1908-1990
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content: Sherrill, Pappy 1915-2001
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content: McAbee, Palmer
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content: Carolina Tar Heels
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content: Carter Family (Musical group)
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content: Tenneva Ramblers
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content: Monroe Brothers
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content: Delmore Brothers
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content: J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group)
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content: Johnson Brothers
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content: Gully Jumpers
notes: label: Notes
content: "16 rare recordings tracing the influence of the railroad on American folk music." Program notes by Archie Green on container.
label: Notes
content: Originally recorded between 1926 and 1940 by various vocal and instrumental groups.
label: Table of contents
content: Orange Blossom Special (Rouse Brothers) -- The train's done left me (Carolina Tar Heels) -- Engine one-forty-three (The Carter family) -- Jerry, go ile that car (Harry "Mac" McClintock) -- If I die a railroad man (Tenneva Ramblers) -- The wreck of the Virginian (Blind Alfred Reed) -- Nine pound hammer is too heavy (Monroe Brothers) -- The Davis Limited (Jimmie Davis) -- The Cannon Ball (Delmore Brothers) -- The longest train (J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers) -- Wreck of the Old 97 (Vernon Dalhart) -- The red and green signal lights (G.B. Grayson) -- Peanut Special (Byron Parker and his Mountaineers) -- Crime of the D'Autremont brothers (Johnson Brothers) -- McAbee's railroad piece (Palmer McAbee) -- The little red caboose behind the train (Paul Warmack and his Gully Jumpers)
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content: 101 Orange Blossom Special / Ervin and Jack Rouse
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content: 102 The Train's Done Left Me / Carolina Tar Heels, Clarence Ashley, Dock Walsh
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content: 103 Engine 143 / Carter Family
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content: 104 Jerry, Go Ile That Car / Harry K. (Harry Kirby) McClintock
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content: 105 If I Die a Railroad Man / Tenneva Ramblers
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content: 106 Wreck of the Virginian, The (Train No. 3) / Blind Alfred Reed
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content: 107 Nine Pound Hammer / Monroe Brothers
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content: 108 The Davis Limited / Jimmie Davis
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content: 201 The Cannonball / Delmore Brothers
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content: 202 The Longest Train / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (Musical group)
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content: 203 The Wreck of the Old 97 / Carson Robison, Vernon Dalhart. Fiddle,Guitar
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content: 204 Red and Green Signal Lights / G. B. Grayson, Henry Whitter. Fiddle,Guitar
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content: 205 Peanut Special / Byron Parker, Snuffy Jenkins, Pappy Sherrill. Fiddle,Guitar,Banjo
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content: 206 Crime of the D'Autremont Brothers / Johnson Brothers. Guitar,Banjo
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content: 207 McAbee's Railroad Piece / Palmer McAbee. Harmonica
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content: 208 The Little Red Caboose Behind the Train / Gully Jumpers. Fiddle,Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin
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
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content: New York
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content: New Jersey
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content: California
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content: Georgia
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content: Tennessee
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content: Bristol (Tenn.)
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content: North Carolina
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content: Charlotte (N.C.)
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content: South Carolina
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content: Rock Hill (S.C.)
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content: Nashville (Tenn.)
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content: Florida
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content: Virginia
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content: Kentucky
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content: Indiana
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content: Louisiana
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content: Alabama
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content: Texas
topic: label: Topic
content: Folk songs
label: Topic
content: Railroads
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content: Railroads--Songs and music
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content: String band
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content: Appalachian Region, Southern--Songs and music
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content: Bluegrass music
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content: Country music
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content: Popular music
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content: Violin
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content: Guitar
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content: Banjo
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content: Harmonica
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content: Mandolin
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
label: Culture
content: Anglo-American
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content: Ralph Rinzler papers and audiorecordings, 1950-1994 292071
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Local number
content: RCA Victor.532
label: Local number
content: FP-RINZ-LP-0536
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 phonograph record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in