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Cornbread crumbled in gravy : historical Alabama field recordings from the Byron Arnold Collection of Traditional Songs
Details
- Included Title
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- Corn bread crumbled in gravy
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Montgomery, Ala.] : [Alabama Traditions]: [Alabama Folklife Association [distributor]], [1992?]
- Physical Details
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- 1 audiocassette : analog + 1 booklet (69 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm)
- OCLC
- ocm28516585
- Credits
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- Various performers
- The Byron Arnold collection is housed at the University of Alabama Gorgas Library in the W. S. Hoole Special Collections.
- In container (26 cm.).
- Booklet contains historical notes, notes on the performers, lyrics, and bibliography, written by Joy D. Baklanoff (project director) and John Bealle.
- Title on booklet: Corn bread crumbled in gravy.
- Recorded in the field, 1945-1947 by Byron Arnold on Bakelite discs using a Presto recorder, model Y, including a 75-A turntable and a 87-A recording amplifier.
- Frog went a courtin' (3:07) -- Paper of pens (2:32) -- Tall angel at the bar (2:36) -- Tampin' ties (1:19) -- Valley-O (2:59) -- Low down death ride [i.e. right] easy (2:11) -- Go to sleepy (0:35) -- In that land (3:06) -- My Southern home (1:33) -- Got my traveling shoes on (2:50) -- I want my crown (4:30) -- Marching round the levy (1:15) -- I got shoes (1:34) -- Mockingbird song (0:27)