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Freedom a concert in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Title
Freedom [sound recording] : a concert in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Author
Golden Gate Quartet. prf
Publication
New York, NY : Bridge, p2002.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 29047 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 29047 [Notes]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • White, Josh.
  • Brown, Sterling A., 1901-1989.
  • Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954.
  • Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Description
1 sound disc (60 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Great performances from the Library of Congress ; v. 14
Subjects
Note
  • Spirituals, blues and ballads, and reels and work songs.
  • Compact disc; analog recording.
  • Biographical and program notes, variously by Horace Clarence Boyer, Anne McLean, Peggy Bulger, and David Starobin, with full credits (31 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded Dec. 20, 1940, Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Contents
Part one: Negro spirituals. Freedom (1:14) -- The Negro spiritual / [commentary]: Alain Locke (1:14) -- Noah (2:35) -- I'm so glad trouble don't last always (0:57) -- We are climbing Jacob's ladder (0:53) -- Oh Mary, don't you weep (1:43) -- Traveling shoes (1:49). -- Part Two: Blues and ballads. How long has that evening train been done? (2:27) -- What are the blues? / [commentary]: Sterling Brown (7:29) -- Poor Lazarus (4:05) -- John Henry (4:29) -- The social song / [commentary]: Sterling Brown (1:07) -- Silicosis blues (2:41) -- Trouble (3:54). -- Part three: Reels and work songs. Introduction with juba recitation / [commentary]: Alan Lomax (2:05) -- Old Dan Tucker (1:28) -- Introduction to Mr. Rabbit / [commentary]: Alan Lomax (0:33) -- Mr. Rabbit, your ear's mighty long (3:40) -- The Negro work song / [commentary]: Alan Lomax (1:14) -- The railroad workers camp (8:01) -- Negro song afterword / [commentary]: Alan Lomax (1:18) -- Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham (2:08) -- Run, sinner, run (2:26)
Call Number
*LDC 29047
LCCN
090404911422
OCLC
49323986
Author
Golden Gate Quartet. Performer
Title
Freedom [sound recording] : a concert in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Imprint
New York, NY : Bridge, p2002.
Playing Time
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Series
Great performances from the Library of Congress ; v. 14
Performer
Golden Gate Quartet ; Josh White, vocals, guitar ; with commentary by Sterling Brown, Alain Locke, and Alan Lomax.
Event
Recorded Dec. 20, 1940, Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
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Added Author
White, Josh. Performer
Brown, Sterling A., 1901-1989. Narrator
Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954. Narrator
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002. Narrator
Other Standard Identifier
090404911422
Publisher No.
BRIDGE 9114 Bridge
9114 Bridge
Research Call Number
*LDC 29047 Program notes on file.
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