Joe Halby Collection on Thomas Burt, 1986-1987

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Joe Halby Collection on Thomas Burt, 1986-1987

1986-1987

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/20561/

The Joe Halby Collection on Thomas Burt consists of photographs and live recordings of African American blues musician, Thomas Burt (1900-1987), performing at Halby's Delicatessen in Durham, N.C. from 1986 to 1987. Joe Halby, a white independent business owner who helped run his family's restaurant, compiled the materials, which include color photographic prints, audiocassette recordings, and documentation related to the recordings.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

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SNAC Resource ID: 11653948

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

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Halby, Joe, 1953-

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Joe Halby is white independent business owner who helped run his family's restaurant, Halby's Delicatessen, in Durham, N.C. Halby introduced live entertainment to the restaurant in the 1980s. Joe Halby ran an independent sound reinforcement business and worked for his family's restaurant, Halby's Delicatessen, which was located in the Forest Hills Shopping Center in Durham, N.C. Halby introduced live entertainment to the restaurant, mostly on the weekends. Terry Morehead, a mutual friend a...