David C. Morton Collection

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David C. Morton Collection

1963-2022

https://mtsu.edu/popmusic/findingaids/pdfaids/DavidMorton.pdf

Research materials collected by David C. Morton to use for his publication of book entitled DeFord Bailey: A Black Star in Early Country Music (University of Tennessee Press) and other related projects. The manuscript materials consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, and photocopies of articles from books, journals, newspapers, and magazines as well as oral histories and recordings relating to DeFord Bailey. The James Talley material includes letters to various music industry offices in attempt to get DeFord recorded, as well as news clippings and photos about Talley as a singer/songwriter himself. The materials are organized by format and subject.

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Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675393

Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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