Bob Carlin Collection, 1824-2003

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Bob Carlin Collection, 1824-2003

1824-2003

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/20050/

Musician, music producer, author, and collector Bob Carlin was born in New York City in 1953. He has authored several books on southern music traditions, African American music, string bands, shape note singing, Primitive Baptist music, banjo music, and other topics, many having to do with the western Piedmont of North Carolina. He has also produced many recordings, including (2002). African American Note Choirs of Alexander County, North Carolina The collection includes sound recordings, research files, photographs, and other materials relating to Carlin's work. Sound recordings are interviews and recording sessions from Carlin's many projects and collections assembled by Tom Lowery, Fred Olson, and Olin Berrier that Carlin has preserved. There are also recordings of interviews and concerts that Carlin produced, 1977-1989, for WHYY in Philadelphia and for National Public Radio. Research files document musicians such as Gurney Peace, Glenn Davis, George Pegram, Kirk Sutphin, Olin Berrier, James Roy Arnold, Ruth Glee Arnold, Worth Winslow, the Spencer Brothers, Larry Davis, and others. Images are chiefly photocopies of original tintypes and photographs of performers including John C. Bray, George Pegram, and Marvin Gaster. There are also several posters, newspaper advertisements, and album covers.

25.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 13,300 items)

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625952

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

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Carlin, Bob, 1953-

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Musician, music producer, author, and collector Bob Carlin was born in New York City in 1953. He has authored several books on southern music traditions, African American music, string bands, shape note singing, Primitive Baptist music, banjo music, and other topics, many having to do with the western Piedmont of North Carolina. He has also produced many recordings, including "African American Note Choirs of Alexander County, North Carolina" (2002). From the description of Bob Carli...

Olson, Fred, musician.

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Arnold, James Roy.

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Arnold, Ruth Glee.

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Pegram, George, 1911-1974

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Winslow, Worth.

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National Public Radio (U.S.)

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Born in Louisiana, blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland (1937-1997) was raised in Houston, Texas, where he formed the band Dukes of Rhythm. Although he recorded albums and performed with Sonny Boy Williamson and Bib Mama Thornton in Texas, Copeland only received recognition after moving to New York City in 1975. Six years later, he signed with Rounder Records and released his album with Arthur Blythe and Byard Lancaster, Copeland Special . In 1982, during a tour of West Africa...

Peace, Gurney.

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Sutphin, Kirk

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Davis, Glenn, musician.

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Berrier, Olin.

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Davis, Larry, 1936-1994

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Bray, John, Captain, -1795

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Spencer Brothers (Musical group)

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Lowery, Tom.

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Gaster, Marvin, 1934-

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