The Last Song of John Proffit, 1991.

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The Last Song of John Proffit, 1991.

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Recordings of "The Last Song of John Proffit," a historical play written by Tommy Thompson, banjo player and founding member of the Red Clay Ramblers. The play is set in the mid-19th century and is based, in part, around the life of popular minstrel show entertainer Dan Emmett, and his interactions with the Snowden family, an African-American musical family from Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The play focuses on the interaction of Anglo-American and African-American musicians, especially the composition of the song "Dixie" and the development of the banjo, as well as the life of minstrel show entertainers and the repertoire of the shows themselves. The play was recorded at a 1991 performance at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C. Fiddler Clay Buckner of the Red Clay Ramblers provided the musical accompaniment.

3 sound recordings.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Buckner, Clay

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North Carolina School of the Arts

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Fifty-five high school seniors filed into the school auditorium for NCSA's first school commencement on June 8, 1966 to hear Dr. Vittorio Giannini, the first president of the school charge the graduates with the responsibility of continuing their growth as artists. More than half were to return in the fall as college students. At the second commencement, in addition to the second high school class, bachelor of music degrees were presented to the college graduates. As the school's graduates left ...

Thompson, Tommy A.

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Snowden family

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Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904

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Songwriter and mistrel from Mount Vernon, Ohio. From the description of Daniel Decatur Emmet papers, 1830-1900. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 45803324 Daniel D. Emmett wrote the popular song "Dixie." From the description of Broadside, ca. 1859. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49342458 American composer and minstrel performer. From the description of I wish I was in Dixie's land, 1859. (Cornell University...