Collection, 1941-1946; 1987.

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Kimzey, Anne. Collection, 1941-1946; 1987.

Collection, 1941-1946; 1987.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27189074

Recordings of interviews with musicians, mostly Anglo-Americans, most of whom grew up either on piedmont tobacco farms, or were involved with the tobacco business. Included are Paul Byrd, early country musician; Glenn Stancil (1925- ), guitar player and singer of Kenly, N.C.; Roy Taylor (1918- ), guitar player of Wilson, N.C.; Alice Stevens (1925- ), African- American singer of Wilson, N.C.; Paul Pittman (1926- ), fiddler of Pine Level, N.C.; Grace Corbett (1911- ), pianist of Kenly, N.C.; Josephine Rice Ruffin (1922- ), African-American of Wilson, N.C.; Carl Lamm (1927- ), radio station owner of Smithfield, N.C.; Floy Landon, Anglo-American woman of Four Oaks, N.C.; Bill Joe Austin (1911- ), band leader, saxophone and clarinet player of Smithfield, N.C.; Donnie Byrd, guitarist, of Selma, N.C.; Betty Lee Woodard (1918- ), shape note singer of Kenly, N.C. Musical histories, repertoires, and social and community functions of the music are discussed, especially their relation to life on the farm and tobacco farming. There are also recordings of Paul Byrd singing country and popular songs, both solo and with the Radio Pals, on two tapes recorded between 1941 and 1946.

11 sound recordings.

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