Collection, 1974.

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Collection, 1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27189187

Field recording of Clarence Tross (1884-1977), African-American old-time banjo player, of Mooresville, W. Va., who plays and sings a variety of songs from the old-time banjo repertoire, interspersed with recollections, lyric etiologies, discussion of playing techniques, descriptions of instrument-making methods for banjo, fiddle, and bones, and the popularity of the accordion as accompaniment for African-American square dancing.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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