Collection, 1950-1970.

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Collection, 1950-1970.

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Recordings made primarily by Tony Alderman of Galax, Va., Anglo- American, old-time fiddler and member of the Hillbillies and the Bucklebusters bands. Recordings are of old-time stringband and early country music, including the Galax Oldtime Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., from 1950 to 1967 (including instrumental, vocal, and dance contests); the Union Grove Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival, Union Grove, N.C., from 1957 to 1970; dubs made of 78 rpm records of the Hillbillies and the Bucklebusters bands from the 1920s to the 1930s from Alderman's collection; and miscellaneous recordings of old-time music, including tapes recorded by Charlie Bowman, another member of the Hillbillies and the Bucklebusters bands, and by J. Lauren Johnson of Atlanta, Ga., a fiddler. Also included are interviews by folklorists Archie Green and Ed Kahn with old-time musicians, including Walter ("Sparkplug") Hughes, who performed with Alderman during the 1920s and 1930s.

59 sound recordings.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7241062

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Galax Oldtime Fiddlers' Convention (Galax, Va.)

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Alderman, Tony, 1900-1978

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Buckle Busters (Musical group)

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Hughes, Walter Sparkplug.

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Hillbillies (Musical group)

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Union Grove Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival (Union Grove, N.C.)

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Johnson, J. Lauren.

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Bowman, Charlie

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Kahn, Edythe T. (Edythe Thompson), 1921-

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Scholar and folklorist, Ed Kahn (1938-2004) spent much of his life devoted to the study of American folk songs and early country music, conducting extensive field research and writing at length about both Merle Travis and the Carter Family. Kahn was was involved in the creation of the John Edwards Memorial Foundation (JEMF), along with Archie Green, D.K. Wilgus, Fred Hoeptner, and Eugene Earle. He was initially appointed Executive Secretary of the JEMF and was instrumental in starting the "JEMF ...

Green, Archie

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Archie Green, American folklorist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, b. 6-29-1917. From the description of [The Archie Green Collection at the Rare Book Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.] [1876?]-1987. WorldCat record id: 156850892 Anglo-American singer Sarah Ogan Gunning (1910-1983) from Knox County, Ky., known for her performances of traditional ballads and songs, as well as her own compositions on the poverty and social conditi...