Folklife section collection, 1978.

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Folklife section collection, 1978.

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Live recording at the North Carolina Folklife Festival of a blues workshop, including James ("Guitar Slim") Stephens (1915- ), African- American guitar and piano player from Wake County, N.C.; James Borders, African-American bones player from Statesville, N.C.; and Thomas Burt (1900-1987), African-American blues guitar player from Creedmoor, N.C., led by Glenn Hinson. Live recording at the same festival of a performance of old-time fiddle tunes by Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985), Anglo-American fiddler from Mt. Airy, N.C., with backup musicians Larry Flippen playing guitar and Blanton Owen playing banjo.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7241159

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Flippen, Larry.

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Burt, Thomas, 1900-1987

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Stephens, James

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James Stephens was a coal merchant operating in the Bronx. His son, Olin J. Stephens, joined the business in 1878 and later became the president of the New York Coal Merchants Association. From the description of James Stephens account books, 1850-1893. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 774034088 Epithet: DMed., Secretary to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

Jarrell, Tommy, 1901-1985

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Borders, James A.

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Guitar Slim, 1915-1989

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Owen, Blanton, 1945-1998

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North Carolina Folklife Festival 1978 : Durham, N.C.)

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