Oral history interview with Henry Young; 1971 August 17; interview conducted by Frank Jones. 1971 Aug. 17.

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Oral history interview with Henry Young; 1971 August 17; interview conducted by Frank Jones. 1971 Aug. 17.

Researcher Henry Young talks about country music legend Jimmie Rodgers. Discussion includes his interest in music research; the effort to encourage the United States Postal Service to issue a Jimmie Rodgers commemorative postage stamp; comments on the music featured on his radio program Memory Line, broadcast on KCHJ, Delano, California; and his ideas for further promoting the music of Jimmie Rodgers.

1 sound cassette (17 minutes)

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Jones, Frank, 1928-2005

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Young, Henry

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Music researcher and railroad worker. In the early 1970s led the effort to get the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative Jimmie Rodgers postage stamp. Author of the book, Haywire Mac and the Big Rock Candy Mountain ([United States]: Stillhouse Hollow Publishers, 1981). From the description of Oral history interview with Henry Young; 1971 August 17; interview conducted by Frank Jones. 1971 Aug. 17. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record...