Becky Blackley collection, 1871-1995.

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Becky Blackley collection, 1871-1995.

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Primarily materials compiled by Becky Blackley while researching the history and evolution of the autoharp for the writing of "The Autoharp Book." Correspondence, photographs, copies of patents, catalogues, advertisements, newspaper clippings, notes, articles, songbooks, instruction manuals, journals, recorded interviews with famed autoharp players, and sound recordings comprise the bulk of the collection. Materials also include research conducted by Doyle Moore for an article he wrote about the autoharp. Collectively, these materials trace the history of the autoharp from its earliest incarnations in the late nineteenth century to modern models manufactured in the late twentieth century. Some materials relate to autoharp inventor C. F. Zimmerman, Kilby Snow, Mike Seeger, the Carter Family (including photographs), Maybelle Carter (including interview, 1962), Ernest Stoneman (including interviews, 1962-1963), Louise Scruggs, Glen Peterson, and Archie Green. There are also copies of old-time music recordings featuring Ernest Stoneman, Welby Toomey, the Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, and others, and photographs of autoharps players and instruments.

About 2100 items (3.0 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7918245

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Macon, Uncle Dave, 1870-1952

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David Harrison Macon (October 7, 1870 – March 22, 1952), known professionally as Uncle Dave Macon, was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known as "The Dixie Dewdrop", Macon was known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth, and gates-ajar collar; he gained regional fame as a vaudeville performer in the early 1920s before becoming the first star of the Grand Ole Opry in the latter half of the decade. Macon's music is considered the ultimate bridge between...

Peterson, Glenn A.

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Carter Family (Musical group)

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Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978

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Legendary country music performer. Born May 10, 1909. Died October 23, 1978. Guitarist renowned for her playing style and her crafting of the "Carter Lick." Member of the original Carter Family musical group, and mother of June, Helen, and Anita Carter. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Maybelle Carter and Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman; 1968 February 1; interview conducted by Bill Williams. 1968 Feb. 1. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...

Stoneman, Ernest V.

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Snow, Kilby, 1905-1980

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Zimmerman, C. F.

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Moore, Doyle.

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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...

Blackley, Becky

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Writer, collector, and performer Becky Blackley is an autoharp expert and enthusiast. From 1980 to 1993, she served as editor of "The Autoharpoholic," an international journal that was dedicated to the autoharp. In 1981, she published "Harp! the Herald Angels Sing!," a book of Christmas songs arranged for the autoharp, and in 1983, "The Autoharp Book," a comprehensive history of the instrument. She has recorded and produced her own music, conducted autoharp workshops across the United States, an...

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009

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Anglo-American early country musician Ernest V. Stoneman of Virginia; fiddler Charlie Bowman, originally from Tennessee; guitarist Sam McGee of Franklin, Tenn.; early country and cowboy musician Edward L. Crain of Texas; banjo player Doc Walsh, member of the Carolina Tar Heels; harmonica player Garley Foster; fiddler Alonza Elvis ("Tony") Alderman of Virginia; arranger Irene Spain; talent scout Polk Brockman; early country musician Wilber Ball of Kentucky; Blake Gardner and Bill Knapke; early co...

Scruggs, Louise.

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Toomey, Welby.

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