Southern Folklife Collection field notes

Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928-

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Patterson was a Duke University student in the late 1940s who roomed with Guy Davenport, Robert Loomis, and Clarence F. Brown. He went on to become a distinguished folklorist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From the description of Daniel Patterson collection of Guy Davenport papers, 1946-1948 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 754846398 Folklorist Daniel W. Patterson (1928- ) was a professor in English and Folklore...

Carlin, Bob, 1953-

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Musician, music producer, author, and collector Bob Carlin was born in New York City in 1953. He has authored several books on southern music traditions, African American music, string bands, shape note singing, Primitive Baptist music, banjo music, and other topics, many having to do with the western Piedmont of North Carolina. He has also produced many recordings, including "African American Note Choirs of Alexander County, North Carolina" (2002). From the description of Bob Carli...

Gerrard, Alice, 1934-

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From the 1950s through the 1990s, collector, folklorist, and traditional music performer Alice Gerrard recorded interviews and performances of many legendary old-time and bluegrass musicians. From the description of Alice Gerrard collection, 1954-2000. WorldCat record id: 213374394 Alice Gerrard has devoted her life to playing and preserving traditional music as a musician, collector, and the founding editor of The Old Time Herald . The daughter ...

Edwards, John, 1932-1960

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John Edwards (1932-1960) of Sydney, Australia, was one of the first collectors of early American country music and a pioneering discographer of this music. Edwards's collection of about 2,500 rare records and tapes is now housed in the Southern Folklife Collection, Manuscripts Department, Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From the description of John Edwards papers, 1945-1969 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26661025 In his ...

Patterson, Beverly Bush, 1939-

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Folklorist Daniel W. Patterson (1928- ) was a professor in English and Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for many years. He is Kenan Professor Emeritus of English and a former chair of the Curriculum in Folklore at UNC-Chapel Hill. Patterson played a pivotal role in the development of UNC-Chapel Hill's Southern Folklife Collection, which opened to researchers in 1989. He has published several books, most of which relate to North Carolina folklife, southern ...

Carawan, Candie

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Guy and Candie Carawan, both natives of California, met in 1960 at the Highlander Folk School (now the Highland Research and Education Center) in New Market, Tenn., as participants in the civil rights movement. Married shortly thereafter, the Carawans have since been active as collectors of folklore and folk music, singers, musicians, educators, and socio-political activists. They are best known for their efforts to document and disseminate music associated with the civil rights mov...

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...

Sutton, Brett

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Folklorist and librarian Brett Sutton was born in 1948 and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He enrolled in the Curriculum of Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a Masters degree in 1976. His thesis project, "The Gospel Hymn, Shaped Notes, and the Black Tradition," focused on African American spiritual folk singing in North Carolina. From the description of Brett Sutton collection, 1974-1975. WorldCat record id: 27188924 Brett Sut...

Fenton, Joan, 1951-

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Hudson, Arthur Palmer, 1892-1978

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Arthur Palmer Hudson (1892-1978) was a professor of English, 1930-1953, and executive secretary of the Curriculum in Folklore, 1950-1963, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hudson was born in the Hesterville community of Attala County, Miss. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi in 1913. Thereafter he served as principal of Gulfport (Miss.) High School, 1913-1919, and superintendent of schools in Oxford, Miss., 1919-1920. In 1920 he received...

Hinson, Glenn

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Anthropology professor Glenn Hinson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has focused this research on the music, language, and belief systems of African American communities. From the description of Glenn Hinson collection of gospel music posters, 1984-2004. WorldCat record id: 244305692 ...

Hartman, Peter, 1959-

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Brett Sutton was born in 1948 and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He was graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1970 with a Bachelors degree in English. After a period of work and pursuit of his musical interests, he enrolled in the Curriculum of Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a Masters degree in 1976. His thesis project, entitled The Gospel Hymn, Shaped Notes, and the Black Tradition, focused on African Ameri...

Goldband Recording Corporation

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The Goldband Recording Corporation of Lake Charles, La., has played a key role in documenting and shaping musical traditions, tastes, and trends, both regionally and on an international level since 1944, when owner Eddie Shuler made his first recording to promote his band, the Reveliers. The music of the Reveliers and other early Goldband recordings reflect Shuler's preference for the country and western music of the 1930s and 1940s. In the mid-1940s, Iry LeJune, a Cajun accordion player, made h...

Conway, Cecelia

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Cecelia Conway was a leader in the Coalition for Alternatives to Shearon Harris (CASH), an organization founded in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster in spring of 1986 to oppose the opening of Carolina Power and Light2 s Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in Wake County, N.C. From the guide to the Cecelia Conway Papers, 1983-1987, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Cecelia Conway was a leader in the Coalition for Alte...

Carawan, Guy, 1927-2015

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Guy Carawan (1927-2015) was a musician and songwriter. He is credited, along with Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, and Pete Seeger, as one of the authors of the civil rights anthem, We Shall Overcome....

John Edwards Memorial Foundation

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The John Edwards Memorial Foundation, which operated 1962-1983, was located at the University of California at Los Angeles. The foundation's goal was to promote the study of twentieth-century American folk music. In 1983, the Foundation was dissolved, and a successor organization, the John Edwards Memorial Forum, was established. From the description of John Edwards Memorial Foundation records, 1960-1988 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26661059 The John Edward...

Cahan, Andrew

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Huddle, John T., 1933-1996

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John T. Huddle was a lawyer, a clawhammer banjo player, and old-time music aficionado of Lancaster, Ohio. From the description of John T. Huddle collection, 1936-1993. WorldCat record id: 73501124 John T. Huddle was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on 7 May 1933. He received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University and a degree in law from the Ohio State University in 1957. He practiced law in Lancaster, Ohio. Huddle played the clawhammer banjo and was a ...