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American epic : the soundtrack

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Contributor
Summary
The soundtrack from the three-part PBS documentary includes original recordings from music legends including the Carter Family, Mississippi John Hurt, Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and more
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • haw
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • haw
  • fre
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 audio disc
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Compact disc
  • Principally originally released on 78 rpm discs
  • Songs featured in the American epic film trilogy
  • Program notes by Allison McGourty, and lyrics with English translations (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations) inserted in container
Contents
  • (Lydia Mendoza)
  • Peg and awl
  • (Carolina Tar Heels)
  • Tomi tomi
  • (the Aloha Serenaders feat. Sol K. Bright)
  • The Indian tom tom
  • (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band)
  • Cocaine habit blues
  • (Hattie Hart & the Memphis Jug Band)
  • Up above my head
  • I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
  • (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
  • (performed on the 1960s television program "TV gospel time 44")
  • Down the dirt road blues
  • (Charley Patton)
  • Allons à Lafayette
  • (Joseph Falcon)
  • Stackable
  • (Frank Hutchison)
  • Waiting for a train
  • (Jimmie Rodgers)
  • (Williamson Brothers and Curry)
  • Jole blon
  • (the Breaux Brothers with Louis Michot)
  • (recorded for "American epic: out of the many, the one", June 9, 2014, Lafayette, LA)
  • On the road again
  • (Memphis Jug Band) -- Frankie
  • (Mississippi John Hurt)
  • Bury me under the weeping willow
  • (the Carter Family)
  • Mal hombre
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Instance
Label
American epic : the soundtrack
Title
American epic
Title remainder
the soundtrack
Contributor
Instrumentalist
Performer
Singer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • haw
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • haw
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
The soundtrack from the three-part PBS documentary includes original recordings from music legends including the Carter Family, Mississippi John Hurt, Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and more
Member of
Accompanying matter
  • libretto or text
  • historical information
Cataloging source
BTCTA
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
American epic (Television program)
Date of event
1927-1934 and 2014
Dewey number
781.5/46
Form of composition
popular music
Format of music
not applicable
Language note
Sung in English (principally), Spanish, Hawaiian and French
LC call number
M1527.8
LC item number
.A64 2017
Music parts
not applicable
Other event information
Principally recorded
PerformerNote
Performed by: Williamson Brothers & Curry, Hattie Hart & the Memphis Jug Band (with Will Shade), Mississippi John Hurt, The Carter Family (with Sara Carter, Maybelle Carter, and A.P. Carter), Lydia Mendoza, Carolina Tar Heels (with Dock Walsh and Thomas Ashley), The Aloha Serenaders (with Sol K. Bright and Ray Kinney), Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Charley Patton, Joseph Falcon, Frank Hutchison, Jimmie Rodgers, The Breaux Brothers (with Louis Michot),
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1898-1966
  • 1892-1966
  • 1898-1979
  • 1909-1978
  • 1891-1960
  • 1895-1967
  • 1915-1973
  • 1891-1934
  • 1900-1965
  • 1897-1945
  • 1897-1933
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Shade, Will
  • Hurt, Mississippi John
  • Carter, Sara
  • Carter, Maybelle
  • Carter, A. P.
  • Mendoza, Lydia
  • Walsh, Dock
  • Hart, Hattie
  • Ashley, Clarence
  • Bright, Sol K.
  • Kinney, Ray
  • Tharpe, Rosetta
  • Patton, Charley
  • Falcon, Joe
  • Hutchison, Frank
  • Rodgers, Jimmie
  • Michot, Louis
  • Williamson Brothers and Curry
  • Memphis Jug Band
  • Carter Family (Musical group)
  • Carolina Tar Heels
  • Aloha Serenaders
  • Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band
  • Breaux Freres
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Television music
  • Americana (Music)
  • Americana (Music)
  • Television music
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
American epic : the soundtrack
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Compact disc
  • Principally originally released on 78 rpm discs
  • Songs featured in the American epic film trilogy
  • Program notes by Allison McGourty, and lyrics with English translations (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations) inserted in container
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
performed music
Content type code
prm
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • (Lydia Mendoza)
  • Peg and awl
  • (Carolina Tar Heels)
  • Tomi tomi
  • (the Aloha Serenaders feat. Sol K. Bright)
  • The Indian tom tom
  • (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band)
  • Cocaine habit blues
  • (Hattie Hart & the Memphis Jug Band)
  • Up above my head
  • I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
  • (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
  • (performed on the 1960s television program "TV gospel time 44")
  • Down the dirt road blues
  • (Charley Patton)
  • Allons à Lafayette
  • (Joseph Falcon)
  • Stackable
  • (Frank Hutchison)
  • Waiting for a train
  • (Jimmie Rodgers)
  • (Williamson Brothers and Curry)
  • Jole blon
  • (the Breaux Brothers with Louis Michot)
  • (recorded for "American epic: out of the many, the one", June 9, 2014, Lafayette, LA)
  • On the road again
  • (Memphis Jug Band) -- Frankie
  • (Mississippi John Hurt)
  • Bury me under the weeping willow
  • (the Carter Family)
  • Mal hombre
Control code
ocn983827326
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
1 audio disc
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
s
Other control number
888751289826
Other physical details
CD audio, stereo
Publisher number
88875128982
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)983827326
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
American epic : the soundtrack
Link
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Compact disc
  • Principally originally released on 78 rpm discs
  • Songs featured in the American epic film trilogy
  • Program notes by Allison McGourty, and lyrics with English translations (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations) inserted in container
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
performed music
Content type code
prm
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • (Lydia Mendoza)
  • Peg and awl
  • (Carolina Tar Heels)
  • Tomi tomi
  • (the Aloha Serenaders feat. Sol K. Bright)
  • The Indian tom tom
  • (Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band)
  • Cocaine habit blues
  • (Hattie Hart & the Memphis Jug Band)
  • Up above my head
  • I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
  • (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
  • (performed on the 1960s television program "TV gospel time 44")
  • Down the dirt road blues
  • (Charley Patton)
  • Allons à Lafayette
  • (Joseph Falcon)
  • Stackable
  • (Frank Hutchison)
  • Waiting for a train
  • (Jimmie Rodgers)
  • (Williamson Brothers and Curry)
  • Jole blon
  • (the Breaux Brothers with Louis Michot)
  • (recorded for "American epic: out of the many, the one", June 9, 2014, Lafayette, LA)
  • On the road again
  • (Memphis Jug Band) -- Frankie
  • (Mississippi John Hurt)
  • Bury me under the weeping willow
  • (the Carter Family)
  • Mal hombre
Control code
ocn983827326
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
1 audio disc
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
s
Other control number
888751289826
Other physical details
CD audio, stereo
Publisher number
88875128982
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)983827326
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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