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Audio Recording It's not always the bullets that kill; To save myself from hell, boys; As I went a-walking one morning in spring

It's not always the bullets that kill; To save myself from hell, boys; As I went a-walking one morning in spring

About this Item

Title

  • It's not always the bullets that kill; To save myself from hell, boys; As I went a-walking one morning in spring

Names

  • Graham, Bert (Performer)
  • Larson, John (Vocalist) (Performer)
  • Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)

Created / Published

  • Newberry, Michigan, September 15, 1938

Headings

  • -  Recitations
  • -  Folk music -- Michigan
  • -  Field recordings
  • -  Songs
  • -  Spoken word
  • -  United States -- Michigan -- Newberry

Genre

  • Field recordings
  • Songs
  • Spoken word

Notes

  • -  AFS 02345: A01-It's not always the bullets that kill spoken by Bert Graham; A02-To save myself from hell, boys by John Larson; A03-As I went a-walking one morning in spring by Bert Graham

Medium

  • sound disc, analog, 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1939/007: AFS 02345 A

Source Collection

  • Alan Lomax Collection of Michigan and Wisconsin Recordings (AFC 1939/007)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line

Alan Lomax collection of Michigan and Wisconsin recordings (AFC 1939/007), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Graham, Bert, John Larson, and Alan Lomax. It's not always the bullets that kill; To save myself from hell, boys; As I went a-walking one morning in spring. Newberry, Michigan, 1938. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1939007_afs02345a/.

APA citation style:

Graham, B., Larson, J. & Lomax, A. (1938) It's not always the bullets that kill; To save myself from hell, boys; As I went a-walking one morning in spring. Newberry, Michigan. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1939007_afs02345a/.

MLA citation style:

Graham, Bert, John Larson, and Alan Lomax. It's not always the bullets that kill; To save myself from hell, boys; As I went a-walking one morning in spring. Newberry, Michigan, 1938. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1939007_afs02345a/>.