Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 030114 projects Reverend Gary Davis transcripts manuscripts notes Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Laurens SC 1962 School for the Blind Stephn Grossman â 987 B Via Cassia Oct 13 Nov Sept 10 Roma 4 3662561 in th US Aug 11 Taj Mahal Hot Tuna Jefferson…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Trans Atlantic TRA 249 Discophile 26 W 8St NY 11 Children of Zion Rev Gary Davis in concert Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Phantasy two prestige albums Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Jan 73 has paid hed give res to Davis 9825103 Steven Grossman tapes Via Cassia 987 Rome Italy 366 2561 Seattle Folklore Society John Ullman 957 1st one 84103 Zip Salt Lake…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 copies of all tapes material costs only release to use in Gary D film 25 net profits to Mrs Gary Davis Larry Johnson also gets a age Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Stephen Grossman 987 B Via Cassia Roma Tel 2x 3662561 In the US Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 DUPLICATION OF SONGS GARY DAVIS MUSIC In addition to those selections listed in Edited Tapes Reels 1 2 2 CANDYMAN GD 109 Side 2 12 CANDYMAN LP Record GuitarBanjo Prestige Side 1…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 NOTES GARY DAVISXXXXXXXXXX GARY DAVIS FILM TRANSCRIPTIONS a Mrs DavisLarry Johnson b Gary Davis LARRY JOHNSON STEHEN GROSSMAN ALAN LOMAX MRS LOMAX LISTEN TO RECORDS OF GARY DAVIS CONTACT TINY ROBINSON PINK…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Reverend Gary Davis Discography Rev Gary Davis at Newport Vanguard SRV73008 American Street Songs Riverside RLP611 Warlem sic Street Singer PrestigeBluesville Pr1012 Have A Little More Faith PrestigeBluesville Pr1032 Pure Religion Prestige…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Tiny 585 Carpenter Pink Anderson Spartenburg St 73 Willie Trice Ray Charles Blind School Spartenburg Greenville Garys 1st Wife Davis Mrs Jo Walker Dick Martin Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 1 Joan Fenton REVEREND GARY DAVIS Gary Davis was born April 30 18961 in Laurens SC2 a poor predominantly black rural toan His parents were John and Evelencia Davis It seems that…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 J Fenton 2 As a child Gary was probably left alone by other kids because he was blind By himself Gary raised chickens and said he knew them all by name It…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 J Fenton 3 her that she took all his money and he would have been rich if she hadnt take everything from him In the Ragosin tape Gary talked about making three…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 J Fenton 4 Willie Trice remebers Gary in Durham in 1932 but he wasnt ling there then By 1935 Gary had moved to Durham NC At this time Sonny Terry Bull City…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 J Fenton 5 Gary recorded in NY and then was not torecord again till 1949 Just why Perfect and JB Long never took him back to the studio is unclear but it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 6 A this time Sonny Terryvand Brownie McGhee were living in NY Brownie had a guitar school in Hrlem and Gary worked as a teacher there the dates of Garys working there…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 December 1968 Rev Gary Davis REEL ONE OF FOUR QUALITY PERFORMANCE RECORDING EXCELLENT GOOD POOR SIX STRING BANJO OH GLORY HOW HAPPY I AM TALK ON WORDS IN THE SONG WHEN SONG…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 All different kind of shows Q Old Blind Lemon play at The Carnival Shows A I dont know what he did Q What did you think about Blind Lemons music A Well…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 He played on The orders of Blake on some things Q He didnt seem to have a bass like Blake A Oh No he didnt have bass like Blake but he was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q A song like Saddle it Around whered that come from A That came when I was a child I heard a lady and her husband play that song Q Who was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q Why do you think they began playing The Blues A Now people had different feelings you understand get worried bout a woman or get worried bout a man something like that…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q Fuller A Yeh Q about Fullers death A He suffered a kidney trouble Thats what killed him His thigh wasnt as big as the guitar much here Thats the way he…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Fuller used to come up everyday for me to teach him I played guitar Q Whered you learn to play guitar A Well I wel was in the South when I learned…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q Did you play at dances A Yes When I was in The country Also in Durham I play alot of Dances Q About dances A Sometimes people get drunk and get…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 You see in Those days white and colored didnt associate like the people here in the Northern States I used to play for dances for white folks alright now When I was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q Did you go to school A Yeh I was about 18 years old when I started going to school School they call Cedar Springs for Blind People Ive been blind all…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 I met a good many musicians Well you know anybody starts out he starts different Well I sit down and study my thing figure mine out I always did sit down and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Well a lot of things I could tell a person if I just had the time to study what They were fishing for If they want to play blues on The guitar…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q did you ever put The guitar down A Well for Three years I didnt have no guitar Thats when I was a boy first 12 string guitar I run across was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Thats the greatest help You see one hand cant be without the other Q Practice when A Well to love for anything to come to you you practice early in the morning…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q About wrist or right hand being broken A Yeh I broke that wrist in North Carolina I was carrying on a revival and I slipped down I was going along one…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 They got some funny picks over in England I bought some there all twisted up all types of way Never could find no good picks there SWINGIN BLUES 12 STRING WALL HOLLOW…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVEREND GARY DAVIS INTERVIEW DECEMBER 1968 TAPE TWO Q Tell me about Candyman A That song came out in 1905 in a carnival show Q How come you only use two fingers…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 You dont do like your teacher tell you you got to take some advice from somebody know what you got Q In church why cant you sing blues A Folk music and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 You dont get nothing nowadays it aint nothing In those days they played I aint never heard Jim Jackson play anything but Kansas City Blues andhe messed that up Q Did you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVEREND GARY DAVIS INTERVIEW DECEMBER 1968 TAPE THREE You buck up to me and I buck up to you way down in Georgia The big campmeeting took placeat the color of the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Oh Delia why dont you run here comes the high sheriff with a 44 Gatlin gun All the friends I had are gone Take old Delia to the cemetary bring me a…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Reverend Gary Davis Interview December 1968 TAPE FOUR I told you about how I came about playing guitar I made me one at of a tin can Q When was that A…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Q Did people dance than to that music A Oh yeh people danced Q Did you play special music for the white people A No no more than I did for anybody…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1952
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - Transcripts
- - notes
- - manuscripts
- - United States
Genre
- Transcripts
- notes
- manuscripts
Notes
- - Notes on contacts for Rev. Gary Davis; Gary Davis song lists and discography; Gary Davis paper by Joan Fenton;
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 03.01.14
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image