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    • John St. John, mother (talking)

    • John St. John, mother (talking)

    • Blues music; Interviews; Fiddle music; Mouth organs;

    • Fred Galliher talks with Vaughan Webb about a railroad worker who played guitar and harmonica for the workers. He also talks about his mother's harp playing. Fred plays harmonica, guitar, fiddle, and banjo. He is a first cousin of Hobart Smith...
    • Blues on Fiddle

    • Blues on Fiddle

    • Fiddle music; Blues music;

    • Fred Galliher plays an unnamed fiddle tune by Benny Simms that Hobart Smith played on an album. Fred also plays harmonica, banjo, and guitar. He is a first cousin of Hobart Smith, from whom he learned to play fiddle, and Texas Gladden, and was...
    • rattles & fiddles (talking)

    • rattles & fiddles (talking)

    • Fiddle music; Interviews;

    • Fred Galliher talks about the rattlesnake rattles in his fiddle, and how he acquired the instrument. Fred also plays harmonica, banjo, and guitar. He is a first cousin of Hobart Smith and Texas Gladden, and was raised with fourteen siblings near...
    • Can't Stop Loving You Again

    • Can't Stop Loving You Again

    • Blues music; Mouth organs;

    • Fred Galliher plays blues on the harmonica. Fred also plays guitar, fiddle, and banjo. He is a first cousin of Hobart Smith and Texas Gladden, and was raised with fourteen siblings near Saltville, Virginia.
    • blacks in Henrytown (talking)

    • blacks in Henrytown (talking)

    • Blues music; Interviews; Fiddle music; Mouth organs;

    • Fred Galliher talks with Vaughan Webb about the presence of black musicians in his home town. Fred plays harmonica, guitar, fiddle, and banjo. He is a first cousin of Hobart Smith and Texas Gladden, and was raised with fourteen siblings near...
    • Hen Cackle

    • Hen Cackle

    • Mouth organs; ;

    • Fred Galliher plays blues on the harmonica. He learned this tune from De Ford Bailey's playing. Fred also plays guitar, fiddle, and banjo. He is a first cousin of Hobart Smith and Texas Gladden, and was raised with fourteen siblings near...
    • Trouble in Mind Blues

    • Trouble in Mind Blues

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing;

    • Spence Moore sings a Jimmie Rodgers song and plays guitar for Vaughan Webb in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee.
    • father's music (talking)

    • father's music (talking)

    • Interviews;

    • Spence Moore talks with Vaughan Webb about his father's musical abilities with different instruments, and blacks around Mountain City. This interview takes place in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City,...
    • Lonesome Road Blues

    • Lonesome Road Blues

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing;

    • Spence Moore sings and plays guitar for Vaughan Webb in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee. Listen to him talking about this song: fe07204.
    • Blue Ridge Mountain Blues

    • Blue Ridge Mountain Blues

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing;

    • Spence Moore sings a Vernon Dalhart song and plays guitar for Vaughan Webb in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee.
    • Sweet Root Blues

    • Sweet Root Blues

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing;

    • Dave Dickerson sings and plays guitar for a small concert at Books, Strings, and Things in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dave was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, and spent much of his life working in Welch, West Virginia.
    • Black Snake Moan (talking)

    • Black Snake Moan (talking)

    • Blues music; Guitars; Interviews;

    • Spence Moore talks with Vaughan Webb about learning the song he just played, buying records, and black musicians in his youth. This interview takes place in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee. ...
    • Black Snake Moan

    • Black Snake Moan

    • Blues music; Guitars;

    • Spence Moore sings a Blind Lemon Jefferson song and plays blues guitar for Vaughan Webb in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee. Listen to them talking about this song: fe07105.
    • records, father (talking)

    • records, father (talking)

    • Interviews;

    • Spence Moore talks with Vaughan Webb about listening to records in his youth, and his father's work. This interview takes place in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee.
    • Why Should I Be Lonely

    • Why Should I Be Lonely

    • Guitars; Singing;

    • Spence Moore sings a Jimmie Rodgers song and plays guitar for Vaughan Webb in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee.
    • Blue Yodel #5

    • Blue Yodel #5

    • Blues music; Guitars; Singing;

    • Spence Moore sings a Jimmie Rodgers song and plays guitar for Vaughan Webb in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee.
    • Lonesome Day

    • Lonesome Day

    • ; Guitars; Singing;

    • Janette Carter, daughter of Sara and A.P. Carter, plays one of her parent's songs. Janette plays the guitar and sings. This takes place in Janette's home. Listen to Janette and her brother, Joe, talking about this song: fe07002.
    • Lonesome Day (talking)

    • Lonesome Day (talking)

    • ; Interviews;

    • Janette and Joe Carter, children of Sara and A.P. Carter, talk about one of their parents songs. They have just finished playing the song together. This takes place in Janette's home. Listen to them playing Lonesome Day together: fe07001, or...
    • Lonesome Day

    • Lonesome Day

    • ; Autoharps; Guitars; Singing;

    • Janette and Joe Carter, children of Sara and A.P. Carter, play one of their parents songs. Janette plays the autoharp and sings, while Joe plays guitar. This takes place in Janette's home. Listen to them talking about this song: fe07002.
    • Mountain City Blues (talking)

    • Mountain City Blues (talking)

    • Blues music; Interviews;

    • Spence Moore talks with Vaughan Webb about the song he just played. This interview takes place in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee. Listen to Spencer playing this song: fe07208.
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