Phono-cylinders / edited [by] and from the collection of George A. Blacker.
| Other author | Blacker, George A. |
| Format | Audio (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | N[ew] Y[ork] C[ity] : Folkways Records, [1961] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Vol. 1: Edited by and from the Collection of George A. Blacker |
| Supplemental Content | Vol. 2: Edited and from the Collection of George A. Blacker |
| Subjects |
| Contents | In the good old steam boat days (Murry K. Hill) -- That's where I come in (Edward M. Favor) -- Farmer & the businessman (Theodore Roosevelt) -- A confidential chat (Press Eldridge) -- Old Daddy Pegleg (New York Military Band) -- The girl who threw me down (Edward M. Favor & chorus) -- I used to be afraid to come home in the dark (Billy Murray) -- Laughing song (George W. Johnson) -- I've told his missus all about him (Helen Trix) -- The baseball girl (Miss Ray Cox) -- For you alone (U.S. Everlasting) -- Street piano medley (August Molinari) -- Mouse & the clock (Edison Concert Band) -- House cleaning time (Ada Jones & Len Spencer) -- B.P.O.E. (Elk's song) (Nat M. Wills). |
| Contents | Sound selections from "A country girl" (London Regimental Band) -- Daybreak at Calamity Farm (Len Spencer & Gilbert Girard) -- Tramp, tramp, tramp (Byron G. Harlan, Frank C. Stanley & chorus) -- Dream of the rarebit fiend (Edison Military Band) -- Immortality (excerpt from lecture "The prince of peace") (William Jennings Bryan) -- The village seamstress (Elene Foster) -- Kerry Mill's barn dance band -- The ragtime drummer (James Lent) -- I'm afraid to come home in the dark (Arthur Collins) -- Unlawful trusts (William Howard Taft) -- When I was 21 & you were sweet 16 (Walter Van Brunt) -- Hermit's bell overture (Maillart) (American Symphony Orchestra) -- Waiting at the church (Ada Jones) -- Rip Van Winkle meets Meenie (Joseph Jefferson). |
| Abstract | Presents reissues of recordings, principally from Edison phonocylinders, with everything "from cornball comedy to military band selections to serious political speeches." |
| General note | Folkways: FS 3886--FS 3887. |
| General note | Identical program notes by the editor (7 p.) inserted in each slipcase. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |