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Introduction and welcome announcement by Alan Lomax
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Commentary by Alan Lomax on Mabel Hillary
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Introduction by Alan Lomax of the Georgia Sea Island Singers
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Introduction of Reverend Gary Davis by Alan Lomax
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Introduction by Alan Lomax on Georgia Sea Island game songs
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Commentary by Alan Lomax on the roots of the blues
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Commentary by Alan Lomax on the song \u27Row the boat, child\u27
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Commentary by Alan Lomax on Reverend Gary Davis and early African American spirituals
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Commentary by Alan Lomax on African-American work songs; Introduction of John Davis
No full textA concert of Southern African American \u27antebellum musical traditions\u27 held in New York City\u27s Central Park at the height of the Civil Rights era, in the summer of 1965. Produced by Joseph Papp\u27s New York Shakespeare Festival in cooperation with the Newport Folk Foundation, the concert was directed by Ralph Rinzler and MC\u27d by Alan Lomax. It featured the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Emma Ramsay, and Mable Hillery), Ed Young\u27s Southern Fife and Drum Corps, and Reverend Gary Davis. Fred McDowell\u27s name appeared on the promotional material for the concert but he apparently cancelled. The performers give commentary on their material. Joan Halifax assisted Lomax with the recording and tape box notes. This concert was ostensibly the second the Shakespeare Festival and Newport Foundation produced that summer, with a Newport Folk Festival Preview held a month earlier. (Original note
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
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