Crawford's Jump

Date recorded: September 30, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: Crawford, Augusta; Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: blues

Culture: African American, Southern U.S.

Instruments: guitar (acoustic), voice

Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T908

Track Number: 3

Archive ID: T908R03

Note: This artist was misidentified by Lomax as "Cecil Augusta" in his notes; subsequent releases of his two recordings have perpetuated the error.

Transcript:
Belongs to: Memphis I 9/59

About the session: Two blues by Augusta Crowford (misidentified in Lomax's notes and subsequent releases as "Cecil Augusta") and a set of performances by the Memphis Jug Band, featuring the founder, Will Shade, and Charlie Burse, a member since 1928.

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