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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: 2
Archive ID: T908R02
Note: Alan Lomax: "derived: Sonny Boy Williamson." Shirley Collins: "good sound." 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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