Sonny Terry's Washboard Band

Sonny Terry's Washboard Band

produced by Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1955), 25 mins

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Field of Interest
American Music
Description
Blind harmonica player and singer Sonny Terry recorded a few records during the 1930s and 1940s, but found wider fame in the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. This recording features a washboard band—an ensemble that includes washboard, washtub bass (a development from the African earth bow), bones, and sometimes guitar, or as heard here, harmonica.
Content Type
Music recording
Duration
25 mins
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Country/Rural Blues
Label
Folkways Records
Producer
Harold Courlander, 1908-1996
Release Date
1955
Subject
American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, American Folk Music, United States and Canada, Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá

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