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The Order of Time
- Published by
- Concord Records, American, founded 1995
- Recorded by
- June, Valerie, American, born 1982
- Produced by
- Marinelli, Matt, American
- Date
- 2017
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- polycarbonate , paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Case): 4 15/16 × 5 5/8 × 3/16 in. (12.6 × 14.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A copy of Valerie June's 2017 album The Order of Time in compact disk format. Track list is "Long Lonely Road", "Love You Once Made", "Shakedown", "If And", "Man Done Wrong", "The Front Door", "Astral Plane", "Just In Time", "With You", "Slip Slide On By", "Two Hearts", and "Got Soul". Album jacket features Valerie June with head slightly forward and down, her hair and dress fringe suggesting movement or dancing. Paper case has two pouches - one for a booklet with liner notes and a second for the disk.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- compact disks
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Country (Music)
- Folk (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
- Object number
- 2018.100.4abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2017 June Tunes Music. Permission required for use.
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The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook
- Published by
- Oak Publications, Inc., American, 1960 - 1967
- Edited by
- Lomax, Alan, American, 1915 - 2002
- Asch, Moses, American, 1905 - 1986
- Subject of
- Ledbetter, Huddie William, American, 1888 - 1949
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook. The cover features black and white text printed on an ochre-colored background with photograph of Leadbelly taken by Blanding Sloan and Way Ming Chang in the center.
- Place made
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Folk (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1962 by Oak Publications, Inc. Permission required for use.
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The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs
- Written by
- Marsh, J. B. T., American, 1840 - 1887
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Date
- 1883
- Medium
- ink on paper with cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (19.4 x 13 x 3 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled “The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs” written by J. B. T. Marsh. The cover is blue with black text. A black floral pattern is on the bottom half of the cover. A gold depiction of Jubilee Hall at Fisk University is at center.
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Singers (Musicians)
- Spirituals (Music)
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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A People's Convention
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Created by
- Union Films, 1946 - 1953
- Produced by
- Marzani, Carl, 1912 - 1994
- Directed by
- Glandbard, Max, American, 1915 - 1987
- Subject of
- Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965
- Composed by
- Hovey, Serge, American, 1920 - 1989
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 15 Minutes
- Length (Film): 600 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of A People's Convention
- Caption
- "This fifteen-minute documentary provides an invaluable record of the Progressive Party’s gathering even as it combines “people’s songs” with film in an innovative, almost experimental manner. As with several earlier Union Films productions, there is some effort to theatricalize events. A People’s Convention has a protagonist, “Joe,” who is attending the convention and is shown in both the introductory and final shot, while making several appearances over the course of the picture. His presence, however, is quickly subsumed by the desire to document the convention, which was all the more urgent given the distortions that were being generated by the news media."
- Musser, Charles. "A People’s Convention (Union Films, 1948)." Charles Musser. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://www.charlesmusser.com/?page_id=1672.
- Description
- 16mm film. This documentary film covers the 1948 Progressive Party Convention in Philadelphia, PA. Produced by Union Films.
- Place filmed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Film
- Folk (Music)
- Mass media
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.1.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Count Us In
- Produced by
- Marzani, Carl, 1912 - 1994
- Union Films, 1946 - 1953
- Subject of
- Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965
- Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Composed by
- Claiborne, Bob, American, 1919 - 1990
- Subject of
- Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955
- Claiborne, Bob, American, 1919 - 1990
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993
- Subject of
- Dr. Jackson, George, American, 1929 - 1995
- Date
- July 1948
- Medium
- acetate film and metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 9 Minutes
- Length (Film): 350 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Count Us In
- Caption
- Presidential campaign film for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace featuring Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.
- Description
- Youth-oriented documentary short film about the 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia. Produced by Union Films. This 16mm black and white presidential campaign film (a) with original film reel (b), and original film can (c) for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace features Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.
- 2012.79.1.7.1a: Original 16mm acetate film.
- 2012.79.1.7.1b: Original 400 foot metal reel.
- 2012.79.1.7.1c: Original 400 foot metal can.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Documentary films
- Folk (Music)
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.7.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
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Ballad For Americans
- Recorded by
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Created by
- La Touche, John, American, 1914 - 1956
- Robinson, Earl, American, 1910 - 1991
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- shellac with ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- Diameter (2012.65a): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- Diameter (2012.65b): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- H x W x D (2012.65c): 10 1/2 × 12 × 3/4 in. (26.7 × 30.5 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Two vinyl records (2012.65ab) encased in paper inside housing. The cover (2012.65c) is blue with a red binding and reads: [Ballad for Americans, Paul Robeson, Bass] in black letters over a red and white striped feature surrounding a black and white photograph of Robeson. The inside cover has three photographs and information about the Ballad for Americans. The back cover continues information about the making of Ballad for Americans and provides two more photographs. Both records have Victor labels with track information, manufacturing information, and the Victor logo.
- Place made
- Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah Spiliotopoulos
- Object number
- 2012.65abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Peter, Paul, and Mary Singing with Harry Belafonte, Oscar Brand, and Joan Baez
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
- Baez, Joan, American, born 1941
- Travers, Mary, American, 1936 - 2009
- Brand, Oscar, American, 1920 - 2016
- Bibb, Leon, American, born 1922
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3888pixels × 5838pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Mary Travers, Harry Belafonte, Leon Bibb, Joan Baez, and Oscar Brand singing into microphones. Travers' face is covered by the microphone. Baez is playing a guitar. Brand stands on the end with his sleeves rolled up. An American flag is flying in the background.
- Place captured
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Civil rights
- Folk (Music)
- Freedom
- Mass media
- Photography
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.92
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
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Candie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Carawan, Candie, American, born 1939
- Carawan, Guy Hughes, American, 1927 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- Highlander Folk School, American
- Date
- September 19, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:54:11
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.52.1a, 2011.174.52.1b, 2011.174.52.1c, 2011.174.52.1d, and 2011.174.52.1e.
- Candie Carawan recalls attending Fisk University as an exchange student and meeting civil rights activists in Nashville, Tennessee. She discusses meeting Guy Carawan at the Highlander Folk School, the importance of music to the civil rights movement, and Guy's work to record singers involved with the movement. The two perform several songs, including "Tree of Life," "Eyes on the Prize," and "We Shall Overcome."
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0052
- Place collected
- New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.52.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Reverend Kirkpatrick - Resurrection City, Wash. D.C.. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Rev. Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, American, 1933 - 1986
- Signed by
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2124pixels × 3218pixels
- Description
- This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick holding a guitar. Kirkpatrick led cultural programs at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Wearing a dark blue denim shirt with brass buttons, he is viewed from below, giving him a monumental aspect. He holds the guitar against his torso and strums with his right hand. He gazes straight ahead, over the head of the photographer.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Folk (Music)
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Pinback buttons with the phrase "Everybody got a right to live"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Rev. Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, American, 1933 - 1986
- Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
- Date
- 1968-1990s
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.7.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.7.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Caption
- Rev. Kirkpatrick was a cofounder of the Deacons for Defence of Justice in Jonesboro, Louisiana.
- Description
- Two white pinback buttons (2013.68.7.1-.2) with black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the top quarter. The black text reads [Everybody got a right to live]. Below the text is an image of a man with raised fists chained together by red handcuffs. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.7.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Nina Simone, 1977
- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in. (34.8 x 23.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.5 x 26.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of singer Nina Simone performing in Coral Gables, FL. Simone is photographed in profile from the right. She holds a microphone in her right hand and her left hand is extended in front of her. She wears a light colored dress and large dangling earrings.
- Place captured
- Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Folk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.125
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
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Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10592pixels × 8873pixels
- Description
- This image depicts musician Nina Simone sitting at a piano. Sitting sideways to the viewer at a piano, microphone set up in front of her, she turns her head slightly to her right. She wears a silky, long sleeve dress with jeweled buttons at the cuffs, and a sparkly headband.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Folk (Music)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Handbill for a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Printed by
- Tucker Printing House, American
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Twain, Mark, American, 1835 - 1910
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.9 cm)
- Description
- A paper handbill advertisement for a performance by the Jubilee Singers on March 23, 1875 at City Hall in an unnamed location. One side of the handbill has the printed title [A SONG FROM FREDERICK DOUGLASS] at the top and then recounts a visit of the Jubilee Singers with Frederick Douglass where he shared a spiritual that he sang while enslaved that inspired him to seek freedom in the North. The lyrics of the song are printed in the center of the handbill. The details for the upcoming performance are printed at the bottom center in large text [CITY HALL / ON THE EVENING OF / TUESDAY, MARCH 23D, 1875. / Tickets now on sale at Stockbridge's]. At the bottom left corner in small print is [Tucker Printing House, Portland.]
- The other side of the handbill has printed a letter to [Theo. F. Seward, Esq.] from Samuel Clemens recounting how much he enjoys performances by the Jubilee Singers. At the top of the page in large text is printed [MARK TWAIN / AND THE / Jubilee Singers]. At the bottom center of the page is the text [CITY HALL, / TUESDAY EVENING!].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- handbills
- Topic
- Amusements
- Folk (Music)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Resistance
- Singers (Musicians)
- Slavery
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Banjo head
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Stinson, Charles P., American, 1854 - 1911
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- metal, calfskin
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 1/8 × 11 1/8 × 7/8 in. (28.2 × 28.2 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- Banjo head. The calfskin head is heald taught by a circular metal tension hoop. The skin is slightly brown and color and has several stains on the front and back. The tension hoop is rusted in several places.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Type
- banjos
- Topic
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Minstrel (Music)
- Popular music
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Clark and Sarah Case Family
- Object number
- 2018.83.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9195pixels × 8873pixels
- Description
- This image depicts musician Nina Simone during a concert. Sideways to the viewer, she turns her head to her right, her mouth open, while gesturing with her right hand. There is a microphone positioned directly in front of her.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Civil rights
- Folk (Music)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song
- Produced by
- Smithsonian Folkways, American, founded 1987
- Distributed by
- Rounder Records, American, founded 1970
- Recorded by
- Jenkins, Ella, American, born 1924
- Photograph by
- Richter, Bernadelle, American, born 1939
- Date
- 1966; reissued 1989
- Medium
- 2018.7.2a: vinyl with ink on paper;
- 2018.7.2bc: ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (.2a LP): 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.2 × 30.2 cm)
- H x W (.2b Jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 1/4 in. (31.4 × 31.1 cm)
- H x W (.2c Informational Insert): 9 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (23 × 20 cm)
- Caption
- This album by the "First Lady of Children's Music," Ella Jenkins, has remained in print since it was first published in 1966. In 2008, it was selected to be preserved in the National Recording Registry. The registry preserves recordings considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
- Description
- LP (a), jacket (b), and Informational Insert (c) of "You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song" recording by Ella Jenkins with Members of the Urban Gateways Children's Chorus. The LP has a black label on the front and back that begins with the record label, [SMITHSONIAN [sunburst] FOLKWAYS] and below on the left [SF 45010]. Below is the title of the album followed by the track list and time. At the bottom of [SIDE A], text reads, [LP recto, bottom, printed in white ink: All Songs traditional, arr. by Ella Jenkins / / River Bend Music, Inc., ASCAP, except as noted / ? 1989 SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS]. [SIDE B] only has the copyright date and recorder, [? 1989 SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS].
- The jacket features an image of a blue stylistic bird with yellow, blue and white flowers on the bottom. The tile of the record is printed in large yellow print on top, [You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song]. The verso has a large image of Jenkins holding a guitar on the top left. Underneath is a list of songs on [SIDE A] and [SIDE B] of the LP. Below is text in black ink that reads, [Notes by Ella Jenkins / Photographs by Bernadelle Richter / Digitally remastered by Randy Kling at / Disc Mastering, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee. / Previous Folkways issue: FC 7664]. The middle column begins with the text in black ink, [ABOUT ELLA JENKINS]. Six paragraphs follow with a biography of Jenkins and her work. The following text block lists Jenkins additional work with Smithsonian/Folkways Records. The third column is a grey rectangle with black text that tells the history of [Smithsonian Folkways Records]. The logo for Smithsonian Folkways with a sunburst in a black circle follows in the right corner. Two lines of text at the bottom have the producer's and record's information that reads, [SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS RECORDS ·OFFICE OF FOLKLIFE PROGRAMS ·955 L'ENFANT PLAZA, SUITE 2600 ·SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ·WASHINGTON DC 20560 · ? © 1989 SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS RECORDS / NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED BY ROUNDER RECORDS ·ONE CAMP STREET ·CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02140. JACKET PRINTED IN CANADA.]. On the top left is a bar scan.
- The informational insert is white with black text and black and white photographs. Bold text on the top of the front reads [YOU'LL SING A SONG AND I'LL SING A SONG / Ella Jenkins with members of the Urban Gateways Children's Chorus]. The first two and a half pages have images of musical instruments on the top, and the lyrics to the songs featured on the LP underneath. The right half of the third page has a large photograph of Jenkins with three children. Underneath, is a two column article [ABOUT ELLA JENKINS] and [SOME PERSONAL REFLECTIONS]. The second article continues onto the fourth, back page. The rest of the insert has [LETTERS] written by fans to Jenkins. A large photograph of children seated labeled, [Urban Gateways Children's Chorus], covers the top last page.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Children
- Composers (Musicians)
- Folk (Music)
- Folklife
- Local and regional
- Singers (Musicians)
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ella Jenkins
- Object number
- 2018.7.2abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Audio recording © 1989 Smithsonian Folkways
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Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10941pixels × 9690pixels
- Description
- This image depicts musician Nina Simone sitting at a piano. Sitting sideways to the viewer at a piano, a microphone is set up in front of her. Her hands are posed on the keys of the piano. She wears a silky, long sleeve dress with jeweled buttons at the cuffs, and a sparkly headband.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Folk (Music)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Pass for the 25th anniversary Edmonton Folk Festival used by Ira Tucker
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tucker, Ira Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
- Date
- 2004
- Medium
- paper, plastic laminate, metal, nylon
- Dimensions
- H x W (festival pass): 3 x 4 in. (7.6 x 10.2 cm)
- L x W (lanyard): 18 1/2 x 1/2 in. (47 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A laminated blue paper pass that bears the 25th Anniversary logo of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival attached to a black nylon lanyard. The pass is embossed with the festival society's corporate seal. The cloth laynard is screen-printed with a representation of four cartoonish characters playing instruments, and the recurring messages "25TH ANNIVERSARY" and "EFMF 2004".
- Place printed
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- passes (tickets)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Object number
- 2013.13.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award issued to Ella Jenkins
- Created by
- The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Jenkins, Ella, American, born 1924
- Date
- 2004
- Medium
- crystal (material by form) with plastic, reflective glass, foam and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1a Crystal): 5 3/4 × 4 1/8 × 4 in. (14.6 × 10.5 × 10.2 cm)
- H x W x D (.1b Base): 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (1.9 × 13.3 × 13.3 cm)
- Caption
- Ella Jenkins, nicknamed the "First Lady of Children's Music," was the first children's artist to receive the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award. Jenkins' work draws on the American folk traditions including African American call and response singing, game songs and ring chants.
- Description
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award issued to Ella Jenkins. The award is in two pieces, the top, (.1a) crystal and the base, (.1b). The crystal is a rectangular cube with an etched gramophone inside (Grammy). On the front bottom of the crystal, the awardee's name is inscribed, [ELLA JENKINS / 2004]. On the back top of the crystal, the awards name is inscribed, [GRAMMY / LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD].
- The base is black plastic with a mirror on the top. The award is attached to the base with adhesive in the four corners. On the bottom are four foam circles in each corner.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- trophies (prizes)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ella Jenkins
- Object number
- 2018.7.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Permission required for use.
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CC0
Gourd head banjo
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- ca. 1859
- Medium
- gourd with wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 26 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (17.8 × 67.3 × 6.4 cm)
- Caption
- This gourd banjo illustrates an earlier style of banjo played by African Americans who used local sources to create their instruments. When in use it would have had a piece of skin stretched across its opening and four strings running from the tuning pegs to the metal tailpiece still attached.
- Description
- Banjo constructed with a gourd head. There are four (4) tuning pegs, some chipped, in the headstock. One (1) wire is strung along the banjo. Two (2) other strings are connected to the tailpiece but are loose over the gourd. There are frets on the neck. The round gourd has linear decoration around the edge. There is a tin tailpiece at the bottom anchoring the strings. There are scratches on the back of the gourd.
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Musical Instruments
- Type
- banjos
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Bluegrass (Music)
- Folk (Music)
- Folklife
- Music
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions