Minstrel of the Appalachians : the Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford.

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It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would ""cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song""--His Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress -- but he did much more than acquire songs. He preser...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Loyal, 1928-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1984.
Subjects:
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, > 1882-1973.
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, > 1882-1973
Folk singers > Appalachian Region, Southern > Biography.
Folk music > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Folk songs, English > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Chansons folkloriques anglaises > Appalaches (Sud)
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > General.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Band & Orchestra.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Folk music
Folk singers
Folk songs, English
Southern Appalachian Region
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Mountain Bred; 2. Personal and Vocational Ventures; 3. The Real Calling; 4. Fulfillment; 5. Mostly Personal; 6. Bouquets and Arrows; Bibliography; Appendices; A Lunsford Sampler.

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