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Archival processing of the Bruce Westbrook Recording of Henry Atwater was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Size | 4 items |
Abstract | Live audio recording of Henry Atwater (1924- ), an African American blues singer and harmonica player from Carrboro, Orange County, N.C., performing country blues songs on harmonica and voice, with a brief interview about music and religion. Recorded by Bruce Westbrook, a white University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library Science student, in Spring 1971 at Henry Atwater's home. Westbrook made the recording in conjunction with a term paper for Daniel W. Patterson's English 146 course, British and American Folk Song. The collection also contains supporting documentation, including an inventory, tape log, and a re-recording data sheet prepared by former Southern Folklife Collection staff. |
Creator | Westbrook, Bruce. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Anne Wells and Meredith Kite, January 2021
Encoded by: Anne Wells, January 2021
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Archival processing of the Bruce Westbrook Recording of Henry Atwater was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Bruce Westbrook was a graduate student in the School of Library Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While a student at UNC, Westbrook took Daniel W. Patterson's English 146 course, British and the American Folk Song, because of his interest in blues music.
Back to TopLive audio recording of Henry Atwater (1924- ), an African American blues singer and harmonica player from Carrboro, Orange County, N.C., performing country blues songs on harmonica and voice, with a brief interview about music and religion. Recorded by Bruce Westbrook, a white University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library Science student, in Spring 1971 at Henry Atwater's home. Westbrook made the recording in conjunction with a term paper for Daniel W. Patterson's English 146 course, British and American Folk Song. The recording is on 1/4" open reel audio and appears to be a dub of Bruce Westbrook's original recording. The collection also contains supporting documentation, including an inventory, tape log, and a re-recording data sheet prepared by former Southern Folklife Collection staff.
Back to TopProcessing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from SFC database and supporting documentation prepared by former library staff.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20145/1815 |
Interview and blues songs with harmonica accompaniment performed by Henry Atwater, recorded in Atwater's home, Carrboro, N.C., spring 19711/4" Open Reel Audio |