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Size | .5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
Abstract | The collection is composed of Phillip G. Collins' research files on his father Ruey "Curley" Collins (1915-1986), a white banjo, guitar, and fiddle player and a country music performer chiefly on radio programs from the 1930s through the mid-1950s. Research files contain photocopies of publicity photographs, newspaper clippings, articles, biographical information including a transcript of an interview with the elder Collins, chronologies of his music career, and lists of radio shows, television shows, movies, recordings, and honors. Also included is an audio cassette tape with a selection of Curley Collins' vocal and instrumental performances in the early 1980s and a 1983 interview with him. Acquired as part of the Southern Folklife Collection. |
Creator | Collins, Phillip G. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
This summary description was created in July 2018 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.
Encoded by: Laura Smith, July 2018
Updated by Jodi Berkowitz, June 2019
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Back to TopRuey "Curley" Collins (1915-1986) was a white banjo, guitar, and fiddle player from Catlettsburg, Ky. He performed regularly on radio programs and in other venues from the 1930s to the 1950s. He had a son, Phillip G. Collins.
Back to TopThe collection is composed of Phillip G. Collins' research files on his father Ruey "Curley" Collins. Research files contain photocopies of publicity photographs, newspaper clippings, articles, biographical information including a transcript of an interview with the elder Collins, chronologies of his music career, and lists of radio shows, television shows, movies, recordings, and honors. Also included is an audio cassette tape with a selection of Curley Collins' vocal and instrumental performances in the early 1980s and a 1983 interview with him.
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Papers |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20334/1 |
Curley Collins/Collins Family |