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Music -- Social aspects.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Old Tennessee (Song)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2165
Abstract

This collection consists of an unsigned, handwritten transcript of Stephen Foster's 1851 song "Farewell My Lily Dear: A Plantation Melody" with a variance in the text. This handwritten copy entitled "Old Tennessee" includes four verses and the chorus of the song. Some words of the handwritten version differ from the 1851 published version.

Dates: undated

Sacred Harp Singers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1480
Abstract

This collection includes recordings of Old Harp Singing in Eastern Tennessee from the mid-1950s. Also included are recordings of other folk music, copies of interviews, a sermon, and an instructional recording.

Dates: 1939, 1950-1955