On this episode of The African American Folklorist, I share the story of the born free, African American Traditional Music Practitioner Elijah Cox, who was a fiddler, Buffalo soldier, and recorded in 1935 at the age of 93 for the Library of Congress Elijah Cox was also interviewed and recorded for the Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938, which now lives can be found of the Library Of Congress Website. As I share the story of Elijah, I make the case that he was and utilized the tools of the folklorist.
Written, Produced and Edited by Lamont Jack Pearley –
Credits for sound design & Music
Elijah Cox – Run up on The Mountain, Slavery Days, Can’t put the saddle on the ol great mule
Lamont Jack Pearley – Blues Journey & Underground Slide
Excerpts from “Fife and Drum Music of the American Revolution: Military Music in America series, vol. 1,” produced by the Company of Military Collectors & Historians, Washington, D.C. with George P. Carroll, Director of Music — from about 1976.(Improved audio from my earlier upload of this same.) https://www.underthehome.org Music Performer: Sturbridge Colonial Militia Music License Original Source: Sound Clip of Gunfire Original Source: Painting Title: Battle of Bunker Hillember 1941 (part 2 of 6)
Contributor Names – Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Interviewer), Sturz, Elizabeth Lyttleton (Interviewer), Johnson, George (Interviewee), Jones, Lewis Wade, 1910-1979 (Interviewer) Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956 (Interviewer), Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Transcriber) Created / Published Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1941
Railroad Song, Contributor Names – Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Gibson, Gus (Performer) Created / Published Georgia, 1941
Negro blues and hollers, Contributor Names, Stearns, Marshall Winslow, compiler. Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, recordist. Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967, recordist. Jones, Lewis Wade, 1910-1979, recordist. House, Son, performer. Edwards, Honeyboy, performer. Martin, Fiddlin’ Joe
The Boll Weevil, Contributor Names – Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Ezell, Buster (Performer) Created / Published Georgia, 1941
Coon Gi’nt (Coon jive), Contributor Names – Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Stripling, Sidney (Performer)Created / Published Georgia, 1941
Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham, Contributor Names – Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Unidentified vocal quartet (Performer), Created / Published, Fort Valley, Georgia, 1941
John the Revelator, Contributor Names – Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Heavenly Gate Quartet (Performer), Created / Published Nashville, Tennessee, 1941
If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down, Contributor Names – Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Heavenly Gate Quartet (Performer) Created / Published Nashville, Tennessee, 1941Remember to Subscribe to the podcast and the Newspaper!
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