On this episode of The African American Folklorist<\/a>, 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<\/a> 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. <\/p> Written, Produced and Edited<\/strong> by Lamont Jack Pearley – <\/p> Credits for sound design & Music<\/strong><\/p> Elijah Cox<\/em><\/strong> – Run up on The Mountain, Slavery Days, Can\u2019t put the saddle on the ol great mule <\/p> Lamont Jack Pearley<\/em><\/strong> – Blues Journey & Underground Slide<\/p> Excerpts from “Fife and Drum Music of the American Revolution: Military Music in America series, vol. 1,<\/em><\/strong>” 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<\/a> 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)<\/p> Contributor Names – <\/strong>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 <\/strong>Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1941<\/p> Railroad Son<\/em><\/strong>g, Contributor Names – <\/strong>Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Gibson, Gus (Performer) Created \/ Published <\/strong>Georgia, 1941<\/p> Negro blues and hollers<\/em><\/strong>, Contributor Names, <\/strong>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<\/p> The Boll Weevil<\/em><\/strong>, Contributor Names – <\/strong>Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Ezell, Buster (Performer) Created \/ Published <\/strong>Georgia, 1941<\/p> Coon Gi’nt (Coon jive)<\/em><\/strong>, Contributor Names – <\/strong>Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Stripling, Sidney (Performer)Created \/ Published <\/strong>Georgia, 1941<\/p> Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham<\/em><\/strong>, Contributor Names – <\/strong>Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Unidentified vocal quartet (Performer), Created \/ Published, <\/strong>Fort Valley, Georgia, 1941<\/p> John the Revelator<\/em><\/strong>, Contributor Names – <\/strong>Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Heavenly Gate Quartet (Performer), Created \/ Published <\/strong>Nashville, Tennessee, 1941<\/p> If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down<\/em><\/strong>, Contributor Names – <\/strong>Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967 (Collector), Heavenly Gate Quartet (Performer) Created \/ Published <\/strong>Nashville, Tennessee, 1941Remember to Subscribe to the podcast and the Newspaper! <\/p>![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/1149\/products\/godsfamily1st_hoodie_52-2017_larger_1489297527_2048x2048.png?v=1489297683\")