Rosenbaum, Art

Description

Part one of a two-part recording. Art Rosenbaum records Howard Finster and Stan Gillian. In the first half of the recording, Howard Finster whistles, performs bird calls and speaks about the creation of the universe and life on other planets. At 00:31:38 Stan Gillian sings traditional songs. At 00:48:17 Howard Finster performs three songs and talks about his upbringing in Alabama, shooting his first rabbit, and he and W. Guy Bruce each tell a riddle (continued in the second part of the recording). The first song Finster sings, "Just a Little Tack," was composed while he was at the Library of Congress. Songs: Goin' Back To Georgia, Gypsy Davy, Come Along Pretty Little Miss (Sail Away Lady), Greenback, Wilfork Murder Ballad (fragment), Good Morning Mrs. Pilgrim, Bullfrog Went A-Courtin', Run Nigger Run, Lullabyes, Black Sheep Where's Your Lamb, Go To Sleep Little Baby, I Want To Go A-Courtin', Was You There When They Crucified My Lord?, Just A Little Tack [Fintser], In The Single Of The Fool, Introduction.

Record Contributed By

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia