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Video of Joe K. Rakestraw, Athens, Georgia, 1988 January 16

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@ Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Rosenbaum, Art

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Joe Rakestraw plays guitar and fiddle. Between songs, he talks about growing up in Jackson County, growing cotton, and the boll weevil. Songs: Carolina Mom, Am I Blue, Bye Bye Blackbird, Stormy Weather, River Stay Away From My Door, Boll Weevil Blues, Leavin' Here Don't Know Where I'm Goin', How Great Thou Art (with Alberta Rakestraw on vocals).
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Video
Contributors:
Rosenbaum, Neil
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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Digital Library of Georgia