Audio Recording Eaton Clan

Eaton Clan|Garnett, Roger "Burn Down"; guitar (performer)

Parchman, Mississippi, May 23, 1939

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Title
Eaton Clan
Contributor Names
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 (Collector)
Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) (Collector)
Garnett, Roger "Burn Down" (Performer)
Created / Published
Parchman, Mississippi, May 23, 1939
Genre
Music
Songs
Ballads
Notes
-  Collector's genre note: "feud ballad"
-  Location also known as Miss. State Farm
-  Venue: State Penitentiary, Camp #10; Stockade Hall
-  Performance Note: "Eaton Clan" performed by Roger "Burn Down" Garnett (vocals and guitar) at State Penitentiary, Camp #10; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi, on May 23, 1939.
Medium
sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.
Call Number/Physical Location
AFC 1939/001: AFS 02675b02
Source Collection
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001)
Repository
American Folklife Center
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcss39.2675b2
Online Format
audio

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Chicago citation style:

Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and Roger "Burn Down" Garnett. Eaton Clan. Parchman, Mississippi, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000356/. (Accessed January 19, 2018.)

APA citation style:

Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T. & Garnett, R. ". D. (1939) Eaton Clan. Parchman, Mississippi. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000356/.

MLA citation style:

Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and Roger "Burn Down" Garnett. Eaton Clan. Parchman, Mississippi, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000356/>.