Old Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 5

Time for a little drama. We worked on the first two parts of a skit recorded in 1927. It was so popular, the Skillet Lickers recorded 12 more parts, plus a half dozen other skits on similar themes: e.g., A Night in a Blind Tiger, A Fiddle Contest in Georgia. The skits appeared as two sides of a 78rpm disc. Each side lasted about 3 minutes.


A Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Part 1

A Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Part 1

Here’s a rough draft of the script: pdf

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Old Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 4

“I Don’t Love Nobody”

by the Skillet Lickers [link to iTunes store]


by Clayton McMichen

and

“Run Johnny Run”


by the Skillet Lickers [link to iTunes store]

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Old Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 3

Going on Down Town

by the Skillet Lickers [link to iTunes store]

by the Henry King family (right click sound file link and chose save link)

From the marvelous collection “Voices from the Dust Bowl: The Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-41.” This online collection is part of the Library of Congress’s marvelous, rich and free American Memory website.

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