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Painting of Take 6 by Craig Legg, 2023. #094 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

Interview with Dorothy "Dot" Henderson and the members of her group, Dot and the Silver Voices.Recorded for the Alabama Folklife Association by Burgin Mathews, January 17, 2016, at Henderson's home in Woodlawn, Alabama. Other members of the group are…

Jack Guy sings "Pretty Polly," unaccompanied.

From a reel-to-reel recording labeled "Appalachian Folk and Country Music"; the collection features various artists recorded circa mid-1960s by Jack Guy, probably at Guy's Folk Toys, in Beech Creek, North Carolina.

From a reel-to-reel recording labeled "Appalachian Folk and Country Music"; the collection features various artists recorded circa mid-1960s by Jack Guy, probably at Guy's Folk Toys, in Beech Creek, North Carolina.

Cassette tape from a Meridian, Mississippi, flea market. On one side, the label reads: “Bro. Harp Leading Singing at Coosa River.” The reverse-side label adds: “Bro. Harp, [illegible name], Shirley, Jim, & others.” Side A selections include…

Cassette tape from a Meridian, Mississippi, flea market. Written on the cassette case: "Gum Creek Church Singing." Likely recorded at Gum Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Bailey, Mississippi, 1980s or 1990s. Selections include “Blessed Jesus Hold My…

Cassette tape from a Meridian, Mississippi, flea market. Label reads: "Dec. 86 Christmas Church Singers." Church and location are unidentified.Side A selections include “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem,” “God Will Take Care of You,” “The Touch of His…