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Sammy Lowe (1918-1993), trumpeter and arranger, Erskine Hawkins Orchestra.

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Original sheet music for E. D. "Ras" and Ella Johnson composition, "Our Baby," dedicated to their niece Elizabeth, 1970.

"Elizabeth you are now three months old and we are trying to tell you how much we love you with this little song. 'OUR BABY.'…

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Original sheet music for E. D. "Ras" Johnson composition, "Melody of Memories," 1974.

Courtesy George Johnson.

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Original sheet music and copyright registration for E. D. "Ras" Johnson composition, "Don't Say Goodbye," 1951.

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Original sheet music for E. D. "Ras" Johnson composition, "You Just Keep On Hanging Around In My Heart," circa 1950s.

Courtesy George Johnson.

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Original sheet music for E. D. "Ras" Johnson composition, "Raindrops," circa 1950s.

Courtesy George Johnson.

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Photo of Big Jim Folsom at an Asheville, North Carolina, square dance attended by southern governors in 1947.

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Flyer, The Nick, Birmingham, Alabama, Undated.

Did your band play this show? Are you the artist? Let us know: contact burgin@southernmusicresearch.org.

From the collection of Andre Millard.

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Flyer for Radio Delete and Ala Mantra at Head on the Door, Montgomery, Alabama. Undated.

From the collection of Mike Seibert.

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Flyer for Radio Delete and GNP at Head on the Door, Montgomery, Alabama. Undated.

From the collection of Mike Seibert.

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This undated acetate, recorded by an unidentified artist, was located by John Horton in 2023 at an estate sale in Brierfield, Alabama. Side One: Four SongsSide Two: Three SongsHorton notes that one of the seven songs recorded on these two sides is…

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Unidentified musician with banjo. The back of the photo credits Wilson Studio, Birmingham, Alabama. Courtesy John Horton. The Southern Music Research Center welcomes any additional information visitors can provide about this image. Please contact…

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Flyer for Monster God and Humanicide at the Tip Top Cafe, Huntsville, Alabama.

Courtesy Frank Heath.

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Flyer for Monotonashhfuck, Haste, Caption, Foundation, and Appalachian Spirit Revival at Ramp-n-Speed Skatepark, Trussville, Alabama.

Courtesy Frank Heath.

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Born in Texas, St. Elmo Johnson was a classically trained violinist, conductor, choir director, and arranger. By 1927, he was a central figure in Rev. George Wilson Becton’s Gospel Feast Party. Becton, a sensational and flamboyant Harlem evangelist,…

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Ole Rex's Bluegrass Jamboree, Henderson, Alabama, April 9, 2022. Photo by Burgin Mathews.

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Ole Rex's Bluegrass Jamboree, Henderson, Alabama, April 9, 2022. Photo by Burgin Mathews.

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Monument to Rex Locklar, "The Father of Henderson Bluegrass," at Ole Rex's Pickin' Park, Henderson, Alabama. Photo 2022 by Burgin Mathews.

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Community member tributes at Ole Rex's Pickin' Park, Henderson, Alabama. Photo by Burgin Mathews, 2022.

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Muddy Water Bluegrass Fest (Sign), Weogufka, Alabama, September 14, 2019. Photo by Burgin Mathews.

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