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Big Jim Folsom and his Strawberry Pickers, c. 1946
Gubernatorial candidate James E. “Big Jim” Folsom on the campaign trail with his Strawberry Pickers, c. 1946. The larger-than-life, two-time Populist governor made rural string-band music central to his folksy image, barnstorming the state with the…
Big Jim Folsom "conducts" the Meat Grinders, 1962
Governor “Big Jim” Folsom, accompanied by his wife Jamelle, “conducts” members of the Meat Grinders, his 1962 campaign band. Twice elected to the Alabama governor’s office, Folsom lost the 1962 election to George Wallace, a former protege whose long…
Big Jim Folsom, Jamelle Folsom, and the Meat Grinders, 1962
Governor “Big Jim” Folsom, with his wife Jamelle and his 1962 campaign band, the Meat Grinders.
University of Alabama Dental School Alumni, 1967
Guitarist Al Talley entertains at a dinner for University of Alabama Dental School alumni, press photo, 1967.
String Band, Baldwin County
String band, likely Baldwin County, Alabama, undated. William Riley Cooper, far right; other musicians unidentified.
Woodstock Bluegrass Festival, 1971
Guitarist Junior Crowe at the Woodstock, Alabama, Bluegrass Festival, November 1971.
Willie King at Gip's, 12/20/2008 (Featuring Elnora Spencer and Kendra Sutton)
Willie King and Friends live at Gip’s Place, Bessemer, Alabama, December 20, 2008. Featuring: Lenny Madden, Kendra Sutton, Jock Webb, Elnora Spencer, Henry “Gip” Gibson, and others. Recording courtesy Roger Stephenson. “I’m gonna let y’all jook on…
Robert Stripling
Oldest son of celebrated Alabama fiddler Charlie Stripling, Robert Stripling began playing publicly with his father at the age of 10. In these interview excerpts, Stripling remembers his fiddler father; his own early musical experiences; making music…
Big Jim Folsom campaigns in Elba, Alabama, 1966
Big Jim Folsom campaigns in his hometown of Elba, Alabama, for a third term in the Governor's office, April 1966. Two members of his band can be seen behind him. Folsom would lose the election to Lurleen Wallace, whose husband George had defeated…
Zeke Clements Photo Postcard
Addressed to a fan at Rt. 1 in Brilliant, Alabama, the publicity postcard offers a short biography of Clements, "The Dixie Yodeler":
"Born September 6, in the hills of Central Alabama, of English and Cherokee Indian descent. Has dark brown hair…
"Born September 6, in the hills of Central Alabama, of English and Cherokee Indian descent. Has dark brown hair…
Zeke Clements Songbook
Original Songs By Zeke Clements, The Dixie Yodeler. Published in 1942. Includes a brief bio of Clements; a brief history of the Grand Ole Opry, on which Clements performed; photos; lyrics and music to seventeen of Clements's compositions; and an…
Dee Clarke & Frank Adams, Eutaw, Alabama
Frank Adams performs with the Dee Clarke band at a Eutaw, Alabama, juke joint, 1970s.
“She doesn’t have to be Lena HorneShe can be from Eutaw, Alabama, and even country born.” -- Dee Clarke in Eutaw, 1970s
“What was it called? The Eutaw club,…
Kasper "Stranger" Malone
Born in McCracken County, Kentucky, Kasper “Stranger” Malone (1909 – 2005) set out on his own at the age of fifteen and soon landed in Rome, Georgia, where he connected with some of the pioneers of old-time country string-band music. In 1926,…
Slim Byrant
Interview with Slim Bryant, recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, May 24, 1996. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1908, songwriter, singer, and guitarist Thomas Hoyt “Slim” Bryant made his first recordings in 1928 as a member of the Harmony Boys string band. He…
I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me
Johnson Family radio broadcast excerpt, Sand Mountain, Alabama, 1953
Leather Britches
Johnson Family radio broadcast excerpt, Sand Mountain, Alabama, 1953
Lily of the Valley
Johnson Family radio broadcast excerpt, Sand Mountain, Alabama, 1953
Falling
Johnson Family home recording, Sand Mountain, Alabama, 1953
Johnson Family Photo (1)
The Johnson Family Band. Standing, left to right: Leon Johnson, H. Johnson, Bert Stewart, Ras Johnson, Aldous Johnson. Seated left to right: Imogene Pledger, Elma Johnson, Ella Johnson.
Photo courtesy George Johnson.
Photo courtesy George Johnson.
Johnson Family Photo (2)
Photo courtesy George Johnson.