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"Now What a Time":
Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 , in American
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"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel,
and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943
consists of approximately one hundred sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel
songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College
in Fort Valley, Georgia. The documentation was created in 1941 and in March, June,
and July 1943. Also included are recordings made in Tennessee and Alabama (including
six Sacred Harp songs) between September 1938 and 1941. Song lists made by the
collectors, correspondence about the trips, and a special issue of the Fort Valley
State College student newsletter are also included.
These online exhibits
provide context and additional information about this collection.
Noncommercial
Recordings: The 1940s
Biographies:
John Wesley Work III
Lewis Jones
Willis Laurence James
These historical
era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Development of the Industrial United
States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
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Southern Mosaic
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sources of information.
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More About It! - A bibliography
Map of the Region
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