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The 1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

LC Control No.:	2004695150
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	The 1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1977 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Variant Title:	Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1977 American Folklife Center concert, 1977
Related Names:	Jackson, John, 1924-2002, performer. » More like this Politte, Joe, performer. » More like this Reed, Ola Belle, performer. » More like this Balfa Brothers, performer. » More like this Bluegrass Cardinals, performer. » More like this Hobbs Sisters and Bob Goff (Musical group) performer. » More like this Rumi Songos (Musical group) performer. » More like this Southern Mountain Boys (Musical group) performer. » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this American Folklife Center. » More like this National Council for the Traditional Arts. » More like this
Description:	manuscripts:: 8 folders. sound recordings:: 16 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, double track, mono. ; 10 in. graphic images:: ca. 420 photographs.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Summary:	The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of bluegrass music, country music, Andean music, and Cajun music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.
Contents:	April 25: Bluegrass Cardinals (Bluegrass) -- May 23: John Jackson (Blues) -- June 8: Southern Mountain Boys (Bluegrass) -- June 29: Los Rumi Songos (Andean) -- Balfa Brothers and Joe Politte (Cajun, French) -- September 14: Bob Goff, Jr. and the Hobbs Sisters (Bluegrass) -- Ola Belle Reed (Country).
Notes:	Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (358 images), photographic prints, and color slides. Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in English, Spanish, and Cajun French.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as:	1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Subjects:	Music--Andes Region. » More like this Popular music--Andes Region. » More like this Bluegrass music--1971-1980. » More like this Bluegrass music--Middle Atlantic States. » More like this Blues (Music)--Virginia. » More like this Blues (Music)--1971-1980. » More like this Cajun music--Louisiana. » More like this Cajun music--Missouri. » More like this Country music--Maryland. » More like this Old-time music--Middle Atlantic States. » More like this African Americans--Music. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Manuscripts. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Slides. » More like this
Series:	Neptune Plaza concert series » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFC 1977/003 AFS 18983-AFS 18987 (listening copies) LWO 9484, LWO 9517, LWO 9546 R1-3, LWO 9505 R1-2, LWO 9567 R1-2, LWO 9666-9667 R1-2, LWO 9749-9750 R1-2 (preservation masters)
Language Code:	eng eng spa cpf
Geographic Area Code:	n-usl-- sn----- n-us-la
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/neptune77.html THE 1977 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION: Finding Aid (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)