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Botkin Lectures to Go!: African American Online Cultural Resources

Posted by: John Fenn

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Caught My Eye: The Mystery Bass Player

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

From “Mule-een” to New Orleans: Just What Was Lead Belly Saying?

Posted by: Stephen Winick

“I Didn’t Done the Crime”: Stavin’ Chain’s “Batson” and the Batson Case

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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“No One Can Ever Forget It”: Stavin’ Chain’s Performance of “Batson”

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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The Painful Birth of Blues and Jazz

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

“Trench Blues”: An African American Song of World War I

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

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The Folklore and Folksong of Trains in America, Part Two

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

John Wesley Work III: Documenting Musical Change

Posted by: Stephanie Hall