He recorded thousands of songs for the smithsonian. Springfield mountain by bascom lamar lunsford pandora. Welcome to the lunsford family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Bascom lamar lunsford festival october 3, 2015 september 11, 2015 by webadmin musician and folklorist bascom lamar lunsford dedicated his life to traveling the hills and coves of the appalachian mountains to find, memorize, and record the songs and dances so intimately woven into the mountain culture.
Find lunsford trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. Thats either because we havent got it finished or we havent found anything yet. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Known in his lifetime as the minstrels of the appalachians and the squire of south turkey creek, bascom lamar lunsford was a man of multiple endeavors, with a calling to preserve and entertain with the folk heritage of the appalachian mountains where he spent all his busy life. October 20, 1943 january 23, 1991 was a police constable of nacogdoches county, texas. Bascom lamar lunsford minstrel of the appalachians 1956. She was an actress, known for the crawling hand 1963, that night. Bascom lamar lunsford collection appalachian room, mars hill college, mars hill. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Ballads, banjo tunes and sacred songs of western north carolina bascom lamar lunsford this minstrel of the appalachians performed hundreds of traditional songs and tunes that he learned from family members, neighbors, and other residents of western north carolina.
Basco lunsford ballads, banjo tunes, and sacred songs of. Hudsonmohawk genealogical and family memoirs is a fourvolume set covering nine counties in the hudson valley mohawk valley capital district area of upstate new york. Of the many families living in the united states and canada bearing the name in one of its forms, bascom, bascome, bascum, bascomb and bascombe, the great portion descended from the english emigrant ancestor, thomas bascom, who came to america about 1634. Written by bascom lamar lunsford and scott wiseman 05. At an early age, his father, a teacher, gave him a fiddle, and his mother sang religious songs and traditional ballads. Jennie jenkins, a song by bascom lamar lunsford on spotify. Select this result to view bruce lunsfords phone number, address, and more. One of the leading events is late aprils merle watson festival, popularly called merlefest, in wilkesboro, named and held in memory of doc watsons late son. We have 30 records for austin lunsford ranging in age from 20 years old to 123 years old. Lunsford family trees, crests, genealogies, biographies. Sorry to say we dont have anything here for you to read about bascom lunsford.
The song describes the assasination of president william mckinley by leon czolgosz in september 1901. The song describes the assasination of president william mckinley by. Booth killed lincoln lunsford, bascom lamar, 18821973 performer. Bluegrass festivals large and small occur all over north carolina and the south from early spring until late fall. Among lunsfords earliest professional credits was the 1957 broadway production of the rope dancers, starring siobhan mckenna and art carney, in which she appeared when she was 12. Cohen notes, lunsford once introduced a folk act at his asheville festival as three jews from new. Ballads, banjo tunes and sacred songs of western north carolina. Music from south turkey creek 1976 rounder records. Ballads, banjo tunes and sacred songs of western north. The handsome family lyrics dry bones originally by bascom lamar lunsford old enoch, he lived to be threehundred and sixtyfive when the lord came and took him back to heaven alive i saw, i saw the light come shining shining all around i. Owner sonja lunsford began working with the company in 1983, and later married daniel in 1985, and continues daniels legacy to this day.
Other important twentiethcentury north carolina banjo players performing in bluegrass and related genres include charlie poole, tommy jarrell a national folk heritage award winner, fred cockerham, bascom lamar lunsford, george pegram, kyle creed, clarence tom ashley, dink roberts, john snipes, odell thompson, jan davidson, don lewis, lynn. I later got the chance to go back and tell the story of where this extraordinary man came from and why he was. One of the more compelling figures in appalachian folk music and early shaper of its canon. He married his wife, shirley jo cotton, on september 29, 1962, and they had two children together. Bruce lunsford phone, address, background info whitepages. Among lunsford s earliest professional credits was the 1957 broadway production of the rope dancers, starring siobhan mckenna and art carney, in which she appeared when she was 12. Bob dylan featuring johnny cash travelin thru, 1967. Bascom lamar lunsford was a famed performer, fruit tree salesman, democratic political campaign manager, auctioneer, special agent, publisher, honey bee promoter, lawyer, federal worker, reading clerk, teacher, amateur folkloristcollector, festival organizer and recording artist. First published on the library of congress lp afs l28, songs of american history and the assassination of presidents, 1952. Jennie jenkins, a song by bascom lamar lunsford on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Having grown up in a rural area where folk songs, ballads, and. Bascom lamar lunsford was a fascinating figure, who in his 91 years on this earth managed to record more american folk songs, british ballads, negro spirituals, breakdowns, reels, topical songs etc. His dexterous banjo picking combines with a crooning mountain voice that can make your hair stand on end. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the lunsford surname. Bascom lamar lunsford his mountain music style youtube. Find bascom lamar lunsford discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Lunsford family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more.
Ballads, banjo tunes, and sacred songs of western north carolina. Bascom lamar lunsford known as the minstrel of the appalachians, bascom lamar lunsford was an ashville, north carolina based song collector, composer and performer who combed the western portion. Curtis lunsford phone, address, background info whitepages. The bootleg series vol 15 which revisits dylans musical journeys to nashville from 19671969, focusing on previously unavailable recordings made with johnny cash and unreleased tracks from the john wesley harding, nashville skyline, and self portrait sessions. Bascom lamar lunsford music, videos, stats, and photos. Bascom lamar lunsford was a lawyer, folksinger, and folklorist. Called the minstrel of the appalachians, banjo player bascom lamar lunsford performs a cross section of his sizeable repertoire, which contains at least three hundred songs. Austin has been found in 15 states including georgia, ohio, indiana, missouri, oklahoma, and 10 others. Bascom lamar lunsford praguefranks country discography 2.
Casey has been found in 15 states including minnesota, kentucky, north carolina, alaska, california, and 10 others. Bascom lamar lunsford was a lawyer, folksinger, and folklorist pages in category bascom lamar lunsford songs the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. John lunsford is known for his work on never alone 2019, the burden 20 and clockmaker 2017. We have 23 records for casey lunsford ranging in age from 21 years old to 81 years old. The handsome family lyrics dry bones originally by bascom lamar lunsford old enoch, he lived to be threehundred and sixtyfive. If you have any information you can share with us such as news or magazine articles, books, song. These songs include english ballads, topical songs, and 19th century popular songs incorporated into the north carolina. Music profile for bascom lamar lunsford, born 21 march 1882. Mountain dew take 2 written by bascom lamar lunsford and scott wiseman 06. Lunsfords musical instruments was launched in 1981 by the late daniel e. Bascom lamar lunsford march 21, 1882 september 4, 1973 was a lawyer, folklorist, and performer of traditional folk and country music from western north carolina.
Bascom lamar lunsford recorded after 1930 see albums list. Mostly recorded in the 1920s, his appalachian folk songs often reveal dualities. Bascom lamar lunsford smoky mountain ballads music. I still miss someone take 2 written by johnny cash and roy cash, jr.
Bascom lamar lunsford minstrel of the appalachians discogs. He was often known by the nickname minstrel of the appalachians. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Produced by linval thompson, mixed by scientist and released in 1981, dub landing volume 1 starts out deep in premo dub territory, with a mighty powerful dub reformation of al campbells excellent unfaithful children, here showcasing scientists exceptional skills of deconstruction and reconstruction, evidencing his untouchable mixing. He was the son of james bassett and luarta leah buckner lunsford and the greatgrandson of thomas shepard deaver, a founder of mars hill college. Beverly lunsford was a highly gifted ingenue whose early career encompassed the stage as well as television and movies. Bruce is related to shana i lunsford i and shane perezlundsford as well as 4 additional people. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american. Explore releases from bascom lamar lunsford at discogs.
Bascom lamar lunsford biography, albums, streaming links. Dec, 2014 51 years ago, i was making my 1st documentary with 81yearold bascom lamar lunsford. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for curtis lunsford. It is said that bascom lamar lunsford would cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk. Bascom lamar lunsford was born at mars hill, madison county, north carolina in 1882, into the world of traditional appalachian folk music. Smoky mountain ballads smithsonian folkways recordings. There are also tracks recorded in 1935 for columbia university and in march.
He had one brother, who died in 1956 when lunsford was 12 years old. The bootleg series vol 15 which revisits dylans musical journeys to nashville from 19671969, focusing on previously unavailable recordings made with johnny cash and unreleased tracks from the john wesley harding, nashville skyline, and self portrait. Many a clog dance has been performed to the music of bascom lamar lunsford. Bascom lamar lunsford, a north carolinian who mounted what may have been the first folk festival, detested seeger for his communism.
Albums include anthology of american folk music, goodbye, babylon, and anthology of american folk music. Lunsford also learned banjo and began to perform at weddings and square dances. First published on the library of congress lp afs l28, songs of american history and the. The best result we found for your search is bruce lunsford age 40s in anderson, ca. Bascom lamar lunsford, performer and collector of folk music and organizer of folk festivals, was born in mars hill, madison county. There are also tracks recorded in 1935 for columbia university and in march 1949 for the archive of americn folk song at the loc see smithsonianfolkways album, totally 318 or 350 items. He fought to bring dignity to hillbilly music and this made him a folk hero. Lunsford, bascom lamar lundsford, bascom lunsford, bascomb lamar lunsford, bascomb lunsford, bascone lunford, d. She heads a fine staff with many years of musical experience and a vast knowledge of a broad range of instruments and.
Beverly lunsford was born on january 5, 1945 in atlanta, georgia, usa as beverly jane lunsford. Complete song listing of bascom lamar lunsford on bascom lamar lunsford songs list covid19. Bascom lamar lunsford festival october 3, 2015 madison. He was a jackofalltrades and a very educated man of a middle class background. Bascom lamar lunsford was a lawyer, folklorist, and performer of traditional music from western north carolina. Pages in category bascom lamar lunsford songs the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bascom lamar lunsford at the discogs marketplace. Sometimes those masters balked at city slickers glomming onto their music. Lunsford was a superb mountain musician who spent his life hunting down the songs, dances and unknown performers of the appalachian region. Sonys legacy recordings continues the long running bob dylan bootleg series as they announce travelin thru 19671969. Feb 20, 2011 bascom lamar lunsford s world known in his lifetime as the minstrels of the appalachians and the squire of south turkey creek, bascom lamar lunsford was a man of multiple endeavors, with a calling to preserve and entertain with the folk heritage of the appalachian mountains where he spent all his busy life. Careless love take 1 traditional, arranged by bob dylan and johnny cash 08.
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