Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America: American folk songs no. 5

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Title
Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America: American folk songs no. 5
Additional title: American folk songs no. 5
Additional title: Songs that helped build America
Additional title: Sourwood Mountain
Additional title: Goodbye, Old Paint
Additional title: My pretty little pink
Additional title: Tan patate-la tcuite
Additional title: Quan' patate la cuite
Additional title: When your potato's done
Additional title: American Troubadour (Radio program)
Additional title: Shenandoah (Song)
Names
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Arranger)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Performer)
Powell, John, 1882-1963 (Composer)
Fillmore, Henry, 1881-1956 (Composer)
Voice of America (Organization) (Producer)
Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1951-02
Table of Contents
Shenandoah ; [Opening remarks] (Unidentified VOA host) -- Sourwood Mountain -- Natchez-on-the-hill / John Powell -- Goodbye, Old Paint -- My pretty little pink -- Tan patate-là tcuite [Quan' patate la cuite] = When your potato's done -- Dusty trombone / Henry Fillmore -- Shenandoah (Reprise) ; [Closing remarks] (Unidentified VOA host) [ends abruptly]
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 11644
Topics
Radio programs, Musical
Songs (Low voice) with guitar
Orchestral music
Trombone with band
Folk songs, English
Folk songs, Creole
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Notes
Content: Titles from original audio disc label and audio.
Content: "Apex Recording Studios; American folk songs-Tom Scott' #5; ENC-7413; 14:22"--From original audio disc label.
Content: Audio on side 1 only.
Performers: Tom Scott, vocals and guitar (1st-2nd, 4th-6th and 8th works) ; arranger and commentator (all works). [Unidentified orchestra] (3rd work). [Unidentified trombone with band] (7th work). [featuring unidentified VOA host]
Venue: Recorded Apex Recording Studios, New York, New York [1951?]; Broadcast [Voice of America, Department of State, Washington, D. C.] [February 1951?] (original radio broadcast)
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Language: Sung and spoken in English; sung in French Creole (6th work only).
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 audio disc (14 min., 26 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Creoles and pidgins, French-based
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 947006247
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20943925
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f3c48820-0c21-0135-c9b1-00a962052b38
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1951: Created
  • 1961: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f75d610-c376-0133-0e01-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f75d610-c376-0133-0e01-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1951). Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f75d610-c376-0133-0e01-60f81dd2b63c

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Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America