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Music
Artist
Length
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Lawrence, R; Pace, H; Gross, E
:58
Along Came Old Jinnie One Fine Summer Day
Holbert, Jim
:56
Answer To The Greenback Dollar
Judd, Nathan
2:07
Arizona
Bryant, Jack
1:28
Arthur Clyde
Cambron, Troy
5:03
Associated Farmers Have a Farm
Rains, Ruby
1:58
Backward Song
Pike, Russ; Pike, Joy
2:11
Bad Companion
Mitchell, A.L.
2:06
Barbara Allen version 1
Judd, Lois; Judd, Nathan
1:38
Barbara Allen version 2
Judd, Lois; Spainhard, Rosetta
1:45
Barbara Allen version 3
Judd, Lois; Spainhard, Rosetta
4:24
Barbara Allen version 4
unknown
:49
Barbara Ellen
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
1:12
Barroom Blues
Davis, Herman
1:28
Beaver Cap Sir
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:11
Billy In The Low Ground
Quinton, Luther; Jones, Floyd
1:55
Black Jack Daisy
Pipkin, Mrs. Myra
4:20
Black Jack Davey
Davis, Mrs. O. C.
3:19
Bold Jack Donahue version 1
Davis, O.C.
5:16
Bold Jack Donahue version 2
Davis, O.C.; Harmon, Red
4:41
Bonaparte's Retreat
Henry; Duncan; McGinty; Firkins
1:10
Bonny Blue Handkerchief
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:08
Brown Girl version 1
Pipkin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
5:08
Brown Girl version 2
Davis, Mrs. O. C.
3:16
Bully of The Town version 1
Quinton, Luther; Jones, Floyd
:35
Bully of The Town version 2
Quinton, Luther; Jones, Floyd
1:06
California
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:14
California Joe
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
4:23
Careless Love
Alston, Ernest; Price, Harding
1:03
Casey Jones
Holbert, Jim
3:59
Chain Gang
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
2:03
Charming Betsy
Stankewitz, Mr. and Mrs.
1:49
Charming Dame
Pike, Russ
2:44
Chicken Reel
Harmon, Lloyd; Brewer, Willard
1:30
Chimchack
Holbert, Jim
1:54
Color Song
Jackson, Lum Wilson; Pipkin, M.
2:02
Columbus Stockade Blues
Rains, Bert
2:39
Come Sit By My Side Little Darlin'
Judd, Nathan
1:57
Corn Dodgers
Pipkin, Mrs. Myra
1:51
Cotton-Eyed Joe
King Family
1:11
Cotton Fever version 1
Ross, Fred; Quinton, Luther
1:31
Cotton Fever version 2
Ross; Quinton; Jones
2:42
Cotton Picker's Song
Stalcup, Lloyd
1:06
Crawdad Song part 1
Allen, Mrs. Vernon
1:14
Crawdad Song part 2
Allen, Mrs. Vernon
:40
Cripple Creek
King Family
1:11
Cuban War
Pipkin, Mr. Frank
:40
Custom's Last Charge part 1
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary; Harmon, L.
4:47
Custom's Last Charge part 2
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary; Harmon, L
:55
Darlin' Baby
Pierce, Homer
1:33
Darlin' I Have Come To Tell You
Allen, Maggie Jean; Allen, J.D.
:41
Darned Old Wheel
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
2:22
Deep Ellum Blues
Lovell, Merle
3:17
Disappointed In Love
Lovell, Merle; Various
2:39
Don't You Grieve About Me
Cambron, Troy
1:31
Dope Fiend, The
Cambron, Troy
:48
Down In Old Kentucky
Allen, J.D.; Perkins, Pauline
3:10
Down In The Little Green Valley
Rains, Bert
2:02
Down On The Bigelow Farm
Becker, J.W.
2:35
Dreamboat
Bolton, Mary Helen
:58
Drunken Hiccup Song
McCullough, Ed; Dinwiddie,Wayne
2:32
Dying Girl's Message, The
Spainhard, Rosetta
1:18
Dying Ranger, The
Pipkin, Mrs. Myra
3:15
East Virginia Blues version 1
Dinwiddie, Wayne "Gene"
1:34
East Virginia Blues version 2
Alston, Ernest; Price, Harding
1:38
Eighth Of January part 1
Pace, Mr.; Dinwiddie, Wayne
2:18
Eighth Of January part 2
Pace, Mr.; Dinwiddie, Wayne
:33
Eighth Of January part 3
Rhoades, Tommy; Allen, J.D.
1:09
Fair Indian Lass
Mullins, A.W.
2:45
Fat Old Lady
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:46
Father Rumble
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
2:50
Fight For Union Recognition
Rains, Bert
:58
Figure Eight
King, Walter; Brewer, Willard
3:49
Firebrands For Jesus
Trueman; Texas Gospel Singers
1:27
Fiddler's Hornpipe
Beeman, Herman; Orr, Elick
1:25
Fod
King Family
1:32
Fort Smith
Robinson, Bill and Jesse
2:27
Frog He Went A-Courting
Ledford, L. A.
2:02
Frog He Would A-Courting Go
Huber, Mrs. Ruth; Watson, Mrs.
2:36
Fuller's Wedding Day
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:33
George Collins
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
2:43
German Kaiser
Fellinger, Frankie; Allen, J.D.
1:17
Get Along Down Town
King Family
2:58
Girl I Left Behind Me version 1
King Family
3:27
Girl I Left Behind Me version 2
Pipkin, Frank
1:41
Girl I Left Behind Me version 3
King Family
1:53
Girl With The Blue Velvet Band
unknown
2:19
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Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Huber, Ruth; Judd, Lois
2:52
Good Night Greeley
King Family
1:20
Government Camp Song version 1
Campbell, Mary; Treat,Margaret
2:19
Government Camp Song version 2
Campbell, Mary and Betty
1:38
Government Camp Song version 3
Spainhard, Rosetta
3:19
Grady Watson's Favorite
Quinton, Luther; Jones, Floyd
2:12
Groundhog, The
Alston, Ernie
1:23
Haunted Falls, The
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
4:05
Highway Hobo, The
Westbrook, Noel
3:02
Hillbilly Gal
Brewer, Willard "Duke"
1:33
Home In The Government Camp
Dinwiddie, Wayne "Gene"
1:22
Horse Trader
Pipkin, Frank
3:20
I Am A Rambling Gambler
Hicks, Mrs. Eunice
1:18
I Bent My Gun In a Circle And Shoot Around The Hill
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:45
I Bought A Goat
Becker, J.W.
:39
I Come In The Other Night
Alston, Ernie
2:02
I Courted A Fair And Handsome Lady
Allen, Vernon
2:07
I Don't Want Your Greenback Dollar
Hunt, Buster
2:45
I Married Me A Wife
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:28
I Rode Southern, I Rode L & M
Lovell, Merle
3:04
I'll Get Along Without You Very Well
Pierce, Homer
:46
I'm A Hot Shot Bum From Ioway
Brown, Blacky
1:29
I'm Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Stone, Gussie Ward
1:11
I'm Leaving You This Lonesome Song
Nathan, Lois, and Lura Judd
1:38
I'm Riding The Blinds To The Call Of The Pines
Lovell, Merle
3:12
I'm Searching For a Pair Of Blue Eyes
Judd, Nathan
2:32
In That Home Above
Swett, Netty
1:31
In The Year of '83
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
2:29
Instrumental 1
Winningham boys
:44
Instrumental 2
unknown
1:00
Jack And Joe
Prather, Mrs.
1:19
Jackie Frazier
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
2:28
Jackrabbit Blues
Bryant, Jack
2:17
James And The Younger Boys
Davis, O.C.
2:57
Jesse James
Westfall, Mrs. Vernie
1:27
John Hardy
Bryant, Donald and Jack
1:00
John Holly
Davis, O.C.; Harmon, Red
2:18
Johnny
Brewer, Willard
1:49
Johnson-Jinkson
Cambron, Troy
3:12
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Mrs. Mabel and Junamae Workman
1:36
Kay-O-Kime
Hudson, Patricia
:21
Kickin' Mule
King Family
3:15
Kitty Wells
Holcomb, Sell; Hunt, Buster
1:16
Latest Song Hit, The
Nichols, Mr.
1:53
Let's Join Up
Rains, Bert
2:49
Lightning Express
Holbert, Jim
2:59
Lily Of The West version 1
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:00
Lily Of The West version 2
Wiley, Grady
1:24
Little Boy Comes A-Riding Off A Broom, A
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:53
Little Fat Boy, The
Holbert, Jim
1:25
Little Joe The Wrangler
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
3:45
Little Mohee
Truemans; Texas Gospel Singers
2:49
Little Old Man Come In From The Plow
Pike, Russ; Pike, Joy
:56
Little Oney
Spainhard, Rosetta
2:25
Lloyd Bateman part 1
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
5:05
Lloyd Bateman part 2
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
2:42
Lonely, I'm So Lonely
Bryant, Jack
1:30
Loveless CCC
Rhoades, Tommy
1:24
Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me
Charlene, Paul and Elsie Gross
1:03
Madam I Have A Very Fine Farm
Allen, Shorty
1:44
Madam I Come To Marry You
Ramsay, Pauline
1:34
Make a Change In The Business
Hunt, Buster
2:57
Making Kate A Pair Of Shoes
Pipkin, Mrs. Myra
1:01
Man And A Woman Bought A Little Pig
Allen, Mrs. Vernon
1:14
Maple On The Hill version 1
Judd, Nathan; Judd, Lura
2:32
Maple On The Hill version 2
Summers, C.E.
:51
Miller Boy
group singing
3:05
Miller's Goin' For To Die, The
Holbert, Jim
1:57
My Horses Aren't Hungry
Ward, Zelmer
:56
My Mother-In-Law
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
1:29
My Name It Is Michael McCarthy
Connelly, E.H.
:36
My True Love's Name Is Johnny
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
2:33
Nine Little Devils
Spurlock, Estella
2:48
Ninety Years Old
Dinwiddie, Wayne "Gene"
1:14
Noah's Ark
Rutherford, Mr.
:32
Northbound City
Ramsay, Pauline
:45
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Oh, Because
Long Brothers Trio
:54
Oklahoma
Lovell, Merle
1:39
Old Apple Tree In The Orchard, The
Elliot, Ruth
1:49
Old Dan Tucker
Loop, S.C.
4:00
Old Gray Beard A-Shaking
Westfall,Vernie; Alston, Ernie
1:57
Old Humpy, He Died And He Rose Again
Allen, Vernon
1:11
Old Joe Clark
unknown artist
1:14
Old Man Was Chasing His Son Around The Barn, The
Ledford, L. A.
:31
Old True Love
King Family
2:32
Old White Mule
Dinwiddie, Wayne "Gene"
1:30
One Day In Springtime
Nathan, Lois, and Lura Judd
2:24
Our Mothers
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
2:07
Peapicking Blues
Hunt, Buster
1:11
Pearl Bryant
Judd, Lois
2:59
Picture On The Wall, The
Stankewitz, Mr. and Mrs.
1:54
Pretty Fair Maid
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
3:25
Pretty Molly
Ramsay, Pauline
1:04
Ragtime Annie version 1
Harmon, Lloyd; Brewer,Willard
2:20
Ragtime Annie version 2
Henry; Duncan; McGinty; Firkins
1:18
Railroader
Pike, Russ; Pike, Joy
1:37
Reason Why That Women Is Wiser Than Men
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:55
Ring-Ding-Billy-Ding Cow-He
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
1:19
Roll Out The Pickets
Rains, Ruby
2:28
Ropesman, Ropesman Hold Your Ropes
Allen, Vernon
4:27
Rovin' Cowboy
Pierce, Homer
2:06
Runnin' Stewball
Whitworth, Mrs. V; Ward, Zelmer
:34
Rye Whiskey
Robinson, Bill and Jesse; Loop
4:40
Sally Goodin
unknown artist
4:35
Sally Sweet
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:55
Sam Bass
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:44
Santa Barbara Earthquake
Whitworth,Mrs. V; Ward, Zelmer
1:50
Sent My Brown Jug Down Town
unknown artist
2:13
Shady Grove
Westfall, Vernie; Lovell, Merle
1:29
Shanghai, The
Brewer, Willard
1:42
She Ain't That Kind
Jones, Floyd
1:10
She Was Happy Till She Met You
Ward, Conniver
1:44
She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain
Duncan; Henry; McGinty
1:07
Sherman Cyclone, The
Holbert, Jim
3:32
Short Life Of Trouble
Philips, Roy "Slim"
:56
Shout Miss Lulu
King Family
1:56
Silent Sea, The
Ward Family
3:02
Silver Bells
King Family
2:02
Sioux Indians (fragment)
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:24
Snowbird In The Ashpan
Welton, John; Firkins, A. F.
1:00
Soldier's Joy
Stout, E; Mitchell, A L; West
3:26
Sow Weaving Silk
Pipkin, Mrs. Myra
1:32
Spanish Two-Step
Alston, Ernest; Price, Harding
:39
Sparklin' Blue Eyes
Thompson; Judd; Wright
1:19
Stevensville Blues
Jackson, Lum Wilson; Mullins, A
1:59
Stole A Punkin'
Pike, Russ; Pike, Joy
1:52
Stuttering Song
Stalcup, Lloyd
1:02
Sunny Cal
Bryant, Jack
1:43
Sunny California
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
4:50
Sweet Betsy From Pike
Whitworth, Mrs. V; Ward, Zelmer
:47
Sweet Ellum Blues
Ledford, L. A.
:38
T&P Line
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
3:39
Talkin' Blues
Pierce, Homer
1:22
Talking Blues
Norman, Nelson
1:22
Tall Papaya Tree
Maggie Jean, Johnnie, JD Allen
2:15
Texas Girl
Stalcup, Lloyd; Alston, Ernest
2:27
That Aggravatin' Beauty Lulu Wall
Dalbert and Lillian Dodson
2:47
That Awkward Old Song
Jackson, Lum Wilson; Pipkin, M
2:55
There's More Pretty Girls Than One
Dinwiddie, Wayne "Gene"
2:29
There's Nothing Like a Song
Arkansas Playboys
:39
They Say It Is Sinful to Hurt
Long, Milton C.
2:12
Three Wishes, The
Spainhard, Rosetta; Judd, Lois
4:35
Traveler's Line, A
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
1:55
True Sweetheart, The
Whitworth, Mrs. V; Ward, Zelmer
1:49
Tuning Up And Introductory Talk
King Family
:38
Two Convicts
unknown artist
1:22
unknown title
Allen, J.D.; Ferguson, Leo
1:08
Untitled Cowboy Song
unknown artist
2:08
Utah Carl version 1
Mullins, A.W.
2:15
Utah Carl version 2
Verdon, Ella May
4:34
Wabash Cannonball, The version 1
Westfall, Vernie; Alston, Ernie
1:52
Wabash Cannonball, The version 2
Thompson; Judd; Wright
2:43
Waco Girl
Ross, Fred
3:33
Wagoner, The
Harmon, Lloyd; Brewer, Willard
1:41
Weeping Willow
Allen, J.D.; Perkins, Pauline
1:27
When I Was a Little Boy, Fat As I Could Wad
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
2:40
When It's Chitterlin' Cookin' Time In Cheatham Country
Lovell, Merle; Various
2:39
Wild Bill Jones
Cambron, Troy
1:40
Wildwood Flower, version 1 (acoustical)
Nelson, Norman
:52
Wildwood Flower, version 2
Whitworth, Mrs. V; Ward, Zelmer
2:24
William Cook
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
2:21
Woman's Tongue Will Run For Ever More
Kitt, Mrs.
2:06
Young Emily
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary
2:49
Zebra Dun
Cambron, Troy
1:54
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Interviews    
A Party 1
2:49
A Party 2
1:40
Back To Arkansas
Judd, Lois
1:18
Beefsteak, The Story Of
Higginbotham, Tom
4:34
Camp Closing, Discrimination, and Labor Issues
Martinez, Augustus
10:34
Camp Governance Attitude Toward Okies
Flores, Jose
7:34
Casey Jones
Holbert, Jim
1:08
Chitterlings
Lovell, Merle; Various
2:39
Coming To California
Turner, Roy
8:27
Discrimination Against Mexicans
Flores, Jose
7:27
Dust Storms, Sleet Storms, and Tall Stories 1
Spurlock; Judd; Johnson
4:31
Dust Storms, Sleet Storms, and Tall Stories 2
Spurlock; Judd; Johnson
1:54
Dust Storms In Oklahoma
Robertson, Mrs. Flora
4:31
Ham Suppers
Johnson, A. S.
2:23
Hog Killings In Arkansas
Johnson, Mrs. A. S.
4:19
Lemon Picking, FSA Camp
Martinez, Augustus
8:50
Life In Oklahoma And Why Come To California part 1
Higginbotham, Tom
5:04
Life In Oklahoma And Why Come To California part 2
Higginbotham, Tom
4:53
Life In Tennessee
Philips, Roy "Slim"
3:14
Life In The Government Camp 1
Becker, Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
4:59
Life In The Government Camp 2
Becker, Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
4:47
Lum Wilson and Bill Jackson part 1
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
:47
Lum Wilson and Bill Jackson part 2
Jackson, Lum Wilson "Bill"
5:07
Mr. Johnson's Troubles part 1
Johnson, A. S.
4:02
Mr. Johnson's Troubles part 2
Johnson, A. S.
4:52
Mr. Johnson's Wedding Day
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
4:49
Myra Pipkin
Pipkin, Mrs. Myra
10:08
Oklahoma
Robertson, Mrs. Flora
5:09
Play-Parties
Johnson, Mrs. A. S.
5:07
Reasons For Coming To California
Becker, Mrs. J.W.
5:05
Roy Slim Phillips
Philips, Roy "Slim"
4:57
Roy Turner
Turner, Roy
2:28
SC Loop
Loop, S.C.
4:55
Wayne Gene Dinwiddie
Turner; Loop; Robinson; Dinwiddie
3:53
Why We Come To California
Robertson, Mrs. Flora
4:14
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Other Talk    
All About The Camp (Newspaper Article)
Westfall, L.D.
2:32
Colorado Morton's Last Ride (narrative poem)
Soule, Fred
10:18
Cross Questions and Silly Answers  
2:49
Grapes Of Wrath v. Love Of God (poem, WWII ref.)
unknown
2:45
Hard Luck Okie (poem)
Turner, Roy
1:13
Imitations Of Animals
Leach, Donald
:45
Introduction Of King Family By SC Loop
Loop, S.C.
:25
Jobs Just Around The Corner (poem)
Chapin, Mrs. Imogene
4:05
Liar's Contest
Phillips; Ledford; Arnold; Turner
9:11
Sermon On Cooperation
Marley, Rev.
2:54
Tall Story number 1
Ledford, L. A.
1:31
Tall Story number 2
Bruick, Michael
2:14
Tall Story number 3
Robinson, Bill
1:27
Tall Story number 4
Allen, Vernon "Shorty"
2:34
Widow Bud (reading)
Johnson, Mrs. A. S.
4:02
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Announcements    
Camp Elections And Newspaper
Pace, Tex
1:33
Function of The Council part 1
Saylor, Mr.
2:21
Function of The Council part 2
Saylor, Mr.
2:35
Function of The Council part 3
Saylor, Mr.
2:09
Home Makers Club, The
Hayes, Mrs. Viola
:42
Introduction of C.E. Summers
Loop, S. C.
:36
New Curtain
Loop, Sherman C.
1:14
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Council Meetings    
Absent Members
:20
Call To Order and Roll Taken
1:48
Minutes Of Previous Meeting
2:36
Reading Of Minutes and Discussion of The Festival
9:44
Plans For Festival
10:08
Drawings In The Camp Paper part 1
4:47
Drawings In The Camp Paper part 2
1:53
Finance Committee: Newspaper Subscriptions
1:05
Newspaper Subscriptions part 1
:43
Newspaper Subscriptions part 2
1:03
Ice Cream Sales
1:50
Moving Pictures part 1
2:43
Moving Pictures part 2
1:08
Oath Of Office
1:13
Purchase of a Loom
2:31
Reading of Roll, Discussion of Speed Limit
9:45
Repair of Gears For Washing Machine
2:32
Speech By Dewey Rodgers
:44
Speech By Millie Delp
6:37
Speed Limits and Guards For Dance
7:20
Treasurer's Report
3:43
Washing Machines
3:28
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Court Proceedings
Docket #324 part 1
:49
Docket #324 part 2
:28
Docket #324 part 3
2:19
Docket #502 part 1
3:47
Docket #502 part 2
:26
Docket #502 part 3
1:06
Docket #502 part 4
:35
Docket #502 part 5