- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- Video of Gordon Tanner and Smokey Joe Miller, Part 2, Dacula, Georgia, 1982
- Creator:
- Rosenbaum, Art
- Date of Original:
- 1982
- Subject:
- Skillet Lickers
Bluegrass music--Georgia--Dacula
Old-time music--Georgia--Dacula
Fiddlers--Georgia--Dacula
Guitarists--Georgia--Dacula
Folk musicians--Georgia--Dacula
Careers
Smithsonian Folk Festival
Songs
Singing
Miller, Smokey Joe, 1918-2009
Tanner, Gordon, 1916-1982
Tanner, Gid - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Dacula, 33.98872, -83.89796
- Medium:
- field recordings
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Gordon Tanner, Smokey Joe Miller perform old-time songs, accompanied by Art Rosenbaum on banjo. Part 2 of 7. Rosenbaum interviews the musicians between songs. Song: "Wish I Had Stayed in the Wagon Yard," introduced by Smokey Joe Miller. Miller and Tanner discuss their music histories and careers, including touring and studio sessions. Gordon Tanner discusses why he chose to not become professional musician. Miller mentions other fiddlers he has played with, including Gordon's father, Gid Tanner. The musicians discuss the enduring tradition of old-time music, and the difference between old-time and bluegrass music.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-2098
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-2098
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 22 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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