MUS 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carter Family, Parlour Music, Shape Note
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Part 2: 19th century religious songs, ex. Wisconsin composer joseph philbreack webster"s sweet by and by : was published in chicago in 1867, setting the lyrics of sanford fillmore. Bennett: was composed by webster along with bennett in a drug store in elkhorn, Rugged cross by the light crust doughboys and mac & bob among many others, uncle dave macon"s shall we gather at the river and wildwood. Country music repertory: the shape-note tradition was passed along into country music particularly through the performances and recordings of the chuck wagon gang which featured texan ernest carter (no relation to the carter family) and his 3 children. Anna, rose and jim: rural southerners in the 1940s and 1950s, who moved to cities during and following the second world war were also buying the gospel recordings of the. Louvin brothers, such as the family who prays and insured beyond the.
