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Two White Horses Standin' in Line

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Two White Horses Standin' in Line

About this Item

Title

  • Two White Horses Standin' in Line

Other Title

  • Funeral Song
  • Two White Horses

Names

  • Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 (Collector)
  • Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) (Collector)
  • Casey, Smith, 1895-1950 (Performer)

Created / Published

  • Brazoria, Texas, April 15, 1939

Headings

  • -  United States -- Texas -- Brazoria County -- Brazoria
  • -  Music
  • -  Songs

Genre

  • Music
  • Songs

Notes

  • -  Venue: Clemens State Farm
  • -  Collector's genre note: "funeral song"
  • -  Performance Note: "Two White Horses Standin' in Line" (vocals and guitar) performed at Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas, on April 15, 1939.

Medium

  • sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1939/001: AFS 03552a01

Source Collection

  • John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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  • Bull-Cow Blues
  • Don't You Leave Me Here
  • Everybody's Down on Me
  • Little Log Cabin
  • Louise
  • Maria
  • Springtime in the Rockies

Credit line

John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip (AFC 1939/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and Smith Casey. Two White Horses Standin' in Line. Brazoria, Texas, 1939. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000545/.

APA citation style:

Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T. & Casey, S. (1939) Two White Horses Standin' in Line. Brazoria, Texas. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000545/.

MLA citation style:

Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and Smith Casey. Two White Horses Standin' in Line. Brazoria, Texas, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000545/>.