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Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America : American folk songs no. 31

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Tom Scott audio collection

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

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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. 31
Additional title: America folk songs no. 31
Additional title: Songs that helped build America
Additional title: Shipmaster song
Additional title: Ohio River, she's so deep and wide
Additional title: Hold on!
Additional title: Hush little baby
Additional title: One morning in May
Additional title: American Troubadour (Radio program)
Additional title: Shenandoah (Song)
Names
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Arranger)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Commentator)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Narrator)
Waring, Fred, 1900-1984 (Conductor)
Raye, Don (Lyricist)
Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929 (Lyricist)
Casey, Thomas, lyricist (Lyricist)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Performer)
Wilson, Jane, vocalist (Performer)
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Jacobs, Al, 1903-1985 (Author)
Ward, Samuel A., 1847-1903 (Composer)
Connolly, Charles, composer (Composer)
Glee Club (Waring) (Performer)
Voice of America (Organization) (Producer)
Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1942
Date Created: 1951-05-05
Table of Contents
Shenandoah ; [Opening remarks] (Unidentified VOA host) -- This is my country (from 1942 Decca recording A-310) / Al Jacobs-lyrics by Don Raye -- [Excerpt] America the beautiful (from 1942 Decca recording A-310) / S. A. Ward-lyrics by Katherine Lee Bates ; I hear America singing / Walt Whitman -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill / Charles Connolly-lyrics by Thomas Casey -- The shipmaster song (?) -- Ohio River, she's so deep and wide -- Hold on! -- Hush little baby -- One morning in May -- [Excerpt] This is my country (Reprise) [ends abruptly] -- Shenandoah (Reprise) ; [Closing remarks] (Unidentified VOA host) [ends abruptly]
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 11646
Topics
Radio programs, Musical
Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) with orchestra
Choruses, Secular (Men's voices), Unaccompanied
Songs (Low voice) with guitar
Monologues with music (Chorus)
Oral interpretation of poetry
Folk songs, English
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Notes
Content: Titles from original audio disc label and audio.
Content: "Department of State; USA; Office of International Information; International Broadcasting Division; date: May 5 1951; time: 4:30 PM; origin: 6; language: English; orig.: X; Tom Scott program, American folk songs #31; END-397; playing time: 14:15"--From original audio disc label.
Content: Audio on side 1 only.
Performers: Tom Scott, vocals and guitar (1st, 5th-10th and 12th works), narrator (4th work), arranger and commentator (all works) ; Fred Waring Glee Club (2nd-3rd and 11th works) ; [with Fred Waring Orchestra (2nd and 11th works) ; Fred Waring, conductor? (2nd and 11th works) ; [Jane Wilson, soprano] (3rd work)] ; [featuring unidentified VOA host]
Venue: Broadcast [Voice of America], Department of State, [Washington, D. C.] 1951 May 5 (original radio broadcast); Recorded [Decca Studios, New York, New York] 1942 (2nd-3rd and 11th works only).
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 audio disc (14 min., 21 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 16 in.
Description
American Troubadour Tom Scott sings and shares folk songs inspired by Walt Whitman's poem "I hear America singing".
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 947120291
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20945320
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0777c0a0-0c22-0135-e9cc-356d11b06fb4
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
  • 1942: Created (Approximate)
  • 1961: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA 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 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942 - 1951. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ac9e160-c376-0133-7ed0-60f81dd2b63c

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 October 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ac9e160-c376-0133-7ed0-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1942 - 1951). Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ac9e160-c376-0133-7ed0-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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