Thomas Edison's Attic:
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from November 15, 2005
The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.
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November 15, 2005: Ernest V. Stoneman - remembered by daughter Patsy Stoneman Murphy
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| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Stoneman - vocal, guitar, harmonica, Kahle Brewer - fiddle, George Stoneman - banjo |
Careless love
|
Needle Type disc N-215-A | 1928 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
Childhood
|
interview | 1996 |
| Ernest Stoneman - guitar, Uncle Eck Dunford - fiddle, George Stoneman - banjo |
West Virginia highway
|
Needle Type disc N-588-A | 1928 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
First recordings
|
interview | 1996 |
| Ernest Stoneman - vocal, guitar, harmonica |
Sinking of the Titanic
|
Diamond Disc 11058-B | 1926 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
The Bristol sessions
|
interview | 1996 |
| Ernest Stoneman - vocal, guitar, harmonica |
The fatal wedding
|
Diamond Disc 11693-C | 1927 |
| Ernest Stoneman - vocal, guitar, harmonica, Kahle Brewer - fiddle, George Stoneman - banjo |
When the redeemed are gathering in
|
Needle Type disc N-211-A | 1928 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
The flop eared mule
|
interview | 1996 |
| Ernest Stoneman - guitar, Kahle Brewer - fiddle, Bolen Frost - banjo |
The long eared mule
|
Diamond Disc 11462-C | 1927 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
Bank check story
|
interview | 1996 |
| Ernest Stoneman - vocal, guitar, harmonica |
Wild Bill Jones
|
Diamond Disc 11056-D | 1926 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
The Great Depression
|
interview | 1996 |
| Patsy Stoneman Murphy |
The children learn to play
|
interview | 1996 |
| Ernest Stoneman - vocal, guitar, Kahle Brewer - fiddle, George Stoneman - banjo |
Sally Good'in
|
Needle Type disc N-214-B | 1928 |
"The Stonemans - an Appalachian family and the music that shaped their lives",
by Ivan M. Tribe, University of Illinois Press, 1993.
This program is dedicated to the memory of Patsy's late husband, John Murphy.
During the interview you can hear "Murph" helping out in the background.
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