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LOGGER'S S SI-FP-1986-CT-137

LOGGER: J. Turner
REEL NUMBER: 4A
STAGE: Tenn. Talk
DATE: 6.29.86
PRESENTOR: Jay Orr
GROUP NAME: White + Black Music Crossover
REGION/STYLE:

[[2 Columned Table]]
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Jerry Lee "Smootchie" Smith | piano |
| Ralph Blizzard | fiddle |
| [[strikethrough]] Bud Garrett [[/strikethrough]] | [[strikethrough]] guitar [[/strikethrough]] |
| Jessie Mae Hemphill | guitar |
| Robert Tolliver | piano/keyboards (Hemphill Singers) |

CONTENTS
1. Intro- Jay Orr
2. Influences on white music from black music styles and vice versa
3. 'Harmonica style (black) influence
4. Arthur Smith - long bow fiddle, description of style by Ralph Blizzard
5. Mountain fiddle + Big city fiddle styles
6. Smootchie Smith - touring with black band
7. Robert Tolliver - touring with white band, piano influences
8. Smootchie Smith - rhythm n' blues recording, playing
9. Questions from audience answered - records available etc.
10. Jessie Mae Hemphill - history of her family [[strikethrough]]in[[/strikethrough]] + present music ("Those blues be good")
11. Jay Orr - black string musicians
12. Robert Tolliver + Smootchie Smith - how we describe ourselves as musicians
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