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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 [[strikethrough]]13.[[/strikethrough]]