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Just before the battle, mother

Cylinder0603

Cylinder0602

Performer:
Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
Singer:
Oakland, Will, 1883-1956
Variant Title:
Just before the battle, mother
Place of Publication:
Orange, N.J.
Publisher:
Edison Blue Amberol
Issued Date:
[1912]
Topics:
History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Popular music, and 1911-1920
Topics:
Popular music -- 1911-1920 and United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music
Places:
United States
Genres:
Songs and music
Notes:

Reissue of Edison 4-minute Amberol 297.

Edison Blue Amberol: 1516.

Todd collection.

Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.10 (1912).

Will Oakland and chorus.

Description:

Descriptive war-time ballad. Counter-tenor and chorus, orchestra accompaniment.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 4 min.) : 160 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3v40smh
Issue Number:
1516 : Edison Blue Amberol
Catalog System Number:
990025176730203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.