- Sidney Stripling
Sidney Stripling was an African American folk musician from Kathleen, Georgia. He is believed to have been born in the 19th Century, and died some time between 1941 and 1945.
At the request of
Alan Lomax , in charge of theArchive of American Folk Song at theLibrary of Congress ,John Wesley Work III ofFisk University recorded ten of Stripling's songs at the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival inFort Valley, Georgia in March 1941. These are the only known recordings of the artist, and include ballads,spirituals ,blues , dance tunes and children's songs. Stripling sings and plays what may be a four-string banjo in a style typical of the period around 1900.Available recordings
The following songs have been published on the CD "Deep River of Song: Georgia" (Rounder Records 2001), a selection of songs from the Allan Lomax Collection:
* "Sally Walker" (Children's song)
* "Coon Ci'nt" ("Coonjine")
* "Breakaway"
* "Sevassafool" ("Sebastopol") (Vocals by Gus Gibson)The song "Breakaway" is featured on the soundtrack of the
Martin Scorsese movieGangs of New York (2002).References
*Notes for "Deep river of Song: Georgia" (Rounder Records 2001); David Evans, Ph.D.
Trivia
*Is the Great-Grandfather (paternal) of the American socialite
David Stripling .External links
[http://www.loc.gov/folklife/lomax/ The Allan Lomax Collection]
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