#eugene earle

It’s Archie Green‘s birthday today, he would have been 100 years old. The photo above, l-r: Archie Green, Dorsey Dixon, unidentified mule, was taken while Green was recording Dixon’s Babies in the Mill (Testament, 1963) album. Below he is seated with his friend and fellow collector, Eugene Earle.

Archie played many roles throughout his career–folklorist, archivist, field worker, professor, and public sector advocate. His constant drive to document, archive, and curate is illustrated by his remarkable collection of work, the Archie Green Papers (20002), now housed at the Southern Folklife Collection.

Happy Birthday, Archie.

It’s Archie Green‘s birthday today, he would have been 100 years old. The photo above, l-r: Archie Green, Dorsey Dixon, unidentified mule, was taken while Green was recording Dixon’s Babies in the Mill (Testament, 1963) album. Below he is seated with his friend and fellow collector, Eugene Earle. 

Archie played many roles throughout his career–folklorist, archivist, field worker, professor, and public sector advocate. His constant drive to document, archive, and curate is illustrated by his remarkable collection of work, the Archie Green Papers (20002), now housed at the Southern Folklife Collection.

Happy Birthday, Archie. 

From the Eugene Earle Collection (20376), we have Del Reeves doodling' away at his tune "Santa's Boy." This track appeared on transcription disc recording of the Ralph Emery Show, call number TR-12-245. Doodily-do everybody. 

Ralph Emery Show No. 1184, 24 December 1971. Special Guest: Sonny James.

"Jingle Bells," Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

"Only Love Can Break a Heart," Sonny James.

"Blue Christmas," Elvis Presley.

"Kentucky," Sammi Smith.

"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," Gene Autry.

"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," Ray Price.

"Santa's Boy," Del Reeves.

"Do You Hear What I Hear," Sonny James.

"One's on the Way," Loretta Lynn.

"Here Was a Man," Johnny Cash.

"Baby's Smile, Woman's Kiss," Johnny Duncan.