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John and Frances Reedy Early Country Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0317

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the musical career of early bluegrass musicians John and Frances Reedy from Harlan County, Kentucky. Materials include:

Clippings, photos, and other print material
Home tape recordings and play lists
Reedy commercial disc and 8-Track recordings
Other performers commercial disc recordings

Located in Archives Stacks [Range: 7, Section: N, Shelf: 6]

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-1960

Biographical / Historical

This collection documents the musical career of early bluegrass musicians John and Frances Reedy from Harlan County, Kentucky. They appeared on Harlan’s WHLN for several years during the late 1930s and much of the 1940s. They moved to Dayton, Ohio in the early 1950s for factory work. Musically, they became a part of that city's roots music scene that included Appalachian Rock-a-Billy and independent Bluegrass record labels. The most famous song John wrote is “Somebody Touched Me” which has become a gospel music standard.

Extent

10 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262