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1 sound disc (approximately 36 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 transcript ([12] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)
Music, voices, and other sounds pertaining to life in the area of New York 19.
Why collect recordings?/El Venadito (1:40) -- Exchange by mail : Greetings from afar, Wimoweh, NY (4:28) -- National groups : visitors, students, concert hall (5:44) --Religion : street preacher, Jewish prayer (4:10) -- Translations : Italian, Puerto Rican jukebox record (4:04) -- Street musicians : Times Square accordionist, fiddler (2:16) -- Selling : theater barker, 52nd Street doorman, salesman, Thea (5:20) -- Children : ring games, jump rope, bounce ball, clapping, bong (3:39) -- Sounds of the city : street driller, 9th Avenue "L" (1:45) -- Music in speech : grocer, elderly woman, plumber (4:30).
conceived, recorded, and narrated by Tony Schwartz.
Originally issued in 1954, Folkways Records album number FD5558.