KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Folk Music with Rolf Cahn: Mance Lipscomb, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
FM.1963.07.16.BProgram Series
Folk Music with Rolf CahnProgram Length
52 minPart
2 of 2Dates
1963-07-16 | broadcast| 402 | created
Description
In a program originally recorded in May of 1963, Rolf Cahn and Phil Huffman talk to Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb, about his life and music. He describes growing up as a Baptist in the South, the balance between singing and playing music, as well as the origins of many of his best known songs. Throughout the discussion, Lipscomb performs a number of both famous and obscure acoustic blues songs, often responding to requests by Huffman and Cahn, who sound as pleased as two cats in a fish pond to be there for their own private concert by this extraordinary talent.Genres
Popular musicFolk music
Musical Selections
I Wonder Why [?] -- Short Haired Woman / Lightnin’ Hopkins -- Alabama Jubilee -- Baby Please Don’t Go -- Late Night BluesPerformers
Mance Lipscomb, guitar and vocalsSubjects
Blues (Music)African Americans -- Songs and music
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Cahn, RolfHuffman, Phil
Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976
Hopkins, Lightnin’, 1912-1982