Physical description:

11 reel to reel audio tapes (TCA-0172A/K)
 

Dates:

1957-1970.
 

RESTRICTIONS:

Publication requires permission of Larry Franklin or his designated representative.
 

Provenance:

These tapes were lent for copying by Larry Franklin, Antioch TN, who is the son of Louis Franklin. The copies were made by Center audio specialist Bruce Nemerov.
 

Biographical sketch:

Louis "Red" Franklin was born in Windom, Texas in 1923. A farmer, he was also a well-known fiddler associated with the development of Texas-style fiddling. He appeared on albums released by County Records and in 1982 [?] recorded an album Louis and Larry Franklin's Keepsake Album at the Pollaro Studios in Denison TX.
 

Scope and content:

These audio tapes, recorded between 1957 and 1970, consist primarily of performances by Louis "Red" Franklin and of groups with which he played including a 1963 Christmas program (TTA-0173C) by the Texas Wonders and a tape (TTA-0173D/E) of performances by both Louis and Larry (age 9) Franklin at a fiddle contest held in Athens [TX?] in 1962. The tape (TTA-0173G) of the "Reilly Springs [TX?] Jamboree" broadcast by KSSP in 1962 includes background information on Louis Franklin as well as performances by Louis and Larry Franklin.

The audio logs prepared by Bruce Nemerov which follow contain a partial list of other performers who appear on the tapes, including Norma, Vernon and Mike Solomon and Bartow Riley, and a partial list of tunes performed. It is expected that this tune list will be expanded as the tapes are analyzed by Center director Paul Wells.
 

Location:

Audiovisual materials are filed first by format, then by tape number, in the audiovisual archives.
 

Related materials:

Audio cassette reference use copies of these tapes are to be filed with commercial audio tapes.