Lexington Murder, performed by Uncle Pat Fry
 


Citation

“Lexington Murder, performed by Uncle Pat Fry,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed February 3, 2025, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/18921.


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Title

Lexington Murder, performed by Uncle Pat Fry

Description

Recorded on September 2, 1944, Uncle Pat Fry performs his first variant of the 'Lexington Murder.' As part of the Abrams Folksong Collection, this song is one of many songs Dr. W. Amos Abrams recorded from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed in 1973. In most cases, the information provided in the Date field reflects the date the recording was made.

Subject

Folk music--Appalachian Region
Ballads, English--Appalachian Region, Southern

Date

1944-09-02

Format

Field recordings
MP3

Language

English

Type

Sound

Temporal Coverage

1940s

Artist

Pat Fry

File name

lexington_murder2.mp3