Curley Collins
Description
The Curley Collins collection documents the musician's career with news clippings, radio station program listings, and advertisements; photographs; periodical articles and book excerpts; correspondence; legal documents; and writings.
Included in correspondence with music historian Wayne Daniel is a questionnaire Collins completed along with copies of several published pieces by Daniel that discuss Collins and the musicians with whom he worked. Also included are a family produced disc recording of banjo tunes by Curley's father Neal; an audio cassette of 1946 era radio programs on WRVA in Richmond, Virginia on which Collins performed; and a 1980s era commercial CD of the singing and playing of Curley Collins and Benny Kessinger. The material dates 1928-1956, 1964-1969, and 1975-2002. All non-audio items in the collection are in photocopied form. In addition to information about Collins, this collection is particularly useful for its provision of details regarding the commercialization of traditional music in northeastern Kentucky during the early to mid-1900s.
See the Finding Aid to browse the complete Curley Collins Collection.
Included in correspondence with music historian Wayne Daniel is a questionnaire Collins completed along with copies of several published pieces by Daniel that discuss Collins and the musicians with whom he worked. Also included are a family produced disc recording of banjo tunes by Curley's father Neal; an audio cassette of 1946 era radio programs on WRVA in Richmond, Virginia on which Collins performed; and a 1980s era commercial CD of the singing and playing of Curley Collins and Benny Kessinger. The material dates 1928-1956, 1964-1969, and 1975-2002. All non-audio items in the collection are in photocopied form. In addition to information about Collins, this collection is particularly useful for its provision of details regarding the commercialization of traditional music in northeastern Kentucky during the early to mid-1900s.
See the Finding Aid to browse the complete Curley Collins Collection.
Collection Items
Breaking Up Ice In The Allegheny
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position (gDGbd) tuned down one and one half steps to E standard (standard always being concert pitch)
Casey Jones
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s C Position (gCGbd) tuned up one whole step to D standard
Cripple Creek
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position (gDGbd) tuned up one half step to Ab standard
Ida Red
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position (gDGbd) tuned up one half step to Ab standard
John Hardy
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position (gDGbd) tuned up one half step to Ab standard
June Apple
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Modal (gDGcd) The same position as G but with the b string tuned up to c Banjo tuned to C standard
Groundhog
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position (gDGbd) tuned up one half step to Ab standard
John Henry
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position tuned to G standard
Old Reuben
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s C Modal (gCGcd) The same position as C but with the b string tuned up to c Banjo tuned to C standard
Old Joe Clark
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position Banjo tuned to G standard
Sugar Hill
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s G Position Banjo tuned to Ab standard
Soldiers Joy
played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s C Position Banjo tuned to Db standard