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Thread #66993 Message #1116247
Posted By: BK Lick
15-Feb-04 - 05:52 AM
Thread Name: 1964 radio program with Fleming Brown
Subject: 1964 radio program with Fleming Brown
I recently stumbled upon a website maintained by the Glenbard High School Class of 1944 where there are some pages in remembrance of Fleming Brown, including a streamed mp3 recording of a 1964 radio broadcast of an interview he did with Studs Terkel.
I've made a page remembering Fleming with the eulogy George Armstrong wrote for Come For To Sing published shortly after Fleming's death in 1984, linking to the Glenbard page, and also offering the broadcast recording in streamed RealAudio format.
The program consists of two parts, each about 27 minutes long. In the first, Fleming sings - Trouble On My Mind
- Coal Creek March
- Flag of Blue, White, and Red
- Fare Thee Well Old Ely Branch
- Darlin' Cory
The second part contains seven songs, the first performed by Uncle Dave Macon, the second by the Carter Family, and the last five by Fleming. - Down the Ol' Plank Road
- Single Girl
- Hello Stranger
- Market Square
- The Ford Machine
- As I Go Ramblin' Round
- Stackerlee
Back in the day, Fleming, his wife Jo Mapes, Dodi (my ex), and I hung out a lot—the three of them were loath to travel and frequently shared local gigs. Listening to this program reminded me that it was from Fleming that Dodi learned "Hello Stranger." I think it's fun to hear how it got passed along to her daughter who recorded it on My Mother's Voice, a collection of songs she learned from her mom.
—BK