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Title: Clyde Langford 10/10/93, Clyde Langford 10/10/93
Identifier: e_top_0061
Creator: Owens, Tary, (interviewer)
Contributor: Langford, Clyde
Topic: Blues (Music), Blues musicians, Guitar music (Blues)
Dates: 1993-10-10
Resource: Tary Owens papers
Description: The first four and a half minutes of this recording concludes Frank Robinson's interview with Tary Owens on October 10th, 1993. Frank plays ""Mojo Hand"" and tells Tary how to meet up with several other musicians in town. At 04:54 Clyde Langford begins speaking with Tary Owens. Mr. Langford was born in 1934 and began playing guitar at the age of 13, learning from the brother of the famous, Lightning Hopkins. After being discharged from the Air Force, he switched his guitar style to one that more closely resembles Sam Lightning Hopkins. Langford went on to win several contests but never played professionally. He tells several stories about his first and second wives. Tary and Clyde discuss many other players from around Crockett as well as some local gossip.

Title: Clyde Langford 10/10/93 [Continued], Clyde Langford 10/10/93 [Continued]
Identifier: e_top_0062
Creator: Owens, Tary, (interviewer)
Contributor: Langford, Clyde
Topic: Blues (Music), Blues musicians, Guitar music (Blues)
Dates: 1993-10-10
Resource: Tary Owens papers
Description: Clyde Langford plays a song about a girl called ""Boney Maroni"" for Tary Owens on October 10th, 1993. The recording ends about two and a half minutes in and the remaining 29 minutes completely verified as blank by the digitization technician.