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Life and Times of Joe Thompson

Iris Chapman [1]. The Bristol YWCA has a limited supply of videos available to local schools. For more information, please contact Tammy Henkle [2]

Lesson Plan to Accompany "Life and Time of Joe Thompson" [3] Requires Adobe Acorbat Reader

Cloze Activity for “The Life and Times of Joe Thompson” [4] Requires Adobe Acorbat Reader

Vocabulary Worksheet for "Life and Times of Joe Thompson" [5] Requires Adobe Acorbat Reader

The African American Music Tradition in Country Music [6]

  • All in the Family Mural [7]

    Biographies of African-American musicians on the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance website:

  • Deford Bailey [8]
  • Leslie Riddle [9]

    Other sites:

  • Liner notes to Violin, Sing The Blues For Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949 [10] at Old Hat Records
  • The Banjo: From Africa to America and Beyond [11] on exhibit at the McClung Museum in Knoxville until April 30, 2006.

    Audio Clips of Joe Thompson performing:

    • Click here to listen to a clip of Joe Thomspon performing "Old Corn Liquor" [12]

    Click here to Listen to a clip of Joe Thompson performing "Molly Put The Kettle On" [13]

    Source URL:
    http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/node/65

    Links:
    [1] mailto:%20chapmans@mebtel.net
    [2] mailto:T_Henkel@YWCABristol.org
    [3] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/fastmedia/curriculum/JT_edu_lessonplan/media/Lesson_Plan_to_accompany.pdf?id=142&type=f&stion=BCMA&slow=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ebirthplaceofcountrymusic%2eorg%2findex%2ecgi%2fcurriculum%2fJT_edu_lessonplan%2fmedia%2fLesson_Plan_to_accompany%2epdf%3fBISKIT=4016168833%26CONTEXT=show_media%26id=142%26type=f%26curriculum%2fJT_edu_lessonplan%2fmedia%2fLesson_Plan_to_accompany%2epdf&file=Lesson_Plan_to_accompany.pdf
    [4] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/fastmedia/curriculum/JT_edu_clozeactivity/media/Cloze_word_bank.pdf?id=143&type=f&stion=BCMA&slow=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ebirthplaceofcountrymusic%2eorg%2findex%2ecgi%2fcurriculum%2fJT_edu_clozeactivity%2fmedia%2fCloze_word_bank%2epdf%3fBISKIT=4016168833%26CONTEXT=show_media%26id=143%26type=f%26curriculum%2fJT_edu_clozeactivity%2fmedia%2fCloze_word_bank%2epdf&file=Cloze_word_bank.pdf
    [5] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/fastmedia/curriculum/JT_edu_vocabulary/media/Vocabulary_Worksheet.pdf?id=144&type=f&stion=BCMA&slow=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ebirthplaceofcountrymusic%2eorg%2findex%2ecgi%2fcurriculum%2fJT_edu_vocabulary%2fmedia%2fVocabulary_Worksheet%2epdf%3fBISKIT=4016168833%26CONTEXT=show_media%26id=144%26type=f%26curriculum%2fJT_edu_vocabulary%2fmedia%2fVocabulary_Worksheet%2epdf&file=Vocabulary_Worksheet.pdf
    [6] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/index.cgi?cat=10043
    [7] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/index.cgi?cat=10316
    [8] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/index.cgi?cat=10059
    [9] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/index.cgi?cat=10102
    [10] http://www.oldhatrecords.com/1002Notes.html
    [11] http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/newspecial_exhibit/banjos/index.htm
    [12] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/fastmedia/Clips/JoeThomspon_OldCorn/media/Joe_Thompson_-_Old_Corn_Liquor.mp3?id=145&type=f&stion=BCMA&slow=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ebirthplaceofcountrymusic%2eorg%2findex%2ecgi%2fClips%2fJoeThomspon_OldCorn%2fmedia%2fJoe_Thompson_-_Old_Corn_Liquor%2emp3%3fBISKIT=4016168833%26CONTEXT=show_media%26id=145%26type=f%26Clips%2fJoeThomspon_OldCorn%2fmedia%2fJoe_Thompson_-_Old_Corn_Liquor%2emp3&file=Joe_Thompson_-_Old_Corn_Liquor.mp3
    [13] http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/fastmedia/Clips/JoeThomspon_Molly/media/Joe_Thompson_-_Molly_Put_the_Kettle_On.mp3?id=146&type=f&stion=BCMA&slow=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ebirthplaceofcountrymusic%2eorg%2findex%2ecgi%2fClips%2fJoeThomspon_Molly%2fmedia%2fJoe_Thompson_-_Molly_Put_the_Kettle_On%2emp3%3fBISKIT=4016168833%26CONTEXT=show_media%26id=146%26type=f%26Clips%2fJoeThomspon_Molly%2fmedia%2fJoe_Thompson_-_Molly_Put_the_Kettle_On%2emp3&file=Joe_Thompson_-_Molly_Put_the_Kettle_On.mp3