Johnson, Ike and Record, Lucy Dean 2011-03-16
Ike Johnson and Lucy Dean Record Talk briefly about their childhoods, And then they talk about shape notes And singing schools. They were also in a Quartette together
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ike Johnson and Lucy Dean Record
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Date: March 16, 2011
Location: Lockney, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 01:05:52
Abstract
Early Life, Born in Greenville, Moved to West Texas for brothers health, WWII, Supervisor of an assembly line, Moved to Fort Worth, He sold materials to the Air Force, B 24’s, Opened his own business- mechanic in Lockney, 1946, He and his brother went into the farming business, Nephew owned it up until last year, Travels, Lives in an RV, Children, Three, Daughter lives in Detroit, Son lives in Plainview, Oldest daughter passed away from Cancer, Trailer, Pulled it with a truck, Shape note singing, Lone Star, 16-17 years old, Playing with the Stamps, Singing school, Memphis and Nashville, 1st Methodist gospel quartette, His son can sing shape note, Tom Johnson, His daughters were no good at it, He is a retired farmer-about 65 years old, Stamps Baxter, The Lester’s, Pop Ekles, James Blackwood, Never sang professionally, KFLD- recorded at the radio station, Lucy Dean, Fiddle, He would play for country dances, Shreever Ashby, Jack Gazelle, He still has a fiddle that is over 100 years old, Country Dances, Waltzes, Just Because, Goodnight Wolves, Oh the ways, Lucy Dean Record walked in the door and is going to join the conversation, Fiddle, Dust Bowl and depression, No one had any money, Community dances at people’s houses
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