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Album containing four records of square dancing music by Carson Robison and his Old Timers, with dance calls by Lawrence V. Loy. Inside front cover has an image of a jug out of which pours drops featuring the callers' pictures. There is a blurb about square dancing and a description of formation (with diagram) and general calls, continued on the back inside cover. Rita Myers bought this record at a store in either Kansas City or Lawrence. Records like this were used to practice the dances, and were sometimes purchased directly from the "callers" at a dance. Carson Robinson (1890-1957) was a prominent country music songwriter and musician, originally from Oswego, Kansas.

Creator: Columbia Records
Date: 1956

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Item Number: 223423
Call Number: 2002.64.8
KSHS Identifier: 2002.64.8

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