Well, I've only listened to a couple of reels in the last couple of weeks, and most of them have not been as exciting as the first few. I decided that I needed to find a good one again. Since the first post where you can hear little Charly singing happy birthday to herself was so popular, I thought we'd all enjoy a little more.
The back of the box tells us that this took place at Grandma Clawson's home, which I can only imagine means the old house on South Temple and the accompaniment was played on that beautiful old Steinway Piano in the front room.
August 1966
This reel was packaged a little differently than the others. It was carefully wrapped in a plastic dust bag and then placed inside its box. Someone took a bit more care with this one; I would imagine a proud parent. Also inside of the box were two sheets of paper with a list of songs. I have scanned them to include here. I believe the front of page 2 is the list of songs heard here.
Front of page 1
Back of page 1
Front of page 2
Back of page 2
So, without further ado and back by popular demand... Charly Sings again.
Thank you all who have been reading and commenting. I am happy we can all hear these stories, so really the thank you goes to Brad for making these recordings in the first place. In one of the emails I got, Steve asked me for some idea of how far along I was. I thought this was a good bit to add, as not all that I have listened to I have found worth sharing. For example, last night, I listened to one that had part of a Willie Nelson song and then parts of various pieces of classical music. It was just a mishmash of random clips. In total there are about 45 reels, and so far I have listened to 5 reels, so just a little better than 10% of the way there. When I listen to these, I have been thorough, trying to be sure that I am not missing anything. Each tape contains 4 tracks and I check that there is nothing hidden anywhere. Of course I have been starting with those that have clues written on them, so the further I get, the greater the mystery will be!
So here is the third installment of the five tapes, this one has good stuff! Here is what is written on its box.
Aunt Lucy + Grandma Wright (Sadie) with Brad & Penny
Summer 1963 S.L.C. Ut.
This is an interview of Lucy McIntosh Wright. She is the daughter of Abraham Reister Wright Jr. and aunt of Grandpa Bill. This interview was given in the summer of 1963, less than a year before she died. She would have been 89 when this was recorded.
This is an interesting interview. Lucy was James Wardrop Wright's sister and was born in 1873. She was never married and never had any children. Her life was so different from what we are accustom to today. It is fascinating to hear her speak and at times tragic to hear her talk about some of her experiences throughout her life.
Photo of Aunt Lucy
In the beginning of the reel you can hear something that was obviously taped over to make this recording. I thought it was kind of funny, so I left it in. The end just drops off like the interview with Vida, so hopefully I'll find the remainder in another reel.
