COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - KOHC 1974-1979
Record
Filename:
1976OH79.5 - Thurman Parish.mp3
Identifier:
1976OH79.5
Title:
Joseph Thurman Parish
Biographical Sketch:
Mr. Joseph Thurman Parish was an American musician who performed most of his life throughout the Jackson Purchase of Kentucky. He was born May 10, 1912, and passed away on August13, 1994, in Grand Rivers, Livingston County, KY. He played harmonica and a Martin Guitar that he purchased in 1956.
Description:
Mr. Parish comments on his life and how he learned to play the guitar. He plays and sings thirteen religious and love songs. Song titles: 1. Paper roses, 2. Deliverance will come, 3. I'm gonna sing, sing, sing, 4. Precious Lord, take my hand, 5. You can have a song in your heart, 6. Crying time, 7. Stony Point, 8. No vacancy, 9. One more valley, 10. Amazing grace, 11. Make up and be lovers again, 12. Victory in Jesus, 13. Fly away.
Date:
7/1/1974
Creator:
Thurman Parish
Subject:
Music
Subject:
History -- Paducah (KY)
Publisher:
Kentucky Oral History Commission
Contributor:
Retta Folsom
Type:
Oral History
Format:
audio/mpeg
Language:
English
Coverage:
McCracken County
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from The Kentucky Oral History Commission, part of the Kentucky Historical Society, prior to reuse of these recordings.
Duration:
47 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64kbps