02853nam 2200625Ia 450 991079153270332120200520144314.00-8131-3981-30-8131-3556-71-282-93715-497866129371560-8131-2598-7(CKB)2560000000056608(EBL)792221(OCoLC)697174373(SSID)ssj0000437950(PQKBManifestationID)11280539(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437950(PQKBWorkID)10448357(PQKB)11280653(StDuBDS)EDZ0000038544(MdBmJHUP)muse3053(Au-PeEL)EBL792221(CaPaEBR)ebr10409234(CaONFJC)MIL293715(MiAaPQ)EBC792221(EXLCZ)99256000000005660820100514d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrI wonder as I wander[electronic resource] the life of John Jacob Niles /Ron Pen ; foreword by Rick KoganLexington, Ky University Press of Kentuckyc20101 online resource (442 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-2597-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Overture : sunrise in Clark County -- The families gather at the river -- The move to rural Jefferson County -- Independence and adventure -- Jack Niles goes off to war -- Life after the war -- Creating a life in the Big Apple -- Kerby and Niles present folk music on the concert stage -- Doris Ulmann -- Transitions and new beginnings -- Life in Lexington -- Settled in Kentucky -- Dean of American balladeers -- Consolidation of a life in music -- Do not go gentle -- Coda.Louisville native John Jacob Niles (1892--1980) is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians. As a composer and balladeer, Niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. At the age of sixteen Niles wrote one of his most enduring tunes, ""Go 'Way from My Window,"" basing it on a song fragment from a black farm worker. This iconic song has been performed by folk artists ever since and may even have inspired the opening line of Bob Dylan's ""It Ain't Me Babe.""In I Wonder as I Wander: The Life of John Jacob NilSingersKentuckyBiographyComposersKentuckyBiographySingersComposers782.42092BPen Ronald1505270MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791532703321I wonder as I wander3734752UNINA