[78-L] Ruby are you Mad at Your Man

[Bud Black]

Hell, everyone knows the definition of a ballad.  It's a paper form where
you place your vote!

Bud 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: David Lennick
Date: 5/24/2009 10:40:30 AM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Ruby are you Mad at Your Man
 
soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> The term "ballad" has changed much over the years. Today, people think of
it as meaning a song with a slow tempo.
 
And in terms of today's popular music, no melody. dl
 
> In folkloristic terms, it means any song that tells a story.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RAY KILCOYNE <kil at roadrunner.com>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sat, 23 May 2009 6:53 pm
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Ruby are you Mad at Your Man
>
>
>
> After more surfing it does seem that the Cousin Emmy and her Kinfolk
version
> was from the 1947 Decca 78 album "Kentucky Mountain Ballads".  It threw me
> at first because I didn't feel that RUBY was a ballad.  I guess it depends
> on your definition of "ballad".
> RayK
> From: "Thomas Stern"
>> according to various web sources,this song, composed by COUSIN EMMY had
>> popular releases
>> by Buck Owens, and the OSBORN BROTHERS.
>> Can someone provide dates and label information for these releases - any
>> others of note?
>> Thanks!
>
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