The Assassination of Governor Goebel
Title
The Assassination of Governor Goebel
Digital Object
Performer
Setters, Jilson (J.W. Day)
Date Recorded
1937-06-28
AFS Number
1014B1
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/007
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
False start owing to Jean Thomas correcting the lyrics^ performance stops abruptly when Day forgets the lyrics.
Genre
topical song
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
fiddle
Setting
At the home of Jean Thomas
State
Kentucky
County
Boyd
Town
Ashland
Citation
“The Assassination of Governor Goebel,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 26, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/87.