Tweets about Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records We've posted 32 Tweets about this exhibition since it opened.

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer #BigMamaThornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by #ElvisPresley and #JanisJoplin. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.

"Down-Home Music: The Story of #Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/agl3rybpJb #StoryofArhoolie @ArhoolieFdn @ArhoolieRecords @Folkways This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.

#ManceLipscomb referred to himself as a “songster;” his vast repertoire included everything from blues to narrative ballads, spirituals, popular songs, dance tunes, children’s songs, and work songs dating from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.

Born in Texas, #ManceLipscomb (1895–1976), the first artist Chris Strachwitz released on his #Arhoolie label, worked for decades as a tenant farmer. #StoryofArhoolie https://t.co/OZSLns9kzj This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.

Hear more from #arhoolierecords in this youtube video: https://t.co/3mXizdFtfT @ArhoolieFdn @Folkways #arhoolie #storyofarhoolie This tweet was posted on September 21, 2018.

@JaymeFR @duck_muscle Now on display in Terminal 2 is "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records." Learn more on our website! https://t.co/LZ46ULrtmv #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on September 13, 2018.

What's going on in the museum? We're getting ready for our upcoming exhibit on #ArhoolieRecords. In the meantime, these posters are being stored in flat files that keep out light and dust, in secure, climate-controlled storage. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek This tweet was posted on September 07, 2018.

What's going on at the museum? Our curator has made her final selections for our newest exhibition, which is about #Arhoolie Records. See photos from these records sleeves, in "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" opening soon in Terminal 2. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek This tweet was posted on August 15, 2018.