Ollie Gilbert

Ollie Gilbert (1892–1980) was a folk musician from the Ozarks in Arkansas.^[1]^[2] She sometimes performed as "Auntie Ollie". Max Hunter recorded her singing more than 300 folk songs.^[3]

She was from the Mountain View area.^[4]

In 1964, she and Jimmie Driftwood were interviewed by Studs Terkel.^[5] A recording of her performing "Willow Green" is on the album Songs of the Ozarks.^[6] An archival recording of her performing Balladeer of Cole Younger was presented on Danny Dozier's Ozark Highlands Radio show where she was introduced as a "prodigious Ozark folk balladeer".^[7]

One writeup described her voice as being like gravel.^[8]

She recorded Auntie Ollie Gilbert Sings Old Folksongs to Her Friends on Rackensack RLP.^[4] She recorded a version of Blue Suede Shoes in 1965.^[9] Gilbert was an influence on Shirley Collins who visited and recorded her on a trip with Alan Lomax.^[10] Her husband Oscar Gilbert played the fiddle, was also a singer, and was a moonshiner.^[10]

References

^ "Ollie Eva Woody Gilbert (1892–1980) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net.
^ "Jewish Post 14 February 1975 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
^ Cochran, Robert (February 3, 1996). Our Own Sweet Sounds: a Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas - 2nd Ed. (p). University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781610752947 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b William M. Clements (1992). Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook (c). University of Arkansas Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-61075-033-2.
^ "Jimmie Driftwood, Ollie Gilbert in conversation with Studs Terkel". The WFMT Studs Terkel Radio Archive.
^ "Various - Folk Songs From The Ozarks". Discogs.
^ "PRX". beta.prx.org.
^ Nelson, Sarah Jane (Spring 2016). "A Salesman Amidst Scholars—Collector Max Hunter" (PDF). CDSS News. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Cochran, Robert (23 December 1996). Our Own Sweet Sounds: a Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas - 2nd Ed. (p). University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781610752947 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b folkradiouk (27 October 2016). "Shirley Collins: New Video 'Pretty Polly' + Live Dates - Folk Radio UK".

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[1] "Ollie Eva Woody Gilbert (1892–1980) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net.

[2] "Jewish Post 14 February 1975 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.

[3] Cochran, Robert (February 3, 1996). Our Own Sweet Sounds: a Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas - 2nd Ed. (p). University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781610752947 – via Google Books.

[rlp-4] William M. Clements (1992). Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook (c). University of Arkansas Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-61075-033-2.

[5] "Jimmie Driftwood, Ollie Gilbert in conversation with Studs Terkel". The WFMT Studs Terkel Radio Archive.

[6] "Various - Folk Songs From The Ozarks". Discogs.

[7] "PRX". beta.prx.org.

[Gravel-8] Nelson, Sarah Jane (Spring 2016). "A Salesman Amidst Scholars—Collector Max Hunter" (PDF). CDSS News. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[9] Cochran, Robert (23 December 1996). Our Own Sweet Sounds: a Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas - 2nd Ed. (p). University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781610752947 – via Google Books.

[max-10] radiouk (27 October 2016). "Shirley Collins: New Video 'Pretty Polly' + Live Dates - Folk Radio UK".

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