The Charlottesville Bicentennial Balled
Charlottesville, VA: Monticello Records, 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 45 rpm vinyl record. Charlottesville, Virginia personality, Arthur Stubbs, wrote and recorded The Charlottesville Bicentennial Ballad. Record wrapper is illustrated on front side and has ink notations front and back and a drawing on the back. Arthur "Stubby" Stubbs was an artist by trade with a sign painting business. Stubbs played the banjo and sang at local events. He taught Sunday School at the University Baptist Church. The song was played on local radio stations during the city's 200th anniversary in 1962. There were several local events including a pageant, beard growing contest and an historical drama. The song was reprised in 1976 for the United States Bicentennial celebration. The recording was available to the public by a new local resident, Art Garfunkel, under the label, Monticello Records. Very few copies of the 45 rpm vinyl exist, as one can imagine! The "A" side is the Charlottesville Bicentennial Ballad (3:54 minutes) and the "B" side is The Ballad of a Bold Bad Man (2:58 minutes). The Bold Bad Man is Jesse James. More