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Title Negro work songs and calls.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Select, [1999]
℗1999

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Description 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in.
Description digital
optical
1.4 m/s
digital recording
Note "The Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture."
Field recordings by Herbert Halpert, John A. Lomax, Ruby T. Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Mary E. Barnicle; edited by B.A. Botkin and Alan Lomax.
Performer Various vocalists.
Event Recorded between 1933 and 1940 at various locations in the southern United States, and 1935, Nassau, Bahamas (15th track).
Note "Originally released in the series Folk music of the United States, Recording Library, Library of Congress AFS L8, 1943; reissued in cooperation with the American Folklife Center and the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress"--Booklet, back cover.
Compact disc.
Program notes by B.A. Botkin and Alan Lomax, and texts (21 p. : ill.) in container.
Contents Unloading rails (3:39) ; Tamping ties (:44) (Henry Truvillion) -- Heaving the lead line (Sam Hazel) (3:00) -- Mississippi sounding calls (Joe Shores) (2:09) -- Arwhoolie : cornfield holler (Thomas J. Marshall) (:44) -- Quittin' time song 1 (:35) ; Quittin' time song 2 (:35) (Samuel Brooks) -- Mealtime call (Thomas J. Marshall) (:14) -- Possum was an evil thing (2:47) ; Come on, boys, and let's go to huntin' (1:55) (Henry Truvillion) -- Old Rattler (Mose (Clear Rock) Platt, James (Iron Head) Baker) (3:06) -- Go down, old Hannah (James (Iron Head) Baker ... [et al.]) (2:41) -- Hammer, ring (Jesse Bradley and group) (2:37) -- I wonder what's the matter ("Lightning" and group) (2:52) -- Roll 'im on down (David Pryor and group) (2:36) -- Rock Island Line (Kelly Pace ... [et al.]) (1:45) -- Track-lining song (Allen Prothero) (2:31) -- It makes a long time man feel bad (Kelly Pace ... [et al.]) (6:08) -- O Lord, don' 'low me to beat 'em (Willie Williams) (2:33).
Subject African Americans -- Southern States -- Music.
African Americans.
Southern States.
Genre/Form Music.
Subject Work songs -- Southern States.
Work songs.
Folk songs, English -- Southern States.
Folk songs, English.
Folk music -- Southern States.
Folk music.
Prisoners' songs -- Southern States.
Prisoners' songs.
Field recordings -- Southern States.
Field recordings.
Work songs -- Bahamas.
Bahamas.
Black people -- Bahamas -- Music.
Black people.
Field recordings -- Bahamas.
United States -- Southern States -- Sound recordings.
Bahamas -- Sound recordings.
Genre/Form Sound recordings.
Sound recordings.
Music.
Added Author Halpert, Herbert, 1911-2000.
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948.
Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill)
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978.
Botkin, Benjamin Albert, 1901-1975.
Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
Standard No. 018964151720
Music No. CD 1517 Rounder Select
AFS L8 Library of Congress, Recording Library